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1971 2-dr Dodge Dart Swinger V8 Survivor W/high Impact Color on 2040-cars

Year:1971 Mileage:93000 Color: Butterscotch /
White/Black

Location:

San Jose, California, United States

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Advertising:

Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:2-Dr Hardtop
Engine:v8
Vehicle Title:Clear
For Sale By:Private Seller

Condition:
Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ...
Year: 1971
Interior Color: White/Black
Make: Dodge
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Dart
Trim: Swinger
Drive Type: RWD
Options: Power Disc Brakes, High Impact Paint Color (EL5), Bumper Guards/Bumperettes, Power Steering, Heavy Duty Cooling Package, Vinyl Top, Stainless Steel Moulding Packages, Cassette Player
Mileage: 93,000
Safety Features: Power Disc Brakes, Power Steering
Sub Model: Swinger V8
Power Options: Power Disc Brakes, Power Steering
Exterior Color: Butterscotch

For your consideration is a 1971 2-dr Dodge Dart V8 Swinger wearing its original blue/gold California license plates, fender tag and broadcast/build sheet. It has approx. 93K original miles on it and I am the third owner. The original and second owners were women who both lived in the San Francisco East Bay Area (Oakland & Concord respectively). The car was sold/purchased at East Bay Dodge in Oakland and has remained in the SF Bay Area (East & South Bay inland areas away from the coast) it's entire life. I have owned the Dart for almost 6 years and feel as though I have repaired/refurbished/serviced nearly every sub assembly on the car. It is now a very reliable driver. It is currently registered until the end of October 2014.

Let me run through each area on the Dart and I will describe it to the best of my ability.

EXTERIOR:

-Body/paint: The Dart is painted in one of the unique "high impact" colors offered by Chrysler during it's 1969-1971 hey day. That color is Butterscotch (also called Bahama Yellow by the Plymouth Division) with a paint code of "EL5". It is in fantastic condition for 43year old paint. I would say that the Dart is wearing approx. 90% of its original paint. The trunk lid was repainted prior to me owning it and they blended in the paint on the tops of the rear quarter and filler panel (beneath the rear window). If I was going to keep the Dart, I was going to repaint those areas just to make it as nice as the factory paint. Note: I am willing to pass along the contact information of the body/paint person I was originally going to use so that the new owner can deal directly with him.

The body is in incredible shape. It is commented on by so many car enthusiasts (many of them Mopar people who know what and where to look for issues). The panels are rock solid as are the pans and the frame rails. The carpet was pulled up and the floors look like they just rolled off the assembly line with uniform body color and all factory crayon markings.

At one point, I did consider adding a set of high quality reproduction twin hood scoops that came with the high performance models. With that being said, I bought the scoops (in black gel coat), the bezels and the mounting hardware along with a mounting template. Since the original hood is so nice, I bought a good used hood and was going to mount the scoops to it and have the entire assembly painted body color. I no longer have the hood but do have everything else. They can be purchased for an additional cost if desired.

-Vinyl top: I had a new white vinyl top installed. The original top had been removed when I bought the Dart and the roof was extremely solid - zero issues. I had it resealed before the new vinyl top was I stalled. All of the vinyl roof stainless steel was polished and new mounting hardware installed.

-Bumpers/Mouldings/Grill: Both bumpers & all bumperperettes are very nice & straight. They are still bright and have no crazing. All mouldings (ie. windshield, rear window, driprail, body line, hood, wheel lip, rocker, etc.) are intact and in very good/excellent condition. The rocker mouldings are perfect except for some of the original factory flat black paint being rubbed off by a car cover cable/lock. The grill and headlamp bezels are some of the nicest originals I have seen on any 70-71 model. Zero cracks or missing parts.

-Lights/Lenses: Both head lights (standard & high beams) and all tail lights work (as do the blinkers and emergency flashers). All lenses (front & rear & side markers) are intact with no cracks or crazing.

-Glass: The Dart has all of its date coded glass. There are no cracks or fogging. The front windshield has its share of imperfections from 43 years of being on the road.

-Wheels/Tires: The steel wheels on the Dart are the original 14x4.5s. They were originally black with full hubcap covers. I had them media stripped, repainted to match the body color and clear-coated. There is a nice set of stainless steel redline dog dishes on them that I would rate 5 or so out of 10. I have a beautiful set of stainless red lines that I would rate 8 or 9 out of 10 that can be purchased separately if so desired. The tires are newer BF Goodrich Radial TAs (size: 205/70-14) that have approx. 2k miles on them. As you can see, I had the black walls mounted outwards (with the raised white lettering on the inside).

INTERIOR:

The majority of the interior is all original and is the factory black/white combination. This includes white soft upholstery: front & rear seats, door panels & armrests with the following items being black: carpet, dash pad, headliner, upper door frames, rear speaker package tray & seat belts.

