Hey fellas!
This is my daily driver, a '63 Dart 270. I picked her up from Vacaville, CA last summer. When I got her, she had been sitting since '99 in the guy's backyard. Before that, she was his daily driver. She wasn't running, and the previous owner had decided to experiment with different colors on the whole car, so the exterior had a primered door, the trunklid was covered in black spray paint from paint car parts on it, and the interior has teal paint on certain areas. I towed it to my uncle's yard in Williams, CA [maybe some of you know him? John Fowlie, Big M Automotive], and I did a full tune up, rebuilt the carb, checked the brakes, added any fluids that needed to be added, and that was it. That's all it took, and that Slant Six started up and has given me 5k problem free miles since. That was August 2010. All I did for the exterior was new tires, and a few cans of spray paint, and the outcome is how she looks today. I have plans for paint and wide white walls, but for now she gets plenty of daily looks and the constant thumbs up. I love this car! I have owned Hondas, Oldsmobiles, Chevies, and Toyotas from the 90s, and this car has been more reliable than any of them. Now for the pics!
Before, when I first picked her up:
Here's how she looks now:
She has the 225 1bbl with 3-on-the-tree. Needs a few odds and ends but its the best daily driver ever. On top of being beyond reliable, I get to drive a classic everyday, like it should be. [I hate new cars.]
Oh and I'm Allan, I'm 19, and I live in Reno, NV. Here's a pic to put a face with the name.
Me with my project [and the car I have always wanted], Goldy. A '57 Plymouth Belvedere.
Me admiring Betty's Slant Six last summer at A&W during Hot August Nights.
And me and a friend of mine at a Halloween party I threw last year. It's obvious what we were.
Glad to be here, guys!
-Allan
