𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸-𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵-𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵.
Just like any other car family that ever was, the Dart had its share of special models over its four generations, and it’s these cars that capture all the attention today. Like say the Mod Tops, a very limited run of special Darts made in 1969 and 1970.
Back then, women were beginning to assert their rights, and the Vietnam war was entering its final, most brutal years, so Dodge decided it was time to target both female drivers and peace lovers with a special run, and the Dart was the chosen platform to do that with.
That’s how the Mod Top program was born, offering customers the choice between flowered vinyl designs for the cars’ tops, but also other unique touches here and there. In all, about 3,000 of them were made during the two years.
The Dart you’re looking at here is a GT wearing one of those crazy tops, and one of just 14 like it to be made in 1969. It’s wrapped in a color that was only available in 1969, a special-order Bright Green/Rally Green combination.
The car is equipped with a final-year E31 273ci engine, and the unit comes painted in red instead of the orange usually used for such things. The engine is run through an automatic transmission.
We’re told this particular Dart is listed in the Mopar registry and has over 50,000 miles (80,000 km) on the clock. The car is for sale at the hands of Mecum during the January Kissimmee auction, and hopes are it’ll fetch as much as $125,000.
Just like any other car family that ever was, the Dart had its share of special models over its four generations, and it’s these cars that capture all the attention today. Like say the Mod Tops, a very limited run of special Darts made in 1969 and 1970.
Back then, women were beginning to assert their rights, and the Vietnam war was entering its final, most brutal years, so Dodge decided it was time to target both female drivers and peace lovers with a special run, and the Dart was the chosen platform to do that with.
That’s how the Mod Top program was born, offering customers the choice between flowered vinyl designs for the cars’ tops, but also other unique touches here and there. In all, about 3,000 of them were made during the two years.
The Dart you’re looking at here is a GT wearing one of those crazy tops, and one of just 14 like it to be made in 1969. It’s wrapped in a color that was only available in 1969, a special-order Bright Green/Rally Green combination.
The car is equipped with a final-year E31 273ci engine, and the unit comes painted in red instead of the orange usually used for such things. The engine is run through an automatic transmission.
We’re told this particular Dart is listed in the Mopar registry and has over 50,000 miles (80,000 km) on the clock. The car is for sale at the hands of Mecum during the January Kissimmee auction, and hopes are it’ll fetch as much as $125,000.
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