badging for 1970 Darts

[str12-340]

so here are some things that I know about 1970 Darts related to VIN numbers:
LL23 cars were all 2 door Swingers
LM23 cars were all 2 door Swinger 340s
LH23 cars were either 2 door Dart Customs or if they had the A65 option, were badged as Dart GTs
All the L*23 cars were hardtops (no 2 door sedans)

There were LH41 4 door sedans that were badged as Customs
No 4 door hardtops

Now the question: were there any LL41 Darts in 1970? They would be low trim level 4 door sedans, but I don't think I ever saw one. If so what were they badged as, because they weren't Swingers???

 

[oldkimmer]

Well I didn’t ever have a 4 door dart so I never knew there was a 41 car. Thanks for sharing. Kim

 

[mbaird]

so here are some things that I know about 1970 Darts related to VIN numbers:
LL23 cars were all 2 door Swingers
LM23 cars were all 2 door Swinger 340s
LH23 cars were either 2 door Dart Customs or if they had the A65 option, were badged as Dart GTs
All the L*23 cars were hardtops (no 2 door sedans)

There were LH41 4 door sedans that were badged as Customs
No 4 door hardtops

Now the question: were there any LL41 Darts in 1970? They would be low trim level 4 door sedans, but I don't think I ever saw one. If so what were they badged as, because they weren't Swingers???

Maybe taxis ? Or fleet vehicles?

 

[missing linc]

so here are some things that I know about 1970 Darts related to VIN numbers:
LL23 cars were all 2 door Swingers
LM23 cars were all 2 door Swinger 340s
LH23 cars were either 2 door Dart Customs or if they had the A65 option, were badged as Dart GTs
All the L*23 cars were hardtops (no 2 door sedans)

There were LH41 4 door sedans that were badged as Customs
No 4 door hardtops

Now the question: were there any LL41 Darts in 1970? They would be low trim level 4 door sedans, but I don't think I ever saw one. If so what were they badged as, because they weren't Swingers???

Yes, I had one, bought from the original owners estate, had 50k miles on it, bare bones car, rubber floor mat, no radio, slant 6 automatic, manual steering and brakes, 13 inch steel wheels with poverty caps. As basic as it gets except for the automatic transmission. It was pretty rusty, but I drove it as a winter beater for 2 years until the master cylinder gave up. Parted it out, but I don't know what happened to the radio block off plate, that's one piece I would like to have kept.

 

[mbaird]

Dealers often order price point cars or loss leaders to bring customers in on low price adds so I would think there would be a fair amount sold . Hell , the manufacturer did that . Dodge would advertise Omnis at 5999. The mark up was 300.00 but the transportation was 350+…which was not included in the ad price . Customers would ask where the 5999.00 Omni was and we would tell them “ at the factory “.

 

[str12-340]

Yes, I had one, bought from the original owners estate,

Do you remember at all how the car was badged? As in, were there Dart emblems, were there any other submodel emblems?

 

[missing linc]

Do you remember at all how the car was badged? As in, were there Dart emblems, were there any other submodel emblems?

The only emblems that I recall were the Dodge script on the hood and decklid and Dart on the glove box door. There wasn't even a bodyside molding on it.