1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW

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1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« on: March 24, 2015 - 10:46:21 PM »
So WIW?
1974 Dodge Dart Sport 36o MOPAR Plymouth Duster - $9000 (uptown new westminster)

The asking price of $9,000 Can. comes out to $7,200 US with the exchange rate.
$8,000 Canadian would be about $6,400 US
$6400 around here gets you a pretty rough /6 A body auto or a roller...
Either there isn't much interest or the owner won't budge on the price or both.  :dunno:
Doesn't seem like a bad price.

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/cto/4904871035.html
Dart Sport 360 CID 4 barrel V8 FACTORY options include manual sunroof with half vinyl top (roof operates and does not leak) manual 4 speed transmission with pistol grip hurst shifter, tinted glass, cold air hood and scoop, dual chrome mirrors, map lights, rear speaker, rear defroster, 3 spd. wipers, hood mounted turn signals, wheel lip moldings, drip rail moldings, 240 KMH speedo, 26 inch radiator, Avocado gold Poly exterior paint with transverse stripes, black interior with buckets and full door panels. Trunk spoiler, interior hood release and hood pins have been added at one time.

 Front seats need new covers, paint is an old repaint to factory color...not perfect, but this is a solid car with little rust. runs well and needs some tlc. Good winter project for next spring. Engine is not original.. transmission is. Has fender tag. 15+7 cops wheels with 60 series tires
 360 V8 has headers and dual exhaust, upgraded cam and high rise intake.

 Rallye suspension with front sway bar and power disk brakes. SureGrip differential






My son turns 16 tomorrow and I've been looking for a project car for him and I to work on together.
He would love an E body, who wouldn't? But he likes A bodies too. This one has been on CL for 29 days and is in Vancouver BC so there would be customs and bringing a Canadian car down to the US.
I have no idea what that takes... Maybe someone here has done that and can comment on what that entails.

I like the 240KPH speedo!
I can see the vinyl top will need to come off and the roof rust repaired. We would put the canopy vinyl roof back on.
Not numbers and not really concerned about that. Love the snorkel, blackout hood, incorrect wing but Dylan likes it!
What do you guys think?

As equiped NADA Book lists it as Low $4,980    Med $12,120    High $22,080

This is from collector car market review.
1974 Dodge Dart Sport 360 360-245hp (8cyl-4V) AT
                                                                 
2dr Sedan                   #5 $1375     #4 $4900      #3 $8325      #2 $11950      #1$ 18775


Add: 22% for these options
4spd manual trans                 7%
Air conditioning                    10%
Bucket seats                         5%
Console w/shift                      5%
Sunroof-sliding                     15%
Deduct:
3spd manual transmission      10%
Manual steering                     -5%

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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2015 - 12:00:11 AM »
My  :2cents:  That is a pretty fair price for that car, if it was a couple years younger (72 model) that would be a great price. the 74/75 don't bring in as much $$.




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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2015 - 08:09:09 AM »
Pretty sporty little "A" body for the money imho....   It looks decent and the 340/360's are peppy cars - especially with a 4 speed.....    :2cents:
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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2015 - 09:30:36 AM »
 :smokin: A 360-4 SPD,POSI.=  :woohoo: at 16 yrs old your son will be the envy of all his buddies.my son turns 16 in four years and if that was now i would be jumping all over this one.one heck of a first car for a 16 year old,heck i would love to own this one myself.i think it's a very,very good price.you can't hardly get any MOPAR that's not a rust bucket for that price range that needs a ton of work and alot of dough,i say go for it................  :2cents:  :thumbsup:

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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2015 - 09:43:47 AM »
Yep, go for it......

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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2015 - 10:02:39 AM »
4 speed, 4 barrell, sunroof. OH HE!! YES. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drool:

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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2015 - 11:39:31 AM »
I think it is a good deal for what it is.

I'd jump on it.
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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2015 - 12:42:06 PM »
Yup, pretty much what I thought so I emailed him my phone number last night. Have not heard back yet.
I'll post more when/if he gets back to me.

