1970 Dodge Dart Dealer Promo Film

1970 Dodge Dart Dealer Promo Film
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[@richardadams1337]

There is not a day that goes by that I regret selling my 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger. It was a light forest green with a dark green vinyl roof. It also had the 225ci slant six with an automatic. I loved the split bench seat, the sweeping speedometer, and factory air conditioning. Had the car for 5 years... Damn!

[@duwanemcknight8842]

A swinger with s slant 6 I think that was just the swinger stripes and hood swinger came standard 340 3 speed you could actually get a hemi in them super rare anyone dropping a grand for a hemi would get a super bee or charger or road runner GTX the scat pack club back then had all kinds of kits for the cars

[@richardadams1337]

@@duwanemcknight8842 Sorry to correct you but you're wrong. The 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger was available with the 198ci or 225ci Slant 6, the 318ci V8 or the 340ci V8 engine. A big block engine (383. 440, or the 426 Hemi) was not available from the factory in 1970. Swinger is the name of an upgrade package over the base model.

[@cashflyer]

"There is not a day that goes by that I regret selling my 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger." I'm right there with you.... I had a 1970 340 Swinger in Hemi Orange and it is certainly one of the cars I will always regret selling.

[@LeSiZmOr]

I remember how back in the late 70s early 80s you could find these swingers in newspaper classifieds for 4-$500 in decent shape! Shoulda woulda coulda

[@christopherconard2831]

I could easily retire on the value of just a few of the cars I passed on. But, with no garage and the way I drove, people like me who did buy them are the reason that they are so rare today.

[@That_AMC_Guy]

Heck, I bought a '71 Swinger 225 in 2001 for $400.

[@flyinhiagain4309]

My friend and I would tow darts, Sattelites, coronets, and any old ford we could find to his moms field... We were 17/18 year olds in high school with grand dreams of fixing them up. We even had a '68 olds Toronado with a 455 cid engine and not a scratch on it. People would just give them to us in the late '80's happy to get rid of them! We had big block engines laying around the garage everywhere. Then wives and kids came along and we gave them away mostly to guys who wanted them for parts. We never dreamed what they would be worth now! I sold my '64 1/2 Barracuda for $500.00!!!... Talk about "if only"...😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@duwanemcknight8842]

My dad bought a 70 super bee in 84 for 450 it needed paint but the 383 only had 56000 it was sound motor and driveline so he just drove it got it in primer then bought a 70 super bird just redone for 3700 then in 95 someone offered 20000 for them both the bee had been painted and was gonna be mine but that was crazy money for them cars then now the super bird only would go for 200k it's crazy

[@dmiller1000]

It wasn't that easy - once gas prices crept up from 29 cts/gal to 78 cents, these cars were in big demand. They only cost a few hundred, but if you had a clean low mileage used one, you had to get in line to find one. I know - I spent most of the 70s trying to find one, and did a couple of times until I was in the market for used Volares, then used K-cars. Had me a few of those too. It took me to '96 to cave and go to a new Camry. But I saved a bunch of money over those years.

[@Red-rl1xx]

My dad bought a 340 Swinger new in '69. It was our family car for 10 years.

[@shaunclifton5281]

NICE !!

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

@@shaunclifton5281 that's what brought me here. I had a 72 Dodge Dart Swinger with a 340 cid. in it. The Rear end was set up for a stock 6 cylinder. Straight from the factory would do 12 second quarter mile. Not bad!

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

I had a 72 Dodge Dart Swinger with a 318, with 340 heads, 340 crank & 340 exhaust with a rear end for 6 cylinder. Apparently original owner ordered all that from the factory. 12 second quarter mile. I sure miss it! :P

[@adamtrombino106]

Had a 71 Dart Custom sedan in a bronze copper color, that someone loaded up originally. Factory 318 auto, a/c, tinted glass, p/s, power discs, deluxe interior with carpeting, dual outside rear view mirrors ( left was inside remote) blk vinyl roof, AM radio, and carpeted trunk floor, which I found out was a dealer option, that went over the std cardboard floor covering. It fit well, and I wouldn't have guessed it wasn't the factory piece. Sold the car in 2002 because it was pretty rusty, but the powertrain was still really good. 3 cranks on a dead cold start at -20* f and it was up and running. In fact, during the Chicago blizzard of 99, I jumped 7 cars with dead batteries. When I sold it, everything still worked, including that R12 crazy cold a/c. Miss that lil guy!

