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down on the street bonus edition

1961 Dodge Lancer 770 In Denver May Be Obama's Personal Campaign Vehicle

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. It's been a while since we've seen one of Denver's many cool street-parked cars, and what better place to look for one than right in the heart of the Democratic National Convention madness downtown? That's what Kitt thought, so she braved the protesters and riot-ready cops to shoot this '61 Lancer. Now, we can't say for sure, but speculation (well, my speculation, anyway) has it that Barack Obama plans to drive this car for the rest of the campaign, to show that he's a man of the people! Make the jump for more of my crackbrained theory political insight (and the rest of the photos of this fine automobile).


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1:20 PM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,400 views, 62 comments

Latest by slantsixdan: The Corvairs were pathetic cars in many ways, but Nader's hystrionics regarding Corvair handling may well have been out of more »

project car hell

Project Car Hell, Malaise Special Editions: Hang 10 Dart or Levi's Edition AMX?

Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Italy held on to its PCH Superpower crown in our last Choose Your Eternity poll, with the Alfa Romeo Duetto taking a 53-47 victory over the British contestant. After admiring the lovely surfboard-friendly Hang Ten Dodge Dart in yesterday's Moment of Zen, we had no choice today but to pit a basket case totally restorable Hang Ten against an equally awesome Malaise Era Special Edition AMC, complete with tape stripes and low-performance engine.
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6:00 PM on Fri Aug 22 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,824 views, 37 comments

Latest by N/A: Boy, was this easy! Dart Sport for the win. The A-bodys make FINE race cars. Stuff a 440 in it more »

moment of zen

The '74 Dart Can Hang Ten In A Rock Quarry!

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down on the street

1964 Dodge Dart Wagon

We saw another Dart in this series just last week, but we haven't yet seen a Dart wagon in this series. I shot these photographs during a rainstorm over the winter; I'd planned on reshooting the car in brighter light, but I think the car looks more like a tough Detroit survivor- which it most certainly is- in the gloomy lighting and raindrop-blurring of these photos.
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9:00 AM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,120 views, 44 comments

Latest by freeride53: drove by that same car today... more »

down on the street

1969 Dodge Dart GT Convertible

For those of you who thought the last '69 Dart GT convertible we saw in this series was just too nice, here's one that's taken a much rougher route during its nearly 40 years. Looks like it already had quite a bit of Bondo-centric rear bodywork when it took some sort of impact above the left rear wheel and went from "slightly rough" to "beater" just like that.
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9:00 AM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,299 views, 31 comments

Latest by LandofMinos and the exploits of Officer Hatstrap: I've heard of a few of these Darts being snapped up from the US and sent to Auslandia to be more »

down on the street

1975 Dodge Dart Swinger

The '65 Barracuda won our Favorite DOTS Chrysler A-Body Poll back in March, but since that time I've found this '75 Dart Swinger. Would the Swinger, with its name conjuring up images of Malaise Era key parties, have triumphed over the Barracuda? Perhaps I'll have another A-body poll, once we've seen a few more of them; until then, we can only speculate.
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9:00 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,802 views, 56 comments

Latest by N/A: I just dust-off the thread a bit, I saw these bunches of old Dodge Dart/Swinger commercials on Youtube a 1969 more »

down on the street

1970 Dodge Dart, With Bonus A-Body Poll

Is it really possible that it's been two months since our last Mopar A-body in this series? Like air-cooled VWs, Chrysler A-bodies are so plentiful in Alameda that I tend to lose track of when the last time I DOTS-ized one (also like air-cooled VWs, I've owned a few Slant Six A-bodies and feel much affection for them). So here comes a nice solid 4-door Dart, which lives on the same block as the Mercedes-Benz 280SEL that came in second in yesterdays DOTS Benz poll.
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9:30 AM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,328 views, 70 comments

Latest by N/A: I like the 69. I like 67 4 doors, 66 wagons, and 69 for everything 2 door. The little slant more »

junkyard find

Even a Slant Six Couldn't Save It: 1966 Dodge Dart 270

After two consecutive days of old Junkyard Find Dodges, we might as well see yet another one. It's a sign of how many 60s Chrysler A-bodies were manufactured (and how rugged they were) that you see more of them in the junkyard today than you do, say, 20-year-old Hyundai Excels. This one is a bit new to have the pushbutton shifter, but it's still packed with parts that will no doubt live on in another Dart, Valiant, or Barracuda.

