FORGOTTEN FOR YEARS! 1965 Dart V8 Four Speed - Will It Run?
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- Опубликовано: 26 май 2023
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This little Dart was the hot item back in 1965. Boasting a 273 4 speed from the factory backed by a Sure Grip rear, this car was certainly a ripper back in the day. Now, with a humble 318, can we bring it back to life once more and make it hit the road? Stick around to the end to find out if we can drag this beauty from the grave!
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That car is definitely worth a full restoration in my opinion, very rare beauty right there!
This is one of Dylan's grooviest finds in a while. It deserves the full treatment like the Challenger got.
I know where there's one similar to that in Wichita Falls, TX...Although, it may be a '64??....
@@ericblom9568 I’d like information on it if it’s for sale
Just a Quick safety tip. Bring along a few pieces of 3/4 plywood to use under the jack and stands when on ground. They will be much more stable and keeps the car from falling over.
That is definitely worth saving. Not too many left anymore and this thing has some nice equipment.
I know where there's one similar to that in Wichita Falls, TX...Although, it may be a '64??....
@@ericblom9568I've got a 64 270 2 door post 225 3 on tree I drive it all over
When I was a kid, my dad had a red v8 4 speed dart wagon. Love it😊
You gotta restore this one its not only chargers that need love
Great video Mr. Dylan! Thanks!
In high school I had a 1964 Dart Station wagon that had a 340 and a 4 speed out of a 69 Barracuda Formula S. 8 3/4 sure grip with the 3.23 gears. It was a beast! It was originally a slant six car with 3 on the tree ...wish I still had it! LOL.
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That's cool, I liked the Dart/Valiant cars, the station wagons were pretty neat looking. 😊
Great find Dylan. Not sure what you are wanting to do with the Dart but you might want to check the fender tag first to see what engine it came with from the factory. If there's a number "31" under the AB then that would indicate it came with the hi po 273/235 HP 4-barrel engine. Being it had a dual point distributor, four-barrel carb on a stock intake and chrome air cleaner, my guess it was born with a ho-po 273 making it a very desireable Dart GT, especially with 4-speed and posi rear. My guess is the original 273 went south and a 318 replaced it using the dual point distributor, carb, intake, and air cleaner from the HO 273. You should be proud you did a great job saving it from the crusher so far!
Dylan, what a great old girl she is! It was so great to see her roll into your garage! God bless you and your family! ~John
A stick shift with a weak starter can be tow started, and spun much faster than any starter could ever crank it. It could even be almost redlined to start. Doubly useful with old diesels, especially if you have a parking spot on a hill.
i love these old cars and Dylan rocks, have a great week and god bless
You had me at 4 speed
I never heard of a 1965 Dart GT. Learn something everyday 👍
they made 40k GT's in '65, so you must not be up on vintage car culture?
Wow really. They started in 63
Originally they came thru with a 273 c.i. V-8.
I didn’t know they made 40 thousand GT dodge darts in 1965. I wonder how many non GT darts they made ?
Stanley Kubick,There were only 18,000 V8 GTs built in 1965, maybe Check your fact's by engine, yeah they built 40,000 Total units with the GT trim package, but not that many V8's ,this car is a V8.
Dad had one of these and it was the only car he bought off the showroom floor. His was a 66 GT in yellow. He's 75 and still talks about it. Called it a "drag dart".
The first car I never had. I bought a 66 FuryIII from my dad. It had a 273 4 speed. I was 15 and Dad drove it to work till I got my license. Problem was he totaled it before I got to drive it. He wasn’t hurt and the car was probably too much for me to start with anyway. You guys always bring back memories.
Dylan McCool Hello Friend this little 1965 Dodge Dart with the 318 V8 engine and a 4 speed manual transmission , and a sure grip rear end , it's Worth saving her , plus the 318 V8 engine sounds healthy too 😃😃🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪💪👍👍👍👍
I have 20 year old tires (called path something) on my Chevy luv that my grandpa bought a while back. The tires are great and hold air. The crazy thing is the truck has set out side down in Tennessee for 20 years and they roll
Dylan's personality makes these videos a joy to watch.