[@shaunclifton5281]

Man, it's a shame that one wasn't a southern or desert car. I bet a fully loaded 4 door 71 is mega rare.

[@kenbob1071]

My Dad used to own one of these banana colored Darts. And my aunt always bought Dodge Darts. Fun memories of loved ones gone.

[@davidallen5776]

This was when it was given a makeover. My favorite year for this series. I liked it best in white over medium blue!

[@realmaindrianpace]

I snapped my fingers nice and slow, all throughout the vid, Daddy-O.

[@1972Ventura455ho]

Far out.

[@justenough730]

One of my favorite A bodies,nice cars

[@F6HemiCharger]

By far one of my favorite Mopars

[@LearnAboutFlow]

What, no girls on trampolines? This video is hokey even for 1970, but it does show how old school companies were trying to market to the baby boomers. A fascinating look at automotive history (seriously). Thanks for posting!

[@DTD110865]

The girl they have is gorgeous, at least.

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

I never made any babies in there but I sure had fun! :P

[@roya.cathcartjr.5042]

David Weber, this video seems to be hokey but they weren't at the time consumer advertisements for television like the commercials showing the cars in motion these were training slideshow advertising for dealership sales personal and mechanics preparing them for the new years models the beep or tone you hear is a prompt for the presenter to advance the projector slide to keep it in syncronization with the separate audio recorded presentation. The Auto Manufacturing Companies would send marketing personnel to authorized dealerships with these sales training presentations along with brochures and posters of the models for the showroom to entice customers.

[@LearnAboutFlow]

@@roya.cathcartjr.5042 Um, i know all that. I'm not talking about the production quality, I'm talking about the content. The video has low production values for the reasons you cite. Does not excuse the narration/dialogue which is, well, hokey.

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

Yes Dawn, you need a Dodge. Felt like snapping my fingers at the end. Love these training films

[@fairfaxcat1312]

FUBAR Model Yard The idea of these training presentations was to help the dealer sell and service the car.

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

@@fairfaxcat1312 really? Grateful you cleared that up

[@shawnbeckmann1847]

My 1st Car was 70 Dodge Dart Dark Green .back in 78...Miss that ole Car

[@georgejennings8026]

Grew up on a 71' 2 door swinger . 225 ci ,auto . remember the horn . Horn didn't last very long. Dad had to eventually replace with a button . He bought it used in 1973 kept it about 5 years . Slant sixes probably best engine ever .

[@rogercamp6071]

Our postmistress owned one of the 1970 340 Swingers like the red one with one additional option a Go Wing on the trunk,I loved that car 😎

[@shaunclifton5281]

I enjoyed my 67 Dart GT with factory 4 barrel ,solid lift cam, 273 with 3.55 gears, but always loved the 70 and 71 Darts better. Dodge should have made 70 and 71 Dart convertibles. I have been seeing people build some. I Want one.

[@jasonmeehan1269]

I'v always wanted a rim blow, Steering wheel.

[@diedonner299]

Jason Meehan LOL

[@bongodave13]

I'm old enough to remember those old film strips. We used to mess with whoever was running the projector by making beep sounds at odd times.

[@christopherconard2831]

Or having to stop, flip the tape, and rewind. Because you were on the auto advance side, but the projector only had a manual switch. There was always one kid who had to say "next" every time it beeped. As if the whole class (and the people in rooms to either side) hadn't heard it.

[@bongodave13]

@@christopherconard2831 It's a wonder we learned anything! lol

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Bongo Dave Lol.

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

Cash for Clunkers cleared out these. Damn government wiped out all the good stuff!

[@bklynp718]

No it didn't. Why not comment on something you know about?

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

@silverbird58 I don't know? What would toolman Tim do? Grr,....grrr!

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

@@bklynp718 yes it did!

[@dmiller1000]

Cash for Clunkers was around in 2009, way after most of these cars had left the road.

[@doktormoney]

I have a '70 318/a230 column shifter that I'm currently swapping to the floor, I peeped the bench seat and floor shifter in this video, I'm gonna make it work now...

[@AtZero138]

I image the Room felled with smoke, and come on, liquor... sales men hooting at this cutie.. thanks for the Post. Always. I own Twin 68Darts .. Mopar Forever

[@danr1920]

Chrysler had better engineers than marketing people!

[@That_AMC_Guy]

More neat pre-production items! #1 being the Dodge "Fratzog" emblem on the C-pillar, but also at 9:44, the Bumble-Bee stripe goes all the way around and across the lower valance. Production models had the stripe end at the quarter/valance seam.

