1970 Dodge Dart Swinger Quarter Glass Mounting Hardware

This article is about the original 1960–1976 Contrivance Dart. For the 2012 Dodge Dart and newer, see Dodge Dart (PF).

Motor vehicle

Dodge Dart
1964 Dodge Dart 4-door sedan
Overview
Manufacturer	Contrivance Chrysler
Production	1959–1976
Model years	1960–1976 (The states market place)
Body and chassis
Form	Full-size (1960–1961) Mid-size (1962) Compact (1963–1976)
Layout	FR layout
Related	Plymouth Valiant Chrysler Valiant Dodge Phoenix
Chronology
Predecessor	Contrivance Lancer (for compact version) Simca Esplanada (Brazil)
Successor	Dodge Aspen Talbot Tagora (Spanish models)

The Dodge Dart is a line of automobiles marketed past Contrivance from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with product extended to later years in diverse other markets.

The Dart name originally appeared on a 1956 Chrysler evidence automobile featuring a streamlined body designed by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Ghia that was later modified and renamed the Sprint Diablo.^[1] The production Sprint was introduced equally a lower-priced, full-size Dodge in 1960 and 1961, became a mid-size machine for 1962, and then was a compact from 1963 to 1976.^{[2] [iii]}

The Dart nameplate was resurrected for a Fiat-derived meaty car that was introduced in 2012.

First generation (1960–1961) [edit]

Motor vehicle

First generation
1960 Dodge Dart Pioneer 2-door club sedan
Overview
Production	1959–1961
Model years	1960–1961
Assembly	Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door wagon 4-door sedan 2-door sedan four-door hardtop 2-door hardtop 2-door convertible
Related	DeSoto Firesweep Dodge Phoenix Plymouth Fury
Powertrain
Engine	225 cu in (iii.7 L) Camber-6 318 cu in (5.2 L) V8 361 cu in (5.9 L) V8 383 cu in (half-dozen.3 50) V8
Manual	3-speed manual iii-speed Torqueflite automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	118 in (two,997 mm) 122 in (three,099 mm) (wagons)
Length	210.5 in (5,347 mm) 216.5 in (5,499 mm) (wagons) [4]
Width	78.7 in (1,999 mm)
Height	54.viii in (1,392 mm)

1960 [edit]

The first Contrivance Darts were introduced for the 1960 model yr. They were downsized large cars developed to supersede the Plymouth in the standard, low-priced car segment for the Dodge dealer network. Dodge dealers had been selling Plymouths since 1930, only divisional restructuring took the Plymouth make away from the Contrivance dealer network. Projection planners proposed the name Dart, only to have Chrysler executives demand an expensive research program that produced the name Zipp. This was promptly rejected in favor of Dart.^[five]

With the cancellation of Chrysler's upper level DeSoto brand, upper-level Dodge products were pushed upmarket, while using Plymouth products with more features for lower-level Contrivance products.

The Dart sedans and coupes were based on the unibody Plymouth platform with a 118 in (2,997 mm) wheelbase, shorter than the standard-size Contrivance line.^[half-dozen] Even so, the Dart station wagons used the same 122 in (3,099 mm) wheelbase as the upmarket Polara wagons. The Dart line was offered in three trim levels: the bones Seneca, mid-range Pioneer, and premium Phoenix. The new Dart came standard with a new engine, the 225 cu in (3.7 L) slant-half-dozen. The 318 cu in (5.2 L) (standard equipment on certain Phoenix and Pioneer torso styles) and 361 cu in (5.9 Fifty) V8s were optional with two-barrel or four-barrel carburetors, and with single or dual exhaust. The Dodge 383 cu in (6.3 L) V8 was added in 1961.^[7] Brakes were 11-inch drums.^[8]

Sales of the new Dart were greater than those of the full-size Dodge Matador and Dodge Polara, which also created an in-house competitor for Plymouth.^{[7] [9] [10]} Advertising from 1960 and 1961 compared the Dart to the "C" auto (Chevrolet), the "F" car (Ford) and the "P" car (Plymouth). After the economic downturn of 1958-59, Dodge production for 1960 rebounded to 367,804 cars, the sectionalization's highest total to engagement, and skillful for sixth place behind Chevrolet, Ford, Plymouth, Rambler, and Pontiac. Chrysler officials were somewhat less comforted at how 87% of Dodge's book consisted of the low-turn a profit Dart line, compared to the upmarket Matador and Polara, of which simply 41,000 were sold for the 1960 model year.

Every bit the Dart'due south sales climbed, Plymouth's sales dropped. Chrysler executives did piffling to stop the infighting betwixt the divisions. Sprint sales were so potent in 1960 that product of the medium-priced model lines were reduced. The total-size, mid-priced Matador was discontinued after the 1960 model year every bit buyers selected the slightly smaller but better-appointed and less expensive Dart Phoenix. The premium Polara remained in the medium-toll segment in 1961.^[7]

1961 [edit]

For the 1961 model year, the Dart continued as the smallest full-size Dodge. It retained the 118 in (2,997 mm) wheelbase, and was restyled to emulate the larger Polara. The same three trim levels were available: the premium Phoenix, mid-range Pioneer, and base of operations Seneca. Once once more, wagons shared the Polara's 122 in (3,099 mm) wheelbase; they also shared the Polara's unique side-mounted taillights.

Engine choices included the 225 cu in (3.7 L) slant-six, and the 318 cu in (5.2 50) and 361 cu in (five.ix L) V8s were also available in diverse configurations. Phoenix convertibles were equipped with V8 engines. Outset mid-year, some Darts ordered with the 225 engine were equipped with the dice-cast aluminum block. Darts in all series were equipped as standard with three-speed, cavalcade-shifted transmission transmissions. Chrysler'due south pushbutton-shifted TorqueFlite automatic was available at extra cost. The alternator, introduced as standard equipment in 1960 on the Valiant, replaced the previous DC generator on all 1961 Chrysler products. Canadian-built 1961 Darts were identical to U.Due south. models on the outside, but the interior trim, controls, and displays were those used on the U.Due south. Plymouth.^[7]

Virgil Exner'southward 1961 styling with its contrary fins, rear fender scalloping (the taillights were widely referred to as "ingrown toenails"), and the concave grille was highly unpopular with consumers.^[11] The low position and pocket-size size of the Dart'due south tail lights, just above the corners of the bumper, was likewise criticized and drivers of post-obit cars complained that they could not run into them. The wraparound taillights projected light sideward, non rearward.^[12] By mid-year, Dodge fabricated auxiliary taillights bachelor at actress cost through its dealer network. However, these large round lights were mounted near the inboard side of the reverse fins and aggravated the already bad-mannered styling.^[13]

