1974 Dodge Dart --- bought 2/04/2004

OK, for all those who ask WHY!!.  I purchased it at a good price.  It is a 53k mile car (true mileage) and sat for over a year.  This is my commuting car to and from work.  The car is completely straight and is decent on gas.  It has a 225 cubic inch slant six with a 1bbl, 3 speed auto tranny, am/fm radio(not even stereo) and a couple of weird options like country/city horn.  Everything works!!  Just a broken taillight and a tired suspension.   The front & rear windows are also leaking, the space where the spare tire resides is rusted out.  I will be fixing all of it. I hope!! 

This is how I got it.  I took these pics the first day I had it.  YES, that is original mileage.  An old woman owned it until about 5years ago and garage kept it.  When I picked it up, you couldn't see thru the windows!  I didn't realize they were tinted!! (oh they aren't)  I washed those before I left that night.

Here is the front/rear seat.  If you look closely you can see the mold build up on the door panels but otherwise it was in REALLY nice condition.  It had a REAL musty odor due to a leak on the passenger side of the windshield.  I used FEBREEZE inside and cleaned the interior a bit.

Here is the venerable 225cu in slant 6 one barrel carb.  This is the trunk.  Remember, I got the car like this.  I have cleaned it a little, when I am completely done I will post again.

A few days later and after John Gavlik and I did the intake/exhaust gasket, plugs, oil & filter, cap, rotor, starter, fixed the vacuum advance, adjust the steering and tightened the fuel line.  All this took us less then 3.5 hours!!!  This car is a breeze to work on!!! (get it breeze! febreeze! -- poor attempt at humor!).  Just to annoy me, John waxed the corner of the hood!!!

So, the next decent day, a week later, when it was 40 degrees, I washed it and cleaned the interior a bit!  It is actually presentable now! and runs REAL nice and quiet!!!  I also fixed the nonlocking locks. Man the original paint actually shines when it is clean!!!  I have to wax it soon!  When it warms up, I will do a more thorough job inside and out.

                                                                    Russell and Matt --- EAT YOUR HEART OUT!!!!