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Old Feb 18, 2017 | 09:10 PM
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Picked up a new project (not a Mustang) but a cool old car!
1966 Dodge Dart GT
225 Slant Six (leaning tower of power)
904 3 spd auto trans!

Got to drive it around today, even took the family to dinner in it!
Had it towed home 2 weeks ago!
The previous owner said the engine was done!
Their local mechanic said it needed a whole new engine, carburetor, and ignition system!
I cleaned the carb, adjusted the valves, changed points, condenser, spark plugs, changed all the fluids. Drained the gas tank and adjusted the brakes.
Runs like a champ!
Touched up under the hood a little, gave it a good cleaning and here it is!
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Old Feb 18, 2017 | 10:47 PM
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Sweet find! Congrats
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 12:54 AM
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Holy cow! What a survivor!! That baby needs to be in some shows!
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 06:27 AM
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Very nice! Now drop a crate Hemi in the engine bay!
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 08:01 AM
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Congratulations. Don't know if I've seen one of that year before. Very nice car.
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 08:05 AM
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Cool car but I must ask if it's a real GT. Did they make a GT with a 6 cylinder??
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by NC07GTCS
Cool car but I must ask if it's a real GT. Did they make a GT with a 6 cylinder??
It is a real GT.
Dodge used the GT as a trim package!
Most GT had slant six!
It even came with the original dealer maintence card still under the hood!
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 09:37 AM
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Awesome find! The 60's had the best car styling for all American manufacturers.
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 10:12 AM
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very kool car! Congrats on the find and good deal on not letting them tell you it was fried
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 10:13 AM
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Very cool.
Congrats on the Dart. Great color combo!
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 01:57 PM
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Very nice indeed congrats!
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 02:20 PM
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Hard to beat those little slant sixes.
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 02:51 PM
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That's a cool car, and its in fantastic shape! Interior looks mint.
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Hard to beat those little slant sixes.
Yep, my grandpa, then my dad had a Valiant when I was a kid that had the slant 6 and you couldn't kill that thing.
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by laserred38
Holy cow! What a survivor!! That baby needs to be in some shows!
I have never been a car show person, but I would like to try going to some this year. Do you know of any coming up in the Sacramento area?
What's the best way to find out about shows in my area?
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ElkGroveFordGuy
I have never been a car show person, but I would like to try going to some this year. Do you know of any coming up in the Sacramento area?
What's the best way to find out about shows in my area?
Around here, local owned auto parts stores usually have flyers and whatnot posted up about car shows, cruise ins and such.
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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Gravydog316
Just search the web. There should be lots of sites that list shows all over.
www.californiacarshows.org is one i can think of.
...looks like you just missed one in 'mento today!!
Thanks for the link!
I guess I just didn't search right

I'm looking for smaller local shows, the Sacramento Autorama is the biggest show of the year around here!
Most cars there are $100K plus!
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Old Feb 20, 2017 | 08:05 PM
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Very Very Nice Find! I think you found a nugget, that someone thought was a turd! Congrats! Glad you were able to get the beauty running. I like that very much. That interior is unbelievable.
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