how many dart generations are there?

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there is some confusion on how many dart generations there are....some book sources i have checked say 4 some say 6 and even another said 3

i tend to believe there are 6.

wikipedia (reliable source...yea right) shows 4

its shows:

60/1 = first gen

62 = second gen

63-6 = third gen

67-76 = fourth gen

i have a problem accepting 67-76 as clumped into one gen when a 68 for example is absolutely nothing like 73+ beak ....are you kidding me.
and there is no way i will accept even a 72 as the same generation as a 73.


a book source i checked calls for 6 gens and this is the idea i am more willing to accept

60/1 = first gen

62 = second gen

63-6= third gen

67-9 = fourth gen

70-2 = fifth gen

73-6 = sixth gen

kinda strange that 62 is stand alone one year only gen but when you compare the 62 dart with a 61 or 63 ...its easy to see that it is its own species.

and also an early A is widely accepted as a pre-67 ...so where do we draw the line for the late A classification ....i would like to think that my 72 dart is not a late A since it shares so many aspects with its predecessors......so would only the sixth and final generation be considered late A ...and if thats the case what is the designation for the generations falling between early and late....is there an intermediate?

so what do you guys think

PS PLEASE DO NOT bring the new dart into this. :toothy9:
 
Don't forget that Dodge also built full-size Darts In 61 & 62, also Mexican but ones and some other Dart compat cars, not including like the new one.

Keeping with the old ones, I say 3, 61-62, 63-66, 67-76. Those 3 generations were totally different cars, frames, body, roof, glass, etc. Yes, each class had some exterior changes but under the trim and and minor fender changes they were almost the same in the categories.
 
66340SEDAN said:
Don't forget that Dodge also built full-size Darts I. 61 & 62, also Mexican but ones and some other Dart compat cars, not including like the new one.

Keeping with the old ones, I say 3, 61-62, 63-66, 67-76. Those 3 years were totally different cars, frames, body, roof, glass, etc. Yes, each class had some exterior changes but under the trim and and minor fender changes they were almost the same in the categories.
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Rani, while I understand your reasoning behind breaking down the Dart generations the way you did, I would actually be more inclined to go with Keiths breakdown of 3 distinct generations.. (if for no other reason than its easier lol) .. as for the 67-76 breakdown, aside from trim, and the very nose and tail of the car, everything else for that stretch is virtually the same car..

And I believe the early A body being pre 67 and later A body being post 67 mainly refers to the fact that in 67 the engine compartment was widened (which in turn widened the front track dimensions of the car)..
 
The 62 was actually a B-body car and the first year for that platform. 60-1 were not. I like you would think the beak cars are different gen also, but they are not.

60-1 = first gen
62 = second gen
63-6 = third gen
67-76 = fourth gen
 
Here are some odd year Darts, they were made well into the 80'salso in a K-car lol! Check out the odd FMJ body Dart, pretty cool I think, built in Mexico, and are those Corvette rims? Look to have been original to the car too :glasses7:
 

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66340SEDAN said:
Don't forget that Dodge also built full-size Darts In 61 & 62, also Mexican but ones and some other Dart compat cars, not including like the new one.

Keeping with the old ones, I say 3, 61-62, 63-66, 67-76. Those 3 generations were totally different cars, frames, body, roof, glass, etc. Yes, each class had some exterior changes but under the trim and and minor fender changes they were almost the same in the categories.
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x2.

theres 3 gens id say..
 
i dont know ......they are completely different cars .:tongue7: Nothing interchanges except driveline and inner fenders ......there is even differences in floor pans
 

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If it doesn't have vent windows it ain't a Dart, LOL
 
mopardrt said:
blah blah blah lets bash the 73-76 cars....:rolleyes:
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who is bashing 73-6 cars? i am definately not bcoz i would rather have a dart from those years than an early one :coffee2:

no bashing any dart here..... i just have a hard time believeing that 73-76 has any thing to do with 67-9 as far being in the same generation :tongue7:
 
67Dart273 said:
If it doesn't have vent windows it ain't a Dart, LOL
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that is strange they did away with vent windows ...all my cars are pre-72 and i love the vent windows ......i can get freash air with blowing my hair all over.

especially handy when you get your hair done and just paid to have it styled and dont want the wind blowing it all over ....and none of my cars have A/c LOL
 
Cousin's I would say???? A Dart and a Duster had a child and named it Dart Sport????
 
SGBARRACUDA said:
And where do the Dart Sports fit in?
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Dart sports would have to be stand alone cars bcoz if you have a dodge sport roof its either a 71 or 2 demon or a 73-6 dart sport.

in the first four generations the sport roof didnt exist.

and there again ...that enforces the idea that the generations need to be broken down further ....there is no way a demon is the same car as a dart sport
 
RaniDart70 said:
Dart sports would have to be stand alone cars bcoz if you have a dodge sport roof its either a 71 or 2 demon or a 73-6 dart sport.

in the first four generations the sport roof didnt exist.

and there again ...that enforces the idea that the generations need to be broken down further ....there is no way a demon is the same car as a dart sport
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Well then you have to make another category for the 67-68 2dr Dart Sedans and 67-76 4dr's. Different roof line
 
RaniDart70 said:
i dont know ......they are completely different cars .:tongue7: Nothing interchanges except driveline and inner fenders ......there is even differences in floor pans
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I said they were 'virtually' the same car LOL if you take side view pictures of Darts from 67 to 76 and take your thumbs and cover the very nose and tails, the only real outward differance you would see would be trim and a wing window (or no wing window) .. the cars would all look the same... which is exactly why people who want a 70 Dart convertable (which they never made) can have one.. take a 69 drop top Dart, put a 70 front clip on it, and change the quarters and you have a 70 Dart convertable (I realize there is a bit of fabricating to do in inside the trunk area as well but....) .. I have also seen people take 73-75 Darts and make them appear to be 72's... So to me. they are all 'virtually' the same LOL
 
I should point out I am referring to 67-76 2 door hardtops in my above post lol
 
I have to agree with Bill on this one. Take a 73 dart, put a 68 front clip and 68 tail and most people would not know it was born as a 73.
 
I think Rani's got it right although the 60-61 and the 62s weren't stand alone models, but were re-badged from other models.
And don't forget the first year (1961) sweptline truck was named Dart also.
 

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