Ok school me on this 64 Dart vert!

ok so I’m a Mopar lifer and have had maybe 100 Mopars, mostly E and B bodies but I have built a few 67-69 darts

That said I retired, sold all my cars to build a ranch and now I collect 61-71 sweptlines

The other day I bought a couple of trucks and to get them I had to buy a 64 gmc truck and a 59 Rambler. I promptly listed the non Mopars for sale

Now I have a guy who’s owned his dads 65 dart vert and he wants to trade for the rambler

I’m awaiting more pics

Guy says he thinks it was a slant six and his day out in a 318 years ago. It was a manual but his dad put in an auto with after market floor shifter and who knows what kind of seats .

Quarters have a little through rust and gauges are out but he says it runs and drives

So, if I traded it would be to just kick around in it. I don’t see me throwing lots if cash at it but maybe find a 5x 41/2 rear end and the same up front.

It’s a manual top

Anything I need to know about these ? Do they make quarter patch panels and how hard are parts to find?

If I decided to go back to a manual will an A body four speed fit?

Maybe modern gauges since these are out.

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