Lets see your 73 Darts

[Princess Valiant]

1973, very unique year for Chrysler Corp.

Major re-design year for most models and so many new features made standard. BBP disc brakes now standard on V8 cars and slant six cars ordered with power brakes.

New front end lovingly known as the "beak" front end, yet still on the rear bumper (on swinger) and general shape of the previous year.

Electronic ignition now a common sight as well as increased emphasis on safety equipment.
Vent windows now "disappeared" (on swinger) and new interior trim (plastic door tops).

It was the start of a new era. Lets see them!

 

[Princess Valiant]

No 73 darts on FABO ???

 

[66fs]

This is my Son's 73 4 door. 318, 727, 7 1/4, Front disc, Air, Black and white checkered cloth interior and rear defroster, 15 in aluminum snowflake rims, Super Stock rear springs. Bought with 30K on the odometer. The 318 has 360 dual exhaust, 273 intake and Carb, small hydraulic Purple cam and true roller timing set.

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[Ben Drinkin]

I got this on

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[Ben Drinkin]

Here's the engine out of a 73 Swinger if that counts...

 

[66fs]

Here's the engine out of a 73 Swinger if that counts...View attachment 1714943400

Nice, I like the twin hood scoop and the sunroof also.

 

[TrailBeast]

Everyone is probably tired of mine.

 

[MrJLR]

Everyone is probably tired of mine.

Post it up anyway!
I have ZERO problems with the beakers.....

Jeff

 

[TrailBeast]

Post it up anyway!
I have ZERO problems with the beakers.....

Jeff

Then I introduce you to a teaser of the one of one 1973 Dodge Dart Predator.
Mild built 9:1 5.9 Magnum roller block with Hughes valve train and Oregon custom cam.
Fully auto shifting A500 (42RH) 5 speed overdrive and freeway gears.
2.5 dual exhaust with Flowmaster 40's and an X
Subframe connected, LED lit white face gauges, as well as interior and exterior lighting (not the headlights)
MAD bypass charging system
Relay kitted headlights, oversized cooling with recovery system.
Fully automatic electric thermostatic controlled cooling
Wireless touchscreen music/internet with GPS voice navigation over car stereo system.
15-70's with 4.5 bolt pattern power disc brakes, and power steering.
Line lock/roll control
1.03 Torsion bars
13 gallon tank with a switched 5 gallon reserve going in before long.

This thing could stalk a car through hell and back, chase it out in the middle of the desert, run it out of gas and go in for the kill with that beak all while getting almost 30 mpg and over 500 miles on a fillup.

That's why I named it a "Dodge Dart Predator".

 

[MrJLR]

Then I introduce you to a teaser of the one of one 1973 Dodge Dart Predator.
Mild built 9:1 5.9 Magnum roller block with Hughes valve train and Oregon custom cam.
Fully auto shifting A500 (42RH) 5 speed overdrive and freeway gears.
2.5 dual exhaust with Flowmaster 40's and an X
Subframe connected, LED lit white face gauges, as well as interior and exterior lighting (not the headlights)
MAD bypass charging system
Relay kitted headlights, oversized cooling with recovery system.
Fully automatic electric thermostatic controlled cooling
Wireless touchscreen music/internet with GPS voice navigation over car stereo system.
15-70's with 4.5 bolt pattern power disc brakes, and power steering.
Line lock/roll control
1.03 Torsion bars
13 gallon tank with a switched 5 gallon reserve going in before long.

This thing could stalk a car through hell and back, chase it out in the middle of the desert, run it out of gas and go in for the kill with that beak all while getting almost 30 mpg.

That's why I named it a "Dodge Dart Predator".

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That's an awesome ride! Love the dash!

 

[73 Swinger 8]

A work in progress!

 

[Princess Valiant]

This one might be the biggest work in progress ....looooong ways to go but it's a 73 and it's a dart....at least I can that much

 

[318willrun]

^^^^^^like the wide "meats" on the back

 

[Princess Valiant]

^^^^^^like the wide "meats" on the back

they should have saved those for a dart sport body because someone bent the wheel lips up and ruined what might have been some good 1/4s and outer wheel housings

 

[TrailBeast]

they should have saved those for a dart sport body because someone bent the wheel lips up and ruined what might have been some good 1/4s and outer wheel housings

My car looked almost like that the day I got it.

 

[73hcode]

Here is mine

 

[TrailBeast]

There's a white 73 Swinger running around town also, but I don't think he is a member here (yet)