Monday, April 14, 2014

Junkyard Find: 1963 Dodge Dart

04 - 1963 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinFor the entire time I've been on this planet, Chrysler A-bodies have been a constant presence in American wrecking yards, and they're still quite easy to find today, 33 years after the last Valiant Charger rolled off the assembly line in Australia. I don't photograph every Dart and Valiant that I see in junkyards, but this series has included this '61 Valiant, this '64 Valiant wagon, this '67 Valiant, this '66 Dart, this '68 Valiant Signet, this '73 Valiant, this '75 Duster, and this '75 Dart, and today we'll admire a non-rusty California Dart two-door that I saw back in December.
07 - 1963 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe last official year of CONELRAD was 1963, and here we can see the official CONELRAD frequencies of 640 and 1240 kHz marked on this Dart's fancy factory radio. How much was the optional AM radio in your new '63 Dart? $169, which comes to $1,296 in inflation-adjusted dollars. Not only that, but you'd be hearing pretty much nothing but terrible hit singles and ugly news stories on that shockingly expensive staticblaster, back in '63. Think about that the next time you're enjoying your $300 Bluetooth-enabled aftermarket car stereo.
02 - 1963 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThis car has the look of one that sat exposed to the elements for a decade or two. The biohazardous trunk contents include some icky-looking time-capsule stuff.
19 - 1963 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe car was running as recently as 1987, when a student commuted in it to the stoniest junior college in California.
14 - 1963 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinIf the car had a hood (or at least an air cleaner) during its long-term abandonment, the engine innards might have stayed dry enough to remain unseized. Not that anyone is going to bother with rescuing a tired 170.
05 - 1963 Dodge Dart Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinBeing a two-door gave this car a slight chance of being saved by an auction buyer and restored, but the late-60s Darts tend to be more highly prized. Some of its parts should live on in other A-bodies, though.

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