3/21/2023 0 Comments 1966 dodge dart![]() All the metal is painted to match the exterior. The seats have real good cushion, all new upholstery, door panels, carpet, headliner and visors. Wheels are 17 inch Coys with performance tires. New winshield, weatherstips, door handles. All of the trim has been polished, even the wiper arms. The bumpers have been rechromed, grill has been polished, side moldings look virtually new. The finish is like glass, even in the jambs. Body is straight as a ruler, gaps align perfectly, no damage or rust. Somebody did a knockout restoration, it show quality front to back.ĮXTERIOR: Obviously the paint is going to stand out in a crowd, that bright lime green color really pops. Any thing over 150 HP (if good low rev tq) is fun to drive.It may not be a Camaro or a Mustang but that's exactly why I like it. The above red’n white has those nice straight early 60s lines (btwn ’50s bulge-mobile & ‘humps over the tires’ later ’60s) I like – plus a dwn szed body. Would have gotten a Japanese wagon, took an ’85 fox wagon home last fall (4 hr trailer round trip) as they’re a lill closer to my Prince Val(iant) in size. Nash may have hada “1st” econo box (rambler) but these were light, small”er”. Same durability (again, but for the sheet metal). Decade later drove an aspen fleet livery. Took it thru all the parameter states of this country ona trip finishing in WVa w/300K mi that lill slanty. Put the 64 motor in the 66 (also a wagon). Driving it home nxt wkend I heard a bang, looked in rear view as others on I95 avoided the starter’n piece of block skiddin over the road behind me. ![]() Being a kid I did not look “below the cover”ing. Found a gleaming blue ’66 w/PA plates on way back from Burlington (S. Pop riveted the fallen chicken coop’s metal roof on to pass inspec. With a myriad of choices, how would you make this Mopar your own? With minimal suspension upgrades, it could possibly surprise a few sports cars on the local autocross track. Our feature car would be an easy restoration or even a fun driver as it sits. While not exactly a musclecar by any definition, they feature unique styling and power upgrades are available from mild to wild (Hellcat swap, anyone?). Nearly 19,000 Dodge Dart GTs were built for the 1966 model year, with roughly 10,000 of those being equipped with a V8. The dash cover, while showing that the owner made an effort to protect the dash, hinders visibility of any possible damage underneath. The only evident wear is on the driver’s seat, but new upholstery should be easy to locate and would greatly improve the overall appearance of the interior. The interior features bucket seats, a console, and what appears to be an aftermarket tachometer on the side of the steering column, as well as other assorted gauges affixed under the dash. The engine bay of our feature vehicle appears extremely clean, and the engine itself was reportedly rebuilt in 2015. However, for those that want more, these engines are said to respond well to simple power upgrades, or a swap to a larger V-8 would not be too difficult either. Factory-rated at 180 horsepower and 260 lb-ft, it was not a performance engine, but it provided more than enough power to get around and sounded good doing it. The heart of this compact cruiser, and the source of that aforementioned rumble, is a 273 cubic-inch V8. For the last five decades, it has remained in the hands of the original owner, clocking up only 96,000 miles. What if the buyer wanted something a little more low-key, but with a nice rumble, that still flew under the radar of the local speed enforcement? Something like our feature car, a 1966 Dodge Dart GT, located near Phoenix, AZ, and found here on craigslist with an asking price of $9500. ![]() With Mustangs, Chargers, Camaros, and even the hotted-up Olds 442 prowling the streets, new car shoppers had a wide variety to choose from. In a short time, all the Detroit brands were offering some sort of hot new musclecar in their lineup. With the Pontiac GTO being introduced for the 1964 model year, other manufacturers watched as sales for performance-oriented vehicles took off. While the actual birth year of the musclecar is debatable, many enthusiasts will agree that things were heating up in the early 1960s.
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