1963 Dodge Dart

GT Convertible

225 Super Slant Six

Automatic

Clear

Gasoline

NOW LISTED AT NO RESERVE. I HAVE A CHANCE TO BUY A SUPERBIRD AND I NEED TO RAISE CASH FAST. THIS CAR AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS WILL BE SOLD AT ABSOLUTELY NO RESERVE. I CAN'T LET THE SUPERBIRD GET AWAY FROM ME..... Hello and thanks for viewing my listing! I would love to talk to you before you click the Buy-it-Now so please message me with a phone number first. I want to be sure you know what you are getting and are serious about your offer. You should want to talk to me or any other seller before bidding and making offers. Lowball offers will be ignored so please don't waste your time. The price is my bottom dollar and represents a large loss to me. I gave a $15K credit for this car in trade because that's what I think it is worth. The car market is slow right now it seems but that does not make me willing to give it away. It won't cost me much to put it in storage off site until a later date so please back off with the low offers. It will cost me $75 a month to store it so that is not a big expense. This car is listed locally and could sell at any minute and the auction will be removed so please let me know if you have interest. Up for sale today is my beautiful and rare 1963 Dodge Dart GT convertible. This car is ready to enjoy today. This is a fantastic family fun machine that runs and drives excellent. It has been enhanced by the addition of POWER DISK BRAKES with a dual chamber master cylinder which is a MAJOR upgrade over the original drum brakes with a single master cylinder. The car only has 72,000 miles on it and sports the largest engine available in the Dart for 1963 and it runs like a watch. It also has the ultra-cool pushbutton automatic that shifts smoothly through the gears (3 speed transmission) and has a rebuilt front suspension to glide down the road. Before I further describe the car, I want to be clear about a few things: THIS IS NOT A DISTRESS SALE. I can afford to keep this car indefinitely. I have a $50k 1970 Plymouth Cuda coming in from Oregon in two weeks and I do not have a space for it right now so something has to go. I may be willing to let someone pay me over a short period of time (3 months MAX), no interest, but I own 100% of the car and paperwork until it is 100% paid for. And you will have to convince me you aren’t going to be a problem before I will do this. I find that about 80% of sellers of vintage cars on eBay are re-sellers. Ask yourself, is someone who needs to make money on a car to feed their family going to disclose everything about the cars they sell? And if you find a seller who "needs money" is he or she going to be completely honest? Be very, very careful of those vehicles with short descriptions and/or only a few pictures..... Which is most of them. People lie.... And sell here because they hope to snag a buyer who can't see the car in person.... I am going to fully disclose what I know about this car, even if it is at my own peril. I am not interested in ANY trades of ANY kind. Sorry, my garage is overflowing already. Anyone who tries to scam me or hurt me will find out what their genitals taste like. Be decent to me and we will get along fine. I am not a kid and I am not an old geezer. I have a family and a full time job so please be respectful that my time is limited. Please READ the WHOLE story and look at all the pictures BEFORE you make an offer…. I have written an awful lot to prevent a misunderstanding. Please read on if you are serious… I took this car in trade on my 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner. I really like this little car and I will keep it if it does not sell for my bargain-basement price. I have to sell a couple of cars but this one does not have to be one of them. I have no emotional attachment to this car so I have put it up for sale along with one other and I have a few more that may or may not follow. I haven’t owned it long and have only driven it around the block so I do not know everything about it but it runs, drives and looks great. The pictures tell the story well. This car has a gorgeous nearly perfect interior and convertible top. It is powered by the Super 225 cubic inch version of the legendary Slant Six and the engine has been gone through as well. It has loads of torque and moves the car briskly and with great smoothness. It has one of the nicest engine compartments that I have ever seen and the trunk (which is HUGE) is just as nice. It even has a really nice, high-quality top boot that you can see in the pictures. It runs great, never gets hot, and should get 20-25 MPG. It has the original AM radio (not working) and an aftermarket CD/MP3/tuner with a remote nicely mounted in the glovebox. It is not a real high end system but it sounds nice. The previous owner so loved this car that he named it Jamis and painted the name on the glovebox door. I would just leave it, it was so nicely done, but you could remove it or paint over it. The bodywork and paint are driver quality - a 10 to 20 footer – perfect for a family car. The panels could be aligned better and the paint could be better in some areas but it has great color and gloss. Not a show car but nothing you’d be embarrassed driving. People hang out the window and all stop and stare because they don’t know what the hell it is…. I had never seen one in person before. Have you? Fortunately the running gear is the same as a Valiant and they made a gazillion of those. All of the glass is excellent and the windows all roll up and down properly. All of the trim is in very good to excellent condition. The convertible top and plastic rear window are very good to excellent. The top is power operated and works perfectly. The engine runs beautifully and has a nice new Flowmaster exhaust with a nice deep growl to it. The car has power steering and the aforementioned power brakes so it is very easy to drive. If you have never experienced a pushbutton automatic you simply must before you die. It’s the