[SOLD] 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger

1971 Dodge Dart Swinger 318ci Auto.Trans. with 85,895 original miles. Numbers matching drive train, never removed from car. Comes with factory fender tag and build sheet. Very solid frame, floors, and body (not 100% perfect, but close). Was originally a Texas car. In-car engine modifications done 20 years ago (less than 5,000 miles ago) include new piston rings, new timing chain, new Crane "Fireball" cam, new cam bearings, freshened 1979 360 heads with .202 intake valves with hardened seats, new 340 Edelbrock hi-rise aluminum intake, new exhaust headers, Go-Wing rear spoiler, fiberglass fresh air hood scoop, and upgraded front disc brakes. Very recent upgrades include new cross-over exhaust system and new Holley "Street Avenger" carb. The block is still original bore with flat top pistons. Rear end differential is a ....741 8 3/4" 2.72 open. The car's interior will need new carpet, front and rear seat covers, headrests, headliner, and dash pad. $10,500 Central Iowa

Posting for family member, so if you have questions or need more pictures, I'll do my best to get the info. quickly.

Looks like a nice car! Just curious though if you say it is a 1971, why does it have a '70 bumper and tail lights? Thanks!

69dartwant,
That is a good question! This has been in the family over 20 years and never paid attention to that fact. Must have been done by a previous owner. Build sheet and fender tag show it is a 1971. Thanks for the info.

I went to where the car is stored today and looked at the rear bumper. Everything looks original. All the hardware looks correct and no signs of tampering are evident. Wonder if those Canadians were messing with us?

In 50 years anything could have been swapped. Kim

DustyEd said:

I went to where the car is stored today and looked at the rear bumper. Everything looks original. All the hardware looks correct and no signs of tampering are evident. Wonder if those Canadians were messing with us?

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More likely in the first 30 years of the cars life it was swapped. With a scheduled production date of June 4, 1971, it is a later build ‘71 MY Dart. All those ‘70 parts left along the assembly line would have been bolted on early in the ‘71 MY (August/Sept 1970) Darts. Even then, considering it was a visible change between MY Darts, it’s still unlikely those early MY Darts had a ‘70 item on it.