For those folks who are yearning for a new Dodge Dart, here it is. Okay, it is apparently a rebadged Alfa Romeo, but at least it replaces the very mediocre Dodge Caliber! [image] 2013 Dodge Dart is the new Dodge Caliber Dodge will resurrect the Dart name for its new Alfa Romeo-based com…

A perfect case of the “older we are, the better we were”. The same with cars. I can’t remember a straight six (except for Rambler) that wasn’t a good solid motor. IMO, the GMC had the best and "went west " recollection of the ohc version is tops… Immortality of the slant six is carried on by Dennis …

My brother-in-law bought a Dodge Dart when he first started working for Chryco back in the 60’s. Kept that thing for years…Gave it to his son who was away in college when we was promoted to plant manager and Chryco leased him 2 new cars every other year. My nephew sold it when he graduated from coll…

“I can’t remember a straight six (except for Rambler) that wasn’t a good solid motor”. Dagosa–I had great luck with the 6 cylinder 7 bearing Rambler engine that AMC brought out in 1964. I had three AMC products with those engines ane the engines were very durable–outlasted the bodies on the cars.

“The original Dart was a tank by today’s standards.” Wasn’t it a compact by the standards of its day? The straight 6 has the best inherent balance.

What most people think of as a Dart ( mid '60s on up) was a compact. Earlier Darts were much larger: The first generation were full sized cars (209" long, '60-'61). Next came the short-lived 1962, which I’d call an intermediate (we had one). From '63-'76 they were “compacts”, but at 196" that’s …

My wife can’t believe that her “compact” 1965 Dodge Dart GT was 4 feet longer than her Nissan. Although a good car by 1965 standards, it would be the bottom of the barrel today. We kept ours for 13 years, and replaced just about everything over that period, except the engine and transmission, which …

The only thing I remember about Dodge Darts is that a H.S. buddy had one back in the late '60s, and it had a pushbutton automatic, with teh buttons on the dash. I always thought that made a great deal of sense, and wonder why the idea was never resurrected.

Jaguar has a rotary-dial shifter in its XF now. Looks awesome - like something out of a scifi movie, but the rotary knob retracts when the car is turned off, and then extends electronically when it’s started. I can see this getting jammed, and then you can’t put the car in gear. Of course, when has …

Give it time MB. Give it time. The 65 Malibu I had was considered a mid-sized car in it’s day, yet it had just about as much leg room, if not less, in the back than my old Civic, despite being much longer. Not sure how long it was, but it just barely fit into the garage where I used to live. There…

The new Dodge Dart?

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shadowfax December 8, 2011, 12:01am 20

The original dart was a shortened-wheelbase full sized car. It didn’t become a compact until 3 years later when its overall length was shortened by more than a foot

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