The seller says this 1966 Plymouth Valiant 100 two-door sedan is in “excellent condition inside and out”, and they may be right. They say it has a rust-free body and chassis, something a lot of us can’t say about ourselves, and it sure looks good. They have it posted here on craigslist in Seldon, New York and they’re asking $11,000. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Mitchell G. for the tip!
This most likely isn’t the original paint scheme, but I like it. This Valiant appears a bit higher in the rear than what would have been factory and it’s wearing dual exhaust so someone has modified it a bit, probably exactly what I would have done with a two-door Valiant if I had one back “in the day.” Those modifications could be either good or bad, value-wise, and the seller’s asking price is what Hagerty values a Signet (the top-trim) convertible at, so they may have to wheel and deal a bit with their asking price. Decoding the data tag that the seller generously took a photo of (fantastic job on the photos, seller!), this one was originally XX1, or beige, so the beige portion is probably OEM.
I’m not a big fan of dual exhaust poking way out behind a bumper, but that’s just a personal preference. Obviously the owner likes that and that’s the way it should be when you own a vintage vehicle: make it the way you want it, not the way someone else wants it. The second-generation Valiant was made from 1962 for the 1963 model year, until the end of 1966 and the 100 would have been the base model, followed by the 200, and finally the Signet. The trunk looks outstanding, in keeping with how the rest of the car looks.
The seats and door panels appear to have been recovered at some point but the data tag lists them as originally being red vinyl (L4H). The correct red paint on the inner top of the doors is there according to the data tag and I don’t see anything eyebrow-raising inside, do you? The seats look good both front and rear and the rear window louvers are a very cool touch. You don’t see a clutch pedal in this car because this one has the optional three-speed TorqueFlite. The seller says everything works and this car has just over 95,000 miles, or an average of around 1,620 miles a year.
The standard engine is this Plymouth 170-cu.in. OHV slant-six with 101 horsepower and 155 lb-ft of torque when new. It looks as clean and nice as can be under the hood, doesn’t it? What a nice change. The three-speed TorqueFlite sends power to the rear wheels and this car looks fantastic to me, and they say it runs and drives phenomenally. Have any of you owned a second-generation Valiant? What are your thoughts on this nice example?
The two-tone actually spices up the car a bit. I also kind of like it, it gives the car a bit of visual spice as compared to the beige. Not sure I would have picked green, especially with a burgundy interior.
Otherwise, looks like a clean Valiant— fun to see economy cars in good shape. Aggressive asking price?
This is one very clean and appears to be rust free Valiant. Something I didn’t get to see growing up in the rust belt. I’m with Bob, two tone looks great but dont understand the green with the burgundy interior which looks fantastic. Looking at the rear, I’m kind of wondering if the rear is correct height and the front is sitting low? Just a thought. But thos looks like a great Valiant.
The car I should never have sold was a Valiant Signet, red with black interior, bucket seats, console, 4 spd., ‘twice-pipes’ and a 273 cu in engine. In 1967 I was beating GTOs and SS 396s, stop light to stop light in Fresno,CA. My car was so light and that 273 was a hot little engine, by the time the “heavies” got rolling and ready to stomp me I was at the next light! Great memories for a 76 ole guy. If this car was closer to AZ, I would be on my way.
Pretty dang close, SG. After my ’58 Volvo,( ‘1972) my next 2 cars were a ’63 and a ’64 Valiant 100s, respectively. The ’63 was a 170 slanty, and the ’64 was a 273, both column shift.. Both cars were extremely basic, no options ( except the V8). I put a 340 4barrel and floor shift on the ’64, like mentioned above, not sure about keeping up with a big block Chevelle, but gave many a small block a good run. Fast thrills for $150!
This is a nice car, got the automatic, BUT,,,,anyone that would want this car, isn’t going to spend 5 figures on one,,I don’t think. Looks like someone cranked down the torsion bars in front, and shackle extensions in back, not the best, and dual exhaust on a 6 cylinder? One has to be a “falsie”, or a Y pipe. Quite a find.
My brother in law had real duals on his 63ish C10 6 cyl, had a split manifold and sounded like a V8.
The suspension and the paint have been really screwed up by someone at some point. Could be a nice car, but the price doesn’t allow for the cost of restoration to get it right!
Actually the only cost would be to have the green painted to original or some other color of your choice. The front end height is adjustable so no charge to raise the front back to original height. The rear is a little high so I don’t know what tricks they used to raise it but you could probably undo what they did with very little or no cost. If you want that car I wouldn’t let those things stop you from purchasing it.
When I saw the first photo, I initially thought that this might be the result of a tryst between a Valiant and a Lotus Cortina…
I’d love to have this car, and I don’t think the price is out of line. Try to find another one this nice for less. I would like to see a bottom view to see if you can see any rust repairs, but mainly I want to see how the dual exhaust were done. If it truly dual exhaust it should sound good with good mufflers. I like it and if it were to buy it I’d have my son paint that green paint it back to the original beige, something that is more in harmony with the red interior. I had a 64 Valient two door same color as this one but with push button auto. These were nice little cars and the price started out at about $1500 for this car. It was a bargain.
Valiants, Darts, and Barracudas of that era were notorious for having weak rear springs, letting the rear sag badly. J.C.Whitney carried heavy duty springs for these cars that had 6 leaves instead of the stock 4 leaves. That raised the rear end, but didn’t sag, at least for as long as I had mine. Look under the car and I bet you’ll find a pair of 6 leaf springs.
I have one out in the building. Its a standard shift on the column. White with light brown inside. Slant 6. It was dad,s car.
The dual pipes in back piqued my interest, but the 170c.i. motor disappointed.
A great engine, but why not the 225c.i. at least? Kinda like seeing a girl with a
great rear end, but coming up short in the front { If you get my drift}
I guess the equivalent metaphor for women would be a guy that looks buff from behind, but has a gut hanging below his belt in front, right?
Yup
Can`t understand how it can be in excellent condition. The interior is not original, and what is under the repaint? At near 100K miles, I`d like to see a shot of the undercarriage!
A 66 Valiant 4 door was my first car in High school. I loved it. It took me everywhere. A cool feature was if you turned the defroster on and the heater fan all the way up, the fan was so powerful that it would defrost the back window. So the heat would go up the windshield, across the inside of the roof and down the back window
I had a ’63 as a gummint vehicle when I was doin’ the army bit. Pea green four door. Base “rubber nose” stick shift under cover machine. Very nice driver and sipped fuel compared to my prior army ride, a four door ’57 Chev 150 stick shift in black… except for the U.S.ARMY, 1F3704 on the underside of the hood. Shoulda seen the looks when a pump jockey was checking under the hood and happened to catch that out of the corner of his eye! Priceless.
This one’s the “rubber nose” too only gussied up a bit with the two-tone.
I had a ’66 Valiant from 1981 to 1986.
Same car, a 2 door sedan, light blue, in & out.
We paid $100 for it, and put over 100K miles on that car.
Her name was Stella, for the lady we bought it from, Mrs. Flood.
She was a good car.
I kinda like the paint. Love the slant 6, but I’d would want 3 on the tree.