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Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
The biggest problem with a 'Galen Govier certified car' is that there are a lot more cars out there than Galen ever certified. I know Galen and he does have his moments, but his name does get attached to many frauds he had nothing to do with.
With all the obvious changes I seriously doubt Galen 'certified' it. This auction is where two fools met. One for offering $40K for that car, and the other for not taking it. |
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If what he says is true the car was certified with paperwork by Govier.If not then he's a fraud. Ed F. Just an old ***
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The Dart that was auctioned use to belong to a guy who lives in Florida, He actually owned two, the one you see on this thread and the old Ted Sphere D/Dart. Here's a link to a site that he frequents. He knows the history of the car depicted here. Apparently from what he told me he sold the car to the guy with the original engine on a pallet. He kept some parts for his other D dart. If I can remember correctly he made the mods you see on the car, M/C, water pump etc. to drive the car on the street. He's pretty knowledgeable about these cars. I'm not sure if he or the current owner had GG inspect the car. The guy who bought this car probably had plans to flip it and make some bucks. I'll bet the reserve was way more than the 40K. I think it was last month the guy from Florida said the car was going to be auctioned. Anyway, here's the site.
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You have to understand collector car "status" is in the details. Is this an LO23D 1966 "D" Dart" Presumably, as long as the VIN is not altered. Would Govier certify it as an original? Most certainly, as in "this is an original D Dart of which only 50 were produced".
Does it have the correct drive-train? That's open for debate. But it does appear it is an original D Dart whether it has a slant 6 or a 426 Hemi under the hood is a point that takes away value. My prediction was about $20K and a no sale. I got the no sale part right but never imagined it would be that high. I would suspect shill bidding. Happens all the time.
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Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
I never said it was not a "D" Dart. It is a very poor restoration with a lot of miss matched parts. Originality is what makes a restoration worth money along with history documentation. Yes the D darts had the 8.75 rear with 4.86 gears. That was a problem that the "Golden Cammandos" had when racing thier 273235 HP Barracuda with a 4-speed. NHRA would not allow the 8.75 rear they tried to run and the smaller rear broke a lot. They ended up running AHRA as that association body allowed the larger rear. They later ran Modified Production in NHRA to be able to use the larger rear. The car I drove (for 4 weekends) only ran high 13's because the engine was never taken apart $$$$$ and blueprinted. We drove to the track in those days. We couldnt afford a trailer AND a tow car. We were young, poor, and didnt know all that much about all of it back then. Guys like Tom Sneden of the Bounty Hunters were good people and never looked down on guys like us who wanted to learn.
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Galen only certified that the car was a factory built D/Dart.....nothing else. Any changes or modifications done to the car are not his concern. He is not a judge who would have noticed these changes, all he does is verify the cars authenticity. Jim |
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