Test Drive 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger SOLD $14,900 Maple Motors

[@D65-i5v]

Great 71 Dart 340 . Do some work and you got a great 70s Mopar Muscle car .Great 70s Sublime color. Another great Mopar that you will have no problem selling im sure Nick ....keep them coming . Thanks for sharing your great videos as always . 😊

[@MapleMotorsNickSouthgate]

Thanks 👍

[@jasonbrown9675]

Nice car this is exactly what ill be looking for soon.

[@donaldpype7018]

The vent option is called 260 air

[@manooch]

I like all classic muscle cars especially the under the hood part , it is so empty and a lot of space 0:48 comparing to new cars that even you can't find an empty space to insert your finger there

[@PAUL_K]

Swinger - fits the 70's vibe ain't it? 😂👍

[@jeffleblanc8850]

That’s a good looking car

[@eduardoguadalupefloresgarc4474]

Genial😎😎😎

[@da1082]

I like you'r videos on the whole vehicle featured, sounds like your an honest salesman. Nice job!

[@visualaddictions906]

I've got 15 for a 71.?!?. Thanks for sharing...

[@billconservative9503]

I remember doing my paper route when I was a kid. The neighborhood looked like your dealership! Man I miss those days.

[@markhamrick9078]

Mine, too!👍

[@Octane_Rampage_]

Love the body style!

[@papawoody9597]

My first car was a '70 Swinger, slant six auto. I had a #s matching 340 car that I bought from the original owner back in '95. I was a year and a half into the resto of a #s matching 383 Pistol Grip 4sp Air Grabber Road Runner coupe, and decided to sell it on rather than begin another resto. This car is a good starting point as long as someone doesn't try to pass it off as a real 340 car. Whoever painted this car should have left it to someone who knew what they were doing though. I can say that your video is an honest assessment of the car, and especially if that's actually a 340 and not a 318 (because those are definitely not 340 exhaust manifolds, and that air cleaner isn't correct for a '70) then the price is fair, and I don't see anything that would scare me off of buying it.

[@joehaines2251]

It has one of those 10 ft. paint jobs.

[@scrapr65]

Earl Shive paint job or better yet DuPont overhaul!!!! Not bad has great potential.

[@seekerofproof8906]

My friends dad had this exact car only it was plum crazy purple push the knob on radio

[@michaelhutton7462]

If it was a 4 spd... would Be So Much FUN..

[@johnmcaleese8459]

@Matt Borski Swingers were a bit of a "sleeper" compared to other muscle cars of their day. I'd take one nice Mopar over three Chevy's any day.

[@michaelhutton7462]

@Matt Borski .... Herd that man.... You know your right...... left em with their mouth open in " Ahhh

[@michaelhutton7462]

@Matt Borski So ' Cool man.."

[@michaelhutton7462]

@Matt Borski So ' Cool man.."

[@johnmcaleese8459]

@Matt Borski Probably too late for me to ask to smell your fingers. Lol.

[@johntuner3259]

Man I love this car

[@jafo766]

It'$ like a mini me Charger of the day.

[@raymondhewitt4702]

All in One are good very informative!!!

[@keithoneil6711]

Very beautiful looking car beautiful colour thanks Nick have a very nice day

[@deniseb3897]

I was sure that since it came with a 318 c.i. originally, that it would have a 8 1/4". Or, even worse, a 71/4" rear end. In 1992, I got a garage kept cream puff 1974 Plymouth Gold Duster. Beautiful gold flakes in the dark brown paint. Perfect alligator 3/4 vinyl roof. Anyway, I started getting chatter in the drive train. Turns out it had a tiny 7 1/4" rear end. Luckily I found an 8 1/4" rear end. I had the motor rebuilt and only added a dual exhaust system, had the trans rebuilt with a shift kit. Not a muscle car by any means. But just a blast to drive without the needs of a 340 that just wants to keep hitting 100 mph, again and again. Well that's what it always said to me at 16 yrs old.

[@jafo766]

Pooh dang.....You could be $WINGIN !......MAPLE MOTOR'$ # 1 by a Tennessee mile !

