Starting in ’74 a gridlines-type defogger became available (in large part because the state of New York began requiring it). +1 on the concave backglass, though in winter it compounded the damnuisance of the nonexistent-to-inadequate backglass defoggers of the day. I’ve managed to deviate from this Dart, but I could just have easily gotten into the Dart resale business too. A gold-brown ’68 404, known as “Goldie”, passed through several hands that way. Or they’d sell it back to me and I’d resell it to someone else. But if something did break with them, they would come back to me to fix it. I also passed along a couple of extra Peugeot 404s to co-workers that I accumulated along the way, mostly with good success too. I helped one single mom co-worker/friend buy a white sedan, which became know as the Kelvinator, and lasted for quite a few years of grueling Los Angeles driving. I recommended Darts and Valiants to anyone back in the late 70s – early 80s that was looking for relatively reliable cheap wheels. And one could see that happening already 40 years ago. There’s still one or two like that in Eugene. I won’t be surprised to see a Dart being driven for transportation 20 years from now. It’s the most likely car that old to be seen in dd use, and for plenty of good reasons. I don’t really know if this Dart sedan is a daily driver, but it sure could be. I have added an Edelbrock LD4B intake & 1406 4-bbl carburetor with Lokar throttle and "kickdown" cables, MP electronic ignition, MP viscous fan, dual exhaust (factory manifolds with FlowMaster 40s using 2 1/4" pipes), SSBC front disc brakes, AutoMeter Z-Series gauges (tach, oil pressure, water temperature & volt meter), '70 Rallye wheels (14 X 5 1/2" (front factory) 15" X 7" (rear WheelVintiques) small bolt pattern), functional '70 twin hood scoops (4" holes and seals (from Detroit Muscle Technologies), V21 style paint treatment (hood, scoops and cowl using gloss black), a '69 Charger flip-top gas cap, 2012 Jeep Wrangler headlamps (on relays) and MAD Electrical style wiring modifications.Shot and posted at the Cohort by Constantine Hannaher The only badging it has is Dart GT on the rockers and DODGE on the trunk lid. Also, my car does not have "Custom" on the glove box door (or anywhere else). I've seen one other '71 GT, at the 2005 Mopar Nationals, that was a column shift with bucket seats but no console. V-8 cars.Įvery '71 GT will have the A65 on the fender tag, but I'm not sure every GT was a bucket seat console car. Unfortunately, he had no recollection/information to differentiate between slant 6 vs. However he told me ~1.3% of the 96,*** production for 1971 were GT cars. The gentleman I spoke with told me there was a fire that destroyed many of the records they had. When I first acquired my car I did some research with Chrysler Historical (an employee perk). Factory equipment on my car includes 318, 2-bbl, A904 auto (console shifter with bucket seats), A/C, PS (Federal), Rimblow steering wheel, manual drums (front & rear), 3.23:1 sure-grip 8 3/4" rear-end, it wears its original GY8 color (but was re-painted by the previous, previous owner). I have owned my '71 Dart GT since August 18th of 2003.
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