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I’m at all times trying to discover a method to get some extra publicity on my automotive as I consider it’s a uncommon Mopar you by no means see anymore. Particularly within the package deal I’ve, and in its day it was feared on the streets and have become an enormous killer. The automotive is a 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger, one among 700 made. I purchased a 1970 Swinger from Menlove Dodge in Bountiful, Utah for the sum of $2,970.

The Swinger I’ve now’s precisely the identical I had in 1970, which I used to be capable of finding from a person in Scottsdale, AZ after trying to find 35 years. It had been professionally restored to unique specs and is precisely the way in which it appeared initially on the showroom flooring. It’s a grand nationwide first prize winner from the AACA, Charlotte, NC and Hershey, PA, 1998 Mopar Nationals First in Class present winner and Mopar journal cowl automotive. It additionally received a number of different better of present, first place and other people’s selection awards.

It’s a every day driver that surprisingly corners very properly, stops rapidly, acceleration is fast and crisp and is greater than in a position to go in a straight line as rapidly as attainable. I consider for its time it was one of many higher constructed muscle vehicles for general efficiency.

Engine:

·         90 diploma OHV V8 – hydraulic carry camshaft

·         Block – forged iron, two bolt mains, in Hemi orange

·         Bore and stroke – 4.04 X 3.31

·         340 cubic inches

·         Horsepower – 325 @ 5000, 340 foot kilos torque

·         Compression ratio – 10.5:1

·         Carter AVS 4 barrel 625 cfm

·         Valves – 2.02 inch/1.60 inch, consumption/exhaust

·         Exhaust – 2.25 inch excessive stream duals

Drivetrain:

·         Ground mounted 4 – pace w/Hurst shifter. Totally synchronized transmission

·         Axle ratio – 3:23

·         Certain grip restricted slip differential

Accent and suspension:

·         Plum loopy paint, bumblebee stripes and Scat Pack emblem with large oval tires

·         Heavy responsibility Rallye suspension, wheels, aspect mirror and instrument cluster with 150 mph speedometer / 6,000 rpm tach

·         Vinyl roof, vented twin hood scoops, hood tie down pins and chrome tipped twin exhausts

Efficiency:

·         1/4 mile – 13.32 seconds at 102.29 mph

-Giles F., Utah