1965 Dodge Dart Charger (?)
Hi all, introduced myself when I first came on board. Really appreciate the resource, and have learned a ton so far. This has been a very slow process for me—it’s not a full restoration, and I have no prior experience working on cars. I’m really just enjoying the journey.
Background: First saw the car in the backyard of one of my friend’s parents’ house. His dad is a Challenger guy, so has a few of those sitting around. I loved the dart when I first saw it around 2012. In a weird turn of events, I ended up marrying this friend’s sister in 2015, and their dad gave me the dart in 2018... Their family has 6 kids (5 boys, 1 girl) and none of the boys picked up the hobby. So I’m the lucky one.
He also has a 1965 convertible that is more “restorable”, but I liked the blue hardtop and was able to convince him to let me work on it after about a year of hinting interest.
About the car:
Last registration when I started was in 2000.
1965 Dodge Dart GT Hardtop
1974 225, Autolite 2100 Jerry-rigged on top
A833
8 1/4 rear end (based on 10 bolt cover)
Disc brake conversion complete (LBP all the way around)
Car has been painted, was originally pale yellow.
As I started to look into the car more, I decoded the fender tag. Looked like it was a 273 4 Barrel car, pale yellow, manufactured in LA.... sounds like a Dart Charger, right? I contacted Ulf about the car, and he ended up adding the car to the Dart Charger database. Still hard for me to believe it, considering that my father in-law traded a go-cart for it 15 years ago.
I’ll add some pictures, and type some more later.
Hi all, introduced myself when I first came on board. Really appreciate the resource, and have learned a ton so far. This has been a very slow process for me—it’s not a full restoration, and I have no prior experience working on cars. I’m really just enjoying the journey.
Background: First saw the car in the backyard of one of my friend’s parents’ house. His dad is a Challenger guy, so has a few of those sitting around. I loved the dart when I first saw it around 2012. In a weird turn of events, I ended up marrying this friend’s sister in 2015, and their dad gave me the dart in 2018... Their family has 6 kids (5 boys, 1 girl) and none of the boys picked up the hobby. So I’m the lucky one.
He also has a 1965 convertible that is more “restorable”, but I liked the blue hardtop and was able to convince him to let me work on it after about a year of hinting interest.
About the car:
Last registration when I started was in 2000.
1965 Dodge Dart GT Hardtop
1974 225, Autolite 2100 Jerry-rigged on top
A833
8 1/4 rear end (based on 10 bolt cover)
Disc brake conversion complete (LBP all the way around)
Car has been painted, was originally pale yellow.
As I started to look into the car more, I decoded the fender tag. Looked like it was a 273 4 Barrel car, pale yellow, manufactured in LA.... sounds like a Dart Charger, right? I contacted Ulf about the car, and he ended up adding the car to the Dart Charger database. Still hard for me to believe it, considering that my father in-law traded a go-cart for it 15 years ago.
I’ll add some pictures, and type some more later.