Hey Dylan, Great content much respect! 'Stumbled' upon you a couple weeks ago on the mustang II 'REVIVAL' & Had NO idea that it was Ordained until you [Lokey] hit me with the Gospel so praise Jesus the HE 1st, paid it ALL & also HE had me 'Stumble' upon you & this Great content...Keep Shining His Light, Blessings Brother!
Chrysler does have the dampers inside the valve springs on high performance applications like the 273, and the 340...there may be a possibility that these are the high performance heads. Back when working in the salvage yard, this is one tell tale on which heads were good to use. Most all Mopars big or small block that were high performance had these valve springs.
I have a 1965 Dart with the cable operated automatic transmission...what a nightmare! Trying to adjust it to where the gears engage and align with the column is virtually impossible. What I would give for the 4 speed set-up here!
The 1965 A-body is an eye catcher, though. Hope this lady gets a chance at a new life.
There's a Dodge 273 commando engine on market place right now for 400. Would make a cool restoration.
273 a great engines most of the internals are forged something the 318 never had. I would love to get a 273 and 400 bucks is a good deal the 273 has the same stroke as the 318 and 340 only difference is the bore is different then the 318 and the 340
A 318 would give you more horsepower than the 273. The 340 would be a good engine as well. The 360 would create more problems because of being external balanced.
why would any sane person downgrade to a 273...treat them like the 265 sbc...cool, but obsolete as hell. 318 is better all day.
@@frigglebiscuit7484 The 273 has forged internals unlike most 318s. The closed chamber heads have decent compression unlike any 318 past 1971. Plus the 273 has at least some racing/performance heritage for old school cool. The 318 is Mopar's Chevy 307.
No real aftermarket mods for a 273 to get even 300 hp.
Not even with the solid lift commando engine.
Get a 360 crate engine with aluminum heads.
That’s a classic
My first car was a 1965 Mustang with a 289. It was a great car. No AC back in the day though. Peeps wouldn't think of buying a car now days without AC
Man I love those old darts the body styles are just unique and this particular body style reminds me of the 1st gen chargers
The headlights remind me of the 1962 Chrysler Turbine car
The 1st gen Chargers were Eerily similar to the AMC Marlin...Look 'em up...If I'm lying, I'm Dyin....
@ericblom9568 oh yeah theyre almost identical especially to a non car person but that era of aero cars was just different and in a good way
A real dodge.
The 64 max wedge polara doesn't agree with you.
A true mudson
Is it really too far gone to justify new panels? Such a great-looking car and proper Mopar 🙂 I reckon it deserves the best 🤟🏼
dodge cares are the older muscle ones. if other modern ones get a retro old school design, it be epic
Watched this yesterday, loved it! Love how you give God all the glory for your hard work. I think you could get the titanic running if you had the chance 😊
The Titanic? ...I'd be scared Dylan!
That 318 sounds great, and I was surprised to see the clutch still worked. Great little Mopar to work with.. keep it going brother..
That car should have a 273 in it not a 318 if it's the factory engine
@@79tazman he said the 273 had been swapped with a 318.
My mom had a white ‘65 GT with 273 auto, console with the floor shifter, and the black half vinyl top. The car was mint. I took my drivers test in it, and the instructor was all about the car so all I had to do was cruise around. She would giggle when it chirp the tires every time it shifted into second. My dad owned a machine shop then so it was a pretty hot solid lifter 273. It was a donut machine with the 13” Ralleys. You could drift that car like it was on ice. A friend of my dads bought the car and says he will never part with it. Always looking for another one.