Condition of Interior Parts:

-Seat Upholstery: overall the seat upholstery is in really good shape for being almost 43 years old. There are two issues. One of the seams on the driver side has unraveled but it hasn't gotten any longer in quite awhile. It is approx. 4" -5" long. It's hard to notice unless you push on the material around it. The second tear is behind the driver's seat. There is a 1" puncture/tear on the lower section of the seat back. Never got around to fixing t but it really would be an easy one to repair.

-Door panels/armrests: Very nice with no tears, cracking or wrinkles.

-Carpet: Structurally, the carpet is really nice. There is some fading. I have a brand new black ACC (Auto Custom Carpet) that can be purchased separately if the new owner is interested. The original carpet is in such nice shape, you could have it dyed if you wanted to keep,it original (it does have its original factory tag on it).

-Dashpad: Another really nice piece. It has one small crack on the driver's side lower corner (closest to the door glass). Not very noticeable at all. There is a dash cover that goes with the Dart.

-Headliner: I replaced the original headliner with a new OEM (black) replacement piece.

-Rear Speaker Tray: The original was cut to fit aftermarket speakers. I cut a custom solid piece to replace it. I was going to eventually install a reproduction tray with perforated speaker holes.

-Seat belts: In very nice working condition. All latches work properly and all date coded belt tags are present and in very good condition.

-Instrument Cluster /Bezel: As you can see by the images, the cluster /bezel are in excellent shape. There are no cracks and nothing has been cut or modified. All of the gauges work except for the temperature gauge. A couple of the instrument cluster bulbs need to be replaced. I never got around to it. There is an aftermarket AM/FM radio/cassette player installed but it is an oldie (as are the two 6x9 speakers under the rear speaker tray. Again, nothing was cut to install this radio. The original AM radio from the Dart is included if you want to have it all original.

-Steering Wheel: The sport steering wheel does have a small (common) crack on the outer ring but otherwise, looks almost mint. Supposedly, there has been a cover on it since it was first purchased. The color and detail of the woodgrain is incredible.

MOTOR/TRANSMISSION:

-Motor: The motor is the original 318 ci and has approx. 93K miles on it. It is a solid running motor and when I purchased it had very good uniform compression (all within 6-7% of each other). It is all original except for the following: the original 2bbl induction was replaced with a Weiand dual plane intake manifold and an Edelbrock 625 cfm carb with an electric choke. That is topped by a Holley air cleaner assembly. The correct throttle/kickdown linkage was installed from a 340 A-body car. The distributor was updated with an electronic Pertronix conversion kit along with a Pertronix coil. The motor was last tuned (incl: plugs, wires, cap, rotor, etc.) approx. 800 miles ago. The valve covers have also been replaced with Weiand pieces. A new alternator and battery have also been installed.

-Mis. Motor Info: All belts/hoses have been replaced. The power steering pump was recently rebuilt and hoses replaced. There are no detectable leaks.

-Transmission: The original 904 Torqueflite in the Dart runs & shifts flawlessly. It has been serviced multiple times since I have owned it. There are no detectable leaks.

EXHAUST:

The 318 maintains its original exhaust manifolds. The original single exhaust was replaced with an aftermarket dual setup with aluminized tubing (if memory serves me correctly - 2.25") and I believe DynoMax mufflers which give it a nice healthy sound. Chrome exhaust tips were also added and look somewhat similar to the original factory hi-po tips.

REAR SUSPENSION/AXLE/BRAKES:

The rear end is a 7.25" with what I believe to be 3.23 gears (non-sure grip). The leafsprings/bushings were replaced prior to me purchasing the Dart. I replaced the shocks with new gas units. I had the brake shoes, cylinders and hardware replaced as well.

FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKES:

The front end was rebuilt prior to me purchasing the Dart. It was evident that the control arm bushings, ball joints, etc. were newer at the time. I replaced the shocks with new gas units. The Dart has its original Kelsey Hayes 4-piston disc brake setup. I had them serviced when I bought the Dart replacing pads, hardware and cylinders.

AIR CONDITIONING:

The Dart has all of lit original AC parts. It does work but needs to be recharged.

OVERALL:

The Dart is far from perfect but it is incredibly nice for a 43 year old near survivor car. In it's day, Darts like this were entry level cars but this one with it's high impact color, V8 option and overall excellent condition makes it even that much more special these days. It is reliable and something you could drive around as is and have fun.

Besides the changes described above, this Dart is as close to original as it gets. And as we know, they are only original once.

A non-refundable down payment of $500 is due (via Paypal) within 24 hours from the end of the auction. The balance is due (via cash, money order or cashiers check) within 5 days of the end of the auction. The vehicle will not be released until payments have cleared. All transportation/shipping fees are the total responsibility of the high bidder/new owner. I will be happy to assist with the loading of the vehicle and the transfer/mailing of documents. There are no implied or expressed warranties or guarantees that go along with this vehicle and is being sold as is/where is. Good luck!

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