Originally there was both a 180 and a 235 gross HP version of the 273 offered in the ’67 Dart.
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Under the hood is a Mopar LA series engine that doesn’t make an appearance often anymore, a 273 CI V8. I guess this Dart was envisioned as a race car based on the column-mounted tachometer. No reference is made to dash panel instruments, switches, etc. The rest of it, dash, carpet, door cards, etc. Maybe so but it looks like Jack the Ripper has paid it a visit. The seller states that the interior, which originally housed a bench seat, is complete. If interested in this Dart, I’d want to do a deep dive and a very thorough inspection. I don’t know if I am seeing cracking undercoat or cracking something else. THE TRUNK FLOOR AND SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT ARE SOLID.” Maybe so but this image reveals an underside that looks a bit shaky. The seller adds, “ THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS FAIRLY SOLID W/ SIGNS OF RUST REPAIRS ON THE FRONT FLOORS. Speaking of the hood, I guess it is a hot-rod induced touch designed to flow air to the air cleaner/carburetor – it’s an acquired taste I suppose. I applaud his directness for the number and detail of the images displaying this corrosive problem. The under the hood rot was a new one on me but the accompanying images bear out the seller’s claim. The quarter pictured, in particular, probably has a more extensive tale to tell behind its paint. The body corrosion may be worse than appears as rust has a tendency to hide. The seller states that there is typical rot and rust in the lower body and under the hood. This Dart example shows reasonably well but is not without its issues. As always, styling, of course, is a subjective matter.
By ’73, Federal bumpers got in the way, as they did with every domestic car, and it was a similar but less attractive game at that point for the Dart. The ’70 to ’72 versions are nice but they don’t seem to have the breezy, forward styling that the ’67 to ’69 possesses. The first-gen, ’63 to ’66 look a bit gangly in my estimation but they hit their stride in ’67.
The Dart name bounced around Dodge for a bit on different sized models before being attached to a compact platform in 1963 and continuing as such through ’76. And one of my all-time favorite models is the ’67 to ’69 Dodge Dart and here’s just such an example, a ’67, located in Nuremberg, Pennsylvania and available here on eBay for a BIN price of $8,000 I was always a Chevy guy growing up but paid grudgingly admiration to Mopar because of their power and the select styling on some of their models.
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