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The Dart was part of a class of cars I call the budget
muscle cars. I guess it could also be called a mini
muscle car, because it was a relatively small 2 door
coupe. Other Mopar budget muscle cars made for the
young (and poor) car buyer included the Plymouth
Roadrunner. A mini muscle competitor would have been
the AMC AMX, which looked similar to the Dart in
its later years.
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The first Darts made in 1960 were not small at all,
but rather a budget car for the poorer demographic.
It had fewer options and competed with Chevrolet
Impala and Ford Galaxie. The 1961 model was a styling
nightmare, with reverse fins and a concave grille.
The car continued to get smaller in 1962, as Dodge
tried to predict what its competitors would do. Chevy
and Ford ended up making their cars much bigger.
The Dart was redesigned again in 1967, and it got
more sporty. The Dart GT and GTS had good performance
numbers, as did the 1968
Hurst Hemi Dart, which quickly became the king of
the 1/4 mile track. It was an unbeatable beast in
a drag race, unless you knew how to really tweak
a powerful engine. The power to weight ratio in these
special Darts made it the best "made for the drag
strip" car of its time. The performance models would
use the Demon name in the 1970s, until being changed
back to Dart after Dodge was pressured by Christian
groups. The Dart name was retired in 1966. The car
had earned a reputation for being cheap, fast, and
actually very reliable. They were called bulletproof
for a good reason. They are still popular on the
collectible car market, but you can find them cheaper
on eBay. You can also find lots of old used parts
in great condition for cheap. This is a great car
to buy and rebuild as a muscle machine that you can
easily build to beat the stock Corvettes and even
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