The dual valve springs usually factory on the high perf. LA small blocks, esp. w/manual trannys cuz they typically hit higher rpms.. I got a sneaky suspension that MAYBE the just the bottom-end of the 273 gave out...and MAYBE the 273 high perf. heads were slapped on the when the 318 for some extra kick. Look between the plugs for a possible capital 'J' to see if they are the desired factory J-heads. It's a long shot but it's unlikely to see HP valve springs on 318 heads unless they stuck a cam in it too. You can also check the casting # and date code under the valve cover too learn more and ofc if u ever have the heads off u can see if there are 1.88/1.60 valves or the cherished 2.02/1.60s...prolly 1.88"s tho, buy u never know. But yeah, dual valves means high lifts and higher compression most of the time. Hope you scored some 1.88" or 2.02" heads...pref. some better flowing, hard to find factory 'J' hears. Wish we had the internet back when I had Mopar fever! Good luck and happy hunting!
i love reviving the old forgotten cars from the tree row. good find
My Great Grandfather bought a 1965 Dart GT
Bronze on the bottom & metallic brown on the front half of the roof. We went to visit them, he ask me to go for a ride, he was backing out of the driveway my
G Grandmother told him to be good. That 273 ci with a 4 speed, with a limited slip, smoked the tires to the stop sign! Good times! Good to see you working on a 65 Dart GT!
Took my driving test in Mom's 1965 Red Dodge Dart. It was a slant six, column shift, but that car would really go! Always loved the look of them. Please bring it back to life!
When my wife and I met in 74 I was driving a 64 Dart 2 door with the typewriter drive automatic and she a 65 Dart 4 door. We still have that. She bought it in 71 off of a man in her church who was leaving for the mission field. When that awful sliding yoke (Chrysler's idea) gave out I had a custom made drive shaft made by Cannon Engineering in Van Nuys to replace it for less than the parts alone for the original at our shop cost. Has been sitting for several years now but we still hold on to it.
Had a 68 with a 273, screaming engine!
the old 60's darts had a nice look to them
Dylan you MADE My Sunday Morning :-)
Aussie Chrysler VG Valiant (1971) is a US A body and I have a few of them, So many almost identical stampings Im loving seeing this Roadstoration :-)
Awesome ! My first car was a black 66 Valiant 4 door 273 3 speed 727 Torqueflite suregrip 13 inch rims . Put a set of chains on her and go just about anywhere in the snow. It was a little tank.
The Darts are so cool, here in Argentina we had that generation but the Darts were named Valiant, Chrysler Valiant, this year in Argentina would be the Valiant III, all of them were sedans with the Slant Six mated to a three on the tree transmission and the GT versions had a floor shifter but with the same three speed manual, very cool cars
i love watching you get old cars running again..great job and keep the videos coming !!
That sound of the v8 is awesome
Look forward to the next video on this dart @Dylan McCool
Not bad for an almost 60 yr old car there, Bubba!! Keep on KEEPIN' ON!! GOD BLESS U & yours!!
I would like to see more of this one please!
vfnfiberglass has some body parts for these things, also Summit has a couple complete Floor pans and new quarter panel patches, Stinger Fiberglass it looks like they got a hood....
Fenders are gonna be a hard one to find..
Hi Dylan, I just wanted to let you know that I love watching your videos! You and Kevin with Junkyard Digs are great fun to watch! I wish I knew more about cars because where I live here in southern Kentucky, there are cars and trucks that sat for well over 20 years that I would just love to try to get running again. Keep it up, my friend, keep it up!
First car I ever bought in high school was a 64 Dart. Slant 6 w/3 on the tree. Red and rusted out. Had a blast with it.
Looks like a good car to restore 👍
We had a 1966 Dart is had the slant 6. It was an awesome car
Ich mag deine Videos, deine Autos, deine ruhige Art zu erzählen und wie du dich immer wieder freust, wenn ein Motor anspringt. Weiter so !
Beste Grüße aus Deutschland
Toni
That Dart has seen better days but it has a lot of good parts and maybe it would be worth putting some time into. Great video as usual
I had a 1964 Valiant Signet 200 with a 273 and 4-speed. I upgraded the carburetor to a Carter AFB. It had mechanical lifters. I think that the lifters were switched to hydraulic When the 318 "LA" replaced the "poly" head 318.
Had a lot of fun with that car.
Noice!
