[WANTED] WTB driver A or B body

[motorcitydak]

I’m toying with the idea of building a driver ole mopar. I’m interested in 66-70 cars with decent aftermarket support. Thinking something like a dart or fastback barracuda. Also satellites, Belvederes, etc. 68 is highly preferred and 2 door is a must just for my preference. Closer to Detroit the better. I have an engine, trans and rear axle just sitting around and would be happy to find something to throw it into. Budget depends on the car but around 2-3k at the moment. Just wanting a cool car I can daily and have fun as a little project with the kids.

 

[MiddleNameDart]

Maybe cars are just more expensive in the South than in your area but for a 68' model car that is popular at all here at your budget it's a total project. I paid $2900 for my 68' Dart and have spent $6k more in just weeks and it's far from finished. All I can find here are rollers that need everything. Now if you go to 73' up 6 cyl. cars you can find a deal that might work. Interested to see what you find........

 

[DartDave73]

Yeah, do some research on what vehicle you're looking for on parts. MiddleNameDart is right, 73 and up are easier to find parts. I have a 73 Dart Sport and so far things are for the most part findable. Though if I had a choice to start over, I'd look for a Duster. For some reason there's more of them out there.

 

[motorcitydak]

So far I’ve found slant 6 cars that run and drive for 3500 within a few hours. A 2 door promising barn find for 4500 and a few b bodies that are rollers for around 3-4K. Haven’t found something I’ve brought home yet tho. One thing I’ve been looking into is just the aftermarket support. I don’t want to have a hard time finding replacement glass or metal should I need it.

I’m just finishing up a really long build on a custom 68 Charger so I’ve been pretty spoiled when it comes to needing new parts. One issue there is I ended up with a car that’s really nice and I won’t drive regularly. Just don’t want to end up with something I can’t fix up if needed. Also I want something a bit ratty that I can have fun with.

The only 71-74 cars I’ve ever liked was the barracuda and demon. I know I won’t find one of those. I remember I nearly bought a demon for $700 in the late 2000’s…..