IN '66 THE DDART WAS INTRODUCED WITH A 275 HORSEPOWER 273 VEIGHT, WHICH GAVE THE MUSTANGS AND CORVAIRS A REAL RUN FOR THEIR MONEY. BY '63 THE WHEEL BASE HAD SHRUNK TO 111 INCHES ALONG WITH A CHANGE IN BODY STYLES. THE DART WAS THROWN TO THE PUBLIC IN 1960 BUT SET ON A 118 INCH WHEEL BASE, IT WAS A LITTLE LARGE TO BE CONSIDERED COMPACT. THE DODGE DART WAS CONCEIVED FOLLOWING THE 1958 ECONOMIC RECESSION AS A LOW PRICED COMPACT VEHICLE THAT COULD COMPETE HEAD TO HEAD WITH THE VW BEETLE, FORD FALCON, AND AMC RAMBLER. SO IT'LL BE PERFECT FOR WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED. THAT MEANS THEY'RE SMALL AND LIGHT WEIGHT. NOW JUST LIKE ITS COUSIN, THE PLYMOUTH DUSTER, THEY'RE BASICALLY MOPAR'S ENTRY LEVEL CARS. WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO GO CHECK OUT A 1974 DODGE DART SPORT. (RICK)> IF YOU GO TO THE USUAL CLASSIFIEDS AND AUCTION SITES, THESE THINGS ARE FALLING OFF THE SCREEN, AND THE BEST PART IS YOU CAN OFTEN FIND A REAL PEACH FOR UNDER $5,000. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A BOAT LOAD OF MOPARS OUT THERE THAT SHARE SIMILAR ADVANTAGES OF THEIR HIGHER DOLLAR COUSINS, BUT WITHOUT THE PRICE TAG. WE WANT TO BUILD A MOPAR BUT WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND $20,000 ON A HOLLOWED OUT HULL OF A CUDA OR CHALLENGER. NOW MY PERSONAL FAVORITE, A '68 DODGE CHARGER, I WOULD LOVE TO BUILD ONE BUT LET'S BE HONEST, THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY CHEAP TO BUILD. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE USED THE "M" WORD AROUND HERE, MOPAR. (RICK)> AND THAT MEANS THAT WE NEED TO FIND OURSELVES ANOTHER FRESH PROJECT. SO WE DECIDED TO GO WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE CLOSER TO WHAT YOU GUYS MAY BE BUILDING AT HOME. WE'RE GONNA BE COMING BACK TO IT PERIODICALLY TO KEEP YOU GUYS UP TO SPEED BUT WE STILL NEED ANOTHER PROJECT.
SO WE'RE HOPING YOU GUYS CAN BE PATIENT WITH US ON IT. (TOMMY)> THIS THING IS GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME TO BUILD, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LEVEL WE'RE GONNA CARRY IT TO. AND OUR OLDSMOBILE, WELL IT'S A ROLLER BUT IT NEEDS A TON OF MAN HOURS. NOW ALTERED EGO, WELL SHE'S GETTING FINISHED OVER AT OUR FRIEND'S PLACE, MILESTONE CUSTOM PAINT AND BODY, AND IT WON'T BE THAT LONG BEFORE SHE'S PULLING WHEELS AT THE TRACK.
DARK HORSE, WELL SHE'S WAITING IN THE WINGS FOR SOME FUTURE UPGRADES BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH POWER WE CAN GET OUT OF THAT LITTLE SMALL BLOCK, BUT WE'RE NOT READY TO DO THAT YET. LIKE LIMELIGHT, SHE'S DOWN THE ROAD LOOKING FOR SOME CAR SHOWS TO TERRORIZE. MUSCLE CAR STARTS RIGHT NOW! (RICK)> HEY GUYS, NOW WE HAVE BEEN CRANKING OUT SOME CARS AROUND HERE. THE GUYS ARE IN NEED OF A NEW PROJECT TO KEEP THEM BUSY IN BETWEEN OLDSMOBILE PIECES, AND WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH. (ANNOUNCER)> TODAY ON MUSCLE CAR, RICK PUTS ON HIS GO GETTIN' BREECHES AND GOES CAR SHOPPIN'.
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