Abandoned 1973 Dodge Dart! First Look! (DART PART 1)

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[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

FAQ: No, I haven’t given up on the house. Yes more farm videos are coming. No, it’s not a junkyard.

[@leighmitcler3320]

It's a vintage car sanctuary....🥰

[@michaelcaselli2716]

I usually have several projects in the works, in several stages of completion, but I do miss the old farmhouse vids.

[@marypettitt9150]

Robert, I think you are charmed by this latest fixer-upper. Enjoy getting it running again!

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

It’s so ugly it’s kinda cool

[@debranelson1987]

@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG I think it's a great little fixer upper...keep trying I'm sure you can get it to run.

[@m.e.c.1007]

I was cheering, Go Dart Go! then jumped when the radio came on LOL

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

I was shocked

[@kathyniedholdt9533]

After my 5th flat tire in 6 months, I was feeling totally frustrated. After seeing your tires on the dart,especially your comment about still having life in the spare. I feel so much better about my two that keep needing repair. Thanks for reminding me it's all relative. Good luck.

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

You had me at, “ I traded some ole rusty tin and half a saw of coors light for this car”…. 🤠

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

Awwww… dang it! I believe in you!- you’ll get er goin!

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

😅

[@debbiecox6523]

Robert, my son has the same car in his barn ready to get started. Him and his dad and brother have previously done a 68 Coronet with a 440 6 pack and a 69 Charger R/T with a 318, you know Mopar or no car lol! Won many a trophy with those cars. Due to unforseen circumstances we had to sell them all but we kept the Dart. Good luck , keep up the good work and watch out for the rats and ants, they love to eat seats and wiring!

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

That’s awesome

[@Mari-B]

Robert, your love for antique vehicles makes me think of my son who passed away in 2020. He loved it!

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

I’m sorry for your loss

[@Mari-B]

@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG thank you.😢

[@elspet3813]

The 1969 Chev half ton truck I choose to drive instead of our 1974 Impala car was this exact shade of 'puke green' as your Dart. Or Chevrolet's version anyway haha. I was a Farmer's daughter who loved a truck & even better it was a standard, 3 on the Tree, shifting. ❤❤❤ Many fond teenage memories for sure!!! Thank goodness that truck couldn't talk 😂😅😂😮

[@larrysmith6499]

I have no doubt you will get it running. Man of many talents

[@debrafricano1486]

I love what you traded for it! 😅

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Definitely worth it

[@truthteller8459]

Famous last words, "Ran when parked" LOL

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Exactly

[@deniseoftedahl8937]

Well....shit! lol Starter connected? Fuses? I'm sure you'll figure it out in part 2. I was cracking up when the radio came on!!

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Beats me, all questions for part 2 lol and another day

[@kathrynmcadams8091]

I bought a hunter green 1970 Dart off the lot, first one sold in town. Put over 75,000 miles on it in less than three years, and traded it off for a lime green 1973 Dart, with a vinyl top. The '70 was a slant six, but the '73 was a v-8. I loved my Darts!! We had lots of fun with them. Hope you get this one running, and have a blast with it.

[@pcaddison491]

Robert, I learned to drive and took my driver's test in a green 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger. Fond memories. Loved the video!

[@starlawilson4103]

I had one...ran great

[@brendahogue5487]

May the lord bless and protect you Robert

[@davidcarroll1883]

That was a good Dart back in the day. My Dad even had one for a while.

[@brianphillips6632]

My first car in 1979 was a '72 Dodge Dart " Sport" with a slant 6 under the hood. It ran like a beast! I wound up in an accident and totalled it.😢

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

That’s awesome- sorry to hear it was totaled

[@lennartforsberg1519]

Interesting find and video. We call these cars for Yankee cars here in Sweden, and are mostly seen on a cruising once a year.

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Neat

[@karenshepler7128]

Hello, and we shell see if it will run .thanks for taking us along on your journey with the dodge .until next time. 😊

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Thanks for watching!

[@carrieann1640]

Person cannot expect perfection every time.

[@celleduffel1533]

You remind me of my ex lol..he could always see the finished end of things he brought back to life. He could rebuild any old vehicle from the bottom up. Look forward to part 2.

