The 1970 Plymouth Duster 340 arrived as a compact coupe with the attitude of a full-size muscle car, pairing a lightweight ...

The 1970 Plymouth Duster 340 rarely appeared as a headline muscle car in its own era, yet it quietly delivered performance ...

When the insurance companies caught up with the carmaking industry’s tendency to sweet-talk their way out of unaffordable premiums, the muscle car era was already coming to a close. Detroit retaliated ...

Although Nash pioneered the compact car market with the Rambler in 1950, the big Detroit automakers didn't join the segment until the late 1950s (some in the early 1960s). Plymouth was among the first ...

In March 1970 I bought my first new car, a 1970 Plymouth 340 Duster. I wanted a Road Runner, but the dealer I went to had none. The car next to the Duster, a 440 'Cuda, was $1,200 more and it had an ...

VAN WERT — The Plymouth Duster was introduced in late 1969 for the 1970 model year. Plymouth wanted a “sporty” vehicle to keep pace with the other car companies. The car was built on Plymouth’s ...

This '70 Duster 340 helped usher in a new era in musclecar history. Coming off the assembly line early in the production year, it was not only one of the first Dusters ever made, but also one of the ...

Getting into a muscle car from the classic era can be expensive, but this Plymouth offers a bargain-oriented entry into the ...

These days, Buick is mainly a crossover brand that markets to younger GM buyers and is particularly adept at attracting women customers to GM showrooms. The GM sub-brand has what some may consider a ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...