The 1961 automobile market place was generally an off-year for automobile sales, and Dodge production went down to 269,367 units, of which 142,708 were Darts.^[fourteen] Among all the Darts sold, almost one-half (66,100) were the Seneca line, downwardly from 111,600 in 1960.^[14] Combined sales of Sprint and Polara were lower than Plymouth'due south sales for 1961. Dodge ranked 9th in sales in the American market in 1961, downwards from sixth place in 1960. Sales of the compact Dodge Lancer were 74,773 units compared to its Plymouth twin, the Valiant, which sold 143,078 units for the same year.^[seven] The 1961 model year saw Dodge'due south total production drop below the slow-selling 1959 model year and nigh the disastrous recession year of 1958 when Dodge faced the consequences of the poor reputation of its 1957 models.^[7]

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  1960 Dodge Dart Pioneer wagon

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  1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix ii Door Hardtop

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  Rear view, showing small, depression-mounted taillights

Second generation (1962) [edit]

Motor vehicle

Second generation
1962 Dodge Dart 4-door sedan
Overview
Production	1961-1962
Model years	1962
Assembly	Newark, Delaware, The states
Body and chassis
Trunk way	4-door railroad vehicle 4-door sedan 2-door sedan 4-door hardtop 2-door hardtop 2-door convertible
Related	Contrivance Polara Plymouth Savoy Plymouth Belvedere Plymouth Fury DeSoto Diplomat Dodge Phoenix
Powertrain
Engine	225 cu in (3.vii 50) Camber-6 I6 318 cu in (5.ii L) V8 361 cu in (5.9 Fifty) V8 413 cu in (half dozen.8 L) V8
Transmission	3-speed manual 3-speed Torqueflite automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	116 in (2,946 mm)

For 1962 the Seneca, Pioneer, and Phoenix trim levels were dropped; trim levels became Dart, Dart 330, and Dart 440. The Polara 500, offered in 2-door hardtop, 4-door hardtop, and convertible styles, was dimensionally identical but not officially a Sprint past dint of its "Polara 500" badging. The Polara 500 was non congenital or sold in Canada, and the Dart models were the aforementioned as in the U.Southward. except that the base model was badged Dart 220.^[15]

The Sprint and Polara were downsized as part of Chrysler'south hasty effort to compete with what company leaders thought would be downsized large cars from Chevrolet. Withal, they had overheard talk not of the big Chevrolets, but of the meaty Chevy II Nova. This was a basic front end-engine compact to compete more direct than the Corvair with the Ford Falcon, Rambler American, and Plymouth Valiant. Chevrolet'due south Impala and Ford'due south Galaxie both remained sized in accord with the prevailing norms of full-size cars.

The redesigned Dart was perceived more than every bit an intermediate, like the Rambler Archetype or the Ford Fairlane. When Dodge dealers voiced their displeasure at having no true full-size car to offer, Chrysler speedily created the Dodge Custom 880 in January 1962 by putting the 1961 Contrivance Polara front stop assembly on a version of the 1962 Chrysler Newport body.^[7]

The 1962 Dart, similar the Plymouth, was on a new lightweight unibody "B" platform, featuring Chrysler's well-received "Torsion-Aire" torsion bar front suspension and asymmetric rear leaf springs. The rigidity gained through the nearly pure unibody platform combined with the suspension's depression unsprung weight and well-nigh-ideal geometry provided audio treatment, braking, and acceleration; the latter particularly with the mid-year 415 hp (309 kW) "Ramcharger" 413 cu in (6.eight 50) V8 which was aimed primarily at sanctioned drag racing, where it quickly broke operation records.

The Dart's new B-trunk chassis platform was quite long-lived; while 1962 was the only year for a B-body model named "Dart", the B platform remained in use with only very slight modification and a few new letter designations through to the 1981 R-trunk cars.

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  1962 Dodge Dart 440 wagon

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  1962 Dodge Dart 440 2-door hardtop

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  1962 Dodge Sprint 440 convertible

Third generation (1963–1966) [edit]

Motor vehicle

Third generation
1964 Contrivance Dart two-door
Overview
Production	1962–1966
Model years	1963–1966
Associates	Belvidere, Illinois, United States Hamtramck, Michigan, United States Los Angeles, California, United States St. Louis, Missouri, United states Buenos Aires, Argentine republic Villaverde, Madrid, Spain
Body and chassis
Body fashion	4-door railroad vehicle iv-door sedan two-door sedan 2-door hardtop two-door convertible
Platform	A-body
Related	Plymouth Valiant Plymouth Barracuda Chrysler Valiant
Powertrain
Engine	170 cu in (two.8 L) Slant-six I6 225 cu in (three.vii L) Camber-6 273 cu in (4.five Fifty) V8
Transmission	four-speed manual 3-speed manual three-speed Torqueflite automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	111 in (ii,819 mm)[16] Wagon: 106 in (2,692 mm)
Length	196 in (iv,978 mm) Wagon: 190 in (4,826 mm)
Width	lxx.8 in (i,798 mm)
Height	55.ix in (1,420 mm)

For 1963, Dodge made a last-infinitesimal decision to driblet the Lancer proper name in favor of Dart for Contrivance's newly designed "senior meaty", a marketing term referring to the wheelbase having grown to 111 in (2,819 mm) from the Lancer'southward 106.5 in (2,705 mm). This longer wheelbase used the same A-body pause of the Valiant and defunct Lancer, and would underpin all Darts from 1963 to 1976 except the 1963–1966 station wagons which used the Valiant's (106 in (2,692 mm) wheelbase) and the 1971–1976 Demon/Sport which used the Plymouth Duster's 108 in (two,743 mm) wheelbase. The longer wheelbase gave more rear seat legroom than the previous Lancer or the contemporaneous Valiant. The Dart was available as a 2- or 4-door sedan, a two-door hardtop coupe, a station railroad vehicle, and a convertible. Iii trim levels were offered: the low-spec 170, the loftier-spec 270, and the premium GT, which was available only as a 2-door hardtop or convertible. The 1963 Dart has a turning diameter of 38.9 ft (xi.9 m).^[17]

The Dart was an instant market success, with 1963 sales upwardly sharply compared to those of the 1962 Lancer. The Sprint remained extremely popular through the cease of the Dart's production run in 1976 in comparing to the Ford Falcon and the Chevrolet Nova.^[7]

