1968 Dart 270
Figured I'd share my friends '68 Dart 270 that I'm restoring for him.
Pull up a seat, this'll be a long one.
Mark and I have been close friends for well over a decade and a half, in that time he's seen me evolve in my skills in restoration and as a mechanic. About 2 years ago he asked me if I'd be interested in restoring his Dart for him. Knowing how important that car is to Mark, I was both humbled and honored to have been asked, so I agreed.
Now the back story on the car, it's Mark's first car, bought in 1979, driven all through high school, originally sold new in Toronto Ontario it made it's way to Milton Ontario where Mark bought it as a used car. Originally a 225 Slant 6, 904 Torque-flite, 7.25, 9" manual drum brake, manual steering, 14" full wheel cover wearing Dart 270 coupe. Mark drove the car daily and year round until the mid 80s, at which time it became his secondary/ summer car, in the early 90s Mark and some car club friends took the Dart apart and began getting it ready for restoration, it was media blasted and epoxied. Shortly after that, Mark hurt his back and had to have Surgery, the Dart became sidelined, he actually ended up buying another all original very clean '68 Dart 2dr post, and enjoyed it for many years, flashing forward through homes, marriage, divorce and unfortunately death, it brought us to 2 years ago and Mark trusting me to revive his long slumbering friend.
I went down with my truck and trailer and we assembled the suspension enough to get it to roll and out of the car tent it had been in for 15 years.
It was the start of the Dart's next lease on life.
Attached are some pictures of the day it came to stay with me, it in 1982, and the other '68.
Another installment tomorrow....
Nick
Figured I'd share my friends '68 Dart 270 that I'm restoring for him.
Pull up a seat, this'll be a long one.
Mark and I have been close friends for well over a decade and a half, in that time he's seen me evolve in my skills in restoration and as a mechanic. About 2 years ago he asked me if I'd be interested in restoring his Dart for him. Knowing how important that car is to Mark, I was both humbled and honored to have been asked, so I agreed.
Now the back story on the car, it's Mark's first car, bought in 1979, driven all through high school, originally sold new in Toronto Ontario it made it's way to Milton Ontario where Mark bought it as a used car. Originally a 225 Slant 6, 904 Torque-flite, 7.25, 9" manual drum brake, manual steering, 14" full wheel cover wearing Dart 270 coupe. Mark drove the car daily and year round until the mid 80s, at which time it became his secondary/ summer car, in the early 90s Mark and some car club friends took the Dart apart and began getting it ready for restoration, it was media blasted and epoxied. Shortly after that, Mark hurt his back and had to have Surgery, the Dart became sidelined, he actually ended up buying another all original very clean '68 Dart 2dr post, and enjoyed it for many years, flashing forward through homes, marriage, divorce and unfortunately death, it brought us to 2 years ago and Mark trusting me to revive his long slumbering friend.
I went down with my truck and trailer and we assembled the suspension enough to get it to roll and out of the car tent it had been in for 15 years.
It was the start of the Dart's next lease on life.
Attached are some pictures of the day it came to stay with me, it in 1982, and the other '68.
Another installment tomorrow....
Nick