Black plate 65 Dart!

I wanted to share with you guys this 65 dart 270 I just picked up. Orginally purchased from Earl Ike Dodge in Inglewood California on April 3, 1965. The car still has the black plates on it as well as the original dealers license plate frame! The car was last registered in 1994 and has been off the road since then. The previous owner bought the car from the original owner and it was supposed to be a father son project. Well lets just say it didn't get too far along before his son lost interest. Dad had the engine rebuilt, installing a "sports" camshaft, long tube header, and a mopar aluminum two barrel intake manifold. At the same time the transmission was rebuilt. The engine was started, broken in and then sat.

I cannot believe how solid and rust free this thing is! Not one single hole in any sheet metal at all! I went through and found all of the trim for the car that was piled up inside. I found the orginal owners manual still in the glove box and also found the build sheet still under the back seat! Very cool to find all of that stuff.

So I took the carb off and rebuilt it, drained the fuel tank, changed the oil and replaced the fuel pump and she fired up! It has a nice lopey idle, it sounds awesome! My intentions are to do the body work and paint, redo the interior and drive her for a while. We will see what happens after that. Here are just a few pictures of the dart, let me know what you guys think.