Initial engine offerings were two sizes of the slant-half-dozen: a 170 cu in (two.8 L), 101 hp (75 kW) version was fitted as standard equipment, and a 225 cu in (iii.vii 50), 145 hp (108 kW) version was available for less than $50 extra. The aluminum engine block for the 225 was discontinued early in the 1963 model yr. After the start of the 1964 model yr, an all-new, compact, lightweight 273 cu in (four.5 L) LA V8 producing 180 bhp (130 kW) with a 2-butt carburetor was introduced equally the pinnacle engine option. 1964 was the last yr for pushbutton control of the optional Torqueflite automated transmission, then 1963 and 1964 models were the only compact Darts so equipped.^[7] Standard axle ratios in 1964 were 2.93:ane with automated transmission and 225 engine, or 3.23:1 with manual transmission and 225 engine, or with 170 engine and either transmission. A 3.55:1 ratio was optional.^[xviii] New features included stronger door locks and a refined automatic choke.^[eighteen]

In 1965, the two-butt 273 remained available, but a new operation version of the 273 engine was released with a 4-barrel carburetor, 10.v:1 compression, a more aggressive camshaft with solid tappets, and other upgrades which increased output to 235 bhp (175 kW). At the same fourth dimension, the Dodge Dart Charger was offered. The Dart Chargers were xanthous Dart GT hardtops with black interiors, Commando 273 engines, premium mechanical and trim specifications, and special "Charger" badging. They were the first Contrivance models to comport the "Charger" name. The following twelvemonth the larger B-torso Dodge Charger was introduced, and the "Charger" name was thenceforth associated with Dart models but in the "Charger 225" marketing proper noun for the optional larger six-cylinder engine.

Other new options for 1965 included upgraded suspension components and larger fourteen in (356 mm) wheels and tires. Factory-installed air workout became available after the first of the 1965 model year, besides every bit disc brakes, which required the 14 in (356 mm) wheels to clear the calipers. Front end seat belts became standard.^[19]

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  1963 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible

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  1964 Dart 270 station wagon

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  1964 Dodge Dart GT 2-door hardtop rear view

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  1964 Dodge Sprint GT Convertible

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  1965 Dodge Dart GT Convertible

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  1966 Dodge Sprint sedan

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  1966 Dodge Dart sedan, rear

Quaternary generation (1967–1976) [edit]

Motor vehicle

4th generation
1967 Dodge Dart hardtop
Overview
Also called	Dodge Demon
Production	1966–1976
Model years	1967–1976
Assembly	Belvidere, Illinois, United States Hamtramck, Michigan, United States Los Angeles, California, United States St. Louis, Missouri, United States São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil Bogotá, Colombia Windsor,Ontario,Canada
Trunk and chassis
Body style	four-door sedan (1967-76) 2-door sedan (1967-69) 2-door hardtop (1967-76) ii-door coupe (1971-76) 2-door convertible (1967-69)
Platform	A-body
Related	Plymouth Valiant Plymouth Barracuda Chrysler Valiant Contrivance Polara (Argentina)
Powertrain
Engine	170 cu in (2.eight L) Camber-6 198 cu in (3.2 L) Slant-6 225 cu in (three.7 L) Slant-6 273 cu in (4.5 L) LA V8 318 cu in (v.two L) LA V8 340 cu in (five.half dozen Fifty) LA V8 360 cu in (5.9 Fifty) LA V8 383 cu in (6.3 L) RB V8 426 cu in (seven.0 L) 2G Hemi V8 (1968 S/S) 440 cu in (7.2 L) RB V8
Transmission	4-speed manual 3-speed manual 3-speed Torqueflite automated
Dimensions
Wheelbase	111 in (2,819 mm) Demon/Sport: 108 in (2,743 mm)
Length	Varied by model year: 196.2 in (4,983 mm) to 203.8 in (five,177 mm) Demon/Sport: 192.5 in (four,890 mm) to 200.9 in (5,103 mm)
Width	71.six in (1,819 mm) Demon/Sport: 71.vi in (i,819 mm)
Superlative	54 in (1,372 mm)

Engines [edit]

The 170 cu in (2.8 L) Camber-6 engine remained standard equipment, though its ability rating rose from 101 bhp (75 kW) to 115 bhp (86 kW) for 1967, owing to the installation of the 225 engine's bachelor with the one barrel Carter BBD or Holley 1904 series and the revised camshaft the bigger engine had received in 1965. For N American domestic-market vehicles, the base 170 engine was replaced for 1970 with a stronger new 198 cu in (3.two L) version of the slant-vi. This new base engine was likewise less costly to make, for different the previous 170 engine, the 198 used the same cake equally the 225. The smaller displacement was achieved with a new crankshaft (3.64 in (92 mm) stroke vs. the four.125 in (104.viii mm) stroke of the 225 crank) and connecting rods (vii.006 in (178.0 mm) long vs. the half dozen.67 in (169 mm) rods in the 225).^[twenty] Notwithstanding, the 225 remained an upgrade option. The 2-barrel 273 cu in (4.5 L) small-cake V8 was supplanted on the option listing in 1968 by a 318 cu in (5.2 L) 2-barrel engine. The 318 was rated at 230 bhp (170 kW) versus the two-barrel carbureted 273'southward 180 bhp (130 kW). At the same time the 4-barrel carbureted 273 235 bhp (175 kW) was replaced on the options list by the 275 bhp (205 kW) 4-barrel carbureted 340 cu in (5.6 L) bachelor only in the 1968–1972 Swinger and the hottest Dart, the functioning-oriented GTS models. The Sprint GTS came standard with the 340 cu in (5.6 Fifty) V8. A 300 hp (220 kW) 383 cu in (half dozen.3 L) big-block was optional.

1967 [edit]

The Sprint and its sister model—the Plymouth Valiant—were substantially redesigned for the 1967 model year. In addition to new styling, the cars received revised steering systems, wider front track and frame runway spacing, and redesigned Thou-members capable of accepting larger engines. The Sprint would keep this basic form, with facelifts consisting of revised front end and rear-end styling and interior trim, until the finish of A-body production in 1976 for Northward America and 1981 for South America.

The restyled Dart for 1967 featured a rear window with chemical compound inverse curves. This created a unique appearance at the rear of the greenhouse, but tended to collect snow and created thick C-pillars that looked formal only created blind spots for drivers. Curved side glass was used for the first time on a Chrysler meaty. The forepart featured a new dual-plane forepart end contour: the eye department of the grille, bumper, and leading edge of the hood were recessed from the front plane of the car. The unmarried headlamps were placed forrard of the recessed center section, defining the front airplane. Park/turn lamps were fix into the grille, in the corners formed past the transition area between the recessed and forward sections.

