I always think of the old TV show Mannix when I see a Dodge Dart GT Convertible, although that was a 1968 model, the first full year for the GT. This 1967 Dodge Dart GT Convertible can be found listed here on eBay right between a couple of my favorite cities in America: Huntsville and Birmingham, specifically in Cullman, Alabama. The seller is asking $8,400, or you can make an offer. Thanks to Curvette for the top-down tip!
I’m a bit bummed that this car has been modified from its original spec. Finding a 1967 Dart GT is pretty rare, as they didn’t offer them for the full year. They don’t even show up in some brochures as being an option. I’m not sure what exactly has been changed on this example, other than it doesn’t have its original 273 V8 (according to the VIN); it has a replacement 318. The 318 is a fine engine, and it’s loaded with power brakes ($32) and power steering ($65), making it a nice driver. You can see that the power top has seen better days, but it won’t be hard to get a new one fitted. It’s just money, right? As long as I was spending money, I wouldn’t be able to sleep before I got a set of these wheel covers and got redline tires.
I’d cut back those exhaust pipes and turn them down, and would restore this car back to 100% bone-stock original spec if it were mine and I had the money, which I don’t. The seller says it’s a solid car with very little rust on the body. They show a bunch of good photos, nice job on that, seller! There are two photos showing inside the trunk compartment, including one showing it filled with the trim that has been taken off, presumably to finish the body. They say only the front bumper is missing; otherwise, all the trim is there. The seller provided a video here on YouTube showing this car in action, at least around their yard.
Dodge made the fourth-generation Dart from 1966 for the 1967 model year until the end of 1976 for North America. This paint should be “Bright Red”, even if it’s a bit faded on the exterior. The Dart GT was available with engines ranging from a 170 to a 225 slant-six, and also a 273 V8, which this car came with from the factory. The GTS came with a 383 V8, which is what private eye Joe Mannix drove after his infamous George Barris custom Toronado convertible. The seats look good, other than the small flaws in the front seats, but the back seat looks like new.
The seller knocks a grand slam by showing a photo with the seats removed so we can see the floor pans. In trying to decode the somewhat hard-to-read data plate, it appears that this car came with front bucket seats (the 4 under letter b), and a premium bucket seat interior in black, which is shown here. The rear end was a 3.23:1 without “sure grip,” the 4_ under AX on the date plate. No designation under X means no sure grip. The paint is PP1, which is Bright Red Metallic.
Here’s the 318-cu.in. OHV V8, although we don’t know the year it was installed or what its ratings would have been when it was new. The original engine (according to the VIN) was the top 273, a “high-performance” model with a four-barrel carb and 235 horsepower. The current 318 is said to have 360 heads, and you can see the high-rise intake and four-barrel carb. It’s backed by an automatic, presumably a TorqueFlite, which would have been a $147 option. They haven’t cleaned out the gas tank, so they’re running it on a couple of gas cans in the trunk, and there’s a pinhole leak in the radiator. Also, the brakes need work, but those things are pretty typical for a project vehicle. The dual-circuit master cylinder was new for ’67. Hagerty doesn’t list a value for a convertible, but they’re at $8,400 for a two-door sedan version in #4 fair condition, exactly what the seller is asking for this car. How much is this car worth as it sits now?
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