[@glenbo2464]

Starter solenoid is either on the firewall or near the battery. You can jump it with a screwdriver easily

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Cool, I’ll look for it

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Not every WILL IT START video ends with success. Hope you had some fun. My great-uncle Elmer Samual had a Dart. Don't know any more than that. 👍👍👍

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Very true

[@trackandtrail1]

Robert finally showing a Mopar some love! That intake manifold is kinda rare....but a boat anchor.

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

I may put it up on market place and see if anyone needs it. And yes, first Mopar!

[@grazhopprr]

I remember the old mopars had the same solenoid on the fender that ford did. Could jump the starter from there. May have to get some jumper cables to the starter from underneath, just to test the starter. Need a light tester and check the coil for power, etc. That ground line did hook up to the manifold bolt. Check the fuse box.

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Imma look for it next time

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Imma look for it next time

[@briane.5656]

When you were scraping the intake with that professional tool, all I could think was, "The Byrd Farm provides...". ;-D

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

😂

[@artillerest43rdva7]

they make great sleepers! keep it up, you will get it running!

[@andrewowens9382]

Well robert you do like your cars they definitely don't make them like that well you can see the original green colour also in the boot you will sort it out robert 😉 Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

[@vickiebrannon5217]

Enjoyed the video. Hope you get it running soon. Have a great weekend!

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Thanks, you too!

[@josephziebell8993]

I had the 72 Dodge Dart Swinger good cars.

[@mygrammieis]

I Love Those Dodge Dart💯💕💁🏻‍♀️🧐

[@edithpaul9934]

Back in the day and I’m talking 50+ years ago, one of my cousins had a Dart (I don’t remember the year) and we called it Bart the Dart. Loved cruising in that car. 17:40

[@lindacork6926]

My parents had a Dodge Dart similar to this one in 73 or 74, theirs was a slant 6...lol

[@karen-rg3pi]

The 318 was a really great engine. We had a Plymouth with one. I used to take it out on the famous Woodward Ave in metro Detroit. There was a lot of drag racing from stop lights. Besides Joe Q Public, the automotive engineers used to bring experimental vehicles out there to check on their performances. No body ever beat me from a dead stop at the light. It was fun!

[@lauraJP76]

Better luck next time, Robert 😊

[@alanatolstad4824]

In the beginning, you dropped a bolt under the engine...but, you inherited a magnet!

[@shellydehart8217]

You lost me on the headers. I know the about oil the radiator, where the transmission is at but the rest I got lost. It’s so good you know all about what part helps the car to run. I also know how much you truly like doing this n your old cars. Actually that Doge Dart isn’t to bad for a car that sat since 1995. Have at it Robert. ♥️♥️😊👍👍🌟🌟🌟🐶🐶

[@broberts2043]

I’d been given a car that sounds and looks like yours. Luckily, it had a bench seat in the front because the drivers door hinge was rusted so, you had to get in from the passenger side and slide over. It had been named “The Bean” due to the Lima bean color.

[@shannonhenry3416]

Well Robert…. There goes my deal with Walter! 🤣🤣🤣 I was gonna trade ya my 2013 Dodge Dart for yours! But after seeing how you fix cars I’m scared! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ♥️♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍👍 On a serious note and I’m sure you know the carburetor I think you know also don’t you put some gas in it??? I think that what my dad did when he was working on cars back in the day. And alternators and myself ugh…. I went to switch one out years ago on a Chevy Beretta I had. Dumb me was to rush rush and forgot to disconnect the battery first! 😆 there was a small spark there. But it’s good I’m still alive after all these years. The spare tire from the trunk has at least another 10,000 miles 😉😆😆😆 Stay safe looking forward to part 2! 👍

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Gas once we get the fire and the engine turning over 😅

[@pattithompson1455]

Same color green as my Dad’s Plymouth Valiant from 1972.

[@Zombiemanizgoat2]

I have one of those darts. A 2 door. It has a 318 and it is a swinger. Also not ugly

[@cynthiacarter514]

The former owner already picked up the coins in between the seats.😁

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

No deposit return on this one I suppose

[@rt3box6tx74]

🤣 Robby thinks so much of us he saves the mouse turd jobs to share with us. I'm so honored. Fifteen yrs ago we cleaned up a '68 Charger R/T 440 barn find owned by an old WW2 pilot who became an aerial ag applicator flyboy when he got home from the war. He'd parked the Charger in an old wood barn with a dirt floor, in the middle of a cotton field. I vacuumed 10 5 gal buckets of cotton mice had packed into the curvy rear quarter panels of that car. To keep heat from building up inside the car the owner had cracked the windows just enough for a mouse to squeeze in. Car had a white vinyl interior with marina blue carpet. We spent 2 winters cleanin it out and deodorizing it. We shipped it to a CA collector in 2008 for $45K after a rotisserie paint resto and complete engine OH. Prolly didn't make a dime if we counted our labor.

