ir3333
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How do these two model years differ?
1970 vs 1971 Dart
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I don't know all the details but they are very similar. The taillights are different but a very nice car in my opinion.
Tail lights and rear bumper are different.
Same grill but different paint scheme.
Different steering column and wheels.
Different seat belts.
Think seat covers and door panels?
Probably other things that are not on the top of my head right now.
Same grill but different paint scheme.
Different steering column and wheels.
Different seat belts.
Think seat covers and door panels?
Probably other things that are not on the top of my head right now.
door latches are different
70 Dart Swinger (wrong steering wheel)
Is that your's Mike? Really nice.
Emblems
Different hood and deck emblems
70 Swinger emblems are on the quarter. 71 they are on the fender.
Different hood and deck emblems
70 Swinger emblems are on the quarter. 71 they are on the fender.
Mike
Very nice. Love to see the pictures.
Very nice. Love to see the pictures.
Love the blue on blue. Nothin wrong with a 318.
You bet. They run good and get about 20 on the highway.
One of the first things I learned between the two when looking at side shots of these cars.
And as mentioned the tailights are distinctly different.
That is a 72 wheel right?
The wheels are Wheel Vintiques with polished trim rings. The centers came off the old Rallys that weren't original to the car.
No I meant the steering wheel. Sorry
I don't know for sure. The wheel is the wrong shade of blue and the previous owner put a RoadRunner horn pad on. he put a RoadRunner horn as well. I took it off and gave it to a friend who was building his uncle's old RR that he rode in when he was a kid. I replaced the horn with some new originals. This is my original steering wheel. It's a Rim Blow.
The 70 slant 6 and 318 cars also had a Dodge script on the deck lid. 340 cars had Swinger emblems on the deck lid.
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Reason I ask is I bought a 72 Duster that had that same wheel in Black.
Yes, could very well be.
I think it's kind of cool but I think I need to remove the little splash guards. They aren't too noticeable but they may need to go.
I changed my script
That's really cool!
Love it!
1971 Darts had rocker panel mouldings that 70's didn't.
Rim blow wheel and manual steering were not a good combination.
We had plenty comebacks at the dealership as people hated the rim blow steering wheels.
Rim blow wheel and manual steering were not a good combination.
We had plenty comebacks at the dealership as people hated the rim blow steering wheels.
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