What's New?
The Museum's Change History
What's New?
The Plymouth Valiant Virtual Museum went live in November 2002.
The next major update is planned for: September 2004. Minor corrections and updates will be carried out regularly in the interval.
| Date | Update |
| 22/08/2004 (latest) |
Updated Brief History. Various pages changed to correct formatting errors experienced with Netscape. Added new version: 1964 Valiant 200 Signet Convertible, 1964 Valiant 200 4 Dorr Sedan, 1975 Valiant Brougham 4 Door Sedan New photos added for 1968 Valiant Signet 4 Door Sedan. Better scan for 72 manual. |
| 15/08/2004 |
Owner's Manuals: existing image for 1961 replaced with better quality one.
Timeline Table: created thumbnails for all pictures for faster download of the version pages. Replaced version pictures for 1964 Valiant 200 Signet 2 Door Hard Top and 1966 Valiant Signet Convertible Coupe. All version pictures enhanched. Added three new exhibitions: Adverts, Brochures and Postcards. New movies added to the Famous Valiants pages: My Favourite Martian, and Carry on Again Doctor. New movie being investigated: 10 thhings I hate about you. Added more links to the Library. Five new contributions added to the Visitor's Showcase. |
| 29/05/2004 |
New manuals added to the Owner's Manuals: 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975 & 1976. Existing image for 1966 replaced with better quality one.
New contribution added to the Visitor's Showcase. Added more links to the Library. New version added to the Timeline Table: 1975 Valiant 4 door sedan. |
| 15/02/2004 |
Corrected some minor style errors.
Added 1967 Paint Codes and Colours to the 67' Documents Pages. New version added to the Timeline Table: 1965 Valiant 200 Convertible. Also added new photos for the 1966 Barracuda Hardtop Coupe, 1969 Valiant 100 2 door sedan and 1973 Dart Swinger Hardtop. Famous Valiants: Added photo and information of 62' Valiant of President Eisenhower's wife, and photo of gangster Charlie Kray's car. Updated the 67' Exhibit Logbook and added new photos. Added links to photos of the Ford Falcon, Chevrolet Corvair and Plymouth Volare / Dodge Aspen to illustrate the other compacts in the Brief History page. |
| 19/10/2003 |
HTML overhaul for improved browser compatibility. Several pages re-designed and re-organised to cater for current and future growth.
New manual added to the Owner's Manuals: 1969 Valiant. New contributions added to the Visitor's Showcase. New versions added to the Timeline Table: 1970 & 1973 Dodge Dart Swinger. New page created to list movies currently being investigated: Investigated Valiants in Movies |
| 02/08/2003 |
Pictures added to the 67 Exhibit Gallery.
New movies added to the Famous Valiants pages: Batman and Marathon Man. New manual added to the Owner's Manuals: 1964 Valiant. New contribution added to the Visitor's Showcase. Added information relative to the 66 emblems in the Emblems Cabinet. New links added to the Library and Classified Restoration Resources. Updated the 67' Exhibit Logbook. |
| 08/07/2003 |
New version added to the Timeline Table: 1975 Duster. New photos added for the 1974 Scamp.
Some old pictures added in the 67 Exhibit Gallery. New movie added to the Famous Valiants page: D.A.R.Y.L. (1967 Plymouth Valiant Signet). New manuals added to the Owner's Manuals: 1960, 1961, 1963 and Duster 1970. |
| 31/05/2003 | New contributions added to the Visitor's Showcase.
New version added to the Timeline Table: 73 Plymouth Valiant 4d sedan.
Added new exhibition: Owner's Manuals retrospective. Upgraded timetable version generation perl script and database to include URL of source for each picture. Added picure of a 13' wheel cover in the 67' Gallery - Page 7. |
| 18/05/2003 | New version added to the Timeline Table: 71 Plymouth Valiant 4d sedan.
Clarified the A-Body & E-Body separation in the Timeline and Timeline Table. New page added in the Museum Library: Plymouth Valiant & A body Classified Restoration Resources. New illustration added to the Museum Library page. 67' Plymouth Valiant US Brochure added to the 67' Documents Pages. Valiant Scamp emblem added in the Emblems Cabinet. |
| 03/05/2003 | New versions added to the Timeline Table and Timeline Table: 60' Valiant 200, 71' Scamp, 72' Scamp, 73' Scamp, 74' Scamp, 75 Scamp, 75' Scamp Brougham and 76' Scamp Brougham
New contribution added to the Visitor's Showcase. 1963/64 Valiant 200 Signet emblems added in the Emblems Cabinet. Added more information about 67 Swedish Police Valiant cars in the 67 Gallery (Page 2). Added more parts source links to the Library. |
| 12/04/2003 | New versions added to the Timeline Table: 66' Valiant 200 Wagon, 70' Cuda Hardtop Coupe, 71' Cuda Convertible Coupe, 70' Challenger Convertible Coupe, 71' Challenger Hartop Coupe and 73' Cuda Hartop Coupe. Famous Valiants page split. New movies added to the Famous Valiants page: "Born on 4th July". New contribution added to the Visitor's Showcase. Corrected Pentastar fender emblem history in the Emblems Cabinet. |
| 23/03/2003 | New versions added to the Timeline Table: 63' Valiant 200 Convertible and 74' Cuda Hardtop Coupe. New movies added to the Famous Valiants page: "Christine" and "Vanishing Point". 67' Plymouth Valiant advert (B&W) and 67' Dealer Cards added to the 67' Documents Pages. New exhibition: Visitor's Showcase. |
| 04/03/2003 | New illustrations added to the Brief History page. History reworked. Page 4, Page 5, Page 6 & Page 7 added to the 67' Gallery. 67 Plymouth brochure added to the 67' Documents Pages. |
| 01/03/2003 | Pentastar fender emblem added to the Emblems Cabinet. 64' Valiant Signet Barracuda and 67' Barracuda Coupe Hardtop version photos added to the Timeline Table. |
| 22/02/2003 | 68' Valiant 100 2 door Sedan and 71'' Dodge Dart Swinger version photos added to the Timeline Table. |
| 09/02/2003 | Minor typos corrected. 64' Dodge Dart models, 67' Valiant 100 4 door Sedan and 69' Dodge Dart 340 Swinger version photos added to the Timeline Table. |
| 11/01/2003 | Added the Emblems Cabinet. New movies added to the Famous Valiants page. Dodge Challenger models and new version photos added to the Timeline Table. |
| 04/01/2003 | New version photos added to the Timeline Table Minor typos corrected. |
| 14/12/2002 | 67' Documents updated: 67-68 collision estimator sheets and 67 Valiant magazine advertisement added. |
| 07/12/2002 | Dodge Dart models added to the
Timeline Table. Also implemented some style changes, mainly for Netscape 4.x compatibility. |
| 30/11/2002 | Navigation bar overhaul. Minor typos corrected. |
| 10/11/2002 | First release of the Plymouth Valiant Virtual Museum. |