1968 Dodge Dart

GT Coupe

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

LP23D8B358862

Gasoline

UP FOR AUCTION IS A VERY NICE SOLID PROJECT DART. I HAD A 1973 POLARA WITH A BUILT 440 BIG BLOCK IN IT I WANTED TO PUT THE ENGINE IN A DART. I HUNTED FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE I FINALLY FOUND THIS ONE. THE STORY BEHIND THIS VEHICLE IS AS FOLLOWS. ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IN 1968 BY A LOCAL SCHOOL TEACHER.SHE ALWAYS OIL UNDERCOATED THE CAR SINCE DAY ONE SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 9 YEARS BEFORE SHE SOLD IT TO A STUDENT AT HER SCHOOL. WELL WE WERE ALL YOUNG ONCE HE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1977 PULLED OUT THE ORIGINAL 273V8 INSTALLED A BIG BLOCK K MEMBER AND INSTALLED A BALANCE AND BLUE PRINTED 440 V8.HE DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS HE WOULD DRIVE IT TO EPPING SPEEDWAY AND RACE IT WITH HIS BUDDIES. IN 1980 HE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE AND THE CAR WAS SENT OUT BESIDE THE CHICKEN COUPE. IT SAT THERE UNTIL I DISCOVERED IT IN 2008. BODY: THIS CAR WAS AS SOLID AS THEY GET IN NEW ENGLAND, WHAT SAVED THE CAR WAS THE FACT THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER ALWAYS UNDER COATED THE VEHICLE AND THE GUY I BOUGHT IT FROM WOULD DUMP OIL ALL OVER THE FLOOR BOARDS EVERY TIME HE CHANGED THE OIL IN HIS PICKUP. TO GET THE CAR READY FOR PAINT I HAD TO DO A LOT OF SCRAPING AND PRESSURE WASHING ALL THE OIL OFF, I THEN HAD IT MEDIA BLASTED. HAD ALL THE BODY WORK DONE AND PAINTED ORANGE. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL FLOORS. THE DOORS ARE VERY SOLID WILL HAVE TO BE PREPPED AND PAINTED THE FENDERS LF IS A NEW OEM FENDER THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER INSTALLED I WOULD SAY TH RF NEED TO BE REPLACE PRETTY DENTED THE TRUNK IS SOLID BUT HAS SURFACE RUST ENGINE: I DID NOT BUILD THE ENGINE IT CAME OUT OF MY POLARA I WAS TOLD BY THE GUY I BOUGHT THE POLARA FROM THAT THE MOTOR WAS A 1969 SIX PACK IT NOW HAS A WEIEND INTAKE WITH A 4 BARRELL CARB THE NUMBERS ON THE FRONT OF THE BLOCK E440 HP2. ALL I KNOW IS THE MOTER HAS A STUPID AMOUNT OF HP IT HAS KIETH BLACK PISTONS, ARP HEAD BOLTS EDLEBROCK WATER PUMP ETC.... I WAS GOING TO PULL THE HEADS AND REPLACE THE VALVE SEALS IF YOU LET IT SIT FOR A WEEK THEN START IT WOULD SMOKE FOR A LITTLE WHILE OTHER THAN THAT THE ENGINE IS SWEET RUNS GREAT HAS WAY TO MUCH POWER FOR THIS CAR BUT WILL BE FUN ECT... SOME NEW PARTS I HAVE ARE HOOD BOLT ON STYLE 695.00 PST FRONT END REBUILD KIT 550.00 NEW CARPET MOLDED 165.00 NEW DASH CAP,BODY PLUG KIT,NEW SHACKLES,AND FR E BRAKE CABLE ALL FROM YEAR ONE 385.00 BODY WORK SO FAR WITH MEDIA BLASTING 3000.00 SET OF VINTAGE WHEELS I FOUND AT A SWAP MEET THEN SENT THEM TO A WHEEL COMPANY TO HAVE POLISHED AND TO CHECK TH TRUENESS OF THE WHEELS 500.00 THIS CAR ALSO HAS POWER STEERING WHICH YOU DONT SEE MUSH WITH BIG BLOCKS HAS FENDER WELL HEADERS THE ONES I GOT WITH THE CAR ARE TENDER THE FR SEATS NEED RECOVERING THE REAR SEAT WAS STORED INSIDE AND IS IN GOOD SHAPE ANOTHER NEAT THING IS THAT THE CAR HAS A CABLE OPERATED TACH I HAVE TWO SETS OF WINDOWS FOR THE CAR ONE TINTED FOR THE A/C MODEL AND ONE NOT TINTED. I HAVE ALL CHROME,DASH,BUMPERS ETC.. SOME OF TH CHROME NEEDS TO BE REFURBISHED THIS IS A NICE SOLID PROJECT CAR WILL BE SWEET WHEN DONE I'VE JUST LOST INTEREST AND FUNDS TO COMPLETE PLEASE FELL FREE TO CONTACT ME I'M SURE I FORGOT A LOT OF STUFF I HAVE OVER 8000.00 INTO THIS CAR MY RESERVE IS WELL BELOW THAT. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN A PONTOON BOAT OR AN EARLY BRONCO FOR TRADES THANKS RANDY NOTE VEHICLE WILL BE SOLD WITH BILL OF SALE NH IS A NON TITLEING STATE ONE THING I DID FORGET TO MENTION IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE OF THE PASSENGERS FLOOR YOU WILL SEE A LITTLE WRINKLE THIS WAS CAUSED BY A TIRE BLOW OUT THE FLOORS WERE SO SOLID THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE THE FLOOR JUST FOR A COSMETIC LOOK. THIS DOES NOT EFFECT THE CAR AT ALL WILL BE COVERED BY THE CARPET BUT WANTED TO MENTION IT On Jul-18-10 at 16:46:17 PDT, seller added the following information: SORRY BUT I ALSO FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THIS IS A VINYL ROOF CAR THAT'S WHY THE ROOF LOOKS DULL IN THE PICS IT'S PREPPED FOR THE VINYL ROOF. ALSO THIS CAR IS AUTOMATIC 727 TRANS I HAVE TWO TRANNYS THAT GO WITH THE CAR ONE IS A REBUILT WITH MANUAL VALVE BODY IT'S A FAIRBANKS TRANNY WAS REBUILT BACK IN 1979 ONLY DRIVEN 1000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE TRANNY STILL HAD NICE PINK FLUID IN IT I REMOVED THE PAN AND IT LOOKS BRAND NEW STILL.THE OTHER TRANNY IS JUST A STOCK USED BIG BLOCK TRANNY On Jul-22-10 at 08:19:45 PDT, seller added the following information: I'm getting alot of emails on the surface rust on the trunk it's not the trunk pan it's the trunk lid or deck lid I have more pics if you send your email I will send them to you Thanks Randy