Man, if this thing could be cleaned up, have the rust repaired with good sheetmetal, replace the grill, recover the interior, and get everything mechanical in order this would be a seriously awesome old Dart GT to cruise. I would put some 16" slotted mags on it, a full dual exhaust with Flowmasters and long tubes on it, and I'd drive it everywhere.
15 not 16 for me. But yeah I agree make it road worthy... This is a roadstaration non a restoration
@@zairomolino4074 The largest tire & wheel that you'll get on there will be a 14", all
A-bodies up until 1973 was all the small bolt pattern, and I've had many.
this car used 14 inch rims for the correct look
@@raystevens1458 not all A-Bodies had 14”. The 15” was an option and came on my 70 dart right there on its build sheet
Too many old cars not a nuff good gear heads out there 😊
I'm waking up a 65 Dart myself.273 V8 automatic buckets and console shift.Complete,last inspected in '03.Solid except floorpans.
I have a good hood and fenders for a Dart GT came with all my dads car junk when he passed, big Mopar guy.
This will make sharp looking car my I love old Dodge another great video from Dylan McCool.
Great job Dylan, hope to see more of this car getting fixed up.
Nice find. Back in 1970 I had a 64 Plymouth Valiant 225 slant 6, pulled it out and drop the 273 V8 with 4 speed 373 rear from a Dodge Dart (65) duel point. Great little hot rod and fun to drive even down the drag strip.
perfect size car to fix up, maybe restomod and make a sleeper/daily driver out of. A lot of the older cars are too big but this one is a good size for modern life.
That's a pretty rare little car. Too bad it has been neglected. It would take a huge effort to save that body.
I say it's worth it. I'm sorry I can't help.
V8 and a 4-speed for the win! Excellent Dylan! Thanks for the video. 🙂
Cool ol dart Dylan! My brother had a 65 dart convertible. His had a slant 6 and an auto, yellow with black interior, was a decent car. My buddy from high-school had a 69 formula S barracuda. He hit a curb and bent the suspension. It had a factree 383 and a 727 TQ with fenderwell headers and a holley 850. We bought the car and a k frame n suspension included with a set of gmc typhoon rims and tires...all for 600.00!!! Heck of a deal!!!
I like this little Dart, give her some love, and get her running right 🙌
When you had the distributor out, a long flat screw driver with the handle cut off, and a power drill. Oil pressure in hind sight.
You have to remove the distributor gear to do so, which is super difficult to do through the distributor hole.
I remember those cars when they first came out. I was in high school. They weren't very well sought after back in those days, competing against Chevelles, and Cutlasses, and GTO's and all, But from here, looking back at it, it actually looks pretty cool. Great thing you are saving it.
From what I've experienced is a field kept car usually has a lot more rust in the body, but the engine has a better shot of being free providing water hasn't gotten directly in. Long term barn stored ones have less body rust, but the engine is more likely to be stuck.
I know u dont listen to all comments but i love darts of that era
I had a 66 Dart GT with a 225 Slant that I ended up selling to get my 69 Firebird running. It was a cool little car and since I moved to Oklahoma from San Diego I wish I had it back for another project to play around with. Another cool video to watch. Thank you for what you do!
Someone has taken good care of the 318 and definitely has performance cam with a nice lick to it.
Running like it never lost it’s touch
What a flashback! I bought one in 1971. Red just like that one. There was not a vinyl top on those. That chrome strip was just part of the trim. The original 273 was rated at 235 HP with solid lifters, dual point distributer, and 10.5/1 compression. Ran great on Super Shell. That distributer was a pain to adjust unless you have a dwell meter. If I remember right you set the total dwell not the point gap. It came with a single exhaust and straight through muffler. I don't know why anyone would put a 318 in unless they blew the 273 and that was what they had laying around... The stock 318 had less HP but a little more torque, however that does not sound like a stock 318. I looked at some of these a few years ago and in running condition and decent body they were around 12K. This is one of those cars I wish I never sold.
