Hi from Massachusetts
Hello all. Nice to be here. My love affair with Dodge Darts started in 1977, when I bought my first car at 16. A 1968 Dart GT convertible in dark turquoise with white interior and white roof and boot. I bought the car from a buddy for 100 dollars as it didn't run (my how times have changed). It turned out it had a blown piston. The motor was a 225. Me and my Dad rebuilt the motor and I had many happy miles in it. One night I made a poor decision to let my then girlfriend who was a new driver driver, drive it. We were on a dirt road, she over accelerated on a corner, lost control and center punched the car straight into a tree. The damage was significant, even bending the panel in front of the trunk. Fortunately, we were lucky and were uninjured. I was devastated. I loved that car.
Well, for years, I've been looking for Darts and have watched the prices go pretty high. It was pretty obvious that my thoughts of getting a nice GT convertible for reasonable money were slim.
Well, some 43 years later, I have finally purchased another (not a GT and not a convertible) and am looking forward to having a longer relationship. Here's my new adventure. A 1967 with a 273. All original (except for a freshening up with a paint job) Texas car with zero rust and matching numbers. So thanks, and happy to be here.
Hello all. Nice to be here. My love affair with Dodge Darts started in 1977, when I bought my first car at 16. A 1968 Dart GT convertible in dark turquoise with white interior and white roof and boot. I bought the car from a buddy for 100 dollars as it didn't run (my how times have changed). It turned out it had a blown piston. The motor was a 225. Me and my Dad rebuilt the motor and I had many happy miles in it. One night I made a poor decision to let my then girlfriend who was a new driver driver, drive it. We were on a dirt road, she over accelerated on a corner, lost control and center punched the car straight into a tree. The damage was significant, even bending the panel in front of the trunk. Fortunately, we were lucky and were uninjured. I was devastated. I loved that car.
Well, for years, I've been looking for Darts and have watched the prices go pretty high. It was pretty obvious that my thoughts of getting a nice GT convertible for reasonable money were slim.
Well, some 43 years later, I have finally purchased another (not a GT and not a convertible) and am looking forward to having a longer relationship. Here's my new adventure. A 1967 with a 273. All original (except for a freshening up with a paint job) Texas car with zero rust and matching numbers. So thanks, and happy to be here.
