![]() They are only original once and to me this is about as close to original as you will get.Ĭool car Tom, But with the amount of shady deals out there and especially all the phony ads on CL as of last few years, You have to understand peoples suspicions. People can say what they want but to me it is a piece of history, I tried to win the car back then along with most kids if they were into cars at all. – Galen Govier inspected, numbers matching car (He called it the “Holy Grail of Darts” and wished he could buy it). (It was officially awarded to his Mother but 16 year old boy won the car). – A scrap book given to 16 year old who won the car from Car Craft with all original photo’s, tickets from 1969 Winternationals when they were awarded the car. ![]() – All owner history, copies of each title, contact info. – Given away by Wally Parks, Lynda Vaughn – Chassis set up by Charlie Allen and Saddleback Dodge – Painted by George Barris (Batmobile fame amongst others) – Raced by Wild Bill Shrewsberry (LA Dart) I would think people would be thrilled a car like this was not lost, or crushed and made into a KIA, but no… they have to complain about something so insignificant. ![]() (Not expecting to sell it from there) I find it hard to believe I have to explain myself in this circumstance but these comment sections are so pathetic. I put it on craigslist in LA, Detroit and Chicago last week so people would know it was going to be at the MCACN show. When I purchased it the hubcaps were on the car. The photo’s with the rims on the car is how it is presently, the rims are the original rims that were on the car when it was given away (& Yes before anyone says so, they are CRAGAR rims and this car was sponsored by cragar to introduce these rims to the public.). It was asked to be in the muscle car and corvette nationals show in Chicago as a barn find, in “unwashed” condition. It is my car, I did purchase it at the auction in Iowa in June 2017 as stated. Go figure! I’m sure some of you will have theories as to why this picture is different, but no matter what, this is a seriously cool car! This picture has me wondering when it was taken - because it looks like the original wheels, or something like them, are on the car - yet they aren’t present in the first picture. That being said, I understand the seller’s reluctance to do so given some buyers’ desire to handle everything themselves. Naturally, given the low mileage, the interior looks great! And yes, I would clean it up. They actually look pretty good on there, although I’d do my best to find a set of wheels to match the original set. I love these period graphics! Not only that, but the ad states that the famous George Barris was responsible for the paint and graphics! You are looking at genuine history here, folks! I do find it interesting that the mag wheels have been replaced with 1966-1967 Dodge wheel covers. Under the hood looks like no one has touched this car in a very long time–and it’s only showing 22,000 miles as well. We’re told that the car hasn’t even been washed since being found in the Iowa barn. There are some more pictures included in the craigslist ad - it’s worth a once-over. ![]() You can see the ad for the contest on the left, and the article describing choosing the winner on the right. Presumably, the picture above is from the barn where it was found! Thanks to reader Wayne C. Naturally, with a car like this there is no price given. Wow! Not only is this 1969 Dodge Dart a barn find, but it’s an original Car Craft magazine project car! You can find it for sale here on craigslist in Chicago, Illinois. ![]()
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