Are 66's mistakenly lumped in with 2nd gen darts by parts manufactrers?

[Jcon82]

Hi All,

I have a 66 and I'm noticing while parts shopping, mainly for exhaust kits, That most vendors list 66-72 together.

Why is this? Was there a mid year change in 66?

 

[cudamark]

It depends on the part. '66 started linkage shift transmissions, disc brakes option, 8 3/4 option, slip yoke transmissions, the later version of V8 intakes and heads, etc. That being said, some manufacturers are not Mopar fluent and make mistakes.

 

[cosgig]

The difference in exhaust will be painfully obvious if you just go by the blanket 66-72, it will be all 67 and up and will not fit a 66, especially in V8 applications. Wait until you try to find headers for a 66 and earlier V8. Your best bet is to make a thread here with your year, model, engine and trans combo, and let those here guide you to the best system for your needs.

 

[toolmanmike]

63-66 Early A
66-7? Not early A.

 

[Professor Fate]

No mid-year change, just ignorance on the seller's part.
There's always the running year-to-year changes, but the architecture of the '66 is purely early A, not to be lumped in with the '67 and up models.

 

[toolmanmike]

No mid-year change, just ignorance on the seller's part.
There's always the running year-to-year changes, but the architecture of the '66 is purely early A, not to be lumped in with the '67 and up models.

 

[slantsixdan]

It depends on the part

…is the correct answer to this question.

Depending on what parts we're talking about, the grouping could be '60-'65, '60-'66, '60-'72, '62-'66, '63-'66, '64-'66, '62-'72, '65-'72, '66-'72, '60-'76, '73-'76, '74-'76, '75-'76, and a whole bunch of one-year-onlies. Within all those, it could be all A-bodies, all Darts but not Valiants, all Darts except wagons, all Valiants plus Dart wagons, etc.