1965 Dodge Dart Charger 2 Door Hardtop with a 273 Engine on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

[@thomasconley4247]

I came across this video and was shocked when I saw the window sticker. My father owned university dodge. We moved to California From Detroit in 1960. My Father opened University Dodge in down town Palo Alto on high St. He then built the university Dodge dealership on El Camino and Arastradero rd. The showroom was a 5 point Chrysler star. My Sister had a Dart Charger in high school. We used to get demo’s to drive. I was 7 in 1965. My father will be really happy to see this video. He’s now 96 and still drives.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Thomas Conley, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers Dealership and glad to read Dad's still driving :-) Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@richardmccaughey5928]

I went with my parents to Claude Short Dodge in Santa Monica CA when my mom was looking for a new car. It was spring of 1964. On the showroom floor was a Dart GT with the just introduced 273 V8. It was gold with a black "spear" trim on the side and a matching gold, bucket seat interior. My dad wanted the 225 Slant 6 but I persuaded my mom to go with the V8. We drove it home that afternoon. They had it for about 5 years and my older brother inherited it from them. A couple of years later, I inherited it from him. I drove it for a couple of years, including a trip from LA to Oregon and back. I subsequently sold it to a friend of mine. In all the years we had it, it was completely trouble free. I mean ABSOLUTELY trouble free. When my mom gave it to my brother, she bought a 1970 Dodge Challenger with a 383 V8. She was the original hot-rodder in our family. That '65 is unusual in that it's the first year without the "pushbutton" auto trans shifting. Also, the four barrel carb was not available in '64.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Richard, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your family car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@jeffring1222]

Richard,1964 was dodges 50th anniversary, a lot of cars were gold with gold interiors.

[@dougharlow6037]

My father had a Dodge dealership and in 1965 D-Darts were delivered to dealers with performance upgrades that included Racer Brown valve springs, a hotter Racer Brown camshaft, a Holley 4160 four-barrel carburetor, Doug Thorley headers (in the trunk for owner installation), and a low-restriction air cleaner. His was the same colors as yours but with a 4 speed. He had this car in the center of the show room. Seeing your beautiful car brings back LOTS of memories. Thanks

[@loucostabile]

Hi Doug Harlow, Happy to read this car brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@garryhatchett775]

Absolutely beautiful restoration. Love it!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Garry, Happy to read you appreciate the work done on this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@zwild1160]

Lou I love the fact you take interest in these old Mopars . I have a family connection to them. My father promised to buy each of us kids a car when we graduated from high school. My sister graduated in 1965 and she received a brand new 65 Plymouth Valiant convertible. I remember seeing the original sales document years later and it was well under $2000.00 new. She drove it until 1971 when my parents bought a new Chrysler and gave her their 68 Plymouth Fury 2 dr hardtop. I have pictures of her getting the car and I remember riding it as a kid. These cars were very affordable transportation. To bad not many have survived.

[@loucostabile]

Hi ZWILD1, Happy to read you enjoying the Mopars on this Channel :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing your story and memories too, Lou

[@AtZero138]

14inch Cragers with 5 on 4 bolt pattern.. this is just Awesome.. I don't care where this gem lives.. it's being care for and loved.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to share this car with you :-)

[@olruss6513]

As hard to find as hens teeth

[@AtZero138]

Wow.. Just Awesome.. Thanks Lou.. the Add for this Car can be found.. just Great..

[@loucostabile]

Hi At Zero, Glad to receive a "Wow" :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@opera93]

Especially thanks Lou, had not realized such a quick response to my “Suggestion”look,at special MOPAR cars and Models Factory,,.......Seriously, this was Great , informative, and Historical.......

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome, and glad you're along for the ride enjoying the Channel with me :-)

[@davidiverson2541]

Really nice car. A real labor of love. Thanks for sharing it.

[@loucostabile]

Hi David Iverson, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@samuelgoodman2825]

I daily drive a day 2 survivor.273 console automatic in black with 14 inch steelie rims with dog dishes and patina.Its loved by many

[@loucostabile]

Hi Samuel, Happy to read you have a fun car too :-) Lou

[@cherrypickerguitars]

Spending a lazy Friday with My Car Story! This knocked me out! NEVER heard of this beast! News is still slow to get to Canada even in the internet age! lol It’s the most beautiful Dart I’ve ever seen! As you might remember, Lou, I had two Darts, a 66 and a 68, so they are very dear to me! My goal is now to at least see one of these in person. Peace

[@loucostabile]

Hi Cherry Picker Guitars, Happy to share this rare "beast" with you :-) Hope you see one like this in person soon, Lou

[@vmat1000]

OK, this is great. My 3rd grade teacher (Mrs Striker) had a Dart in a metallic tan finish. I had a '69 Charger from '77 to ''80 when it got totalled while parked. A good friend found a Dart from this era and had the slant 6 modded to specs from a Hot Rod mag article using a 4bbl carb. In all this time, i've never heard of a Dart Charger!!! What a cool story.