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Oh man, that’s a terrible clean out

[@starraustin9363]

Seats look good

[@SondraD7676]

Nothing that was Dodge ever darted. I guess you will prove me wrong. I love your rust test method. Blue and green, no idea. 😅Enjoy your work on cars! Had to stop half way through to drive home. Catch the rest later tonight. 👍👍😊❣️

[@michellemhessman4364]

Hey wet here alot of rain hope u are good

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

All is good

[@thomasc.pellicer1879]

To the body of the car ground strap that Establishes the ground plane it needs it to run. In the old ford trucks it wouldn't start unless you had it hooked to the hood. Find any bolt near the ground strap that's bolted to the body make sure you have clean metal to get a good ground

[@TheKruizr]

That's OK, you're the Old Bird Farm guy, not the Will it Run guy.. 😁👍

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Haha yeah, I actually used to be a “will it run” guy before the OBF. Of course back then I was a little more prepared and had a stocked backyard shop. Actually working on old cars is what has largely inspired me to fix the OBF. I figured I’d look at it like I did when I built my ‘57 Chevrolet. Remove the rust “rot” and put in new. One piece at a time.

[@TheKruizr]

@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG you'll get it going eventually! 😊👍

[@barbaradw9969]

My Aunt had a Dodge Dart, but I can’t remember what year it was ? Sometime in the 70’s.

[@deweygill1973]

Bad ground? Up in the rust belt where I live, most of those Darts ended up in the boneyards by the mid ‘80’s. The front subframes all rusted out and they fell on the ground. My friend would buy them up and rebox the front torsion bar mounts. One of them had a worn out slant 6, and it was the only thing that started on a -24 morning. Poor compression so it spun right over. He had to jump my ‘64 Impala with it, and then his ‘69 340 Dart. Slanter saved the day

[@tommyulman6623]

on the firewall beside the master cylinder theres a square hole there should be something hooked up there it looks like its laying there under the hole also after you get that hooked up if it still doesnt turn over with key try jumping the solenoid with a screw driver

[@MarkTheVicar]

Ever the optimist 😀👍

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

I try

[@sherrilee230]

It's a Dodge it will run. They have a lot of electrical problems and need a lot of grounds. We had 5 on our 85 dodge 4x4 and check the ballist resistor on the fire wall points might need cleaning too

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

No points on this one

[@marvinjohnson424]

Too bad, but I'm sure you will figure it out 🤔🤔👍🇺🇸

[@thirzapeevey2395]

Those old slant six Darts were unkillable. You can always just reupholster that little strip in the driver's seat. 805Roadking, here on youtube, has video of repairing the seats on his old Ford truck. There is also a channel called Old School Auto Upholstery Techniques that shows how to just fix what is wrong with a seat. You might not have a perfect color match, but it would be much less annoying than a seat cover. These were definitely a grandma car, but they were a dead dependable grandma car. Okay, did you bar that engine over first to make sure it was free? Have you checked your battery ground to make sure it is clean and in good condition? Your starter relay isn't even clicking, so you aren't getting juice. Check both ends of your battery cable. Make sure they are clean, firmly connected, not covered in grease and dirt, and don't have the green crusties. Also, when you do get current to that starter, this is not a 2020 Dodge. You don't just turn the key and expect it to start. Usually in that era, you had to pump the gas a few times before you turned the key. You aren't going to start it with both feet on the ground outside the car. Check all your powers and grounds first, and then actually read that owner's manual before you start it. The manual will tell you what the starting procedure is. Your main problem is a lack of power to the relay switch. After that, you will have to learn how that particular car starts.

[@andreamills5852]

Power brakes , power steering , and air-conditioning , all the options

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Yeah!

