I wonder what the neighbors thought back in ‘69

By the late 60s the Dart did not stand out, it blended in. The '68 Charger stood out, it turned heads. It turned my head, I wanted one in the worst way. In the area where I grew up, the western suburbs of Chicago were a hotbed of hot car activity.

There were lots of new or almost new cars around, as well as mostly 60s cars on the street. Any 60s muscle car you can think of was on the scene, as well as hopped up early 60s cars and some 50s stuff like tri five Chevys and two seater T-birds.

In '68 one of the car magazines did a road test on a '68 Dart GTS 340 car. While they were impressed with the power and performance, they described the styling as bland. Their assessment of the car was if you want to go fast and get away with it, buy a Dart because they blend into the background.

Don't get me wrong, I like Darts, they just didn't stand out back then like the OP is trying to imply. My first new car was a '69 Dart, but only because I couldn't afford a '69 Charger.