[@johnmcaleese8459]

Pooh-dang!!?? Funny!! I have no idea what it means but sounds funny as hell. Guess I'm located too far north. Pooh - dang !!! 😃

[@jafo766]

@@johnmcaleese8459 Guess you never been to a TED NUGENT $HOW......

[@johnmcaleese8459]

@@jafo766 ah no but very familiar with Ted. That would be wang dang sweet poon tang !! Pooh dang?? Poon tang !! As in the world's most powerful gadget !! Ya know !!

[@jafo766]

@@johnmcaleese8459 Lord do I know....CRACK KILL'$

[@garystry]

I had one like this but it was a slant 6 engine. I liked it. Easy oil change. Change the plugs in 15 minutes. Good ole days. Fun car.

[@JeromyBranch]

Ya Gary those slant 6 engines were nearly indestructible right? A friend had a Duster with a slant 6. Used to freeze up and overheat in the winter. He would just pull into a gas station and put cold water in it while it was running. Block never cracked or anything and it never made us walk.

[@garystry]

@@JeromyBranch yeah I never had a problem. Even in snow. Buffalo. Unfortunately one day tyrod broke, needed new exhaust and tires. Had to say goodbye. Still that slant six was easy and dependable. Nowadays it's fender to fender junk.

[@flatdog691]

Looks familiar did you get that in Central Florida? Dents happen when you have kids lol looks like Abraham's car 🚗

[@markanthony3275]

GREEN! Why green? Every old Mopar I see seems to have a green interior .

[@bradquall1547]

I always liked these cars...they are very under rated..

[@SuperSpud69]

Dreamcar right here. Reminds me of my grandfather's car.

[@dennissmith9294]

Green Hornet 340 sounds gud posi traction or not but i love it. But i would make it a four on the floor.

[@ericritter7430]

Seen a 70's white Rally Nova cruising down here in Louisville KY. with a Maple Motors sticker on the back, pretty cool. Hope to visit someday.

[@metalmopars]

That's a different dealership , this ones Maple Motors.🤣

[@ericritter7430]

@@metalmopars ha

[@josephgeorgeejr7039]

Not a bad car at all for 14k

[@noeltheshemale]

0:23 guy doing a wheelie

[@jayanderson1813]

I like the presentation of the All in one video !

[@johnellsmore8734]

Darts black under the hood . Why

[@juniorrosado101]

Beautiful car Nick. Only needs Cragar wheels.

[@Rick-se5qm]

In the 70s I owned a 1970 4spd Swinger. It was amazingly quick so off to a truck scale for a weigh in. With an underrated 340, closer to 300hp, and approx 2800 lb curb weight this was reason enough.

[@deniseb3897]

Back in the day the NHRA factored the 340 at 330 hp. My understanding was that they factored the speed at the end of the 1/4 mile, tire diameter, etc to get that. My first car was a 1970 340 Dart Swinger back in 1976 with 42,000 miles. Totally stock from the air cleaner to the factory exhaust manifolds and it did 96 mph in the 1/4 mile with 3.23 Sure Grip rear end. Strange for a muscle car it had air conditioning, power steering and power disc brakes. Loved that car. Surprised a lot of small block Camaros and Mustangs. It had the stock hub caps the whole time I had it. That and the rusted deck lid and rear quarters made it a real sleeper.

[@jefferfoxmustang5945]

Another vote for the all in one videos. Thanks for posting this. Nice ride. I bet the person interested will buy it.

[@jerryreed2636]

GREAT looking Swinger with that 340. It should get up and go. Thanks for the video

[@michaelball760]

My 70 duster 340 puts some big blocks to shame. It wasnt known as the giant killer for nothing.

[@richhernandez8025]

All in one video Nick. The way to go awesome much better.

[@martin2560]

To bad that it's not a center console. The design from this era is so cool. And comfortable.

[@charliesierra6919]

Looks like a clean platform to work with. Sounds great and the 340 is a huge plus. You have some nice toys on your lot!

[@gerardmackenzie5686]

YES love the all in one!!! you can probably get more test drives that way!!!

[@MapleMotorsNickSouthgate]

It’s really the same amount of time

[@KrisKazmierski]

Alway ruff on the knobs and switches

[@gtgodbear6320]

My uncle had a Dodge Dart e never shut up about. And my other uncle had a Plymouth Barracuda. They used to fight like teenage brothers over there damn cars. Who was better who was faster.

