That's exactly the reason why I'm going
to use a 340 in my 65 Dart convertible!
On 2/15/2014 10:33 PM, dcdriver@xxxxxxx wrote:
I too said similar things about the "340's" back then when
they kicked my 335hp 383 just about every time I had to run
one of those lil "under-estimated HP suckers" lol 275HP my
a$$ lol
Jim
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From: furyrestored <furyrestored@xxxxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, Feb 15, 2014 7:24 am
Subject: Re: RE: Perhaps a little off topic...
Great feel good story dan makes me want to get
my 340 duster out n spin some donuts in the snowy
lot in front of my shop.lol
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I’ve got to get
in on this off topic Dart 340
discussion.. The very first brand new
car I bought was a 1968 Dart GTS 340
automatic. I was supposed to be buying a
67 Charger but changed my mind when this
GTS came in on a car carrier and it was
cheaper than the left over Charger. It
was the first week of Sept. 1967 so it
had to be one of the first 68 GTS’s
built. I put 500 break in miles on it
the first week and then went to dinner
with my wife at Pat’s Hot Dogs. (sort of
the Arnold’s in Happy Days of my area)
After eating we pulled out onto the
highway and after stopping at the first
light a 67 396 4 speed Chevelle pulled
up on my right side. The light changed
and every time he had to shift that 4
speed I got half a car length on him.
The second light was a repeat and I beat
him by half a car length again. At the 3rd
light he rolled down his window so I
told my wife to roll her window down. He
yelled over to me “All right! What the
f*** does Mopar have out now?” (Remember
there is no engine badges on a 68 Dart
GTS 340) “Just a new 340 small block” I
said. “Son of a Bitch” he yelled back
and then he made a right turn never to
be seen again.
That started my
love affair with 340’s and some 100+
vehicles later I now have my bucket list
car. Another 1968 Dart GTS 340 and since
my original was one of the first 68’s
built I guess it’s appropriate that this
has to be one of the last. It has a
build date of July 17th, 1968
at the Los Angeles plant which is about
a week before the plant would have shut
down for model change.
Dan
In
'69-'70 I feared nothing on the
street with my '69 Swinger 340
(4-spd, 3.91). Lost a few races
but won most.
One
night at Ft. Benning chose off a
Road Runner. Had no worries as
usually ate them up....pulled
even in first gear...hmm, even
in 2nd... now I starting to
wonder...as usually I'm pulling
ahead of RR's at this
point....he left me like I was
standing still in 3rd! Turns
out it was one of the first
440-6bbls! I hadn't even known
about them yet. Unfortunately
he was a jerk about it. But
still a fun memory! Ah! I
loved my MOPAR... still do. Got
that Dart down to 13.08, pure
stock with those skinny stock
D-70’s!
And
that’s why I again have a Dart
Swinger340.
On ‘62
to ‘65 content: The Dart
replaced the 1963 Custom 880
ex-CHP car I had...413 but a BIG
car.
Jimmie
in Northern California
1970 Dodge Dart Swinger
340-4spd, Go Mango in color
(original paint)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12601467@N08/
1965 Plymouth Belvedere Station
Wagon 360-Auto/To be a 440
(Current Project)
2006 RAM 3500 4X4 Mega Cab
Cummins Diesel Pickup
Sent:
Thursday, February 13,
2014 7:49 PM
Subject:
Re: Perhaps a little off
topic...
I
took my Dart w/340 to the
strip one night and beat
all cars that were matched
up with me till a GTO
Judge appeared; man, I
thought this is where I
get creamed...I smoked him
right off the line and
pulled to over 10 car
lengths ahead to turn a
12.8 @106mph through the
muffs to his 13.8; saw him
later at a “cruise-in” and
he was gracious enough to
publicy exclaim he was
thoroughly outrun.
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