News at Valiant.org

2010

• Did a much-needed editing job on the A-bodies page
• Clarified the privacy policy on the home page
• Changes to the repairs page including addition of headlight relays for better reliability, brightness; and lower load
• Edited the electrical problems page

2009

• Added 1974 Chrysler A-body car specifications
• Updated the Valiant - Duster - Dart (etc) electrical repairs page
• Bob Lincoln’s slant six upgrade tips
• New: Bulbs and fuses for 1974-76 models
• Seat/carpet replacement
• New Australian Hemi Six page
• New Valiant V8s page
• 1967 Australian model (Valiant VC) coverage increased; Australian Valiant cleanup, additions
• 1967 U.S. Valiant, Barracuda, and Dart page
• Speedometer fix
• New Duster photos
• General cosmetic and coding updates, clever table effects, fixed some images
• Cleaned up most pages and removed obsolete or untrustworthy information and pages
• Integrated photos more
• New page footers and search engine
• Many photos added to the chron section
• Copyright registration updated

2007

• Many photos added to promos/models page; added to engines page
• Added to Valiant project page
• Added 1973 to specs (engines, some body dimensions and such); added 1973 details to Dart page (February 1)

2006

• Added 1972 Dodge Dart, Demon, and Swinger details
• Added Dodge Dart page
• Added another quote to the home page (November?)
• Added Valiant TV van to Australian images, October 8
• Added engine list with power ratings, September 12.
• Added introduction material for the 1960 Valiants, September 6.
• Added 1968 specifications, photos July 25.
• Added 1967 specifications on June 2.
• Added to the chronology (substantially) in April.
• Added a lovely 1963 Valiant photo on March 9.

2005

• November: Updated the general look of the site; Common repairs and tune-ups; Project: Valiant Survivor
• August: Updated the repairs page and slant-six performance upgrades page.
• July: We buy a Valiant after only 20 years of lacking an A-body. Follow our progress as we take a 12,000-mile survivor and try to bring it up to daily-driver and then show quality status. (It's not a daily driver - we can only put 2,100 miles per year on it now - but we have to make sure everything's highway-ready first!). The first deadline: the Slant Six Club's October picnic.
• March: Taxis added to A-bodies page
• February: Repairs page updated (seat replacement); Valiant movie update; Links page update

2004

• Hyper-Pak specs added to the slant six performance page
• Added 1973 details to the chronology page
• Curtis Redgap tells the full, true story of the Plymouth Duster - how it was sneaked into existence to become Chrysler's biggest hit!
• Added 1975 to the chronological history of the Valiant; added some 1975 photos
• Added 1962 to the chronological history of the Valiant
• Edited, updated, and prettied up the Australian Valiant section
• Cleaned up the images section, making it much easier on browsers; added 1962 images.

2003

• Minor cosmetic improvements
• Fixed a huge number of images that were not loading, including the wiring.
• A-bodies of Brazil
• Substantial updates to the Valiant chronology
  • (And again! We made TWO major expansions in October!)
  • (And again! Make that THREE major expansions!)
• General repairs to links and appearances
• New engineering page
• Added substantial new info to the history page
• Added link to the 1960 Valiant detailed page added in April or May
• Updated and cleaned the A-bodies page
• Note: Allpar.com updated their Australian Royal/Plainsman page
• Added Feather Duster photos from Richard Benner.
• Paint codes added to repairs page.
• Valiant registry added to links page
• Minor update to Australian Valiant section
• Substantial update to South African Valiant

2002

• Substantial update to the electrical repairs section
• Added links to South African Valiant page
• Updated parts sources page and e-mail addresses
• Removed Sprinks advertisements
• Updated parts sources page
• Updated links
• Added to the repairs section - removing the back seat
• New Falcon show car page
• Photos of the Falcon show car on which the Valiant was based
• Modified main graphics, style sheet (appearance) - moved from maroon to teal, made other minor changes

