Some just go faster
In the era of muscle cars, American manufacturers were creating new and more exciting models year on year. Cars like the Charger, Challenger and Daytona all catapulted into fame as the Mopar muscle cars of the era. Hidden among them but not unnoticed was the unique Dodge Dart Demon.
Wendy and Andrew Kennett from Katandra West purchased their V8 Demon to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.
Equipped with a 275hp 340ci engine, the Demon gave its big block-equipped competitors a run for their money thanks to the model’s lower body weight giving it great performance, often as a dragster.
Introduced in two levels, the Demon came with either a 198ci slant-six or a 340ci V8. The larger of the two engines went hand in hand with the Demon 340 moniker, complete with cartoon devil and trident decals on the car.
The 340ci engine featured a hot cam, hydraulic lifters, and a 10.5:1 compression ratio. And although it wasn’t of the big block variety like many competitors were equipping their vehicles with, it certainly gave any competitor a run for its money with the car weighing in at just 3,165lbs.
The 1971 Demon 340 was equipped with a synchronised floor-shifted 3-speed manual transmission, dual exhaust, all-wheel drum brakes, a Sure-Grip differential, and wide-tread bias belted GT tyre s wrapped around 14-inch wheels. A special high-performance Rallye suspension was also standard equipment on the Demon 340, featuring heavy duty torsion bars and a stabliser bar in the front, as well as springs, oversized shock absorbers and anti-sway bar in the rear. The Demon also had the option of bucket seats which the Kennett car has.
