70 dodge dart vs. 70 nova - Page 2

**RALLY** · #11 10-09-2020, 05:49 PM

Agree guys, great stories on these 340 Darts. I would love to won one and who knows, been a Chevy guy all my life but if i had the chance to buy a 68 Dart 340 4 speed i would get it. Light weight car with a 340 cube engine, fast car.

**John Brown** · #12 10-09-2020, 05:49 PM

At the Pure Stock Drags, it takes a 360 horse Yenko Nova to beat the 340 Demons and Dusters.

https://www.psmcdr.com/all-time-lists

And this is from a dyed in the wool Chevy guy, but I gotta give credit when it's due.

Lee Stewart · #13 10-09-2020, 06:03 PM

1969 Swinger 340 curb weight: 3274 pounds.

That includes a full tank of gas and all fluids. The shipping weight which includes none of those is 3097 pounds

https://www.automobile-catalog.com/m..._340/1969.html

markinnaples · #14 10-09-2020, 06:05 PM

Love those Shark-tooth grill Dusters, as well as Demons. Yours looked great Ken.

GrumpyJeff · #15 10-09-2020, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GrumpyJeff

Yep those 340/4spd Darts were Quik on the Street !!! I had a buddy in high school who had a 69 with some gears & a little traction , there wasn't much that could keep up with it from red light to red light. Full 1/4 mile it was probably a different story . But around town that car embarrassed a lot of big block stuff

Though he/it did have a Hard time hanging with my 65 L79 SS Chevelle 4spd/4.10's Depending on my launch, I would usually get him by a car length, but very similar running cars... Fun Times!!!

Lee Stewart · #16 10-09-2020, 08:02 PM

The lowest rear Chrysler offered with the 340 was the 3.91. THAT was a killer combo. I liked the fact that Chrysler included a 4 speed with their 1968 and 1969 muscle cars.

Also included were the chrome exhaust tips. Nice that it had 10.5" drum brakes all around unlike the Chevys which had only 9.5"

**Bill Pritchard** · #17 10-09-2020, 08:44 PM

Delete the rear stripe and that's EXACTLY what mine looked like when I bought it in December of 70. It was ordered without the rear stripe. I traded those 4 hubcaps to a friend of mine for a 63 Chrysler Newport that I used for a winter beater.

**jl8z28** · #18 10-09-2020, 08:45 PM

Thats what my dart looked like except mine did not have a vinyl top

**Bill Pritchard** · #19 10-09-2020, 08:58 PM

I gave the only decent picture I had of my Dart to a friend who was the local Motorsports reporter for our local paper. He used it when he started doing a column about the local Cruising scene 'back in the day'.....I never got the picture back, but I have a scan of what appeared in the paper. He may have taken a bit of artistic license when describing my car

My friends' 69 Super Bee is in the background.

Lee Stewart · #20 10-09-2020, 09:22 PM

The one I looked at in the showroom of the local Dodge dealer in Liberty, NY was identical to the photo I posted. Had three options: AM radio, vinyl top and wheel covers. It was going to be my first car which I would take to college with me. I chickened out due to having car payments with no immediate job. So I took most of my $1000 cash down payment money and bought a 1964 327/300HP Impala SS convertible with powerglide, PS and PB. Had some bucks left over to take to college as a nest egg. That was after I bought a reverb and 8 track player.

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