New 64 Dart owner
Well, I got the car today so I wanted to post some more pictures and give my first impressions. Since I bought the car from another state, seeing it for the first time was pretty exciting.
After getting it off the transport truck and handing over the $400 for delivery I did a quick inspection. I did see a few bubbles in the paint, which was disappointing considering the seller said he could not find any rust. He only owned the car a few days so maybe that's understandable. I'm sure the rust could be fixed eventually. Any tips would be appreciated.
I was finally able to figure out the push button and take it for a little spin. I just had a 65 Falcon so I was able to compare the two cars. First off, the steering on the Dart was 10 times better. Where the Falcon was very hard to steer, the Dart almost felt like power steering. The Dart seems to have a more solid suspension also. The Falcon had a tendency to bottom out, while the Dart felt very solid. I also enjoyed the little slant six. While not as powerful as the 289 in my Falcon, it had plenty of pep for around town and was very smooth on the highway at around 60 mph. I also received plenty of complements on the car.
I'm sure there will be plenty of things to work on. I did notice it seemed a little hot after driving around the highway and didn't want to start right up again. Also the back windows didn't want to roll down very easily. I'm sure I'll find more, but overall it is a solid little car.
Anyway, here are a few more pics, both good and bad. Thanks again for the great welcome to the forum. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions. I don't plan on doing a complete restore right away since I need to save up so for now I would like to keep it as a daily driver in nice weather. I already found a few parts and have some 69 Dart Rally wheels located. I am definitely a MOPAR guy now!
Well, I got the car today so I wanted to post some more pictures and give my first impressions. Since I bought the car from another state, seeing it for the first time was pretty exciting.
After getting it off the transport truck and handing over the $400 for delivery I did a quick inspection. I did see a few bubbles in the paint, which was disappointing considering the seller said he could not find any rust. He only owned the car a few days so maybe that's understandable. I'm sure the rust could be fixed eventually. Any tips would be appreciated.
I was finally able to figure out the push button and take it for a little spin. I just had a 65 Falcon so I was able to compare the two cars. First off, the steering on the Dart was 10 times better. Where the Falcon was very hard to steer, the Dart almost felt like power steering. The Dart seems to have a more solid suspension also. The Falcon had a tendency to bottom out, while the Dart felt very solid. I also enjoyed the little slant six. While not as powerful as the 289 in my Falcon, it had plenty of pep for around town and was very smooth on the highway at around 60 mph. I also received plenty of complements on the car.
I'm sure there will be plenty of things to work on. I did notice it seemed a little hot after driving around the highway and didn't want to start right up again. Also the back windows didn't want to roll down very easily. I'm sure I'll find more, but overall it is a solid little car.
Anyway, here are a few more pics, both good and bad. Thanks again for the great welcome to the forum. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions. I don't plan on doing a complete restore right away since I need to save up so for now I would like to keep it as a daily driver in nice weather. I already found a few parts and have some 69 Dart Rally wheels located. I am definitely a MOPAR guy now!
