Dodge Dart, 1968
Dodge Dart IV
Dodge Dart IV•
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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.