With the new pattern, changes were fabricated to the Dart lineup, offset with the elimination of its station wagons and the base model's "170" designation. The simply torso styles were the 2- and 4-door sedans, the hardtop, and the convertible. The base 170 model was now badged simply as "Dart". The 270 and GT versions carried on unchanged for the most office. In late 1967, the GTS model debuted but was built in express quantities due to its lateness in the model year; the 1968 GTS would be, arguably, improved by fitting the new high-output 340 cu in (v.6 50) V8 as standard equipment.^[7]

The 1967 Dart, along with all other 1967 Chrysler products, got a new dual-circuit brake hydraulic organisation to ensure a loss of pressure in the front end brakes would not prevent the rear brakes from working, and vice versa. The system also incorporated a brake system mistake telltale on the dashboard.^[21] Other changes to comply with new federal safety laws included collapsible steering columns, additional padding on the dashboard and lord's day visors. Shoulder belt anchors were too provided for front outboard occupants.

The 1967 redesign removed all traces of the older Virgil Exner styling that proved less popular past the early on 1960s. The newer body was trimmer and proved extremely popular, causing sales of the Sprint to surpass compacts from Ford and GM.

1968 [edit]

1968 Dart GTS convertible

Changes for 1968 were relatively subtle. The park and turn lights in the grille were moved slightly inboard and made circular. Side marker lights were added to the front fenders and rear quarter panels, to comply with newly introduced Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108. Shoulder harnesses (separate, this twelvemonth and until 1973, from the lap belts) and not-glare matte finish on the windshield wiper arms were as well part of the 1968 federally mandated safety bundle. Chrysler'southward "Clean Air Package" emission control organization became standard equipment on cars sold in all 50 states.^[22] The steering linkage was revised again, as were the windshield and rear window gaskets and trim-lock strips, leaving the 1967 pieces as ane-year-just items. The standard rear beam ratio was dropped from 2.93 to two.76 with all standard-functioning engines and automated transmission. Part-throttle downshift functionality was added as a refinement to the TorqueFlite automatic manual in 6-cylinder cars, to retain adequate city performance with the taller rear axle ratio.^[22]

Hemi Sprint [edit]

A limited option for 1968 only, lawmaking L023,^[23] the Hurst-reworked Hemi Darts used the 426 cu in (seven.0 50) Hemi engine. These special models (just 80 were made) were created strictly for drag racing, and included a non-warranty disclaimer. On Feb 20, 1968, corporate headquarters in Highland Park, Michigan, sent out a press release to Dodge dealerships.^[24] It was a promotional pitch purposed at selling drag-ready, Hemi-powered Darts. The press release stated that Contrivance wanted to brand a factory-built and ready drag racer out of the 68 Sprint GTS hardtop for competition in course B Super Stock (drag racing). Engineers stated the new Hemi Sprint would reach speeds of 130 mph (209 km/h) in less than 11 seconds and i⁄iv  mi (402 m) times in the 10-xi 2d range, although times take been reported as low every bit the ix-10 second range.

To go on weight low, a fiberglass hood and fenders were used. The hood featured a functional intake scoop and 4 hood pins for full lift-off removal of the hood. Lightweight acrid-dipped steel doors with thin side window glass were used. Every bit the doors lacked a window mechanism, a strap was fastened to the bottom of the glass on the interior door console. To keep drinking glass up, the strap latched to the inside of the door. The interior included but two bucket seats from a Dodge van. The centre console, heater, sound deadeners, side-view mirrors, radio, carpet, and even armrests were omitted to save weight.

The engine was a race-spec 426 Hemi. These motors had a compression ratio of 10.25:i pistons, bore ten stroke four+ ane⁄4  in ×3+ 3⁄four  in (108.0 mm × 95.three mm) fed through a 2X4-butt Holley carburetors atop a lightweight crossram aluminum intake manifold rated at 425 hp (431 PS; 317 kW) at five,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 490 lb⋅ft (664 Due north⋅grand) at 4,000 rpm.^{[25] [26]} A high-performance Mopar battery was moved to the trunk to free upwardly room and better weight distribution.

Darts could be ordered with either a four-speed manual or iii-speed automatic transmissions. Transmission transmission equipped cars, code A-833, featured a Dana 931/44 built heavy-duty beam with a 4.88 gear ratio, heavy-duty clutch, steel bellhousing, and special torque shaft and pivots. Transmission transmissions were modified past removing synchronizers which lowered the chances of missed shifts. A Hurst floor-mounted shifter came standard.

The automatic transmissions were the so-new Chrysler built 727 TorqueFlite three-speed with 831/44 inch large stem pinion center section with a 4.86 gear set, and a 2,600 rpm loftier speed torque converter. They were also modified with a floor-mounted Hurst shifter for transmission shifting.

Other features include heavy-duty rear shocks, heavy-duty radiator with a vii-blade fan, and deep groove pulleys, a high capacity oil pump, solid-lifter cam, and a roller timing chain to reduce stretch and provide more reliable performance. A transistorized dual points breaker distributor coupled with a Prestolite ignition and solid core wires were also used.

The cars weighed approximately 3,000 lb (1,361 kg). The cars were designed to run into street legal requirements, but due to the modifications, the cars came with disclaimers that they were not for street utilize, but rather "supervised acceleration trials", or drag racing.^[27]

1969 [edit]

The ii-door sedan was dropped at the finish of 1968 and replaced with the Swinger 2-door hardtop for 1969 available in Custom, GT, and GTS trim. Too added was the Swinger 340.

The entire 1969 Dart range received trim updates including another minor revision of the grille and a return to rectangular park/turn lights. The 1968 round side mark lights were replaced with rectangular reflectors. Caput restraints were optional equipment until January 1, 1969, when their installation became mandatory nether federal constabulary. The 6-cylinder models received a carburetor anti-ice organization borrowed from Canadian-market Chrysler half dozen-cylinder engines,^[28] and the drum brake automatic adjusters were revised for more consistent operation.^[29] At the meridian of the Dart performance range for 1969, there was limited availability of the 440 V8 in the Dart GTS model.

1970 [edit]

The Dart was refreshed for 1970 with forepart and rear changes designed to bring the car closer to the design themes found in Dodge'due south full-size vehicles through grille and profile changes. In the rear, the Dart'due south new rectangular tail lights were set into a wedge-shaped rear bumper design standing the angled trailing edge of the new deck lid and quarter panels. The revised rear styling did not alter the 14.1 cubic ft trunk space of the 1969 model. 14-inch wheels became standard equipment, and the 170 cu in (2.viii L) slant-6 was replaced by a larger 198 cu in (3.2 50) version for improved base-model performance and greater manufacturing economic system—the 198 used the aforementioned cake equally the 225, while the 170 had used a dissimilar cake. Changes to the fuel organization improved drivability, economic system, and emission command. Part-throttle downshift was added to the 8-cylinder automatic transmissions. In compliance with FMVSS 108, side marker lights and reflectors were installed at all 4 corners. 1970 Darts for the The states and Canadian markets were built in Canada at the Windsor, Ontario, or Los Angeles, California associates establish. All 1970 Darts got the federally mandated steering column and ignition lock.

