MoPar A bodies in Peril
For years there was a B5 blue 69 340 Dart convertible in the showroom that supposedly wasn't for sale. And I heard some of the cars under all the covers in the back shop were either Max wedge or Super Stock. My buddy wanted me to check out a car he bought there many moons ago. I never knew about all the other cars around outside.
Hello, I have Met Tim at some Local Car shows, I know the car that he bought well. I probably drove it and worked on it somewhat when I was a kid. We connected again about 6-7 years ago and he gave me the slant 6 and transmission out of the car, for slanted projects that most folks are not interested in. Tim's car was originally a Radio Delete Car, 1968 Dart GT, Medium Turquoise Metallic, Slant 6 with a 904. Column Shift.
Dad had the body Shop Redo the car, and At some point we replaced the heater core in it as well.
Your accounts of what was there in the showroom and back vs what was actually there are somewhat inaccurate - like the kid's game of telephone, after the origial story got passed around, by the time it got to you it was off somewhat.
The '69 B5 Blue 340 Convertible in the showroom was not that.
It is actually a '68 Dart GT Convertible 273 four speed car, (sorry I do not have any modern Pictures of it) Also Medium Turquoise metallic - Essentially a convertible twin to Tim's car. For years it was not for sale - It was an attention getter and conversation piece in the showroom. A good local friend of both mine and Dad bought it and has since rejuvenated the vehicle. He enjoys driving it on nice days and to cruise nights. I had the pleasure of doing some work on it again recently, carb and timing adjustments as well as some clutch rod linkage adjustments.
There was at one time a B5 Blue '69 Dart 4 door sedan on the lot in the Mid to late 90's with a Built 318 or 340 with an automatic that sold quickly. I have no pictures of that one.
The cars in the back under covers were never max wedge or super stock cars.
That is all fiction.
There was one '64 Dodge Polara with a factory 426 Street Wedge (sorry no Modern Photos of that one either) that dad acquired in the mid 90's and held onto. It was sold a few years ago to a local enthausist.