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2:00 PM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,086 views, 23 comments

Latest by godwhacker: my first car: 65 dart gt hillside-hemi, automatic (727?) they told me i couldn't kill it totaled it twice, still drove it finally died doing more »

found on ebay

Chrysler A-Body With Truck Bed Poll: Valiantpage or Demonpage?

We've seen all manner of Ford and GM cars with truck beds added, but it's not so easy to find Chrysler cars that have been so equipped. In fact, the last one we saw here was the Chargepage. But now our eagle-eyed readers have spotted not one but two truck-bed-havin' Chrysler A-bodies for sale on eBay, and we need to know which one you'd rather have! First up is this '71 Dodge Dart Demon, which the seller calls a Demonino. Sure, it has no tailgate, but it does keep the Dart taillights. The other choice is this genuine factory '69 Dodge Valiant Ute, direct from Australia. Make the jump to have your say! Thanks to Yuri and LTDScott for the tips.

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10:30 AM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,717 views, 34 comments

Latest by N/A: I think your "Demonino" definitely deserves a unique name, good luck finding one. I'd also suggest a 340 if it's more »

down on the street

1969 Dodge Dart GT Convertible, With Bonus DOTS Of The Week Poll

I've been guilty of Chrysler A-Body neglect once again, despite having quite the backlog of Dart and Valiant photos in my DOTS collection. This isn't because they weren't great cars for their time- cheap, reliable transportation, and pretty quick when equipped with V8 power- but, because I see so many of them in Alameda, I tend to forget that they're quite rare once you leave the island. Today we're going to look at an A-Body you don't see every day, even in Alameda: a Dart GT convertible. After you look at the photos, be sure to vote on your favorite DOTS car this week- Friday is DOTS Poll Day!
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9:00 AM on Fri Dec 7 2007
By Murilee Martin
3,942 views, 51 comments

Latest by Grrrrrrrrr: The Dart rocks! I always wanted a '68 or '69 GT with the 340 as my first car, but more »

novelties

Before the Corvette Z06 Speedboat there was the Charger Runaboat

While they may not have the obsessive mimicry of the Corvette Speed Boat, Chrysler produced a rather large line of their own boats, including the pair of Chargers pictured above. The folks at ALLPAR have a great history of models from 1969, which included popular models such as the Valliant, Fury, Barracuda, Dart, Charger and Polara. Though none of the '69 models were HEMI-powered (and a few had GM engines), you could still get one with 225-horsepower. More »

9:15 AM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Matt Hardigree
1,362 views, 16 comments

Latest by rickvette: Chrysler also manufactured an 18-foot sailboat in the 1960s called the Buccaneer. Talk about a zero emissions vehicle. (And no, more »

down on the street

1971 Plymouth Valiant

A while back, I promised we'd see more Chrysler A-bodies... but it's been over a month since we saw our last one. Poor Darts and Valiants, the wallflowers of their era, slogging along tirelessly for decades with their super-indestructo slant sixes and 318s, yet constantly overlooked in favor of flashier iron. So today we're all going to admire one of Alameda's numerous surviving Valiants. More »

9:00 AM on Thu Nov 8 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,890 views, 31 comments

Latest by N/A: I have the Dennis Weaver movie 'Duel' on tape and have watched it at least a dozen times.....The engine in more »

classic ad watch

Turn In Your Badge: 1971 Dart Swinger

An automatic transmission! Hubcaps! All standard! Yes, it's no wonder the jowly small-town police chief assumes his officer has been taking bribes from the local Dodge dealer, no doubt in exchange for overlooking various legal indiscretions. And what better car for a key party than a Swinger?

