Dodge Dart

The person I purchased My Dart from was very good to deal with would do business with him again if he had another car I wanted. Now dealing with E-Bay is another problem. E-Bay recommends shipping companies that steal your money and won't refund it, when they don't produce. DON'T USE U-SHIP they charged me and never got anybody to move the car, when I told told them this they said I could use them again to ship another car. I'm not a dealer this was most likely a 1 time deal. After 3 weeks of nothing, I called a company in the area. Chips Towing in Wapole, Ma. they picked the car up on Friday from Marston Mills, Ma and delivered to me in Galesburg, IL on Sunday night. John the seller was so good holding onto the car and waiting for me to find a shipper no thanks to E-Bay, my feeling is if your going to recommened someone make sure they do the job and don't steal your money. Lesson learned DON'T USE U-SHIP AND DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING E-BAY TELLS YOU
TOM GORSKI

the car was represented very well & the transaction was very smooth. i am enjoying it & working with it quit a bit

The Dodge Dart Sedan is an awesome car to say the least. My Dart is equipped with a 225 CID slant six and a TorqueFlite. The car is a pleasure to drive and it better than a modern car is just about every way. only a few problems (this one is 100% stock): Insulation sucks and lets in too much road noise and engine heat. The radio is an AM radio and was the only one available. Then the body is just third rate, but that is what Chrysler got stuck with in 1970 for sheetmetal quality. The positives include that the car is responsive, attractive, and very reliable, it starts everytime on the first try and idles smooth. The 225 slant six is a wonder machine and so is the Dart.

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The 1965 DODGE DART GT with the small block V-8 , Air Conditioning and the on floor shift is the year they came with seat belts and many of the options that today's modern cars have, The Optional disk brakes and air conditioning is a must especially if you live in the southern half of the US or in humid conditions.

I recommend the 273 V-8 with the 2 barrel carb for maximum fuel economy around 20 miles/ gallon city and about 24-26 miles per gallon highway. Thsi is the largest engine that will fit in this series of Darts. Still the V-* engine fuel economy is reasonable. This is on parr with may of to8ay's I-4 engines with all the fancy electronics we have today. Yes the EPA does stress emissions, but with a smooth correctly tuned engine you will have performance and fuel economy. More modern upgrades I recommend if you want to put the money into the cars of this era are: Disk brakes, dual piston master brake cylinder, antisway bars front and back, and air-conditioning. The 1964-1966 Dodge Darts are the smallest of the Chrysler line-up and as many people say, not so much a boat to drive. The 1967-69 Darts are a little larger designed for the big blocks and more muscle, but I find the 64-66 DARTS more asthetic and streamlined.

I love Mopars and this is a great example of a good one. The paint and body were in excellent condition, while the interior needs some cosmetics. It is a 318 car from the factory and still supports that motor. I'll work with the interior parts and this winter beef the engine.

This is an older car now. I bought it because it looked cool & a couple family members each owned one (though they were both 4 door models). I like blue & this is also a 2 door. I'm just over 6' & over 260 lbs, so the head room seemed a bit short to me. I haven't driven it much yet, as I need to do some tuning up, adding shoulder strap seat belts & make sure it'll be more ready for State inspection. In the engine bay, this particular car looks to be in great shape! I remember the two other family owned vehicles would stall out on either a right-hand or a left-hand turn (problem with the float in the carbureator), so, I may like to put a throttle body fuel injection system in this, replacing the 1 barrel carb. I'd also like to replace the intake & exhaust manifolds with after marked ones (one after market header is two three-port sections, so will have dual exhaust). It's a 225 CUI slant 6 engine & seems to run real fine, but only after warming up. Since I haven't driven it much yet, I'm not sure if the transmission needs work. It seemed to run fine going forward, but was real hesitant going in reverse. It's a three speed column shift. It has a rust spot in the bottom of the rear window, on the passenger side, & may allow water into the trunk. There looked to be holes in the trunk, where the spare tire is kept. I'm planning to patch these myself. If the car was new, I might give 5/5 for everything but the carbureator stalling out on turns, so my ratings are based on it now, as a 37 year old car. One person said his slant 6 was real reliable, "Old faithful," he called it. That was in a 64 Plymouth Valiant, but the same engine. Dodge Darts may be Plymouth Valiants. 1974 was said to be the first year that the Dodge Dart came with front disk brakes, which I like. I read that this was also the first year that Dodge stopped putting in the, "bullet proof," differential, so that may not be so good. I also read that the '74 Dart still had a problem with the back brakes locking up. This car has air conditioning. It looks like the car was in an accident along the drivers side & some rust is coming from a crack in the rear fender on that side. Overall, this car looks to be in real good shape! On thing, though, is that cars back then didn't seem to be as high off the ground as today's cars, so, I may need to keep my rear-view mirror on, "night mode," when another car is behind me. Then again, who cares what's behind you? :D

I won this car. Knowing it had some normal rust.
As the auction said it did.
But when i recived the car it was rusted threw the floor pans like big flinstone holes.
the rear quarter where i looks like boy work was done was actually duct tape primed grey.
the car had broken brake lines front wheel locked wouldn't turn.would not start.
the new battery in the auction.. well its not the one in the picture, but a 1/2 sized 12volt looks to be a sub compact car batt.very small. the auction says 1/4 mile ready.solid frame new batt.
the car had been in a wreck the whole front end was bent in 1-1 1/2 inches the doors where bent in the fenders dented up and rusted threw the front seats wheren't the origional from the car,missing seat belts
the car is so rusted out the frame is 1/2 gone and bent. Iwas ripped off.Lied to , i talked to the ass on the phone he never told me any of this. Hes a crook and should be booted from ebay.
And on to the worthless..... 100% worth less.... ebay motors protection. will not cover this transaction.
Then ebay buyers protection...110% worth less they too will not cover this transaction.. Wait theres more!
Pay pal guess.... Will not cover this transaction 100% false all of them the " we will help and protect you if you buy from us and use paypal.
Lies all of it. 900 to ship this 1/4 mile ready car that i cant even begin to drive
that cost 675 to buy So im out 1575 dollars and have a rusted out piece of junk i cannot ever hope to fix .
THANK YOU F%#KING EBAY. And all i got was sorry we cant help you.
AND paypal ended my dispute within minutes. how thouroh were they......
SO i suggest NEVER buy from ebay motors NEVER!!!! they are liers and do not even start to help you.

This is truly a collectors dream car. Engineering, power and plenty of looks and "thumbs up" from everyone that sees or hears this vehicle. One of a kind and a TRUE survivor!