Hello Jerry; yes they did make a Gold Duster which if memory serves me correctly started in 1972 and continued to the Duster came to end in 1976 being replaced by the Plymouth Volare. I've had a few Dusters thru the years and didn't appreciate them either. All the ones I had were the basic Dusters and were at best basic transportation. I had a boss that had a 74 Gold Duster that I drove with regularity and that was a nice car. Too bad the Vermont salt attacked it unmercifully. The Duster I just bought is the nicest one I've owned and should make a really nice ride.

When the Duster was new it was a compact car and it was Plymouths entry level car not counting the English made Plymouth Cricket (had one of those too, wasn't much of a car.) the Monte Carlo was an intermediate or mid sized car and wasn't in the same class as the Duster. The Monte Carlo was a nicer car all the way around than the Duster except in the quarter mile. The Monte Carlo competition from Plymouth would have been the Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus which didn't come to market until 1971.

Space those are nice pics of first gen Monte's. I would be proud to have either of those in my fleet.

 

I figure it would be a bit smarter to start adjusting now instead of trying to go from going to sleep at 2 to going to sleep at 8. Just gotta keep occupied for a while

 

It is a wise step. The first few weeks you will still feel like you've been run over by a truck. You will adjust though. It takes some getting used to, to be able to sleep during the day. You have to discipline yourself to get your sleep.