1966 Dodge D/Dart ~ 'Mystery, Myth and Misconception'

Clroads said

April 26 1970, I found myself on a used car lot in Redwood City CA. While my dad hammered out a deal on a '62 T-bird, I wandered to the back of the lot to check out a little white Dart. Drawn to the 3" chrome exhaust exiting in front of the rear wheels, I popped the the hood...headers and a Holley! Bare bones, no console or radio. " Take her home today for $1595", the salesman chirpped. "Naw, I'm goin' into the Air Force tomorrow"......"Regrets, I've had a few....." or so the old song goes (sigh).

Third comment (D Dart's second) was his red convertible after basic training and tech school later that year,
Fast forward to October '70. Graduated Tech School in Illinois. Headed home to Cali in my RED '66 Dart GT Convert (Red Ram HiPo 273, 4 SPD, 8 3/4 REAR). Will post pics as soon as i dig 'em out.

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Clroads,
Duh!!! Thanks for pointing out the D/Dart reference in this article. I skimmed through it real quick and didn't pick up on it.

I can only speculate which car was at that used car dealership, if it was a D/Dart. If I was a betting man, I'd say it was the car that was shipped to San Rafael Dodge, in San Rafael, Ca. I believe that car is curently in the La Honda area which is south of Redwood City. Ferris Miles Inc., which is located in Redwood City, got one of the D/Darts. That is the Trans Am car. I think $1595 back in 1970 was a little high for a D/Dart. In 1968, I bought a used 65 Impala SS (327, 4-speed) off of a dealership lot in Bedford, Ohio for $995.

On the CARS Road Test:
I have a friend that has a friend who worked at "CARS" in the mid 60's. He's checking with him on the D/Dart info in the other article. Supposedly Charlie and George, mentioned in the road test article, ran a gasser that was sponsored/supported in some form by "CARS". Pacers may have been a speed shop where the prep work for the road test cars was performed. That's it so far.
Thanks again Clroads.
Alan