[@seth_ap148]

My Grandad has a blue one been sitting outside for 21 years, he can’t drive anymore but still won’t sell it 😅 I go and start it every few years and try to upkeep it somewhat while it sits.

[@kevinsalter1163]

Great video. Love those A body Mopar.

[@bobcat1]

The cure for that steering is to change the gear box to a rebuilt 1973 gearbox and pitman arm. $150 at the parts store. The 73 is a stronger better unit and bolts right up. That is a good price for a driver quality car. That 340 is a bonus.

[@darinmiller2405]

You sure did do a great review of this Dart thank you

[@joeschmo5710]

i liked it nick. your videos are awesome. i loved the all in one video

[@sabrom]

KEEP THE ALL IN ONE!! I think the guy who was interested & wanting to see video? wanted you to nail it like we all did...Lol

[@marcanthony4082]

Yes I like the test drive and walk around in one video

[@ciyavista4921]

I like the all in one video. But either way you always make good videos

[@Tom-cy5em]

Hi Nick, cool car and I like your new two in one verison car videos it's good for us and good for you. Thanks sharing on my FB page.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

That's a great solid car, well worthy of some good body work and paint.

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

Id rather have a flat black fiberglass lift-off hood with 4 pins than that hood. Most undesirable hood in Mopar muscle.

[@rjenkins4325]

For the love of God....I vote for the all in 1 videos...😁

[@johncividanes2611]

Doing the two video in one is good 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jaydog3860]

Sweet ride man!

[@retrogaming8647]

Like the all-in-one videos, btw.

[@devodavis6454]

Strongly agree

[@michaelcowan6254]

Please show the VIN number. Looks like an original 340 car.

[@floydrobinsonjr9614]

Good bargain

[@frankENZC]

You didn't stomp it enough! :)

[@wkanost]

I like the all-in-one videos.

[@juliogonzalez6370]

I wonder what lies under that paint.... nice car but the body might have some issues

[@jimshea3878]

All in one that’s the way to go

[@ghostrider369]

Love this car. What a sweet looking dodge.

[@gw5309]

Chrysler made a lot of muscle in these years with column shift auto’s. Knew a guy who had a 71 Cuda 440 six pack and another had a 69 road runner 383 mag, both were column shift autos

[@drippinglass]

I remember seeing those... and just kept moving til I got to the Pistol Grip 4-speeds. 😀

[@HondariderLee]

Videos all in one is great.....swinger is a 20 footer......good quality driver tho....be super nice car with a little work....seems to be a decent price also....

[@annabelle4346]

I like the all in one video something you should add is flooring the throttle maybe even stop start burn out

[@ralphphillips1039]

I couldove bought it for 11 thousand a few months ago in jaymes town Indiana.

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

Looks like a lot of fun for just 15k... some minor stuff like the fan to fix but that's not a tough fix.

[@BrianLarson1326]

A very rare collectible classic car. Very deserving of a proper restoration. Pretty sure it came with a 318 stock, the 340 was a smart choice. Should be a stick 318 though, that would be fun. Thanks Nick, I was drooling waiting for this 1 to come up.

[@kevinmurphy9982]

Hey Nick, I guess I'm so use to watching the seperate videos that I favor them more. But for you I'm sure its easier to edit the all in one's. Pretty cool car though...stay cool man...where's your towel? I just picked one up...they work pretty good. Cheers man.

[@grantellis3046]

Finally a car I would like to buy

[@foghorn3]

Ready for paint & a good owner priced right

[@terrellpatrick9343]

I wish my Plymouth scamp looked half as clean as this one

[@samdorsey4590]

🙆‍♂️💁‍♂️🤯

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

What is the "swinger" package exactly on these cars? Don't recall hearing about these. Darts of course but I don't recall the swinger.

[@devodavis6454]

I looked it up: The performance model in the Dart line for 1970 was the Swinger 340 2-door hardtop. The Swinger 340 came with functional hood scoops with 340 emblems. Standard equipment included front disc brakes, heavy duty "Rallye" suspension, a 3.23:1 rear axle ratio and a "bumble bee" stripe. The performance hood upgrade with scoops was painted flat black, with hood tie-down pins. Mechanical options included power brakes and steering. Rallye wheels and wire wheel covers were also optional, as was a tachometer or a vinyl roof, in either black or white. In 1971 the Custom became the Swinger, and the standard Swinger became the Swinger Special. I don't really think that answered your question but I tried.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

@@devodavis6454 Oh cool. Did it happen to say what the standard axle ratio was in the base, model?

