1960 Dodge Dart Coming to a home near me!

next ya need one of these...swamp cooler

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That thing is very cool. I Love Mopars that have a no frills look to them. Exner even made Sedans beautiful.
 
Chatter on FaceBook is that this was a bait car for dealerships to get customers in the door at the base price of$2278.00
Slant 6 1bbl, 3spd on the tree, heater delete, radio, delete, clock delete.

Yep, I'll bet that is correct. If it's truly a northeast car, the lack of heater would explain how it survived... It just never got driven in the cold.

It would be interesting to know the story on this one.
 
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Why do so many folks think that because a car in in a particular place, that that is where it always has been.....? :confused:
Even if this car was stored in NY most of it's life the chrome and trim wouldn't be in such great shape. My guess is it came from the upper mid west or eastern Pacific northwest.
Tom, do you have any of the history on the car ....? Check for a build sheet, (upper glove box is a good place to look). Chrysler historical, for a small fee, will provide a copy of the IBM card and where the car was delivered new.
 
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Why do so many folks think that because a car in in a particular place, that that is where it always has been.....? :confused:
Even if this car was stored in NY most of it's life the chrome and trim wouldn't be in such great shape. My guess is it came from the upper mid west or eastern Pacific northwest.
Tom, do you have any of the history on the car ....? Check for a build sheet, (upper glove box is a good place to look). Chrysler historical, for a small fee, will provide a copy of the IBM card and where the car was delivered new.
I don't have it other than there is a good chance the car was built in the St.Louis Plant according to the SN# decode I did.
I have to check for the build sheet once I get the car home
 
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Why do so many folks think that because a car in in a particular place, that that is where it always has been.....? :confused:
Even if this car was stored in NY most of it's life the chrome and trim wouldn't be in such great shape. My guess is it came from the upper mid west or eastern Pacific northwest.
Tom, do you have any of the history on the car ....? Check for a build sheet, (upper glove box is a good place to look). Chrysler historical, for a small fee, will provide a copy of the IBM card and where the car was delivered new.
As a possibility, since it's on the Seneca Nation right now, it may have come from Oklahoma. There's a Seneca tribe there. Possibly it came east with someone.
 
As a possibility, since it's on the Seneca Nation right now, it may have come from Oklahoma. There's a Seneca tribe there. Possibly it came east with someone.
Well the current owner claims it's been on the reserve since new but the build sheet may tell a different story

To be continued....
 
They must not have salted the roads on the reservation.
 
Well I figure that since I posted on the other forum last week about tin metal signs at Hobby Lobby I can post here too

I pulled the trigger on a 1960 Dodge 2dr sedan Seneca bare bones model that has a 225 6 cylinder 1bbl 3spd on the tree
Radio, clock, heater & side mirrors delete
I see it has an after market furnace but that's as fancy as it gets other than the original dog dishes
It's a complete car

It runs off a few squirts of gas down the throat of the single bbl carb and surprisingly smooth
Needs the typical stuff like battery tires, gas tank flushed, exhaust replaced plus and good going over.
Last on the road in 2009

It's been living in Seneca, NY on the Seneca reserve
I pick it up in a couple of weeks

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I didn't have much to add to the chatter about your very sweet new ride... but I wanted to post so the thread would hit my "watch list"... yep, I know there's a button... but I like to "talk".:lol:

My absolute favorite thing about your particular car, Tom... Even in line with other Forward Look cars, this one will stand out for being a zero option survivor. That and I like cars that few know how to drive anymore (3 on tree).
I'd like to thank the FCBO academy for this prestidicgous award.....

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We love a member who takes their abuse well...:thumbsup:
 
They must not have salted the roads on the reservation.

I have a feeling that Big_John may be right if it has been on the reserve
It not have been driven in the cold.
I can ask more questions when I load it up
 
I didn't have much to add to the chatter about your very sweet new ride... but I wanted to post so the thread would hit my "watch list"... yep, I know there's a button... but I like to "talk".:lol:

My absolute favorite thing about your particular car, Tom... Even in line with other Forward Look cars, this one will stand out for being a zero option survivor. That and I like cars that few know how to drive anymore (3 on tree).

We love a member who takes their abuse well...:thumbsup:

I'm trying to come up with a name for the car
"Zippy" comes to mind so when admirers ask what options it has I can say "zip" or maybe "Del" or "Nadda" or go German on them and name it "Nusht":lol:
 
Back in 1960, buying a new car wasn't something that a lot of Indians in that area would have been able to do. Things were pretty tough before tax free cigarettes and casinos came along.

This car may have some real history. It may have belonged to someone of importance within the Senecas. Given that it is a Seneca itself may have had something to do with it being where it is.
 
Back in 1960, buying a new car wasn't something that a lot of Indians in that area would have been able to do. Things were pretty tough before tax free cigarettes and casinos came along.

This car may have some real history. It may have belonged to someone of importance within the Senecas. Given that it is a Seneca itself may have had something to do with it being where it is.
This is a good possibility
I'll do some investigation if I can
 
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