'66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

With all the discussion of the '66 Dodge D-Dart lately, thought you might like to see one that went through the Mecum Indy auction recently. The bidding went to $40,000 but it did not reach the reserve price.

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...9&entryRow=671

Travis

(Opinions expressed by me on this forum are exactly that, my opinions.)

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They should have sold it for that kind of money. It looks "BOGUS" (non stock parts) just from the under the hood pictures. Its amazing what some people are trying to pass off at these auctions and get such crazy money for. Especially the BJ ones in Arizona and Fla.

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Bogus in what respect?I see an updated M/C,good safety move.Looks like a CSR water pump,maybe a little bogus.
It is supposedly Galen Govier certified.If so then Govier is an asshole (I don't think so) or the guy is a lying SOB.Or maybe it's just Terry blowing smoke out of his *** again.
I,ve been known to have my moments of negativity but terry you bring it to new heights.
Flame away.

Ed F.

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yes ed galen govier is a flaming a$$hole!!!!!! The worst thing to happen to the mopar universe.

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Without going back to look at the engine picture again I remember seeing a dual master cylinder, proportioning valve,neither of which were on 66 Darts, wrong intake manifold (they sure dont look like that one), wrong air cleaner, etc. I know these cars very well....I drove one at Aqusco in 1966 before I was drafted in the Army that belonged to a friend but alas we were outrun by the Bob Banning Bounty Hunter "D" Dart each and every time....lol. And yes I know Tom Sneden who drove the Bounty Hunter very well. Im more familiar with the D Darts and early mopars than you may think and my friend also owned a 1965 Formula S 235 HP Barracuda with an automatic that he drove. And you my friend have shown that you are again....an *** !

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Before anyone asks my friend (car owner) was a David Wallace (we went to high school together). He was shot and killed during the time I was in the Army while he was on duty as a U.S. Park Police officer near Wash. D.C.. I dont remember what his family did with either car as I didnt get back until late 1967 and didnt get out of the Army and back home until 1969. By then I was into Z-28's and Corvettes.

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The air cleaner doesn't look correct. The way the fuel line is routed on the inner fender panel doesn't look right. Also, it looks like it has the small rear axle assembly by the looks of the small bolt pattern on the wheels. I had a 64 1/2 Barracuda, and 2 65 Formula S cars at one time or another and as I recall, you couldn't get a ring and pinion over a 3:23 in it because the case was so small 7 1/4 I think. Does anyone know the gear ratio the D cars came with?

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Chrysler offered a 3.91 for the 7.25 rear axle.
I had several 65 and 66 273 Formula S Barracuda's and installed them in every one several times.
Untill I got tired of breaking them and finally put a 8.75 from a wrecked 67 383 Dart.
Also all A bodies from 64 thru 69 had 4 inch bolt circle hubs.

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The D's came with an 8 3/4 and 4.86 gears.

Jim

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Someone else might know the answer to this one but I thought these cars came with radio/heater deletes yet this one obviously has a heater blower motor. The master cyl is wrong, same with proportioning valve which also points to disc's on the front. Original intake was 273/235 unit bored out to fit same size as max wedge carb butterflys.

Jim