The "Swinger" name was applied to all the Dart ii-door hardtops except in the loftier-line Custom series. Other changes were made to the Sprint line to avoid internal competition with Contrivance's new Challenger: the Dart convertible was discontinued forth with the optional 383 cu in (6.three L) V8, leaving the 275 bhp (205 kW) 340 4-butt V8 as the superlative Dart engine.^[vii]

The performance model in the Dart line for 1970 was the Swinger 340 two-door hardtop. The 1970 Swinger 340 came with functional hood scoops with 340 emblems. Standard equipment included forepart disc brakes (only on the Swinger),^[30] heavy-duty "Rallye" pause, a 3.23:1 rear axle ratio, fiberglass-belted bias-ply tires mounted to 14" × v½" steel wheels, and a bumblebee stripe. Optional equipment included an upgrade over the standard demote seat with all-vinyl saucepan seats, with which a center console could exist ordered. A performance hood upgrade with scoops was painted flat black with hood necktie-down pins. Mechanical options included ability-assisted brakes and steering. Rallye wheels and wire wheel covers were also optional, as was a 6000 rpm tachometer and a vinyl roof roofing in black or white.

1971 [edit]

1971 Sprint sedan with aftermarket fender mirrors

For 1971, Chrysler introduced a 2-door hardtop in the Valiant line called the Scamp. It was the same car as the Swinger with a Valiant forepart clip. The 1970 Dart's dual tail lamps were given over to the badge-engineered Scamp, while the 1971 Dart received new smaller quad taillamps that would exist used through 1973. The Custom ii-door hardtop coupe became the Swinger, and the standard Swinger became the Swinger Special. Contrivance gained a version of Plymouth's popular Valiant-based fastback Squeegee which was to be named the Beaver,^[31] but when Chrysler's marketing department learned that "beaver" was CB slang for vagina,^[5] the vehicle was renamed the "Sprint Demon".

Every bit was the case with previous Dodge rebadges of Plymouth Valiants, such as the 1961–1962 Lancer, sales of the Demon lagged backside those of the Duster. With optional hood scoops and blackout hood treatment, the car was advertised as a operation car. The Demon'southward Dart-type front fender wheel lips and Duster-type rear wheel fender lips reveal the car was substantially a Duster with Sprint front end sail metallic and other minor styling changes. A new audio pick became available for 1971: Chrysler's cassette-recorder. Different the 8-rails tapes, the cassette role player was relatively compact, and it was mounted on the console or on its own floor-mount casing. This unit of measurement offered an available microphone in which one could record their own dictation.

The Swinger 340, Dart's performance model, was replaced past the Demon 340, 275 HP engine with an optional 4-speed manual transmission, optional hood scoops, and blackout hood treatment. In 1971, Chrysler ended their longstanding corporate exercise of installing left-paw-threaded wheel studs on the left side of the vehicle; all-cycle studs on the Sprint thenceforth used conventional correct-paw threads.^[32]

1972 [edit]

1972 Dodge Dart Swinger

Changes for 1972 included a revised grille without the central divider of the 1970 and 1971 items, new surface-mounted sidemarker lights rather than the previous flush-mount units, the instrument cluster was now shared with the Valiant and featured a large, rectangular speedometer and several, pocket-size, round gauges; the AM/FM-radio option returned. The Demon had new fender-mounted metallic "Demon" badges without the minor devil character on the 1971 decals. The "Demon" decal on the rear of the car was replaced by Dodge and Dart emblems on the lower correct edge of the deck lid. Some Demons with the side and rear panel tape stripes retained the tape devil character.^{[33] [34]} A new, optional, unmarried, hood scoop replaced 1971's dual scoops, and was coupled with a hood-paint blackout that had been standard on the 1971 high-trim/high-value Demon Sizzler model. Cars equipped with the optional rally wheels now came with newly-restyled center caps, finished in a lite-silver (silver) paint. Demon product was substantially less than Squeegee's; this is reflected in higher collector car values for the Demon, especially V8 models.

1973 [edit]

The 1973 model year Darts received new forepart styling with revised fenders, grille, header console, and hood. Touch on absorbing front bumpers were installed to comply with new federal regulations, too as side-impact guard beams in the doors and new emission control devices. New single-piston disc brakes replaced the more complex 4-piston units offered from 1965 to 1972.

Chrysler'southward new electronic ignition system was standard equipment on all engines, and starter motors were revised for faster engine cranking. The K-frame was modified to accommodate a new spool-type engine mount that express engine roll to 3°. The upper brawl joints were upgraded to the larger B-body units. Along with these chassis changes, the wheel bolt pattern on Darts with disc brakes was enlarged from 4 in (101.half dozen mm) to the 4.five in (114.3 mm) pattern common to the larger B- and C-body Chrysler-built passenger cars. Darts with 4-wheel drum brakes continued with the smaller bolt blueprint. The standard rear axle was still the 7¼" unit of measurement, simply the heavy-duty choice was now an 8¼" item rather than the previous 8¾" rear axle. Standard rear axle ratios were 2.76:1 with automated manual and three.23:one with manual, though other ratios were available. Vent wings were deleted from the Swinger but not from the iv-door sedans. A new "Repose Car" package was bachelor, consisting of extra sound insulation, premium exhaust hangers, and an exhaust resonator.^[35]

The Demon fastback was renamed "Dart Sport" in response to poor sales. Information technology was thought that the 'Demon' proper noun and devil-with-pitchfork logo negatively afflicted sales to people of faith.^[seven] The high-performance model thus became Sprint Sport 340, and 1973 saw styling changes to go along with the proper name change. The Dart Sport received the aforementioned new front terminate as the other Darts, and its taillights were changed to two lights per side, each with a chrome trim band. These would remain unchanged through the 1976 model year.

1974 [edit]

1974 Contrivance Dart iv-Door Sedan

In 1974, the US federal 5 mph (eight.0 km/h) bumper bear on standards were expanded to encompass rear bumpers too as front end ones, and equally a effect, the Swinger and Dart sedan'southward rear bumpers grew much more than massive. Taillights larger than the previous year's items were set to a higher place the rear bumper, rather than within it. Shoulder and lap belts were finally combined in all Chrysler products into a retractable, inertia-sensitive, single-buckle design Chrysler called "Unibelt", replacing the difficult-to-apply dissever lap and shoulder belts that had been installed through 1973.

The Arab oil embargo of 1973, increased sales of smaller cars in the U.S. Contrivance introduced the Dart SE (Special Edition) in mid-1974 equally a four-door sedan and 2-door hardtop. The SE included velour high dorsum bucket seats with folding armrest, carpeted door panels, woodgrain instrument console, and deluxe bicycle covers along with a TorqueFlite automatic transmission every bit standard equipment. The SE came equipped with the "Quiet Motorcar" bundle introduced in 1973. The ac arrangement available on all Darts had increased capacity, quicker cooldown and lower minimum temperatures.^[36] An evaporator pressure regulator valve, long used on larger Chrysler products, varied the compressor's capacity without cycling the clutch.