3:30 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Murilee Martin
1,291 views, 14 comments

Latest by ZWECK: I learned to drive in a shit-brown '70 318 when I was 11 on the fire roads behind my dad's. more »

down on the street

1964 Dodge Dart

When we saw the '73 Plymouth Scamp last week, I promised we'd try to put a dent in the unfortunate deficit of Chrysler A-bodies in this series. So, reaching into my stash of DOTS photos (I ain't sayin' how many I have, but you can count on seeing an Alameda street survivor each day for quite a while), I'm presenting this proud '64 Dart 270. More »

9:30 AM on Thu Sep 27 2007
By Murilee Martin
4,893 views, 32 comments

Latest by racebeer: @bobash: But, as those real men of NASCAR said back in the 60s, who needs power steering???? ;-) more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Detroit Wagon Edition: '57 Ford or '65 Dodge?

Due to technical difficulties last Friday, we had to postpone our all-wagon PCH; since it seems that the liberal application of ball-peen hammer to the Gawker servers has finally fixed the problem (for now), we're ready to jump back into Hell! As we all know, the acronym-iffic JDM RHD WRX did a big turbocharged burnout right in the grillle of the SE-R Sentra in last week's Choose Your Eternity poll. Today we're going with the voice of the Jalopnik readers for our cars. Actually, the voice of a single Jalopnik reader, Will, who dug up a couple of identically-priced Detroit wagons from deep behind the Orange Curtain. Thanks, Will! Keep those tips a-coming, folks, because I'm getting geared up to start sending out some sort of prize to the best PCH tipsters. For now, let's look at cars!
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5:45 PM on Mon Sep 24 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,582 views, 48 comments

Latest by N/A: Sorry for getting to the party late, but my choice would be the Dart Wagon. Lighter, smaller, still spacious, and more »

the leaning tower of power

Jalopnik Poll: Which Dodge Dart Should Nardelli Build?

Of all the facts in a New York Times article focusing on incoming Chrysler fearless leader Robert Nardelli, there was one that caught our eye. Mr. Nardelli's first car out of high school was a 1966 Dodge Dart. As Mr. Nardelli's love for the company dates back to this car, it seems only fitting that he spearhead the campaign to resurrect the mighty Dodge Dart. Whether the new Dodge Dart will feature a hybrid fusion slant six drive that runs on orange peels and coffee grinds will only be told by the future. Vote on which Dart Dodge should build after the jump. More »

3:30 PM on Mon Aug 13 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
3,125 views, 50 comments

Latest by N/A: My dad had a 65 Dart GT. It was fast but yet economical with the 273 V8. I think the more »

make mine a dart lite

Mopars on the Green: Spring Fling XXI


Spoken and written history has it that Mopar came into the lexicon as a contraction of MOtor and PARts. First and still used to define a parts division, Mopar has moved beyond its practical beginnings and into worldwide use as the universal term for Plymouth Superbirds, Dodge Darts, Chrysler New Yorkers, and even as the given name for bruiser-size yet super friendly dogs. Mopar can also stand for mostly old parts and rust, or millions of parts assembled at random. Every Spring and Fall Mopar fans and owners alike descend into the San Fernando Valley for Spring Fling. Billed as the largest Mopar show and parts exchange west of the Mississippi, the Spring Fling has now happened for twenty one springs and gets a little bigger every year. Onward, Moparnauts! – Mike Bumbeck More »

3:15 PM on Mon May 7 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
667 views, 12 comments

Latest by Turboner: @bzr: A man ain't a man without TWO air cleaners under the hood. Max Wedge is the shizzle... more »

eight bucks

We'll Give You Eight Bucks: 18K Dodge Dart


Leaving the New York Auto Show last week, several of the Jalops were approached by a enterprising Town Car driver. The gypsy-cabbie offered to bring us downtown for the princely sum of $45. Spinelli bid this soon-to-be-hapless hack to look for another sucker a guy with a carnation in his lapel to cough up the 45 bucks. Wrapping up the interaction was a final, unaccepted offer. Thus the name of this post. In this and future Eight Bucks posts, we'll find folks with cars for sale, who like the cabbie, may have become victims of their own overly enthusiastic enterprise. More »

3:00 PM on Thu Apr 12 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
1,400 views, 11 comments

Latest by Bumbeck: The funny thing is that there's a decent looking mostly original four-speed 340 Dart complete with bumblebee stripe on CL more »