[@loucostabile]

Hi g mat, Glad you think this car is cool :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing your story about Mrs. Striker, your Charger, and the Dart too, Lou

[@davidkastin4240]

Holy smokes this is nice! I had a 66 Dart GT. Will always miss it. Because there were only 300 of the Dart GT Chargers made I never knew about this beauty. Thanks Lou and the dedicated owner

[@loucostabile]

Hi David Kastin, Glad you enjoy this rare car :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@richardturk7162]

Back in 69 I had a 65 Barracuda formula S with the 273 commando V8/ 4 speed and in my town there was a yellow 65 Dart with a 273 and automatic. First one I have seen listed as a dart charger.

[@loucostabile]

Hi richard Turk, Thank you for viewing, sharing your car, and adding to the story, Lou

[@dartdude2668]

Awesome car, Ulf is such a nice guy on fabo thanks for sharing his car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Dartdude Murray, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) Stay tuned as I have a few more Dart's coming up that I think you'll really enjoy, Lou

[@gene978]

Well, talk about.a labor of love. That car is priceless with all those man hours. And talk about RARE! I never heard of it either! Thank You LOU! And Mr. Anderson.

[@loucostabile]

+gene978 Hi gene978, So much fun videoing a car like this and learning the story. What a treat to understand the details, thank you, Lou

[@tippey2011]

I saw one of these cars on a episode of the Munsters! Just like this car of course the show is in black and white but it was identical. Love this Dart!

[@loucostabile]

Hmmm, Interesting tip, thank you for sharing, Lou

[@scotttillotson1989]

This car is amazingly beautiful. Beautiful restoration. I have never heard of a Dart Charger, but will do a little reading on them. I love the interior, and the engine looks to be spotless. Amazing car!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Scott Tillotson, Happy to read you appreciate this restoration & car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@discerningmind]

I admire this man. Beautiful car too.

[@loucostabile]

Hi discerningmind, Glad you like the looks of the car and admired the man :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@elizabethcherry920]

I heard of the 73 Lebaron charger from Colombia but I never heard of seen a dart charger, awesome

[@loucostabile]

+Elizabeth Cherry Hi Elizabeth, it's so unique, glad you enjoyed the video, Lou

[@jeffring1222]

Lou, another great episode,, watched a video on KZbin, dart like that one for sale at a classic car dealership. He said there were 480 produced.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeff, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@lovethatbluegrassmusic9899]

My friend has a 1965 Dodge Dart that has been in his garage for 50 years or so. He says the V-8 engine will go 120 mph in a snap. The car otherwise is rusted badly. I am pretty sure he would take 250 bucks for the engine or the whole thing. He is not going to pull the engine as an 83 year old guy. The frame is broke in half.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Love That Bluegrass Music, Happy to read your Friend has a cool car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@michaelm1436]

Omg. Absolutely beautiful

[@loucostabile]

Hi Michael M, Glad to receive such a wonderful comment on the looks of this car :-) Lou

[@craigcontofalsky4387]

I owned a Dart Charger back in 1971. I raced it at Dragway 42 in West Salem, Ohio. It came from California. It was the National record holder in HOA class in AHRA. It ran mid 14's. It had all the special trim and wheels. Sadly the next guy I sold it to hit a pole and totaled the car. That started my many years of racing a 340 Duster and Demon 340 in Super Stock. Mopars rule!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Craig, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Sorry to read the end result of the car :-( Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@jrg7951]

Gorgeous Car!!!

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-)

[@katieharrington99]

My auto shop at my school has one just sitting out in the yard. Nobody knows about it but the school, very sad it may never be restored thanks to the school not willing to let it go. Crazy something so rare is in a schools auto shop in such a small town..

[@loucostabile]

Wow, interesting and unfortunate. Thank you for viewing and sharing the story, Lou

[@andyZ3500s]

The school won't sell it, but they will just let it sit there getting rusty and sun faded. If it's near California I'd trade them two running cars that the kids can work on for it.

[@65dartcharger]

Would it be possible to shoot a picture of it and send it to me?

[@markg7030]

I just watched an old Promo film on this car. It's legit.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing.

[@shaunclifton5281]

LOVE IT !!!

[@loucostabile]

Winner :-)

[@bertcushman7427]

this car is one of the most beautiful dodge darts made. and this one is sooo very rare! I always wanted a 65 g.t,even a 225six I'd be happy with, even to this day! what a lucky man.. cheers 🍾🍾🍾🏳️‍🌈

[@loucostabile]

Hi Bert, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Cheers, Lou

[@ToyKingWonder]

These were really pushed by the west coast Dodge dealers, and it is true they were all done at the LA plant. A lot of excitement was in the air on the forthcoming Dodge Charger for 1966. So this was kind of a promotional car. It was never a factory car per se so that is why most people have never heard of it. I've had my 1968 Charger since I was a kid, and when I lived in an apartment in Huntington Beach, a very nice neighbor guy admired my car and he would come by when I was washing it and we would talk Mopars. He said he just saw a Dart Charger and was surprised at the find. I assumed he meant one of those South American Chargers that were based on the A-Body that had perhaps been imported here, but he said no, it was an American car. Unbelievably, a few weeks later he knocked on my door. He said, you won't believe this, but they have a Dart Charger at the wrecking yard, check this out! And he had that very wheel center/emblem in this video. I held that item in my hand and could not believe it. Further, I could not believe that someone was wrecking it! Very cool car. They are not fast (9 second 0-60) but the get up and go OK and I think they look very cool!

