Ya Gary those slant 6 engines were nearly indestructible right? A friend had a Duster with a slant 6. Used to freeze up and overheat in the winter. He would just pull into a gas station and put cold water in it while it was running. Block never cracked or anything and it never made us walk.
@@JeromyBranch yeah I never had a problem. Even in snow. Buffalo. Unfortunately one day tyrod broke, needed new exhaust and tires. Had to say goodbye. Still that slant six was easy and dependable. Nowadays it's fender to fender junk.
My first car was a '70 Swinger, slant six auto. I had a #s matching 340 car that I bought from the original owner back in '95. I was a year and a half into the resto of a #s matching 383 Pistol Grip 4sp Air Grabber Road Runner coupe, and decided to sell it on rather than begin another resto. This car is a good starting point as long as someone doesn't try to pass it off as a real 340 car. Whoever painted this car should have left it to someone who knew what they were doing though. I can say that your video is an honest assessment of the car, and especially if that's actually a 340 and not a 318 (because those are definitely not 340 exhaust manifolds, and that air cleaner isn't correct for a '70) then the price is fair, and I don't see anything that would scare me off of buying it.
In the 70s I owned a 1970 4spd Swinger. It was amazingly quick so off to a truck scale for a weigh in. With an underrated 340, closer to 300hp, and approx 2800 lb curb weight this was reason enough.
Back in the day the NHRA factored the 340 at 330 hp. My understanding was that they factored the speed at the end of the 1/4 mile, tire diameter, etc to get that. My first car was a 1970 340 Dart Swinger back in 1976 with 42,000 miles. Totally stock from the air cleaner to the factory exhaust manifolds and it did 96 mph in the 1/4 mile with 3.23 Sure Grip rear end. Strange for a muscle car it had air conditioning, power steering and power disc brakes. Loved that car. Surprised a lot of small block Camaros and Mustangs. It had the stock hub caps the whole time I had it. That and the rusted deck lid and rear quarters made it a real sleeper.
My Grandad has a blue one been sitting outside for 21 years, he can’t drive anymore but still won’t sell it 😅 I go and start it every few years and try to upkeep it somewhat while it sits.
A very rare collectible classic car. Very deserving of a proper restoration. Pretty sure it came with a 318 stock, the 340 was a smart choice. Should be a stick 318 though, that would be fun. Thanks Nick, I was drooling waiting for this 1 to come up.
Chrysler made a lot of muscle in these years with column shift auto’s. Knew a guy who had a 71 Cuda 440 six pack and another had a 69 road runner 383 mag, both were column shift autos
Hey Nick, I guess I'm so use to watching the seperate videos that I favor them more. But for you I'm sure its easier to edit the all in one's. Pretty cool car though...stay cool man...where's your towel? I just picked one up...they work pretty good. Cheers man.
The cure for that steering is to change the gear box to a rebuilt 1973 gearbox and pitman arm. $150 at the parts store. The 73 is a stronger better unit and bolts right up. That is a good price for a driver quality car. That 340 is a bonus.
First I won the bet on the horn; seems like a good driver; but I hate to see sloppy bodywork; they couldn't even match the paint; I believe it's worth fixing; Nick👍👍
I was sure that since it came with a 318 c.i. originally, that it would have a 8 1/4". Or, even worse, a 71/4" rear end. In 1992, I got a garage kept cream puff 1974 Plymouth Gold Duster. Beautiful gold flakes in the dark brown paint. Perfect alligator 3/4 vinyl roof. Anyway, I started getting chatter in the drive train. Turns out it had a tiny 7 1/4" rear end. Luckily I found an 8 1/4" rear end. I had the motor rebuilt and only added a dual exhaust system, had the trans rebuilt with a shift kit. Not a muscle car by any means. But just a blast to drive without the needs of a 340 that just wants to keep hitting 100 mph, again and again. Well that's what it always said to me at 16 yrs old.
When you do the "All In One" videos, I wish you would mention the time to skip to If you don't care to watch it. I will watch usually, but it would be nice to know for those that don't.
I like all classic muscle cars especially the under the hood part , it is so empty and a lot of space 0:48 comparing to new cars that even you can't find an empty space to insert your finger there
Pretty nice car I like the hood scoops and I like the Kermit green I want to say haha and I'm not sure if I said this before if I did I'm sorry I don't remember but I like the all in one video but I like 2 separate videos better I don't know why I guess taking more time to look at the car I don't know I just feel like rushing when you do 2 in one video that's my opinion
@@jafo766 ah no but very familiar with Ted. That would be wang dang sweet poon tang !! Pooh dang?? Poon tang !! As in the world's most powerful gadget !! Ya know !!
Videos all in one is great.....swinger is a 20 footer......good quality driver tho....be super nice car with a little work....seems to be a decent price also....
My uncle had a Dodge Dart e never shut up about. And my other uncle had a Plymouth Barracuda. They used to fight like teenage brothers over there damn cars. Who was better who was faster.
I looked it up: The performance model in the Dart line for 1970 was the Swinger 340 2-door hardtop. The Swinger 340 came with functional hood scoops with 340 emblems. Standard equipment included front disc brakes, heavy duty "Rallye" suspension, a 3.23:1 rear axle ratio and a "bumble bee" stripe. The performance hood upgrade with scoops was painted flat black, with hood tie-down pins. Mechanical options included power brakes and steering. Rallye wheels and wire wheel covers were also optional, as was a tachometer or a vinyl roof, in either black or white. In 1971 the Custom became the Swinger, and the standard Swinger became the Swinger Special. I don't really think that answered your question but I tried.
The front end components looked original. Dangerous. Tie rods, drag link, ball joints and some poly should make her steer and ride better. One inch short springs help on those old Darts too.
I have to ask but why are almost every car you show case has the same problems like noting works. Why not fix it before you even put them on you tube. Or do you sell them with all the problems?
They sell fast the way we present them in these videos. If we had to fix everything we would sell less cars and would have them a lot longer at a higher price. Thanks for watching
That was not passing gear. It was one gear down. Do 30mph and drop lever to 1st gear. I won a lot of races that way. It will put you back in your seat with no doubt you were in passing gear.
Beware of Car flippers and impulse buying.....There is big money in early muscle cars. Most will cut corners , will not fix car properly because of expense ,make it look cosmetically good and pass it off.....The best action to take when buying a classic Muscle car is pay an Expert in that car Mopar, Ford etc. to put on rack and look over. The question with this Dart is why they spend money on appearance and wouldn't have a simple wheel alignment or could it be a bent frame......it is better to be rude than be angry at yourself for being a fool....
