Early Darts Getting Recognition

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Moparmonster said:
I think that's inevitable, since working class people have been largely priced out of actual muscle cars.
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I figure the rich and famous have bigger asperations that I, the simple common man.
I was fortunate to have been in the hobby back in 80s, 90, maybe early 2000s when decent "actual muscle cars" we easy to find and could be bought and not kill the bank. Especially builders.
I have about aged out of the hobby, but I am also greatful that TODAY I have NO desire to own a high $ car at all , even if I could afford such.
Fortunately, the Darts, Dusters, the "poor mans" car of that day, are still out there as affordable projects. Amateur restos are affordable (sometimes). Problem is the $$ it takes to just get it on the road and not be a total pile of rust!!
 
barbee6043 said:
I have about aged out of the hobby
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Agree with that statement. The high cost of EVERYTHING is my excuse. Not just car stuff.
I'm cheap and I know it. The older I get I just backed off of the car stuff.
Still a 63 Valiant may get the sparks flying.
 
barbee6043 said:
I figure the rich and famous have bigger asperations that I, the simple common man.
I was fortunate to have been in the hobby back in 80s, 90, maybe early 2000s when decent "actual muscle cars" we easy to find and could be bought and not kill the bank. Especially builders.
I have about aged out of the hobby, but I am also greatful that TODAY I have NO desire to own a high $ car at all , even if I could afford such.
Fortunately, the Darts, Dusters, the "poor mans" car of that day, are still out there as affordable projects. Amateur restos are affordable (sometimes). Problem is the $$ it takes to just get it on the road and not be a total pile of rust!!
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Attermarket isnt that bad exc for $$
 
barbee6043 said:
I figure the rich and famous have bigger asperations that I, the simple common man.
I was fortunate to have been in the hobby back in 80s, 90, maybe early 2000s when decent "actual muscle cars" we easy to find and could be bought and not kill the bank. Especially builders.
I have about aged out of the hobby, but I am also greatful that TODAY I have NO desire to own a high $ car at all , even if I could afford such.
Fortunately, the Darts, Dusters, the "poor mans" car of that day, are still out there as affordable projects. Amateur restos are affordable (sometimes). Problem is the $$ it takes to just get it on the road and not be a total pile of rust!!
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It was that way when I bought my car; I started out looking for a '69 Charger but quickly realized how rare and expensive that they were. I moved on to stepside pickups but found how few there were available, too, so I went to Darts and Dusters, which I found affordable and readily available.


I looked at four or five before settling on the car I bought. In the process of that, though, I saw a brown '70 Challenger. I always wondered what became of that car.
 
Moparmonster said:
It was that way when I bought my car; I started out looking for a '69 Charger but quickly realized how rare and expensive that they were. I moved on to stepside pickups but found how few there were available, too, so I went to Darts and Dusters, which I found affordable and readily available.


I looked at four or five before settling on the car I bought. In the process of that, though, I saw a brown '70 Challenger. I always wondered what became of that car.
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I bet that Challenger got real expensive also!!!!!! I had many 70 E bodies back in the Dark Ages of the 80s, early 90s. 66-7 V code 6 pac cars also. I could n ot swing a dead cat without one appearing. But. I decided I liked the 68-70 B bodies way better. Way more affordable. Nicer cars, not as sexy though. Funny thing was that back then, Dusters were the step child of Mopar to lots of guys, even the 340 cars. But. Smart guys have always understood the ability of a 340 A body!

Silly stuff like Fast and Furious and RoadKill ran up the $$$ of the second gen Charger,. Sad.
 
barbee6043 said:
I bet that Challenger got real expensive also!!!!!! I had many 70 E bodies back in the Dark Ages of the 80s, early 90s. 66-7 V code 6 pac cars also. I could n ot swing a dead cat without one appearing. But. I decided I liked the 68-70 B bodies way better. Way more affordable. Nicer cars, not as sexy though. Funny thing was that back then, Dusters were the step child of Mopar to lots of guys, even the 340 cars. But. Smart guys have always understood the ability of a 340 A body!

Silly stuff like Fast and Furious and RoadKill ran up the $$$ of the second gen Charger,. Sad.
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As I recall, that Challenger was a 318 car, but I didn't look that closely at it. I was far more interested in a B5 blue Duster that turned out to have no floor pan and no trunk.

If I had to do it over again, I would've spend less time fooling around with the series of '73-'74 Chargers that I owned prior to my '65 Dart and kept that money.
 
Moparmonster said:
As I recall, that Challenger was a 318 car, but I didn't look that closely at it. I was far more interested in a B5 blue Duster that turned out to have no floor pan and no trunk.

If I had to do it over again, I would've spend less time fooling around with the series of '73-'74 Chargers that I owned prior to my '65 Dart and kept that money.
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My problem is I have always liked them all, some more than others!!!!
Back in the day, before anyone thunked up clones, 318 cars were give aways. Sad but true.
 
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