[@loucostabile]

Hi ToyKingWonder, Thank you for sharing your story with your memories on this car, very cool! Lou

[@ronaldrime5286]

Lou Costabile Do you know what the standard V8 was for the '65 Dart GT? I don't know if it was the 318 2V or the 273 2V.

[@loucostabile]

Hi ronald rime, I'm not sure, however maybe a Viewer might know. Thank you for sharing, Lou

[@ronaldrime5286]

Thanks for responding, Lou. I like the '65 Darts best of all. A good runner up would be the '60 Dart Seneca.

[@13stevenj]

273 LA is the correct engine for the Dart. The 318 A was much to big for the Dart.

[@ronaldrime5286]

Thanks for responding, 13stevenj. I know the 318 was available in the '68 Dart, but wasn't sure about the '65.

[@andyZ3500s]

The standard engine was the slant six. I don't know if the 170cid was available in the gt but I know the 225cid was. There were two versions of the 273 V8. The two barrel at 180 hp then four barrel at 235 hp. In 1965 the 318 was still based on the poly head block.

[@azimmey]

Wow, awesome car. Funny thing I took a 273 4 barrel out of a wrecked 65 dodge dart GT and put it in my 73 Dodge Charger cause the 318 smoked like a freight train. Worked out really good but it would not spin the tires for anything. I am sure the 15x10 Keystone raiders and the 275x60x15 tires didn't help.

[@loucostabile]

Hi azimmey, Glad you read a "Wow" from you and thank you for sharing some of your story too :-) Lou

[@fleetwin1]

one of a kind for sure

[@loucostabile]

+kramden Hi Kramden, so different, thanks for viewing, Lou

[@LouisSantos-vu4kr]

It wasn't I love Lucy,it was the Lucy show, with her grown up kids,she was divorced from Ricky .

[@loucostabile]

Thanks Louis for sharing your knowledge. Lou C

[@juliocasasrojas2200]

Un Colombia is very difficut to find such a car

[@loucostabile]

In USA very difficult to find too.

[@jessesan2003]

My dad bought a dodge coronet Station wagon at Palo Alto 1967 now a mclaren

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jesse Sanchez, Sounds like Dad's is doing well. Take care, Lou

[@chargerdave2046]

And i thought i knew of all the Chargers

[@loucostabile]

Happy to share this rare treat with you :-)

[@jessesan2003]

I drove a dart when I was 16 smoked burned blow by nice torque 225cid

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jesse Sanchez, Sounds like nice memories. Thanks for commenting. Take care, Lou

[@rogermetzger7335]

B-e-a-u-tiful !!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this one :-)

[@brettjohnson8009]

I own a pair of those exact wheels

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@65dartcharger]

Still for sale?

[@lanettezeiller1854]

I own a 65 dart charger with original bill of sale with the kit #273 of 300 ,from what I hear. What a coincidence .273, 4 Barrel, Four speed, Dual point distributor. Hauling with me for 25 years ,I need to assemble soon, engine and trans rebuilt, new chrome dash and exterior chrome parts ,rubber kits, trunk kit.Does anybody have feelings on value of this (RARE) restored car.

[@Hoodhistorian562]

Lanette Zeiller awesome

[@jrg7951]

Insanely rare car

[@opera93]

Valuable,....

[@dartdude2668]

I’d say 15k disassembled

[@loucostabile]

Hi Lanette Zeiller, Happy to read you one too :-) No idea on values, Lou

[@joserafaelgrangefuenmayor7744]

Me gusta el carro un Dodge Dart GT 1965; cómo el qué sale en la película Daniel El Travieso Ataca de Nuevo (Dennis The Menace Strikes again) cómo el qué tiene Martha Wilson (Betty White) esposa de George Wilson (Don Rickles); pero el carro es color azul celeste; un día Martha Wilson (Betty White) tratando de encender el carro; cuándo Jhonson (George Kennedy) se da cuenta; qué el carro de Martha Wilson (Betty White) no enciende; le mete la mano; y abre el capot del carro; además le hizo competencia al Chevrolet Nova; está muy bonito; es un carro deportivo; saludos.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jose, Thank you for sharing this movie info about the car :-) Lou

[@outdoorfreedom9778]

Several mistakes on this particular car that really stand out.

[@loucostabile]

Which are?

[@3602go]

@@loucostabile There are none.