[@blevins6584mopar]

Happier than a🐖in💩‼ I have a 1970 every time I see a Mopar it's already on hold or gone good job Nick.

[@ct87gn25]

My 2nd car was a 70 Dart. I cloned it into a 340 Swinger. Was a nice car, before some jackass stole it..........

[@mareksmith1005]

Pretty nice car I like the hood scoops and I like the Kermit green I want to say haha and I'm not sure if I said this before if I did I'm sorry I don't remember but I like the all in one video but I like 2 separate videos better I don't know why I guess taking more time to look at the car I don't know I just feel like rushing when you do 2 in one video that's my opinion

[@mareksmith1005]

@Sheridan Isashitstain well sorry you don't have to be rude about it bro

[@mareksmith1005]

@Sheridan Isashitstain take a chill pill

[@johncividanes2611]

First I won the bet on the horn; seems like a good driver; but I hate to see sloppy bodywork; they couldn't even match the paint; I believe it's worth fixing; Nick👍👍

[@gerardmackenzie5686]

Sweet swinger!!!!

[@toussantlbisso]

Nice near 50 year old Swinger !

[@larryboyle590]

Looks like a fun car. Maybe a little front end work needed. Inside tire tread is bald. Still would like it.

[@markhawkins6276]

When you do the "All In One" videos, I wish you would mention the time to skip to If you don't care to watch it. I will watch usually, but it would be nice to know for those that don't.

[@alansmead3656]

Sounded like a dry u-joint on the drive shaft!

[@bethsimmonds6320]

Good car. Fair price. Just needs a little Lovin.🇺🇸👍

[@jonlennon3348]

I have to ask but why are almost every car you show case has the same problems like noting works. Why not fix it before you even put them on you tube. Or do you sell them with all the problems?

[@MapleMotorsNickSouthgate]

They sell fast the way we present them in these videos. If we had to fix everything we would sell less cars and would have them a lot longer at a higher price. Thanks for watching

[@hannukoistinen5329]

You don't understand anything about automatics. Don't put it on P when down or up hill!!

[@JeromyBranch]

The front end components looked original. Dangerous. Tie rods, drag link, ball joints and some poly should make her steer and ride better. One inch short springs help on those old Darts too.

[@JasonRoeske]

What’s the story with the blue mustang at the end of the row??

[@Scalihoo]

Sassy Grass

[@retrogaming8647]

My guess is whoever has the hold on this is gonna buy.

[@HaulingAsh]

If you look up Dodge in the dictionary it means "to avoid" : )

[@samdorsey4590]

Lol Freebird!!

[@ironmike7339]

If your here to cut down classics please find another page. No one wants to hear dumb shit!

[@lynnchelo4727]

That was not passing gear. It was one gear down. Do 30mph and drop lever to 1st gear. I won a lot of races that way. It will put you back in your seat with no doubt you were in passing gear.

[@louiscolon4734]

Don’t remember seeing that one there

[@jordannort8461]

🗑

[@KentlandVFD33]

What is that supposed to mean

[@jordannort8461]

In English for 14,900 💩it’s a garbage can more like 1,400 dollars 😂and that my friend is classic ✌🏽out

[@johnmcaleese8459]

@@jordannort8461 You'd have a hard time picking that up for 1,400 if it had a slant six in it.

[@ronaldparker4353]

Beware of Car flippers and impulse buying.....There is big money in early muscle cars. Most will cut corners , will not fix car properly because of expense ,make it look cosmetically good and pass it off.....The best action to take when buying a classic Muscle car is pay an Expert in that car Mopar, Ford etc. to put on rack and look over. The question with this Dart is why they spend money on appearance and wouldn't have a simple wheel alignment or could it be a bent frame......it is better to be rude than be angry at yourself for being a fool....

[@kcchiefs5251]

Nick I like the all in one. I do like the color green.