Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1966 Dodge Dart

After seeing this 1968 Plymouth Valiant a couple of months back, I kept my eyes open for an example of the Valiant's Dodge sibling languishing in one of Denver's self-serve wrecking yards. Last week: pay dirt!
I think the Dart became a better-looking car for the 1967 model year, shedding most of the late-50s/early-60s styling influence still visible in the '66, but the basic formula was the same: an affordable compact car that was more reliable than just about all of its competition.
Here's the main reason that Darts and Valiants lasted so long. Even buyers that opted for the more powerful 273-cubic-inch V8 got an engine that was impressively hard to kill (I'm 99% certain that the great big "Poly 318″ engine wasn't an option in the cramped engine compartments of '66 A-Body Chryslers, but you Mopar zealots out there are encouraged to fill in the obsessive details of that story).
So, another old Dart gets used up and crushed. Plenty of them are still around, but most are two-doors with V8s these days.

17 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 01 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 02 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 15 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 16 - 1966 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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