The Dart Sport 340 was replaced past the Dart Sport 360 245 Bhp. as the 360 cu in (5.9 L) V8 engine replaced the 340 cu in (five.6 L) engine discontinued later 1973.

1975 [edit]

The 1975 models were about identical to the 1974s, except for a new grille and that California and some loftier-altitude models were equipped with catalytic converters and and then required unleaded gasoline. All 1975 models were required to laissez passer a roof crush test and to see this stringent requirement, boosted reinforcements were added to all Dart 2-door hardtops.^[36] Heavy gauge steel in the windshield pillar expanse had been incorporated into the windshield, pillar, and roof design. Darts were also equipped with an improved free energy-absorbing steering cavalcade which used multiple slots in the column jacket to supersede prior used convoluted mesh blueprint. At impact, forcefulness applied to the steering bike curled the column jacket back over a mandrel mounted on the floor. Federal Motor Safety Standards briefly required that the front end seat belts include a starter interlock system that prevented the engine from starting unless the front end seat outboard occupant and the commuter attached their belts.^[36]

The 198 camber-6 engine was discontinued and the 225 became standard equipment on all models. Every bit in 1974, the 360 V8 was express to the Dart Sport 360 model. A 4-speed transmission manual was offered with the six-cylinder engine for the outset time in the N American market place since 1965 and with a new thirty% overdrive quaternary gear ratio.^[37] It was Chrysler'south first application of overdrive since 1959.^[38] The last drive ratio in fourth gear was 2.36:1 on the slant-six cars equipped with 3.23:i rear beam, and ii.15:1 on the V8s equipped with ii.94:1 rear axle. The result was less engine dissonance and habiliment and greater fuel economy.^[38]

Also for 1975, heaters had fourteen% more heating chapters than in the previous year'due south models.^[36] The added chapters was the result of adding a 3rd speed to the blower system, which provided twenty% greater airflow at maximum setting.^[36] The electrically heated backglass defogger filigree timer cycle was doubled to 10 minutes. Additionally, sound insulation was improved.^[36]

1976 [edit]

1976 was the Dart's concluding year in the North-American market. The rear-view mirror was mounted on the windshield rather than from the roof. Front disc brakes became standard equipment on ane January 1976 in accord with more stringent U.S. federal brake-performance requirements, a new ii-spoke steering wheel debuted and a new foot-operated parking brake replaced the under-dash T-handle used since the Dart'southward 1963 introduction as a compact automobile. The grille's parking lamps were cast in amber, whereas the previous years had articulate lenses with bister-colored bulbs.

The Sprint Sport 360 was dropped as a separate model in 1976, but the 360 cu in (five.nine Fifty) iv-butt, dual exhaust (without catalytic converters) V8 was a $376 choice (except in California) for the $3,370 Dart Sport V8 models with automated transmission.^[39] Auto & Driver magazine tested the Dart Sport 360 in the Apr 1976 issue, pitting it against the Chevrolet Corvette and Pontiac Trans Am, and plant its summit speed of 121.6 mph (195.seven km/h) to be 2nd to the Corvette's 124.5 mph (200.4 km/h).^[40]

A38 Police Packet [edit]

In 1976, the Dart was offered with a police package, with product code A38. The A38 Dart had high-specification components and systems throughout, including a heavy-duty pause with a rear sway bar, stronger leafage springs and firmer shock absorbers, larger brakes with semi-metallic front disc pads, maximum engine cooling too as a loftier-capacity alternator and bombardment. The engines were Chrysler's 225 slant-vi, 318 V8, and 360 cu in (5.nine 50) LA V8 (220 H.P., with non-catalyst in 49-state models and a true dual exhaust; California models had a single exhaust with the catalytic converter) with an A727 TorqueFlite manual. Police-specific equipment such equally a calibrated speedometer ("certified" 120 mph), high-intensity dome low-cal and wiring harness for a rooftop lite bar were standard equipment with an A-colonnade spotlight and push confined were optional. Production volume was low, with most A38 Darts going to the Los Angeles and Ventura police departments in Southern California. For the about office, police agencies preferred the larger intermediate Dodge Coronet or total-size Dodge Monaco.

Dart Sport packages [edit]

Convertriple and Hang 10 [edit]

For 1973 and 1974, the Convertriple option on the Dart Sport included a fold-downwardly rear seat/security panel offer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 k) of lengthwise space, and a manually operated metallic sunroof.^[41] Information technology was advertised every bit "iii cars in ane": an economy compact, a convertible alternative because of the sunroof, and a roomy station wagon alternative because of the fold down rear seat.^{[42] [43]}

The Convertriple was the basis for the 1975 Hang 10 option.^[44] It was aimed at surfers in an attempt by Dodge marketers to ameliorate decide consumer preferences in a failing functioning market.^[45] Hang ten is a surfing expression for balancing at the end of a surfboard with ten toes over the olfactory organ of the lath while riding the moving ridge. Bachelor only in eggshell white exterior with a factory-installed sunroof, the car's fold-down rear seat permitted the loading of a surfboard through the body. The Hang 10 option continued the surfing theme with various colored stripe material accenting the white vinyl seats and door panels.^[46] Orangish shag carpet covered the back of the fold-down rear seat while the nuance and center console had orange accents.^[46] Red and blue exterior stripes started at the quarter panels with a wave-riding surfer graphic. A surfboard design ran down the center of the hood. Between the taillights, the stripe design fattened into surfboard-shaped messages that spelled out "Hang ten."^[47]

Caravan Tan [edit]

In mid-1974, Dodge introduced the Caravan Tan trim package. Features for this Sprint Sport included a desert-hued vinyl bench seat with multi-colored striped inserts and white piping, and gold-colored instrument panel, dashboard, and carpeting. Exterior color choices were night moonstone, Sienna, gilded metallic, dark gold metallic, golden fawn, and white.

Spirit of '76 [edit]

In a tie-in with the United States Bicentennial, a Spirit of '76 edition of the Dart Sport featured white paint with prominent cerise and bluish bodyside striping meant to evoke the image of the American flag.

