who is into "later" cars

I love my '73 Dart Sport. I think the later cars have a lot going for them and doing an engine swap was a breeze. It was a slant but now it has a 340. I was able to keep just about everything except the slant itself. I already had big bolt pattern disk brakes, a good a230 transmission, and an 8 1/4 rear end that could handle a V8. All it took was some conversion mounts, a bellhousing, and some odds and ends. I like the fact that I still have the original transmission and rear end that the car left the factory with, but the 340 is a lot more fun than the slant. The bumpers had the rubber guards on them which were easily removed. Mine didn't have the ones built into the bumper like some of the later cars, and I don't think they stick out very far either. How about electronic ignition? Later cars already have it and the earlier cars don't.

I think there was still a lot of good stuff going on in '73. BEAKS RULE!