[@douglaskerr6813]

Not many of those old darts left up north the tin worms ate most of them it's a shame they were cheap good transport

[@rhondasweeney7271]

My very first car was in 1972 Dodge Dart. I was seventeen

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

That’s awesome

[@oliverpetroski4205]

That car is same age as my 2cv😃

[@deidrecontreras2516]

My Mom had the exact same car.😂

[@kathywiseman7944]

All I can see is me taking a hammer to the starter. 🤣🤣

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

If I’d heard even a “click” from it that would have been the next step for sure

[@brendahogue5487]

I use to have the v6 dodge dart

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Loved the price you gave for the Dart. Rather appropriate. Luckily this car isn't from where I live or it would have been all rusted up. Question - my knowledge of engines in basic at best, so you could put the alternator wherever you want to and I wouldn't know the difference, but what does the term "mopar" mean? Your friend's truck looks extremely similar to one my dad had and absolutely loved. He ran that thing until it couldn't run any more. It was a good truck and after he retired, my parents used to go traveling with it and an old camper on the back. It was a lighter blue. Hope you get the old ugly Dodge Dart to run.

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

I honestly didn’t know the answer to your question about Mopar, so I looked it up. Here’s what Wikipedia says: The name is a portmanteau of the words "MOtor" and "PARts". "Mopar" is also used as a nickname by enthusiasts of Chrysler-built products to refer to any product built by the company. Mopar also designs and builds a small number of customized vehicles.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG Thank you very much for checking that out. I really appreciate it. Hope this is a great fall and rest of the year for you. That was nice!

[@dolothegreat2019]

Decent interior! I've seen much worse. I've worked on much worse!

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Same here!

[@rt3box6tx74]

Ditto!

[@lindatanner8726]

I had a 69 Dodge Dart when I got married. We had a 340 in ours. My 1972 cuda had the 318. It was a much better motor.

[@brentdillberg3647]

You can jump the starter from the top. Similar setup as the fords..

[@melvinholcer4756]

Good v8 k member

[@ElizabethsaParish]

We need the manual for the Mopar…🙈🙈🙈

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Yes we do

[@starraustin9363]

I use to take moms avocado green dart bar hopping when I was 15 without a dl. 1974 ish

[@diwi1942]

I had an old dart slant 6

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

I’ve never owned a Slant 6 but have heard they are great engines

[@armidaruiz4403]

Desde Mexicali, México un 😘

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Hey!

[@robertburns3014]

Never have been a fan of Chrysler/Dodge products, but if you put in a lot of time and money into that Dart, you could have a nice street hotrod for your efforts. Anyway, enjoy working on your project car.

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

For sure

[@katherineyanagihara2909]

Aloha 🌺 🥰

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Hey

[@BrianPhillips-le3gl]

By the way please tell Annie girl to get well soon❤.

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

I will!

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

She will feel so much better after her surgery I am sure -

[@janamathis4729]

What happened to the other half of the Coors Light?

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

We may never know

[@quebot1111]

what would you do to that rusted seam"? Would you bondo it?

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Probably so. The right way would of course be cutting and welding in a patch, but seeing as how I apparently got ripped off on the welder I bought……. Bondo it is

[@quebot1111]

Lol Thanks for answering my question, @@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG

[@shangrila73eldorado]

Is there a part two?

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

I don’t remember. But there are more parts with this coming

[@susanorr7535]

Hi

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Hey!

[@Susan71105]

I took my driver's test in a dodge dart, 72

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Nice

[@macpalmer6611]

If you had the time and money to invest....It would make a sharp Muscle Car .

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Don’t let the rats get in it

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Definitely not

[@deepbludude4697]

Mopars are famous for ground issues, check all your grounds. SInce its been sitting for ahwile without headers turn it by hand first might be a good idea to remove plugs and put some MMoil in it. Points? Also the ballast resistor if its not firing. My favorite color of green I had a green four door Coronet loved that car used it as a surf rig and cancer killed it. Sweet deal Hell I thought the days of getting a car for beer were long gone! PS I just picked up a 88 Fj62 for a deal no rust hasnt been on road since 98 going thru everything but it only has 67kmiles

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

That surf rig sounds awesome!

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Very cool about the FJ too

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

I say stop everything else you're doing and focus on the Cart for 2023/24. Nice looking rubber front carpet mat. It's a keeper.

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

The rubber floor mat and the back seat are about the nicest things 😅

[@MAC46802]

KZbin it. LOL

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Lol

[@ninaellyson814]

Can’t kill the slant six. I prefer those but yes, that is an ugly car😂

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

I’ve never heard anyone say nothin’ bad about a slant 6.