Dart Lite [edit]

In response to increased interest in fuel economy, Dodge offered the Sprint Light fuel economy package which weighed at least 150 lb (68 kg) less than the ordinary Sprint Sport.^[48] The 225 slant-six was the only available engine, equipped with an aluminum intake manifold for the first time since 1960 and a specially calibrated carburetor and distributor. Bumper reinforcement brackets were aluminum instead of steel, while the hood and trunk lid bracing and inner panels were too aluminum. The slant-half dozen engine block had already been modified for reduced weight in 1975; in the heart of 1976 product, its crankshaft was inverse from forged steel to lighter bandage iron. The high-flow exhaust system included a dual-biscuit catalytic converter, a larger^[48] 2¼" headpipe, and the muffler used on V8 models. The Dart Lite was equipped with a 2.94:one rear axle rather than the customary 3.21:1 ratio when the motorcar was ordered with a iii- or four-speed manual transmission. The A833OD Overdrive^[48] 4-speed transmission manual housing was made of aluminum and had a .73:1 final bulldoze ratio which immune cruising at highway speeds with minimum engine revolutions.^[48] Similar all other Darts, the Dart Lites with automatic transmission came with a ii.76:1 rear beam as standard equipment.^[48] The Sprint Lite with manual transmission was rated by the EPA at 36 mpg (6.5 l/100km) in highway driving. The Plymouth version was the Plume Squeegee.

Taxi [edit]

Darts were offered to the taxicab manufacture for their whole production run from 1963 to 1976. While specifications varied past year, interior upgrades generally included heavy-duty front and rear black rubber flooring mats, heavy-duty seat absorber springs with full-foam back and air-foam seats, blackness all-vinyl trim with heavy sail-backed vinyl seat covers, interior door pull assist straps or handles, and a door-ajar warning light for the driver. Mechanically, Sprint taxicabs were generally equipped with heavy-duty brakes, tires, shock absorbers, front torsion bars and rear leaf springs, a high-output alternator, an increased-capacity cooling system, and actress-lean carburetor calibration for greater economy. In 1976, the Chrome Yellowish taxi bundle was available just with a 225 slant-half dozen engine producing 95 hp (71 kW) and 170 lb⋅ft (230 N⋅grand); manual was the (rare) A-727-RG (raised-deck motor, which was the slant-vi series) with California emissions, 90 hp (67 kW) and 165 lb⋅ft (224 N⋅chiliad). Options included a radio suppression bundle and a Fuel Pacer System. Many—if non all—of them had a body-color paint sales lawmaking of "999", meaning special club paint.^[49]

Racing and competition [edit]

D-Dart [edit]

Contrivance offered a performance version of the Dart GT in 1966. Known as the D-Dart for competitive utilise in NHRA's D/stock class, the 273 V8 was modified to produce 275 bhp (205 kW). Most of the power came from a larger carburetor and a more radical camshaft. The bulletin sent to the dealers from Chrysler too mentions an 8.75 in (222 mm) rear axle with 4.89:ane final drive ratio.

SCCA competition [edit]

In 1966, the SCCA introduced the new Trans-American Sedan Championship that allowed competition amid Contrivance Darts, Plymouth Barracudas, Chevrolet Corvairs, Ford Mustangs, and other "production touring cars" with a maximum wheelbase of 116 in (2,946.4 mm). The cars competed in two classes, over 2 liters and nether ii liters.^[50] Few modifications were immune; bumpers, rear seats, and floor mats could exist removed, mufflers could be replaced with straight pipes, and different wheels could be used then long as the stock rim diameter and width were maintained.^[51] Any engine component bachelor over the dealer parts counter was sanctioned for employ.^[51] Bob Tullius' race squad, called "Group 44," used Dart 270 model coupes and GT coupes with 273-4bbl engines and were sponsored by Quaker State. The team won the 24-hour endurance race at Marlboro Motor Raceway in car No.4 driven by Tullius and Tony Adamowicz, who would also go on to win at Riverside International Raceway.^[51] Dodge pulled sponsorship of the Darts after one season.

Super stock [edit]

Although racers like Dick Landy and Don Garlits had modified Darts in the mid-1960s to run in the National Hot Rod Association - NHRA funny car form using the 426 Hemi, super stock class racing of the Dart was most non-existent due to the small V-8s available. In 1968, Contrivance contracted Hurst Performance to build a limited number of Darts powered by the 440 cu in (7.ii 50) RB large-block and 426 cu in (7.0 l) Hemi-powered Darts to compete in the SS/B class as the LO23 "Hurst Hemi Dart". According to Chrysler staff engineer Larry Shepard, the bulk of these Darts were Hemi powered, although a modest airplane pilot run of fifty 440-powered Darts were also built in 1968.^[52] "In 1969," said Shepard, "we built over 600 440-powered Darts-basically the same as the 383 GTS, except for the engine."^[52]

Strange markets [edit]

Right-mitt bulldoze 1960, 1961, and 1962 Darts were exported to commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Singapore. In Commonwealth of australia they were badged as the Dodge Phoenix. In South Africa, a DeSoto-branded version of the automobile called the Diplomat was sold from 1960 to 1962, as well. In one case the "Dart" proper noun was moved to Dodge's compact car for 1963, the Phoenix was no longer Sprint-related; each twelvemonth thereafter through 1971, the "Phoenix" proper name was applied to the RHD version of a Dodge or Plymouth B-torso or C-body for Commonwealth export.

Chrysler Commonwealth of australia used the 1967 Dart front end terminate in the Australian-built VE Valiant.^[53] The ii-door coupe version of the subsequent VF, and VG models was a Dart 2-door body from the A-colonnade back with an Australian front stop. Australian sedan and pickup truck models were also exported in knock-downward kit form to New Zealand for local assembly there from 1963-78.

Contrivance Darts were assembled in right-hand drive in Due south Africa during the 1960s and upwards until 1972 and sold locally as the Chrysler Valiant. All South African models were built with a locally sourced 225 cu in six-cylinder engine. U.South Plymouth/Dodge models were fully replaced by Australian Chrysler products from 1972.

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  The Dodge RD4 Phoenix, an Australian-assembled variant of the 1961 Dodge Sprint Phoenix

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  S African 1961 DeSoto Diplomat

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  New Zealand-assembled 1962 Dodge Dart 330. This was model was otherwise sold in Australia as the "Dodge Phoenix."

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  1968 Australian-congenital VE Valiant sedan wearing a 1967 Contrivance Sprint front end.

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  S African Chrysler Valiant VIP, a RHD Dodge Dart

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  Dodge Sprint-based 1970 VG Valiant hardtop coupe (Australia)

South America [edit]

Production of A-torso Darts continued in Brazil, where they were likewise sold as LE Barons, Magnums and Chargers, through 1981^[54] and in Colombia through 1977.^[55] Dart-based A-body cars with diverse names including Valiant, Coronado and Polara were produced in Argentina through 1979.^[56] The Brazilian A-body cars used the 111-inch wheelbase (two,820 mm) bodystyle from 1970 and were always equipped with the 318 cubic inch V8, set up to run on the lower-octane fuel used in Latin America at the time.^[57] Originally a three-speed manual was standard, with an optional Torqueflite automatic, and afterward a 4-speed manual was also available. The equipment levels in Brazil were: Sedan de Luxo, Coupe de Luxo, SE, Gran Sedan, Gran Coupe, Charget LS, Le Baron and Magnum with the sporty Charger R/T .

