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Author:  Eatkinson [ Wed May 17, 2006 5:03 pm ]
Post subject:  who has an 'options' list for 74 dart swingers?
i've just acquired a 74 dart swinger. does anyone have a list of all the optional extras these things could come with? it's my first 70's Dart, so while not exactly clueless, I'm not up to speed.

Someone, please let me know!

Thanks.

Evan
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Wed May 17, 2006 6:43 pm ]
Post subject: 
Are you looking for factory equipment possibilities? Or for accessories sold at the dealer level after the car was manufactured?
Author:  Eatkinson [ Thu May 18, 2006 12:35 am ]
Post subject:  both
well Dan, both, which I know will encompass a lot. But as many as people know. or if someone has a options sheet-parts list they could fax, that would be great.
Author:  Eatkinson [ Thu May 18, 2006 12:11 pm ]
Post subject:  i would take any info
I would take any info that anyone knows. I'm not picky, I just want to know what else my car could come with.

Thanks to all!
Author:  DusterIdiot [ Thu May 18, 2006 1:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Time to plunk the money...
You should just buy one of Galen Govier's "White Books" that cover's the '74 year, it will give you most of what you want, and some other info too...

-D.Idiot
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu May 18, 2006 1:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Time to plunk the money...
Quote:
You should just buy one of Galen Govier's "White Books" that cover's the '74 year, it will give you most of what you want, and some other info too...
Umm...disagree.

Galen Goober is full of (a)poo and (b)himself.
Author:  64 Convert [ Thu May 18, 2006 1:56 pm ]
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A/C
Power front disc brakes
Bumper guards
Rear window defogger (blower)
Rear window defogger (electric heat)
225 six
Inside hood release
Day/night mirror
Outside left remote mirror
Protective body side molding (vinyl)
Sill molding
Power steering
Music master AM/FM radio
AM/FM monaural radio
Rear seat speaker (single)
Seat with center armrest
Sun roof (manual)
Sure grip differential
Tuff steering wheel
Tinted glass
Floor mounted 3-speed manual transmission
Column mounted automatic transmission
Vinyl roof (full)
Deluxe wheel covers
Rallye wheels
3-speed windshield wipers
Whitewall tires
Steel belted radial tires
Raised white letter tires
Author:  Eatkinson [ Thu May 18, 2006 2:53 pm ]
Post subject:  thank you!
thank you! that's helpful.

re: the rear window defogger, was the option an 'either/or' situation? meaning, either electric, or a blower? or both....
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu May 18, 2006 3:15 pm ]
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1) Availability of the rear defog in '74 was a blower type only on all A-bodies except 29-bodies (Duster/Dart Sport). The grid type (lines baked onto the backglass) was available on 29-bodies starting in '73, but not on 23-bodies (Swinger/Scamp) or 41-bodies (4-door) until '76.

2) What's your fax number?
Author:  64 Convert [ Thu May 18, 2006 4:13 pm ]
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According to the dealer brochure, you could get either a blower or electric defroster on all Dart models, but like everything concerning Mopar equipment, accuracy is always suspect.

The only electric rear window defrosters I can recall seeing on a Dart was on a 1976 model. My '75 Valiant had the blower version.
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu May 18, 2006 4:25 pm ]
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Quote:
According to the dealer brochure, you could get either a blower or electric defroster on all Dart models, but like everything concerning Mopar equipment, accuracy is always suspect.
Yep, the accessory brochures were not amongst the most accurate. NAGS and FPC do not show electric-grid equipped backglasses for 23- or 41-body Darts prior to 1976. Of course, these can be retrofitted as far back as 1967. It's also possible that Mopar dealers were selling aftermarket grid-type defoggers (the kind with the adhesive backing, like you can buy from JC Witless), so that might be why it would've been listed as an available accessory item.
Author:  Eatkinson [ Thu May 18, 2006 5:09 pm ]
Post subject:  hmm...and?
Thanks Dan, and 64 Convert.

My fax # is (323) 525-2372, attn: Evan.

So, how did the blower type rear defogger work? Was it an electrically-heated blower defog? or did it draw air somehow from the heater core in the front?

My Swinger doesn't have it, so I'm wondering if it'd be worth it to put in... Debatable...I'm not in a very cold, icy environment at all, but occasionally it comes in handy.
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu May 18, 2006 5:45 pm ]
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OK, next couple days I'll try to get a fax out to you. Beware, it'll be LARGE.

The blower-type defogger had a narrow-by-wide nozzle with a bezel plate, located just forward of the backglass and laterally centred. Forward of that was what looked like a single 6" x 9" speaker grille, which was actually the grille overtop of the blower unit. Underneath the grille sat the squirrel cage style blower (looking straight down, you'd be looking at the inside of the squirrel cage). Under the package tray, in the trunk, was the blower housing and a duct hose that carried the air from the blower to the nozzle. The switch was dashboard-mounted. Nothin' fancy here, it just pulled air from near the backglass and blew it onto the backglass. Better than nothing, one supposes, in climates where such devices are helpful.
Author:  64 Convert [ Thu May 18, 2006 6:02 pm ]
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The blower type worked good in warm, rainy weather when fogged windows were the norm. They were a little less effective in cold rain, and nearly useless in frost or ice conditions.
Author:  Jeb [ Thu May 18, 2006 6:37 pm ]
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Quote:
The blower type worked good in warm, rainy weather when fogged windows were the norm. They were a little less effective in cold rain, and nearly useless in frost or ice conditions.
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Boy, I wish my car had one of those. Whenever my back window fogs up I give my girlfriend a squegee and tell her to get in the back seat and start wiping. My front defroster doesn't work either so on foggy mornings I have to hang my head out the window to see where I am going.

Ahh, the joys of having an old car.
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