RE: 1965 Dodge Dart station Wagon

[Tom Duross <tduross1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Gee Don;
With all those possibilities and combinations, you could have one very
unique car when you're done.
How will you decide?
I have an old magic 8 ball you could borrow to help answer your questions if
you need. :)
What's on the fender tag as opposed to what's there now?  Mileage?

There's a valiant wagon I see from time to time with a dana rear, side
pipes, shaved handles, tubbed and must have an RB at least by the size of
the air cleaner and it's proximity to line of sight above the hood.  I think
the roof is lowered as well.  Wild car to see up close.  He chirps and the
door opens.  He was asking 30K last time I saw it at the Tri State show in
western MA last spring.  Lots of lookers.

Keep us posted.

Tom Duross

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Hudson [mailto:mopar4me@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 8:18 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 1965 Dodge Dart station Wagon



Well folks, today I took possesion of my 65 Dart station wagon - the same
one we were planning on driving from CA to VA.  After driving it some today,
I believe we'd probably have had no or maybe just minor problems driving it
back.  Wife would have hated it cause the front seat is pretty well shot and
it's never had a radio (still has the radio delete plate).  After a 7 day
cross country trip on a portable parking lot, it started right up, the slant
idled good and was pretty smooth. First thing I noticed was it had a wrong
gas cap on it - that would have probably accounted for the smell of gas when
it was filled up.  I will remedy that tomorrow with a correct gas cap.  The
front seat REALLY needs help so plan is to swap in a set of really nice
reupholstered buckets from a 65 Valiant Signet I'm getting ready to part
out.  Then do I add a 65 console and floor mounted shifter?  Still, I kind
of like the column shift.  And then there is a rebuilt 72 318 dressed to
look like a 65 273 HiPo motor sitting on the stand.  And there is a complete
dash from 66 Formula S.  The windshield has a really bad wiper streak on the
passenger side.  As long as the windshield has to come out, it would be an
ideal time to replace the dash.  And of course the wimpy 9 in drums have got
to be swapped for discs and of course the rear needs to be swapped for an 8
3/4.  I'll have some work in store for my spare time no matter what plan I
use.  Luckily all the above possibilites are feasible since I have all the
parts.  Anyway, I thought I would pass on some of my observations, ideas and
if anyone wants to chime in with their own comments, what they would do,
etc. please feel free to do so.
Don

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