The last true A-body Dart was built in the summer of 1981 in Brazil. This motorcar is virtually identical to the U.S. market'south 1976 Swinger.^[58]

Spain [edit]

From 1965 to 1970 a Castilian version of the Contrivance Dart based on the original from the United States was manufactured in the Barreiros Villaverde factory in Madrid. In March 1971 a new version, using the aforementioned 111 in (2,819 mm) wheelbase but with unlike sheet metal, the Dodge 3700 was produced until 1977 when the Spanish automotive taxation system was changed.^[59] The 3700 actually received the sail metal from the Argentinian Dart, with certain modifications for the Spanish market.^[lx] The rear wheel openings were larger and round, the grille and all lights were different, equally was the instrumentation. The 3700 also came every bit standard with front disc brakes and ability steering.^[61] A full of 17,589 units were manufactured of the earlier range (1965 to 1970) in Spain, they were produced every bit a SKD due to the protectionist Castilian regulations of those years.^[62] nine,959 Dodge 3700s were built until 1977,^[63] although the concluding new 3700 was but first registered in 1980.^[64]

Barreiros diesel-engined Dart

The Dart and the 3700 were the biggest national production car available in Spain during all production years. Information technology was an expensive luxury motorcar with very depression fuel economy by Castilian standards. Nonetheless, it was considered an economical car for its size in those few markets to which information technology was exported.^[65] In Switzerland, for instance, it was priced exactly the same every bit a V8-engined American-built four-door Contrivance Dart Custom and had just slightly less ability, but was taxed considerably less.^[66] The Spanish Dodges never met sales goals and was an expensive failure for the Barreiros concern. The break-even point was five,000 cars per year, a goal which was simply surpassed in one case, in 1966. The Barreiros brothers were forced to sell off the company which was reorganized as Chrysler España, S.A.^[63]

The Dodge Dart GL was a luxury model,^[67] while the GT was the sporty version.^[68] The base version has a three-speed manual transmission, while the GT came with either a four-speed transmission or a three-speed automatic - this was the same unit every bit the ane mounted in the Chrysler 2 L.^[threescore]

The gasoline Darts had the biggest engine e'er mounted into a mass-produced car in Spain, the 225 cu in (3.vii 50) Chrysler slant-half-dozen engine. The "3700" number is a reference to the 3.vii litres of displacement. No other six-cylinder engine machine has been produced as much in Espana.

A diesel Sprint (named "Barreiros diesel") was also produced.^[69] These models, mainly intended for taxi use, were very basic and very slow. They have 7-inch round headlamps rather than the big oblong units on fancier Castilian Darts, and utilise the round taillights from the first generation Simca k.^[62] The engine was the Barreiros C65, a ii,007 cc (122.5 cu in) inline-four with 65 PS (48 kW) at 4,500 rpm. Superlative speed was claimed to exist 124 km/h (77 mph).^[62]

There was also a station wagon version, equally well equally variants (diplomatic motorcade cars, ambulances, hearses, etc.)^[70]

Production of Castilian Dodges stopped in 1977. Peugeot bought the Villaverde factory, as Chrysler was divesting their European operations in Espana, France, and the United Kingdom. A replacement did not arrived until 1979, with the introduction of the Talbot Tagora sedans.

Spanish Dodges were pop with members of the Spanish government during the 1960s and 1970s. Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco was killed on xx December 1973 while traveling in his Contrivance 3700 GT.^{[59] [71]} On 12 June 1975, Fernando Herrero Tejedor, the Minister Secretary Full general of the Movimiento Nacional and the politician mentoring Adolfo Suárez, died in a car accident while travelling in his official Contrivance 3700 in the municipality of Adanero.^{[72] [73]}

Mexico [edit]

Mexican marketplace Dodge Dart (K-body)

The Dart name (rather than Aspen) was applied to Dodge-branded F-body cars in Mexico, corresponding to the Mexican Chrysler-branded F-body cars badged every bit Valiant Volare (without the "é" in the "Volare" nameplate). The F-torso was withdrawn from production worldwide after 1980, only in Mexico, the M-body was badged equally a Dodge Dart for 1981 and 1982 using the forepart header panel and hood from the discontinued 1980 Volare/Aspen, the K-body was sold as a Dodge Sprint K (and as a Valiant Volare K) from 1982 to 1989, and the Due east-trunk was sold every bit the Dodge Dart Europa, officially badged as the Dodge Dart E, from 1986 to 1989. Information technology was a downscale (lower price, cheaper trim) version of the American Dodge 600 4-door sedan. It replaced the Sprint Thousand 4-door sedan. Dart K ii-door and wagon models were sold alongside the Dart E until 1988 and the sometime SOHC I-iv 2.2 L engine was replaced by the new 2.v L I-4 for the 1987 season.^[74] These were the last new cars in the world to bear the Dodge Dart name until its revival in 2013. The Sprint name was dropped when Chrysler de México introduced the Spirit in 1990.^[75]

Epilogue [edit]

The Dodge Dart was sold alongside its replacement for function of the 1976 model year before it was discontinued in the U.S. and Canadian markets. Over its original thirteen-year product run, the Dart earned a good reputation. "The Sprint was 1 of the nigh successful compact cars e'er introduced in the American machine marketplace," according to R.D. McLaughlin, and then vice president of Chrysler's Automotive sales division, "Information technology enjoys a strong owner loyalty and is a car that has established a reputation for reliability and value...these are [some] reasons why we volition continue to market the Dart while introducing the new meaty Aspen."^[48]

The A-body Dart was replaced by the F-body Contrivance Aspen in late leap of 1976. The compact car segment was expanded with the Omni for Dodge to compete in a rapidly changing automobile market place. These were replaced past the smaller front end-bike-drive Aries, as well as several captive import models. Dodge'southward economy car segment was then filled by the Shadow and the Spirit (unrelated to the AMC Spirit), which themselves were replaced by the Neon. After 35 years, the Dodge Dart (PF) was resurrected for the 2013 model year every bit a nameplate in the domestic market place to replace the Caliber as Dodge's meaty rider car.^[76]

See also [edit]

• Spanish Dodge Darts
• Dodge Phoenix

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Further reading [edit]

• Gunnell, John, ed. (1987). The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975. Krause Publications. ISBN978-0-87341-096-0.
• McPherson, Thomas A. (1975). The Dodge Story. Crestline Publishing. ISBN978-0-912612-07-2.

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dodge Dart.

• Contrivance Dart at the Internet Motion picture Cars Database

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