I got this car in a trade, had $1300 invested, want $1300, no profits gained. Purchasing another vehicle, time to move along the rest. Waiting on pics, my father was supposed to send me. Runs great, lime green, auto. I drove it 300 miles round trip. Has tons of new parts. Slant 6 engine. I was getting mid 20s for gas mileage. Starts great. Reads 80k on odometer, and I think it's probably right. I'll get pics, if interested let me know. I'd say it's worth over $2k now, very easily.
1975 Dodge Dart Swinger in Georgia
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I'll get you some ASAP. I think my sister was going to take some for me today. It's really a nice car, not what you would expect for $1300. Has aftermarket aluminum rims, like the mag wheels, forgot to mention that. Pics say a thousand words and I will get some up on here soon.
pics to cstamm81@gmail.com please.
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Still waiting on those pics, but will be sure to post a few on here and send to who ever requests. Thanks
I owned a 68 Plymouth Valiant and a 78 Plymouth Volare; both with slant 6's; really nice engines.
The 68 had the smaller 170cu in engine; still lots of power and 27mpg. Keep in mind, that is 40 year old technology, and we can barely get that mpg today out of many engines. No smog controls however.
The 78 Plymouth had the 225 engine; drove thousands of highway miles with it; absolutely bullet-proof engine, really. Of course, really simple too; carburetor and gas pedal. About the only thing electronic that could burn out was the voltage regulator.
These are fun cars that anyone can work on, only problem of course is rust; They used a torsion bar set up; problem is that the back end of the torsion bar was anchored to a sheet metal crossmember of sorts, really part of the body. So, when they rusted out, and they did, the bar would pull loose from the sheet metal. Happened to my 68 but I continued to drive it a few more years, being a poor student and all, I just sat a little crooked. Then the other one went out, continued to drive it, but now it felt like I was in a wheel barrow running downhill all the time. Gave me the impression of more speed, so it was OK; it just didn't handle speed bumps too well and had a clearance between the front end brace and the road of about 5-6 inches as I recall. That became my skid plate when going over railroad tracks.
Last time I saw it the individuals I sold it to were drinking Tequila and shouting something out the window in a lanquage I didn't understand as they drove by my house one evening.
The 68 had the smaller 170cu in engine; still lots of power and 27mpg. Keep in mind, that is 40 year old technology, and we can barely get that mpg today out of many engines. No smog controls however.
The 78 Plymouth had the 225 engine; drove thousands of highway miles with it; absolutely bullet-proof engine, really. Of course, really simple too; carburetor and gas pedal. About the only thing electronic that could burn out was the voltage regulator.
These are fun cars that anyone can work on, only problem of course is rust; They used a torsion bar set up; problem is that the back end of the torsion bar was anchored to a sheet metal crossmember of sorts, really part of the body. So, when they rusted out, and they did, the bar would pull loose from the sheet metal. Happened to my 68 but I continued to drive it a few more years, being a poor student and all, I just sat a little crooked. Then the other one went out, continued to drive it, but now it felt like I was in a wheel barrow running downhill all the time. Gave me the impression of more speed, so it was OK; it just didn't handle speed bumps too well and had a clearance between the front end brace and the road of about 5-6 inches as I recall. That became my skid plate when going over railroad tracks.
Last time I saw it the individuals I sold it to were drinking Tequila and shouting something out the window in a lanquage I didn't understand as they drove by my house one evening.
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Heres a couple pics, I'll get more emailed out to those who have asked. Sorry for the delay. Hard to get pics of a car when you are on the other side of the world. It's even nicer than I remembered haha. Ok thanks
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I think the mileage is all original. Looks like the car sat at an angle for years and the sun hit it in one area for a long time. The back passenger rear quarter panel is the only spot of rust on the whole car, other than where someone tried to sand down the hood and didn't reprime it. It looks like water ran down the roof and into the trunk to that one side and eventually rusted a hole out. The car has a super clean underbody and is rock solid. I think it's the front driver's tire looks worn on the inside. The other three look goog. I believe the rims are worth upwards of $400-$500 alone. I'd say it could be a daily driver. Oh, as for A/C, the compressor is removed, but it did have factory A/C so the lines are still there and it has a under the dash fan. Simple fix.
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more pics I pointed out the one spot where water had run into that back quarter panel. I also have the replacement panel in the trunk, comes with the vehicle. Could be patched in for not that much money.
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Also has aftermarket exhaust, sounds like flowmasters, don't know what they are. Sounds like a V-8
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How about $1200, I really hate to see this car go .
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$1100 or trade, just not for another vehicle......need yard space
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