a 71-year-old he bought his '67 Dart from the original owner because it reminded him of "the old days." Then his car was stolen six months ago, but the cops got an anon "crimestoppers" tip

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office says its detectives followed up on an anonymous tip from Valley Crime Stoppers about 50-year-old Robert Lopez and it turns out, he was familiar to some detectives. "He has a quite a history with auto theft and other criminal activity,"

The car was indeed found with Lopez

https://kmph.com/news/local/67-dodge-dart-returned-to-owner-after-being-stolen

It's rare, but now and then, they are recovered and the owner gets their stolen car back! 

By the way, notice that the cops did nothing but put the news out that the car was stolen, and checked the location. They do not actually search for stolen cars. Once your car is stolen, you may as well look for it yourself, and do your own investigation. 

Ever heard of Della Woods, or seen this S/F Dart? (Thank you John S!)

Della Woods and her brother Bernie Woods were from Lake Orion, Michigan. Her racing career began during the 1960s. Woods was the first female driver in the five-second bracket in the funny car class, and the first female driver to compete in the semifinals at the NHRA National event.

During the 1990s, Woods began to run out of funding, and her racing career came to an end. She had beaten all the odds against her to express her passion in the field of auto racing.

https://www.motorcities.org/story-of-the-week/2024/remembering-della-woods-and-her-great-racing-career

back when the legends were showing up with a SET of cars (I don't know if it was for racing in different classes, or in case one broke)

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=406526512000200&set=a.185776640741856

wow

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=7206728209390107&set=gm.7491331677552984&idorvanity=107673642585528

Ron Mancini's SS/EA 68 Dart GTS of the "Detroit BEE-Leaver"

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10168861703790268&set=pcb.1036648560930833

1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer D500. I don't think I've ever seen one until now

This car is powered by a 361 cubic-inch Dart D500 V8 that was rated at 305 horsepower when new. The engine is teamed with a Carter AFB carburetor, a Mopar electronic ignition, a replacement radiator and heater core, and a dual exhaust system with an H-pipe crossover. Power is sent to the rear wheels through an A745 heavy-duty three-speed manual transmission and an 8¾” rearend with a Power-Lok differential and a 3.31:1 final gear ratio.

just sold for 21k

https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news/1961-dodge-dart-pioneer-d-500-is-crazy-cool/

I have been a fan of Keystones since the mid 70s when I was mid 7

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10229458501300879&set=pcb.1003389810923375

the temps have finally resumed near normal for fall, 70 degrees, and I'm back to walking around the neighborhood (anything over 72 is just sweaty and uncomfortable for getting back in the car after the walk)

an Alfa I think

a Chevelle I think

a 72 Dart Swinger 340

Brazilian Dart/Charger trivia

 it had an engine option rated at 198 Hp, because the 200 mark would increase the taxes

Chargers had their engines painted in Gold instead the standard blue in the Darts

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/cc-global-the-brazilian-dodge-dartcharger-genuine-mopar-v8-this-time-around/

the Chrysler plant was going bankrupt and was sold to VW in 1979, and so the last year of Chargers (1981) had vin that were for VW trucks

https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/tropical-thunder-brazilian-charger-stands-alone-in-north-america/

the movie Dazed and Confused, good movie, even better than I remembered it. It takes place in 1976, and the cars are very cool

A Duster a Demon a Dart

the MCACN (Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals) is full of just exactly the vehicles I'm most interested in,

 the Mr Norm 1974 Dart Sport sold new with a Six Pack ( mentioned here https://moparconnectionmagazine.com/gallery-winged-mopars-invade-mcacn-2022/ ) still owned by the original owner

Mr. Norm’s personal conversion van

here are some links to other sites coverage of past years...    

https://blog.consumerguide.com/auto-shows/mcacn/

https://www.motortrend.com/news/car-crafts-top-25-picks-2017-muscle-car-corvette-nationals/

https://www.dodgegarage.com/news/article/uncategorized/2021/12/mopar-vehicles-shine-at-the-muscle-car-and-corvette-nationals.html 

https://musclecarsillustrated.com/mcacn-2022/

https://www.dodgegarage.com/news/article/events/2022/11/muscle-car-and-corvette-nationals-rumble-into-chi-town.html

https://adventuresofacargirl.wordpress.com/2022/11/29/mcacn-2022/

these are the only two photos I can find of this 65 Dart... but I think it's pretty cool to find a budget racer, where most of the parts can be replaced from a junkyard. Ain't no junkyard Corvettes, Ferraris, etc, so why not race something based on cheap parts?

 

http://www.comicozzie.com/gallery2/v/2014/MDC/IMGP2390.jpg.html
https://www.thegentlemanracer.com/2022/09/ariens-art-on-wheels-vintage-weekend.html

cars look better with hood scoops, exhibit A

 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=5720416314669577&set=pcb.2174007229434440

2 door '62 wagon tribute to the Ramchargers with a dual quad hemi is available to by, for $90k

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/294987245624  via https://www.autoevolution.com/news/1962-dodge-dart-is-not-your-grandma-s-grocery-getter-hemi-surprise-under-the-hood-191958.html#

Mopar's Spring Fling show had some cool stuff!

I don't remember seeing a Dart gasser until this one

 

https://www.motortrend.com/events/spring-fling-mopar-car-show-2022

a 16 year old kid won this contest give away car, and only got one ride in it, in the back seat, and never saw the car again... his dad arranged for the contest to give the family a Polara wagon instead of this dragster

 

Keith Black worked his magic on the 340. Carl Schiefer reworked the A-833 manual transmission and installed a Schiefer Rev-Lok clutch assembly.

The paintwork was performed by George Barris.

Exhibition wheel stander extraordinaire Bill Shrewsberry handled the driving chores to round out the team. Shrewsberry’s great reaction times at the Christmas tree and his swiftness with the 4-speed placed him in the class finals. The Black prepared 340 ran just a few hundreds over the class record all day. However, in the finals, at the ’69 NHRA Springnationals in Dallas, Texas, he was beat by a Pontiac with 60 more cubic inches

The giveaway portion of the project ran into a snag right from the beginning. The winner of the Swinger was a 16-year-old kid named David Outlaw. David filled out a Cragar Swinger Contest form while accompanying his mother, Odis, to a local tire store. Cragar and Dodge quickly awarded his mother the winner.

With great fanfare, David and his mother met all the officials from Dodge, Cragar, NHRA, and other project sponsors, including “Miss Hurst” Linda Vaughn. After the “grins and grips,” David was relegated to the Dart’s back seat while his mom took the driver’s seat and “Miss Hurst” rode shotgun. After an uninspiring drive down the quarter-mile, the Dodge officials informed Mrs. Outlaw the Dodge would be stored until arrangements were made to ship the Swinger to Florida.

David would never ride in the Dart again. Upon his father’s return from his Air Force deployment in Thailand, Mr. Outlaw learned of the Swinger. Not needing a race car, he quickly made arrangements for Dodge to keep the Dart while providing the Outlaw family with a new Polara wagon.

Dodge sent the Swinger to Garland Dodge in Dallas, and the race car was summarily sold (financed) to Jimmy Crank sans a warranty. Crank drove the unmuffled Dart on the street for a brief time before restricting it to race duty at a few AHRA events. Finally, in the early ‘80s, the Swinger was relegated to Crank’s garage, where it rested for the remainder of the decade.

     

https://moparconnectionmagazine.com/gallery-always-a-winner-with-classic-industries-and-cragar/

how the hell do I come across 2 early 70s Mopars in Kensington within a couple blocks of each other?