You know, I have been wondering who this "Stephen Hotz" guy is......I just now read the thread about your 71 dart for the first time.
That is such a cool car.
My first dart ever was a 72 with a 318 / speed on the floor. It seems no matter how much I look for cars, I always end up with a clutch pedal. I have never driven an automatic dart. ...... yet.
Every time I think I am bored with darts, a really cool one pops up.
I started with darts and then darts took the back burner and I got really into dusters. Then I started finding demons and was all about demons for awhile. Now i am kinda making full circle and getting into darts again, although I have been daily driving a 68 dart for years now.