Listing snapshot
| Spotted | October 2022 |
| Asking price | Not recorded |
| Listed on | Cars.com, dealer listing |
| Status | Ad expired. This page is our archive of the listing. |
We spotted this 1974 Plymouth Scamp on Cars.com in October 2022, offered by a dealer. Our original page did not record the price or the mileage, and the listing has expired. We keep the record because Scamps are far less common than the Dusters and Valiants they were built alongside, and a real sighting is worth logging.
What this car was
A blue Scamp, the two-door hardtop version of the Valiant. The one photo we have shows it head-on in a gravel lot. The blue paint has a good shine, the chrome grille and bumper are intact, and the car wears the large bumper guards that came with the federal impact-bumper rules of the mid-1970s.
The old page claimed the car had a “consumer entertainment system”, “turbine engines” and a 506-mile fuel range. That was article-spinner filler, not seller information, and it has been removed. With no engine listed, we can only say that the Scamp was sold with Chrysler’s Slant Six and its small-block V8s.
A little Scamp history
Plymouth’s compact range in the early ’70s was built on the Valiant platform. The Duster was the fastback coupe, the Valiant was the sedan, and from 1971 the Scamp was the formal-roof two-door hardtop, a twin of the Dodge Dart Swinger. It sold as the more upscale choice and lasted through 1976, after which the Volaré took over the whole line. Plymouth used the Scamp name once more, in 1983, on a small front-drive pickup based on the Dodge Rampage.
The A-body Valiants and Scamps built a strong reputation for durability, and the Slant Six in particular is known for running a very long time. That is part of why so many have survived as daily drivers and why parts are still easy to find.
For a buyer today, a Scamp is an affordable way into ’70s Mopar ownership. Check the usual rust areas, the lower quarters, trunk floor and the frame rails under the front, and a car like this can be kept running for years without much trouble.
More cars from the archive
- 1970 Plymouth Fury, another Plymouth
- 1969 Plymouth Road Runner, another Plymouth
- 1964 Plymouth Belvedere, another Plymouth
- 1953 Plymouth Suburban, another Plymouth