coolest… thing… ever…. The wheels and tires are new or almost new. They will last forever given typical classic car use. Those are high quality performance tires from Falken on there too! The car is a pure joy to drive and I am torn to see it go. I would not hesitate to get in it and drive to California tomorrow. Here is a list of WHAT WORKS on this car: Headlights - high and low beam; parking lights; brake lights; turn signals; horn; power top control; temperature gage; wipers, stereo; emergency or parking brake; speedometer; fuel gage. I have a clear, blank Indiana title for this car. No name in buyer’s section. So registration anywhere will not be a problem for anyone, anywhere. I do not have time for tire kickers, chat pals or lookey-loos but I will gladly show anyone the car BEFORE they click buy-it-now. I would prefer it if at all possible. Any inspection BEFORE an offer is welcome. This car is well worth what I am asking – I have priced it to sell quickly and at a loss to me. This is a car for a person who wants to drive something different and be surrounded by admirers at every stop. Classic car ownership is very cheap. Here in Connecticut, fixed costs per year are $40 for early American plates; around $20 for taxes ($500 tax assessment is MANDATORY); and Hagerty Classic Auto Insurance is around $120 a year for FULL coverage. So for about $200 (about $0.60 a day!) you can enjoy making the coolest sound ever made by a vehicle while taking your girl (or guy!) out for ice cream all summer long. And get more smiles per mile than a new Corvette. I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t own a classic car – I own a bunch and if my garage were bigger I’d keep this one! Classic cars are a great investment. According to Knight Frank's Wealth Report, collectible cars were the top-performing collectible asset with prices surging 23-percent in the 12-months ending in the third quarter of 2012, and posting gains of 395-percent over 10-years. Google it if you don't believe me. FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: The car is located about 100 miles from New York and New Jersey shipping ports. I would estimate it would cost around $500 to get the car down there. You will have to handle the broker and pay for everything of course. Domestic shipping: I am sending a trucker to Portland Oregon in two weeks to pickup my 1970 Cuda so if you are along the line for CT to OR I can get you a pretty cheap haul. If you are on the route between CT and Dallas Texas I have a friend who makes a regular route and he can get the car to you cheap. Send me your phone number and I will gladly ask any questions that you may have. I sincerely want the buyer to be happy with this car. If you plan to ship the car I will do my best to hand the car off to the shipper and take condition pictures as it goes on the truck in case something happens. I highly recommend Montway for shipping – they get the job done and always have the lowest price. Over a short distance, try UShip. Thank you for your time. On Apr-28-14 at 08:25:36 PDT, seller added the following information: Hi there fellow eBayers. When I converted this listing from a Buy-it-Now listing to the auction format, I did not edit the verbiage so some of it is not applicable to an auction listing. Please bid only what you can afford to pay and please be sure your spouse of whomever has approved the purchase. I will require an immediate deposit of $500 at the close of the auction. If you come to inspect the car after a deposit and it has been grossly misrepresented I will refund the deposit. If you can't come up with the money, change your mind, the dog bid for you, or you have been kidnapped by aliens (I have heard them all) you will only get half of the deposit back. Full payment by bank wire transfer, cashier's check drawn on a real bank, or cash in person is expected within 7 business days unless we make other arrangements prior to the auction close. In my opinion the Buy-it-Now is a drop-dead bargain but I know it is likely that it will go for less on this format. I am very nervous doing this, but I have to let this roll. The Superbird story is no lie, and this will be my second shot at one - I didn't get the first one I found in 1985. The first one has haunted me for nearly 30 years.... Please don't ask about what else I have, I will not answer you. Other cars are being prepped, none of them are Mopars - that much I will tell you. On Apr-28-14 at 08:40:48 PDT, seller added the following information: And I forgot. ZERO FEEDBACK BIDDERS will have their bids CANCELLED unless they talk to me ON THE PHONE. So provide your phone number and I will call you and allow you to bid. Thanks.On May-01-14 at 14:58:25 PDT, seller added the following information: For the lowest cost shipping from my house to most destinations in the Northeast, call Walter at C&C Transportation 978-846-8578. Now that the auction is getting short, you may also call ME at 203-915-seven nine one threeee but please be respectful of both Walter and I and only call between 8am and 9pm EST. thanksOn May-04-14 at 03:12:31 PDT, seller added the following information: Only 24 hours to go. I have had three requests for a buy it now re-list but I will not do so this late in the auction. Someone is going to get one hell of a deal on this car and as usual I am going to get hosed. I will caution everyone that on a true no reserve auction the most serious bidders will snipe at the very, very end so it is important to bid your max if you can't be there at the last minute. I am sorry for the poor end time of this auction, I really didn't think it through when I converted from a straight buy it now to the auction listing. Feel free to call me with questions during the final run. I have no need or want to deceive anyone. The aforementioned truck headed to Oregon is on the way so that ride is no longer available. The Cuda is coming... I have not inked the deal on the Superbird yet but I am closing in.... Thank you to everyone for the support on this auction!