2001

• New material on index page
• Less annoying advertising installed.
• Updated Webring code.
• Made small modification to style sheet
• Weber carburetor page added - brief but I hope it will grow
• New Aussie parts source
• Valiant IV information added to the Argentine Valiant page
• Fixed the A-bodies page
• Updated book links
• Added Lancer vs Neon link; added short Lancer description to "a-bodies" page.
• Renovated front page yet again by adding an index column and cleaning up the top. Cut advertising in half to help with load times...then cut advertising again!
• Fixed problem which caused Netscape users to see ads - and nothing else!
• New article from Bill Watson on adding shoulder belts and rear seat belts
• New story about Billy Watson's 1976 Valiant Brougham
• Fixed bad links in header
• Engine swap information (slant six to V8)
• Updated wiring diagrams - thanks, Dave Wordinger!
• New photos in the American and Australian Valiant pages
• New page on transmission availability
• New page on heating systems (1960s)
• New page on speedometer cables/repairs
• New page on reviews / impressions of Australian Valiants
• Added several items to the repairs page
• Updated the models and promos page with substantial new information by Mike Sealey
• Updated Venezuela section slightly
• Added a new story to the stories page
• Substantial upgrades to the repairs page.
• Updated the parts section
• Added 1973 Duster 340 photos to the North American photo page, as well as a 1969 VF photo for the Australian page. Added the Duster 340 photo to the Duster page.
• Cleaned up the Australian photo page a little.
• Updated South African Valiant information at Allpar.com
• Wiring diagrams added, courtesy of Dave Wordinger
• Added to the slant six performance information
• New ad code to compensate for very soft ad market
• Full-site cosmetic cleanup and code repairs including index page redesign

2000

• National Need for Speed event coverage added
• Thanks to Franciso Bóscolo, specifications of various Valiant models added, more to come.
• South American area expanded, thanks to Francisco Bóscolo. Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuala sections split off to be their own pages. Much more coming.
• New page on a New Zealand Hemi Charger transplanted to the US - where it blows away some Mustangs at the track
• Added squealing noise to the repair section
• Starting to move to a standard style sheet.
• New owner forum software with new features.
• Sponsorship starts.
• Yet another major redesign of the front page.
• Started moving to server side includes throughout the site for standardization and easy changes.
• New exhaust manifold crack and not-starting notes in the repairs page.
• Two substantial and time-consuming redesigns of front page
• New information on models added
• New page for the Safari, Ranger, and Regal
• New photos of Australian models
• Added Hemi sound .wav file

1999

• New electrical info
• New suspension repair tips (also separated suspension repairs from the main fix-it page)
• Added substantially to the South American section - new Venezuala subsection with good detail on the various Valiant varieties sold throughout South America.
• Added substantially to the 3700 description (look in the Spain section).
• Added advertisements from Australia for VJ series and updated hardtop info
• Added a story with lots of photos (Big B Gill)
• Created a South American photos page
• Created a Spain page
• Bryan Thalbourne sent over a Pacer photograph page complete with pictures! and minor corrections to the VIP and other pages.
• Many changes including a standardized "footer", new pictures (and some pictures rearranged), general work on the site's appearance.
• Added a whole bunch of Australian VIP photos
• Put in a section on upgrading to dual master cylinders (brakes)
• Added Safari picture to Australian page, V-280 photos to US Valiant photo page, parts suppliers to parts page.
• Added Barracudas of Canada section, added significantly to the Valiants of Australia section, and added a couple of interesting new links.
• Added slant six performance page
• Added South America section including Brazil and Argentina.
• Added a good, long story, about Ron's 1964 Valiant and its renovation. Many photos.

1998

• We've finally gotten the message board and the mailing list up. Soon we'll take the classified ads in-house. We updated the history on the main page too, and added a story.
• Added Scamp pictures to the A-bodies page.
• Brought the introduction from valiant.html into index.html. Eliminated valperf.html and merged that in with slant6 pages at Chrysler Central.
• The Canada page has been updated every week, and is finally finished.
• A separate Duster page was added.
• Specialized classified ads created.
• Updated the Canada page to 1965. Fascinating stuff.
• New links and Centura page.  Added a classifieds feature.
• The "what's new" page started on August 1, 1998, four years after the original site was created! (It didn't move to the valiant.org domain until about 1998.)