69 Dart 340 Swinger Street/Road Race build
Well thank you. I guess this is not typical for me. My last build was a frame off Jeep CJ-7 and that took me the better part of 5 years to complete. I also have an 81' Bronco that I was supposed to start a long travel sand truck build on, but that was put on the back burner. I've been looking at this Dart the the past 40 years in my parents garage dreaming of driving it. Basically out of the blue this past summer, my dad tells me that he'll never get to rebuilding the car and he knew that I would actually get it going so he gave it to me. I was completely shocked and of course excited, but I wasn't prepared for a build like this at that time. So, I took care of a bunch of things at home and sold a motorcycle and some other stuff to prepare for when I pick up the Dart. I knew that i'd have to get it running/driving in 6 months or so or it would turn into another long term build, which I just couldn't do again. So I picked the car up in late December and was able to dive into it right away. I'm not gonna lie, this virus crap has allowed me hours and hours of extra time on the car I wouldn't have had if things were normal. I'm still hoping to be driving and enjoying the car by July/August if things go well, maybe sooner.