Bob Graham's Plymouth Duster
This lemon-twist yellow Duster is a factory 340, 4-speed car. I restored it in 1997, and showed it in numerous events across Texas in 1998 and 1999. When I sold it, I had no idea that I would buy it back again 5 years later. Here are some highlights about the history of the car.
Mike Connor originally purchased this car at Worthy Chrysler Plymouth in Fort Worth, in 1970. Mike moved to Virginia in 1997 and took the Duster with him. A mutual friend of ours told me about the car. After a couple of long-distance conversations, I arranged to buy it.
Two friends and I headed to Virginia to seal the deal and trailer the Duster home. We completed a 1250-mile trip in 53 hours, during the 4th of July weekend. I completed restorations during the winter of 1997, and the Duster made its debut at the 1998 Fort Worth Rod and Custom Car show.
I showed the car in many events in 1998 and 1999. Then, I sold the Duster at the Houston Raceway Mopar Show, in October 1999. The buyer kept it for a few months, and sold it to a man living in Jacksonville, Texas.
In September 2004, I went to the Mopar Mini-Nationals in Dallas and found the Duster “For Sale” once again. The car was still in the same excellent condition as it was when I had sold it. I knew that I couldn’t walk away from it a second time.
So, our old friend made a full circle across Texas and came back to Fort Worth.
Many Thanks!
Bob
Side note: Bob recently sold the car..... again!