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| Car Of The Day: January 25, 2010; Mattel Disney/Pixar '63 Dodge Dart (Rusty Rust-eze) | |
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| Swifty | Jan 25 2010, 01:33 AM Post #1 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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![]() Today's car of the day is Mattel Disney/Pixar's 1963 Dodge Dart (Rusty Rust-eze). ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Dart ![]() Surprisingly, this is our first "Cars" Car Of The Day. I've been meaning to run one for a long time but never got around to it. Rusty is the only '63 Dart in small scale and is among the more accurate vehicles in the movie/toy line (even has the Dart script on the fenders). ![]()
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| james_autos | Jan 25 2010, 04:19 AM Post #2 |
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You can guess what I'd have to say about this one, so I'm not gonna bother writing it...... |
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| Sak | Jan 25 2010, 05:40 AM Post #3 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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I saw one of these- a hardtop coupe- on a carrier yesterday, sitting outside of the K-mart Sean and I usually go to when he's here. In light brown metallic. Directly behind it was a 1967 Impala SS coupe, black vinyl on white. The dark gray Tahoe that was on there as well drew no attention whatsoever. I know, James, I know. Sort of like having to swallow cough syrup that tastes like shoe polish. Take heart-he's posted worse. Much worse. The project planners proposed the name Dart, only to have executives demand an expensive research program which produced the name Zipp. This was promptly rejected in favor of Dart. Fun times in Highland Park, folks! |
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| jedimario | Jan 25 2010, 09:31 AM Post #4 |
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RAWR
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Once he gets all the different brands out the way I'm sure we'll return to mostly quality die-cast. Right Sean? Sean? ....
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| james_autos | Jan 25 2010, 02:55 PM Post #5 |
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Yeah, let's hope so. All these terrible models should be bannished to Room 101, now! |
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| be77bt | Jan 25 2010, 03:49 PM Post #6 |
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something different,I see. |
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| accobra64 | Jan 25 2010, 04:54 PM Post #7 |
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Thanks Swifty, I don't collect the Pixar Cars but do happen to like this one. I also enjoyed reading your narrative on the Dodge Dart. By featuring a casting such as this on occasion, I think is beneficial. There are a lot of people out there you happen to collect the Pixar Car castings. So ultimately, this one is for them. BYW, that is a cute casting. I just might have to hunt one down so that I can saw that I own atleast one of them. Thanks again. Cheers. Cobra |
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| Sak | Jan 25 2010, 09:10 PM Post #8 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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It's unfortunate that Doc Hudson's one of the better renditions of the Hornet out there. When you've been outdone by a cartoon car... I wouldn't mind seeing the early Mopar compacts, like this one, in someone's line. The Slant Six mated to the ultra-reliable Torque Flite made these cars indestructable- the early '70s Darts and Valiants were still a very common sight in the mid '90s. Solid transport. |
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| Swifty | Jan 26 2010, 03:08 AM Post #9 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Yes, I plan on adding some better models to the mix shortly but I am determined to go as many days as possible without repeating manufacturers. I should be able to hit 100 different manufacturers featured since the start of COTD sometime this week.My Grandpa had a '75 Swinger in tan (maybe light yellow?) with either a black or dark green vinyl roof (my memory is a little hazy on that) with the Slant 6. Talk about an engine that wouldn't quit- too bad the rear fender was almost entirely rust by 1988. And yet, the car lived on- he sold it to a body shop that was going to repair the rust. On a 1975 Swinger. In 1988 or so. Talk about insane! Speaking of his Swinger, I don't recall any Dart emblems on the car and we always referred to it as a Swinger. Has anyone ever heard of a Dodge Swinger that was not a Dodge Dart Swinger? |
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| Tone | Jan 26 2010, 09:31 PM Post #10 |
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Rocket 88
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My daddy Tone Sr. loved Darts and the first one I remember when I was little was a '62. When I look at the photos I can see the oddball styling - similar to that of the Johnny Lightning 1962 Plymouth Fury - is striking. It is very different from that of the '63. I read somewhere else that Dodge offered fur seat belts as an option - I am not sure of this "factoid" though. It could have been a hoax or urban legend. Edited by Tone, Jan 26 2010, 09:34 PM.
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| ivantt | Jan 26 2010, 09:49 PM Post #11 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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I think not all Darts were Swingers, but all Swingers were Darts. Just like the GTO taking on it's own brand, but it was still a hot Tempest based car. I believe the same thing happened to the Dodge Demon and Plymouth Duster. Was the Duster originally called the Plymouth Valiant Duster? Yes it was, I even remember the rectangular 'Valiant" badge on the front quarter panel near the door on my lime gree 1970.. Both assumed their own line and name, but were merely Valiants and Darts with a two door fastback body.
Edited by ivantt, Jan 26 2010, 10:03 PM.
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