Dodge Dart, 1968
Chassis No.: LH23F8B416666 Auction: Kissimmee 2017 Auction date: January 15, 2017 Lot No.: F174 $51,700 | Sold • Exterior: Red • Interior: Black • Viper Red Hemi Dart Replica • Approximately 770 miles on platinum level ground-up restoration completed by Muscle Car Restorations, Inc. in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin • Body chemically stripped and e-coated • 426/525 HP Hemi crate engine • Fast XFI fuel injection with selector switch • Ceramic-coated and polished Hooker headers • Silver-coated TTI 3 inch exhaust • QTP quick time electric exhaust cut-outs • March serpentine pulley system • Traction control system • MSD ignition, powder coated valve covers • Be Cool Radiator with pusher fan • Passion Performance A833 4-speed transmission • Hurst shifter • 4.10 Dana rear axle with True-Trac • Mini-tubbed with springs moved into frame rails • MCR proprietary front spring hangers • All hardware is zinc plated • Power windows with window straps • Legendary interior panels • New glass and tinted windshield • Super Stock battery, Heater delete plate • OE steel wheels with Dog Dish hubcaps • 215/70R15 BF Goodrich radial T/A front and 295/65R15 drag radial rear tires • Custom pouch for hood props In 1968, when Chrysler released the special 426 Hemi-powered Dart and Barracuda, a couple of things stood out beyond eye-bending acceleration. One, the cars were delivered in semi-finished, primered form to be completed by their owners, and, two, they were created solely for the track. Perhaps acceptable to that era’s buyers, a modern-day purchaser should be much more akin to the Dart being offered here. Finished in Viper Red, this ‘show with go’ masterpiece is the result of a platinum-level ground-up restoration completed by Muscle Car Restorations, Inc. in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Only 770 miles have been driven since this work was done. The project began with a body being chemically stripped and e-coated; to this, all new glass and tinted windshield were installed, all hardware zinc plated, and even a trunk-mounted Super Stock battery was relocated just like the original used. Blending 20th and 21st century performance comes from the 426/525 HP Hemi crate engine, now equipped with Fast XFI fuel injection with selector switch, a March serpentine pulley system, MSD ignition, powder-coated valve covers and Be Cool Radiator with pusher fan. The elephant roars through ceramic-coated and polished Hooker headers and a silver-coated TTI 3-inch exhaust with QTP quick time electric exhaust cut-outs for additional ‘bellow’ as desired. Stirred by a Hurst handle, a Passion Performance A833 4-speed transmission and 4.10:1 Dana rear axle with True-Trac rounds out the driveline, with a traction-control system monitoring the performance. Suspension mods are also retrofitted, with the rear end mini-tubbed and leaf springs moved into the frame rails, plus MCR’s proprietary front spring hangers. The interior combines old and new. For instance, the car has power windows with OEM-type window straps, correct-appearing dash, seat and gauge layouts, Legendary interior panels and the unique heater-delete plate. Body-color OE steel wheels with dog-dish hubcaps and radial tires complete the picture; there is even a custom pouch for the lift-display hood props. Those originals could be a lot of work; turn the key and this spectacular creation is on its way. https://www.mecum.com/lots/269396/1968-dodge-dart/
