John's 66 Dart GT covertible restoration

First let me introduce myself.

I'm John. I have been a mopar fan ever since I could see over the fender of the first car I remember getting my hands dirty on a 72 Duster. Dad still has the car and getting ready to re paint her.

I have always loved the way the mopars have looked. Preferably all the A bodies. I have recently ( within the last few months ) found myself around a deal I couldn't pass up. I was looking on Craigslist looking for toys, as I'm sure most of us do, and came acrossed the 66. I seen it and said man that would be nice to start my first build on. Long story short. I got in contact with the owner and came to a deal. The info I have on the car are as follows.

66 Dart GT convertible 273
904 trans from what I can tell
Colum shift
8 1/4 rear
White with red Interior panels ( missing front and rear seats )
Drum brakes
All the chrome and stainless/aluminum pieces are all there
Cracked windshield ( probably the hardest thing to find )
Gonna need some patch panels for the floor pans
Steelies all the way around ( lol )
Numbers matching ( so I'm told )

I'm sure there is more I'm forgetting.


The original owner bought the car new for his wife, as they drove it around somewhere down the line she had been sideswiped or side swiped someone in a snow storm. Nothing to bad but enough to take t off the road and repair the damage. Shortly after the repair was taken care of. The car came off the road and wasnt drive any longer for reasons unknown. The guy I got the car from purchased it from him and drove it for a while and decided he was going to turn the car into something but never got around to it. The car sat for 14 years and was never touched. He came to the conclusion that his wife nagging him about the car needing to go finally had to stop. And that's where I came in.

I plan on putting the car back to the original with the original 273, color and making a nice cruiser with a mild motor that I know the 273 can do.

I have pics of the car from where I picked it up from. I'll get those posted later.


I have taken the from suspension off the car as that was sagging and I'm assuming was the original shocks.

I look forward to all the advice you guys can give and showing the progress that will come over time. I'm in it for the long haul and don't plan on giving up when the car gives me a hard time. Can't wait to tell the wife all the new tools/toys I'll need to fix/finish the car. I've already convinced her two days after I purchased the car that a welder and compressor was a must. And they fit perfect in the garage nicely.