'66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction

[Paul Ceasrine]

VERY NICE
But how do you stop that car?
Surely those little drum brakes (9" originals) will get cooked going through the traps.
PC

[Jack McCarthy]

know where there is 65 dart convertible, and 66 dart 2door...
anyone need these, not show cars old originals

jack mccarthy

[Clayton Wright]

Originally Posted by Jack McCarthy

know where there is 65 dart convertible, and 66 dart 2door...
anyone need these, not show cars old originals

jack mccarthy

Hi Jack.
Might be interested. Give me a call. 215-788-1107. If you can make it to the Dutch would like to meet you.

Thanks Clayton

[dart4forte]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

VERY NICE
But how do you stop that car?
Surely those little drum brakes (9" originals) will get cooked going through the traps.
PC

KH 4 piston disks in the front and 10" drums in the back. That should put some whoa in the go. I'm seriously considering running at Bonneville in the 130 and 150 MPH class. Running in those two classes is pretty straight forward. As a side note we have a local guy here that runs a 65 Barracuda with a big block that is still running on the 9" brakes and the single pot M/C. Kinda scary!!!

[Paul Ceasrine]

Good brakes for the Dart.
Crazy brakes for the Cuda
The drum brakes never worked well on my 69' M-Code 440 Cuda.
I'll try to check out a 65' Dart 273/235 Commando (all original car), that still sits (garaged) in Jefferson Valley, NY. A convertible, with the
yellowing plastic rear window. Automatic, but with 7 1/4" rear.

Noticed the D-Dart on the auction block. The shifter is an "Inland" unit,
with the reverse-trigger handle. D-Darts came from the factory with
Hurst shifters, with a white round knob-handle.
PC

[ddartdude]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Good brakes for the Dart.
Crazy brakes for the Cuda
The drum brakes never worked well on my 69' M-Code 440 Cuda.
I'll try to check out a 65' Dart 273/235 Commando (all original car), that still sits (garaged) in Jefferson Valley, NY. A convertible, with the
yellowing plastic rear window. Automatic, but with 7 1/4" rear.

Noticed the D-Dart on the auction block. The shifter is an "Inland" unit,
with the reverse-trigger handle. D-Darts came from the factory with
Hurst shifters, with a white round knob-handle.
PC

Paul,
D-Darts came with the Inland shifter. I have a picture of John Bedell's D-Dart but have to resize it. Will post later. This is his car as rec'd by the dealership. Nice hub caps.

[ddartdude]

Originally Posted by ddartdude

Paul,
D-Darts came with the Inland shifter. I have a picture of John Bedell's D-Dart but have to resize it. Will post later. This is his car as rec'd by the dealership. Nice hub caps.

Here's the interior of John's car ..............

Paul --- what mods did the factory do to the carb?

[Paul Ceasrine]

I'm almost positive on the D-Dart being equipped with the Hurst
Comp/Plus shifter. I have to check. But the 1966 D-Dart in the
Car Craft article from May 1966 shows the 4-speed with a Hurst unit.
Yes, the "Inland" shifter was standard equipment for the 66' thru 68'
Mopars. But the D-Dart??
Whats bizarre, is that the Hurst shifter was standard-equipment for the
1965 Mopars. Chrysler, go figure.
I don't think the D-Dart in the Car Craft article was modified, other than
14" x 6" Cragars, 7" inch slicks and a performance tune-up.

On the Holley carburetor. I'm pretty sure the (jets) were changed (sized up, richer mixture) at the factory, and something else???
I know the Marine engine guys used to put a screw in the throttle
control, to make the #4160 carb a mechanical secondary, but that
wouldn't be legal for NHRA stock class. The guys at "Camcraft"
had the right combo for the carburetor and camshaft on the 273 Marine
engines. Cruising Chessapeke Bay.
PC

[Ronnie Hamlin]

Yes, the "Inland" shifter was standard equipment for the 66' thru 68'
Mopars. But the D-Dart??

PC[/QUOTE]

I hate to disagree as you seem to be quite knowledgeable about mopars, but sitting in my garage right now is a 68 Satellite factory 383 4 speed car that I bought from the original owner with 46,000 miles that came with a "Hurst" shifter. I have found that nothing surprises me in what you may find as factory installed on mopars....and I have seen other 68's with the "Inland" shifter.

[Rory McNeil]

Could the Hurst shifter have been a 65 thing? Back in high school, I had a 65 Plymouth Valiant Signet (Our Canadian Valiants looked more like the same year US Darts in 65 &66) It had a 235HP 273 "Commando" & 4 speed, and it had a round handle shifter with a flat section on either side with "Hurst" stamped into the stick. Up here at least, the 65 V8 Valiants used the small 6 cyl. type rearend (mine had 2.91 limited slip), while the 66`s used a 8 3/4. My car also had a tiny (9 1/4"?) clutch, what size clutch would a D Dart have used? Did they also retain that oddball "ball & trunion" driveshaft like mine, which used a bolt on flange on the back of the 4 speed trans?