We all have those, don't we? 🤔
Love those Dart GT's. That is worth saving and restoring! I have a 66 Barracuda Formula S 273 4 speed. Runs great, no rust Florida car. Great video on that Dart GT! Hope someone can do a complete resto on it!
Cool Beans Thanks for sharing the video.
I love the 64-65 darts. Cant wait to see what you might do with it!
In the early 70's I had a 64 Dart GT with the 273 v8 and push button automatic shifter on the dash. Being a narrow chassis, the driver side exhaust manifold was special as it had to go uphill to clear the steering box. The v8 was a very tight fit. It was a fun car that I still havs a factory service manual for to reminisce over.
I HAD ONE OF THESE WITH THE 4 SPEED MANUAL IN 1974. HAD CROME VALVE COVERS FROM THE FACTORY. IT WAS ORANGE WITH black upholstery. nice shape but paint was faded. i wish i still had it. it would really go.
Dylan McCool Love That 1965 Dart Keep Up the good work Billy Lizza Uniontown pa
Keep up the great work saving on the old rides..
Awesome work guys
I might be interested in that carb/manifold setup for my 66 Barricuda if it’s Really cheap
cheap and old mopar in the same sentence. aint happening! 😅
You had me at PB Blaster, I LOVE that stuff!
Oh man! How COOL is THAT??!!! It's a Small Light V8 (Even if it's a 318 but if it's a 318 pre 1970's then you've got some hope for a bit of torque and hp.) 4 Speed Manual On the floor!! WOW! Very COOL!! You Gotta give her life! PLEASE!!! Oh MAN! AND you just said it's supposed to have a "Sure Grip" Rear end diff!! (Meaning that's the name Dodge gave for an LSD back then and maybe even today I'm not sure.). YEA BABY YEA!!
Wow impressed the clutch works so well @Dylan McCool
Definitely need to do more with this old a body! The dodge dart is my absolute favorite mopar of all.
Very impressed how nice that trunk floor is and wow at how nice the floors in the interior are also sweet video as always @Dylan McCool
Really like this car. Hope there is a series on this car
That thing is gonna be so much fun!!
With a name like Dylan mccool how could I not watch
She's a keeper! I'd put some love and affection into putting her back on the road. A rare bird indeed.
Enjoyed the picture show.
Great work! That's unbelievable! Congratulations! I'm impressed!
Amazing! Congrats and thank's for share knowledge!
Always a pleasure to watch your videos Dylan. Too bad it doesn't have the original 273, those were good motors as is the 318. I think Chrysler only used 1/4 speed during that time period. Could be close or wide ratio. What are your final drive gears?
You are very talented mechanics!!!!! So awesome to see it running. Would be great to see it restored.
My first car was 65 GT 4 speed hurst slant 6.
Dylan you always impress me with the old relics you find and get running and driving. This is a very cool car and definitely deserves a new lease on life. Some license plate patches and tires and off she goes
I love this car! I wish you'd do a resto on it like you did with the Challenger!
That's so amazing how well the ol Darts running...I miss those ol car's cause I grew up with em and it never took alot to keep em goin and its liable to surprise you with how well it performs lol...Good luck with it and I hope you can at least get it back on the road as a daily driver and I'd love to have it cause like I said it didn't take alot to keep em alive...I'm guessing it's 58 years old cause I's born in 59 and it's a 64 or 65 and I'd just love to have it as is...I remember people putting heat and everything trying to get the lug nuts off the drivers side and get all mad cause they didn't know anything about the lug nuts lol...I's 12 years old when I learned about em and my older friends had so much fun watching me trying to get em loose lol...I miss those days cause everything was fun to do especially after I'd finally figure everything out that I wasn't aware of lol...
My first car was a 64 GT with the 273 and a 3 on the tree, it was a ripper. The 273 is a solid lifter engine, gotta set em with a feeler gauge.
Looking forward to seeing what comes next on this old girl. Wonderful to see her running so well.
Great video Dylan
That is one saucy pack of KOOL! Get her on the road and keep the dream alive
I had one of those. Loved it. It would do my heart good to see you do that one up right.