1965 Dodge Dart Charger

Forwardlook said

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

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Hans!
It was the same way in Sweden. The C-body cars were just bought by the CEOs and executives. Always black and 4 dr sedans.

There was only one orginal sold 2 dr post 65 Dart sold here in Sweden by the dealer ANA maskin. But the car was wrecked back in the 70ies! Which I could find one after my project is done.

Here is the production figures for the 1965 Dart w/273 hp engine;

Dart series
2 dr sedan 247 cars
auto 41 cars
3 speed 27 cars
4 speed 179 cars

4 dr sedan 25 cars
auto 17 cars
3 speed 3 cars
4 speed 5 cars

Dart 270 series
2 dr sedan 112 cars
auto 61 cars
3 speed 4 cars
4 speed 47 cars

2 dr hardtop 591 cars
auto 287 cars
3 speed 33 cars
4 speed 271 cars

4 dr sedan 275 cars
auto 254 cars
3 speed 6 cars
4 speed 15 cars

convertible 121 cars
auto 48 cars
3 speed 25 cars
4 speed 48 cars

Dart GT series
2 dr hardtop 5631 cars
auto 3074 cars
3 speed 65 cars
4 speed 2492 cars

convertible 558 cars
auto 360 cars
3 speed 8 cars
4 speed 190 cars

Total production of the 1965 Darts w/273 HP were 7560 cars.

The Barracuda that were in the Monte Carlo rally is in Gothenbourg. It's red w/273 HP and 4 speed. Black interior.

Is there any company in Finland selling NOS parts?