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RALLY 10-09-2020 05:49 PM

Agree guys, great stories on these 340 Darts. I would love to won one and who knows, been a Chevy guy all my life but if i had the chance to buy a 68 Dart 340 4 speed i would get it. Light weight car with a 340 cube engine, fast car.

John Brown 10-09-2020 05:49 PM

At the Pure Stock Drags, it takes a 360 horse Yenko Nova to beat the 340 Demons and Dusters.

https://www.psmcdr.com/all-time-lists

And this is from a dyed in the wool Chevy guy, but I gotta give credit when it's due.

Lee Stewart 10-09-2020 06:03 PM

1969 Swinger 340 curb weight: 3274 pounds.

That includes a full tank of gas and all fluids. The shipping weight which includes none of those is 3097 pounds

https://www.automobile-catalog.com/m..._340/1969.html

markinnaples 10-09-2020 06:05 PM

Love those Shark-tooth grill Dusters, as well as Demons. Yours looked great Ken.

GrumpyJeff 10-09-2020 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrumpyJeff (Post 1517646)
Yep those 340/4spd Darts were Quik on the Street !!! I had a buddy in high school who had a 69 with some gears & a little traction , there wasn't much that could keep up with it from red light to red light. Full 1/4 mile it was probably a different story . But around town that car embarrassed a lot of big block stuff

Though he/it did have a Hard time hanging with my 65 L79 SS Chevelle 4spd/4.10's Depending on my launch, I would usually get him by a car length, but very similar running cars... Fun Times!!!

Lee Stewart 10-09-2020 08:02 PM

The lowest rear Chrysler offered with the 340 was the 3.91. THAT was a killer combo. I liked the fact that Chrysler included a 4 speed with their 1968 and 1969 muscle cars.

https://i.postimg.cc/dV5zsMGn/1969-Dart-Swinger340.jpg

Also included were the chrome exhaust tips. Nice that it had 10.5" drum brakes all around unlike the Chevys which had only 9.5"

Bill Pritchard 10-09-2020 08:44 PM

Delete the rear stripe and that's EXACTLY what mine looked like when I bought it in December of 70. It was ordered without the rear stripe. I traded those 4 hubcaps to a friend of mine for a 63 Chrysler Newport that I used for a winter beater.

jl8z28 10-09-2020 08:45 PM

Thats what my dart looked like except mine did not have a vinyl top

Bill Pritchard 10-09-2020 08:58 PM

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I gave the only decent picture I had of my Dart to a friend who was the local Motorsports reporter for our local paper. He used it when he started doing a column about the local Cruising scene 'back in the day'.....I never got the picture back, but I have a scan of what appeared in the paper. He may have taken a bit of artistic license when describing my car :tongue: My friends' 69 Super Bee is in the background.

Lee Stewart 10-09-2020 09:22 PM

The one I looked at in the showroom of the local Dodge dealer in Liberty, NY was identical to the photo I posted. Had three options: AM radio, vinyl top and wheel covers. It was going to be my first car which I would take to college with me. I chickened out due to having car payments with no immediate job. So I took most of my $1000 cash down payment money and bought a 1964 327/300HP Impala SS convertible with powerglide, PS and PB. Had some bucks left over to take to college as a nest egg. That was after I bought a reverb and 8 track player.


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