Thanks for weighing in everyone!
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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2015 - 02:37:21 PM »
 :ylsuper: Good luck,i hope you score on this one.your 16 yr old son will love it.  :popcorn:  :popcorn:  :popcorn:
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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2015 - 08:39:27 PM »
This car is about an hour from me. I have seen it for sale numerous times over the past number of months. It looks like a good deal but I have never contacted him due to waiting for an E-body. I imported mine from the US to Canada this week and it was really easy but you have to do your homework and follow the requirements. I'm not sure what is required going from Canada to the US. I would go look at this car for you if you need me to. Good luck with it.

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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2015 - 07:55:50 PM »
Plan to look at it tomorrow. Fender Tag according to owner looks like this.

V9X 26 L1 934 
M52 N41 N76 R11 V88
G64 G74 J25 L31 M21 M26
V4X C A88 B41 C56 G54
KJ6 F6X9 000 215 C12600
E58 D21 LM29 L4B334780

I decoded it to this:

E58 360-4 Barrel High Performance
D21 Heavy Duty 4-Speed Manual Transmission
LM29
L = Dodge Dart / Demon
M = Medium
29 = 2 Door Sports Hardtop
L4B
L = 360 245HP (net) 1-4BBL 8 CYL HP
4 = 1974
B = Dodge Main, Hamtramck, MI, USA
334780 Sequence Number '334780'
KJ6 Avocado Gold Metallic
F6X9
Trim Grade/Style/Color
F = F Class
6 = Vinyl Bucket Seats
X9 = Black
000 Upper Door Frame: Full Door Panel
215 Date Built: 2 / 15 / 1974
C12600 Order Number: C12600
V4X Roof Type OR Color:  Black Canopy Vinyl Roof
C Built For Canada Specs
A88 Interior Decor Group
B41 Front Disc Brakes Some Yrs. Power
C56 Bucket Seats 1972 up
G54 Left Hand outside Mirror - Remote / Chrome
G64 Right Hand outside Mirror - Manual / Chrome
G74 Dual Chrome outside Mirrors – Left Hand Remote / Right Hand Manual
J25 3 Speed Variable Wipers
L31 Hood / Fender Mount Turn Signal
M21 Roof Drip Rail Moldings
M26 Wheel Lip Molding
M52 Manual Sunroof w/Vinyl Top
N41 Duel Exhaust w/o Tips
N76 Coolant Recovery System
R11 Music Master Radio AM
V88 Delete Transverse Stripe
V9X Black Up and Over Stripe
26 26 in. Radiator
L1   
934


From a pencil tracing so there could be some translation errors. :dunno:
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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2015 - 07:56:42 PM »
Now there is a 68 Barracuda Fastback that I plan to look at in BC too!
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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2015 - 08:11:19 PM »
1974 Dodge Dart Sport 36o MOPAR Plymouth Duster - $9000 (uptown new westminster)



What do you guys think?


Hey, that's nice! I wouldn't mind having that for myself!

As Slick-Willie would say ....

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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2015 - 11:39:31 PM »
Going to look at this one too while I'm up there!  :2thumbs:
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http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/cto/4949188933.html

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Re: 1974 Dart Sport 360 4 speed Sunroof WIW
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2015 - 09:59:56 AM »
Passed on both. They never seem to be as nice as the present in pictures.
The Dart had some rust and leaks but the real problem was the paint. It has lots of bubbles that you can move across a panel by pushing it with your finger. Some were several inches long. Kind of like pushing the bubbles out of a screen protector on your phone  :scared:

The Barracuda was very solid and they offered to take $10K US for it but the "Race" 383 was way more than I would want to put my son behind the wheel of. Sounded very nice with the long tube headers and 3" custom exhaust. All mandrel bends. Doors closed solid. Sump added to the stock fuel tank and electric pump. MSD 6A...Not a bad deal just not the right deal. I would have preferred a stock small block or even /6. Thought about the possibility of an engine swap but decided to just keep looking.

They are out there.
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69 Barracuda Fastback Project Album https://goo.gl/photos/XjsAsx4LDo7psimU8
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