[@shaunclifton5281]

Is that your Gremlin ? I LOVE IT. Is there a KZbin video of it ?

[@shaunclifton5281]

The Bee stripe looks so much better continuing with the rear valence.

[@That_AMC_Guy]

@@shaunclifton5281 Yes, an ancient video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4TLY4ysrJt3iM0

[@jamesmackinlay4477]

I had a blue 340 dart swinger it had a 3 speed manual with the reverse light rally dash the duel scoop hood 3.23 posi 8-3/4 rear end. Had about 59.000 mi on it when I bought it from the original owner for 1.500.00 dollars! That thing ran mid 13s in the quarter was a screaming bitch all original and stock except tires. Out of all the Mopars I had over the years and I have had them all 440 sixpac hemis 440 383 400 roadrunners chargers cudas challengers all were sticks except the GTX I had I loved that dart the best. I know some of you might think I'm nuts but that was the best dam car. My friends who were with me in those years we get to talking sometimes they ask me out of all the cars I had if I could have one back what would it be I always sat the dart they think I'm nuts.

[@timpriddy349]

I hated the A250 transmission.......always wishing you had a 4th gear

[@diedonner299]

“Swings like that cat with a fiddle”

[@syxepop]

"Leather Grain Vinyl Hides"! Now that's a really innovative way to refer to our petroleum-based favorite "fabric", like interiors that come from "the finest plastic veneers", yea....

[@fairfaxcat1312]

For all the high-tech humor, including smart young women and male and female narrators describing colorful pictures, this clever presentation is still directed toward the dealer. Like so many of these fancy presentations the idea was to help the dealer sell and service the product the motor company was putting out. The dealer will be selling the 1970 Dodge Dart. More money was made on selling the car than servicing it though service was also viewed as a profit opportunity. The motor company relied on the dealer to sell and service the cars. The motor company would collect extra money on the cars and parts and the dealer would mark them up further, adding still more money to the bill, particularly for the labor performed by the mechanics. The customer would sometimes be angry with the inflated prices for all of this. When problems developed for the parts and service the customer would sometimes become even angrier. This is the dirty little secret of the automobile enterprise in America. The Dart was a compact car which was actually fairly dependable however.

[@datacreed]

Those tires look like they'd do horrible in the snow. My dad had a blue one - he worked at Trenton Engine. Chassis rusted out well before the body panels, then some Motor City punks stole it out of a shopping center parking lot in 1981. Lincoln Park, Michigan. Written off

[@thagreen72]

Swinger, w/ that deepthroat growl...you can stick this Dart to anything 😩😂, gotta love the 70’s

[@edgarenciso4330]

El Auto adorado aki en México 🇲🇽❤️

[@antonioederlopezlopez7341]

Cierto!

[@steelhorsecountry5245]

The Darts lived them! Dodge should bring back the "Street Kit Car" like the 1978 Dodge Aspen! Please do it to the Dodge Challenger!!!

[@oliasofsunhillow7116]

The 1977 Aspen R/T, 360 4 bbl 4 speed, black with orange/red stripes flared wheel openings, spoilers and louvered rear quarter windows! Back in 1979-'80, I had a 1970 GTX with a 383 Road Runner engine in it and this one kid had that 1977 Aspen R/T with 50's on the back and side exiting exhaust, Crager SS all around and roll bars! Very quick and sharp, until he totaled it in a race against a 1974 Pontiac GTO, when the GTO snapped a tie rod end and swerved into him, pushing him off the road into the trees, he ended up upside down in the wooded area, and the GTO wound up on its side against a tree! They were only cut and bruised up! I used to love that car!

[@shiddy.]

1:08 back when manufacturers cared if the cars would rust

[@sterlinsilver]

I would 100% buy any car if the dealer said the entire pitch in rhyme, and I'd double the price if you said it "hugged the road like a barnacle"...

[@kylesoler4139]

Shame what Dodge did with the 2013 Dart. if they introduced a smaller sports sedan as a BMW 3 or C Class but cheaper it would have been a winner. But might of not made much sense for the US market. More popular in Europe and here in Australasia.

[@Tennesseestorm76]

Far out! Groovy!

[@xx-vq7pw]

Nice little feature story

[@sterlinsilver]

Groovy, maaan...

[@bibolcs]

I was only 2 on 1970...

