1965 Dodge Dart Charger

Of the big three Chrysler was the biggest in Finland in the mid-60:s. Especially A-bodies sold well (for a big, expensive car, remember folks, this is Europe), B-bodies were a lot more scarce and C-bodies were seldom sold to private individuals. However, back in those days most large corporations and different government organizations used black C-body 4 door sedans for their head honchos. This continued all the way to mid 70:s. Regarding your search for a Dart 2-door sedan you might be out of luck in Finland if you want a 65. Most 1964 and 1965 Darts were 4 door sedans but for some reason there were a lot of 1966 Darts here as 2 door sedans in addition to the 4 doors. I don't remember seeing any factory 4-sp 2 doors but I remember one guy claiming years ago having a factory 1966 Dart 270 4d with a 4-speed. Those must be pretty rare. I think there were a few others as well, at least a 64 and a 65 Valiant 4d 4-sp. As a sidenote, remember seeing these production figures for 65:s a long time ago for the 4bbl 273, probably familiar to you...

Dart 170 4d sdn 273 at 17 cars
Dart 170 4d sdn 273 4sp 5 cars
Dart 270 4d sdn 273 at 254 cars
Dart 270 4d sdn 273 4sp 15 cars

Then there were a few police Valiants with 4-speeds but I think those were 67-up only? Also, the importer of Plymouths back then, Berner Oy, had some 2d sedan Commando 4-sp Valiants in 65 that participated in rallys and later a 66 Formula S Barracuda that was in the Monte Carlo rally too. Lots of cool stories on those. Unfortunately my memory isn't what it used to be so I have forgotten a lot about these...

I live in Turku (Åbo) on the west coast of Finland but I am in the process of moving to southern Sweden, just trucked most of my cars there a couple of weeks ago. Early A:s include the Dart I mentioned and a 64 Valiant V100 2d sedan, originally a white /6 3-sp car that belonged to the Financedepartment, it was a 360 4-sp when I bought it but poorly converted. Also a total project, 66 Valiant 100 2d sedan, originally /6 3-sp but I was planning on putting the 360 4-sp in it and made it look like those Berner rally cars back in the day.

Sorry, no leads on NOS stuff, I have been experiencing some lean years and have tried to avoid to search for that stuff, the temptation to buy is always too big...

Hans