There were many models of this car, Some were much better looking then others. What do you think of them?
My own opinion is the best of the lot was not good looking. When you consider the mechanics of the car, it only gets worse. 
Yeah, I only got a paltry 216,000 miles out of mine.
And sold it for $2000.
The engines and transmissions were quite good, especially the slant 6. The bodies, however were very rust-prone.
They were easy to care for if you could keep the rust at bay.
I had a '72 Plymouth Duster from '74 to '81, with the (smaller) 198 cid 6 cylinder and a 3 speed. I went cross country several time, towing a small UHaul twice, it did fine. I got excellent service out of it. I like the Duster/Demon body style the most, it had a very large trunk. Compared to modern cars, yes they were crude, but compared to '72s from other brands they were just fine. It never rusted, but most of the time it was in Texas and California.
I’m a huge Mopar fan but have never owned a Dart. I did own a Roadrunner and a SuperBee and on a few occasions I swapped the Roadrunner off on the weekend with a good friend of mine who owned a Dart Swinger 340. (Hemi Orange, black tail stripe, and twin hood scoops with a 4-speed)
The 4 doors are a bland granny car but the 2 door models are really slick looking when done up right. And the 340 versions will flat move.
The first wrench I ever turned was on a 63 Dodge station wagon with the 225, kinda hard to put points in.
Those early 60s Chrysler products really had some downright unusual, love it or hate it styling, didn’t they?
Oddest styling of the 60’s, and I remember that rear facing back seat and breathing all the exhaust that came in the back window. I read the push button shifter was a drag racing favorite.
I learned to drive in a '59 Plymouth Fury Hardtop with a 318 and push button transmission.
Those push button transmission selectors were the neatest thing since sliced bread I thought and it was pretty simple to just bang a button while nailing it.
Wasn’t it the '72 that had the point jutting from the grill? Preferred the '71 with the mostly flat grill.
The fellow thinking of starting up the old '72 might need to pay attention to 2 specific things: I think the cooling (and heater core) system may be very likely to be corroded up…check that water pump! Also, might have a mechanic check that the push rods or freed up before even cranking it. I had a '71 slant 6 (225) that sat for years, and it bent its own push rods when we tried to turn it over.
The slant-6 was an extremely durable engine. I’ve seen them last over 400k miles without any problems…
HOWEVER…Chryco for YEARS had problems with rusting out fenders on those vehicles. This continued right to the Volare’/Aspen line. The engines and transmissions were EXCELLENT…It’s all the other stuff that you had to deal with.
In upstate NY you’d be extremely hard pressed to find a Dart that was more then 3 years old without rust through conditions in the front fenders (on the top near the windshield. It was extremely common. One thing to do is buy a few Ballast resistors…you’ll need them.
My Dad owned a 77 Aspen and my brother owned a 76 Volare’. Both had major major problems…paint pealing, warped fly-wheel, bad float problems…windows popping out, handles falling off. The Dart was just a little bit better. Great engines though.
'72 was still flat, '73 was the start of the more-pointed front end. Here’s one that looks very similar to mine, including the fake hood scoops:
Have the words “Dodge Dart” and “better looking” ever been said together? Guess now they have. Duster = you died if it rolled + car trashed by owner. . Plymouth Fury - drop dead beautiful. Darts hung around a long…long…long time