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

Lol. That's the year I was born. But in 1988 I had a suite 72 Dodge Dart Swinger. 12 second quarter mile. Everything was stock from the factory. Maybe first the owner special order??? I was third owner. I sure miss that thing :-(

[@christopherconard2831]

Ahh, the good old days. When a synchronized three speed transmission, and the option of power assisted breaks were something to brag about. At least there was a choice of colors, both inside and out. Not black, white, grey (It's not silver!), and if you pay for the top of the line model, red. It may have been a dealer installed option, but I believe they also offered 15" steel mags on some models.

[@dmiller1000]

The lack of color choices in today's cars is one of the great shames of automotive marketing. Just speaks to the number of short term leases and resales vs. ownership of new cars, thus the caution with the colors.

[@darkdezigns2498]

Awesome, I'm currently rebuilding a 1970 on my channnel

[@briansokoloski776]

Those scoops on the hood had a control inside to open and close the flaps for hot or cold weather

[@Flussig1]

No, there are no flaps, just two holes in the hood which is not considered functional because they don't mate up to anything.

[@22doger]

i own that car! love it !318

[@timpriddy349]

Remember a hemi orange 340 sitting in the grass in Pasadena Tx in 1991......guess she was saved by a someone who knew

[@buck546]

Cars today are more advanced for sure but they have no soul like back in the seventies. None of them will be remembered fifty years from now when people are buzzing around in electric ones.

[@BrendanMacWade]

Gramps had a Swinger in '74. I think he'd own a Challenger GT if he were alive today in snowy Western Massachusetts.

[@jonasgrumby1093]

Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding

[@perfectfan2006]

i have seen a few if these that came with a 383 big block

[@gnrrailroad1531]

Pre 1970 I think.

[@saxongreen78]

'Akron vitamins' - not for a looong time, now.

[@jasongomez5344]

1:32 at that angle you can see some pretty shoddy work under the front bonnet (hood) lip.

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

1:01 what is he talking about being anodized aluminum? i dont know a single thing on the front of a 70 dart that is anodized aluminum.

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

Aluminum stardust, my have been a groovy name for the textured silver plastic.

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

@@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus lol. the plastic grille on my dart is BRITTLE AF. it also costs 1200 bucks to get a repro one.....if it breaks, its getting the general mayhem treatment.

[@stonyman4062]

Just bought one with a 360 for 1500 my first car

[@tomcox2565]

Possibly the most annoying Mopar commercial ever! And I’m a total Mopar guy!

[@bk14nyc]

I don’t think there was a Dart GT for 1970 ??? I think the last one was in 1969.. Correct me if I’m wrong! 😎🇺🇸😎🇺🇸😎

[@robertcoia130]

There was a GT option for 1970 and 1971 which was basically gave the buyer bucket seats and GT badges. The sales code I believe was A65, which you could check off on the order sheet. Back in the day when you sit down with the car salesman and actually custom order your new vehicle.

[@MrErikw26]

340 over here please.....

[@gaydes1012]

musta took a lot of time to make it all rhyme but golly gee I surly won over me

[@matthewjohnson2853]

This promo is so annoying just like the 70s, love the Dodge Demon body instead.

[@dmiller1000]

The 70s for me was age 15 to 25, and yes, they were annoying and sucked.

[@smilsmff]

dart 340 any/plymouth also about $32,000. far over priced, and SWINGING RUST HIDDEN.almost as Bad as Camaro, i saw Mecums selling a 327 plain stripped 1968 for 25K and you coul eat off the car or the bottom, now, few year later 60k for Hulks

[@smilsmff]

look up Haggardy Values, darts are 10K for v-8 cars in great condition and 20k for Concours show car

[@littlejohnny47]

Interesting looking at all these MoPar advertisements for some of the really junky cars of the era. Such a great company that they would have gone under if not for Fiat buying them out. Sad that people have nostalgia for some nasty vehicles. And yes, I owned some of this junk so from personal experience; buy them, put them in a garage, and look at them (if you can stand the styling), but try not to drive them. They are really bad!

[@AtZero138]

Man... your story is not mine.. I have twin 68 Darts.. one with her original Slant6 350,000 on that motor. Mine has a 318 swap.. with only 138,000 mile on the chassis.. the motor with mild rebuild has only 25,000 on it.. I drive mine everyday.. I'm in my Dart as I type this.. break time on a graveyard shift.. I also know from owning them.

[@johnm5081]

Training Chrysler salesmen to be sexual predators