I just picked up a '66 Dart hardtop 270/225/auto. I was aiming for maximum 60's frump, but this is is awfully stylish. The mid 60's are my favorite time for auto design. Love the slab sides. I am new to Mopar, but my other current vehicle is a 66 beetle brought back from the brink after it sat in a field for 30 years. I also did a 68 bronco with a 302 and 3 on the tree a long time ago. Back before they got so flipping fashionable. Honestly I would have gotten another old beetle, but those are so much more expensive. My lovely old basket case dart was 1/3 of what i could get a beetle for. At least one that didn't have the heater channels dragging on the ground. Speaking of heaters, I live in central New York State, so I also look forward to a car with some heat.
Anyway, despite all the advice saying to avoid such things, my darts front suspension is in pieces. The torsion bars are long gone. the engine and a push button 727 are sitting in the garage, and some hotshot teen thought to put a ford 9" in the back. I have a 7 1/4 to replace that with. I haven't even vacuumed out the mouse turds and already I love this thing.
I plan to get this fellah running and back on the road. Then, a rolling restoration. A manual transmission is a must. I am allergic to autos. Also, where it has mostly surface rust, I want to treat it so the ridiculous amount of salt they use all winter won't make it dissolve.
So, any advice for a new mopar owner would be appreciated. Also, good sources of used parts.
Thanks, and HI
Anyway, despite all the advice saying to avoid such things, my darts front suspension is in pieces. The torsion bars are long gone. the engine and a push button 727 are sitting in the garage, and some hotshot teen thought to put a ford 9" in the back. I have a 7 1/4 to replace that with. I haven't even vacuumed out the mouse turds and already I love this thing.
I plan to get this fellah running and back on the road. Then, a rolling restoration. A manual transmission is a must. I am allergic to autos. Also, where it has mostly surface rust, I want to treat it so the ridiculous amount of salt they use all winter won't make it dissolve.
So, any advice for a new mopar owner would be appreciated. Also, good sources of used parts.
Thanks, and HI
