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Each month My Daily Driver features one interesting daily driver.
"Clearly this car is going to need a little TLC to suit my purposes. I plan to do a lot of driving in this car. After all, it is a car. "
1974 Plymouth Scamp

In 1971 Plymouth introduced the "Scamp". Basically a Dodge Dart Swinger with a Plymouth Valiant grill; it was on a longer wheelbase than the Valiant. 241,031 Scamps were produced before production ended in 1976.

This Scamp rolled off the line in Newark, Delaware during the 1974 model year to fill a customer order and was highly optioned. With a 318 V-8, Air Conditioning, Ralley wheels, Lucerne Blue paint and all the chrome options, this Scamp had just about every goodie you could get, including the three-speaker AM/FM radio, electric rear window defroster, and a map light!
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