Add text says its in NE , price is not bad compared to what gets sold these days.
1968 dodge dart gts for sale by owner - Elkhorn, NE - craigslist
1968 dodge dart gts for sale by owner - Elkhorn, NE - craigslist
68 dart gts for sale ****not mine.
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The problem with that car is that after you pay the purchase price, you'll have to put another 50 grand into it and in the end you'll have a car that's worth 40 grand. I'm sure that's what the seller has come to realize.
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That's a lot of coin for something that needs a lot of work, and end up being worth 2/3 of bugger all.
Just my opinion of course.
Just my opinion of course.
Belvedere408
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Sweet dart, I’d drive it after fixing back window.
If a buyer can do all the work including body and paint they can have a real nice car for a reasonable cash outlay on the car. Body and paint costs have just gotten too high for taking on something like that with the intention of farming out all the work and staying above water.
YY1
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Here's the weird kind of **** I think about-
Maybe leave the quarter patch black, but use the left over paint from the roof to make a green tail stripe from the weld line down.
(and of course make sure the black stripe is on the rest of the car)
Things that make ya go "huh?"
Maybe leave the quarter patch black, but use the left over paint from the roof to make a green tail stripe from the weld line down.
(and of course make sure the black stripe is on the rest of the car)
Things that make ya go "huh?"
68Moparmaniac
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From the pics it looks like a good fun car, but he wasn't showing any of the problematic areas, so unless you spend some money on a plane ticket and go get eyes and hands on it, it's a crap shoot.
I've always liked the 68 Dart body style, add a 4 speed and a hot little small block.... pretty sweet. If the sheet metal is relatively solid needing small patches, then the asking price isn't too far off in my opinion. Negotiating face to face with cash in hand is always the best. Could possibly haggle on that price a little depending on the actual shape of the car.
I've always liked the 68 Dart body style, add a 4 speed and a hot little small block.... pretty sweet. If the sheet metal is relatively solid needing small patches, then the asking price isn't too far off in my opinion. Negotiating face to face with cash in hand is always the best. Could possibly haggle on that price a little depending on the actual shape of the car.
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That's the problem with all of these cars, in general.
Yep, fix the back window, a little cosmetic touch up paint, and back on the road!
Reminds me of the 1968 Dart GT I bought in 2010, I didn't know the difference between the GT and the GTS, just that the prices were waaaay different. Bought it for $800 (273/904/7 1/4). It had been sitting for 20 years but was 99% rust free, but left fender dented and right quarter creased. Roof still had factory gray primer showing, cab floor looked close to same as when it left the factory, trunk floor flawless! The only rust was a small patch behind the right rear wheel. The car cleaned up pretty good with a 0000 steel wool car wash. Had body work and paint done at a shop in the Spanish speaking district for $3,000. Put the 440 engine/trans/rear from my '70 Charger (in process of resto) in it, and drove it around for a while. Not a true resto, but fixed up to be a nice driver.
It was a fun car, but turns out I don't like driving small cars, got bored with it, and put it on eBay no reserve sometime in 2016. Sold for a little over $14K. I think if it was a GTS it would've went for mid 20's at least. People put too much value on that "S" in GTS.
Reminds me of the 1968 Dart GT I bought in 2010, I didn't know the difference between the GT and the GTS, just that the prices were waaaay different. Bought it for $800 (273/904/7 1/4). It had been sitting for 20 years but was 99% rust free, but left fender dented and right quarter creased. Roof still had factory gray primer showing, cab floor looked close to same as when it left the factory, trunk floor flawless! The only rust was a small patch behind the right rear wheel. The car cleaned up pretty good with a 0000 steel wool car wash. Had body work and paint done at a shop in the Spanish speaking district for $3,000. Put the 440 engine/trans/rear from my '70 Charger (in process of resto) in it, and drove it around for a while. Not a true resto, but fixed up to be a nice driver.
It was a fun car, but turns out I don't like driving small cars, got bored with it, and put it on eBay no reserve sometime in 2016. Sold for a little over $14K. I think if it was a GTS it would've went for mid 20's at least. People put too much value on that "S" in GTS.
68Moparmaniac
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Pretty sure this animal would be far from boring
Have to put 50k in to it....
To appease the other matching color golf shirt/ kaki shorts Nike shoes guys?
To appease the other matching color golf shirt/ kaki shorts Nike shoes guys?
The engine is advertised as rebuilt, the interior is not bad in pics but could use a clean up, looks like a new headliner went in courtesy lights still hanging.
Appears the fuel gauge is registering that's a plus, lol.
Bumpers look decent as does the grille.
Everything is driver / day two style, condition.
The big if..... is the underside, frames , pans, cross members ,ect.
Iron out the body, single stage at home F8 poly the girl and go have fun.
Hell the engine bay is still green !
I'm trying not to call this guy. That car is only 3hrs from me.
Appears the fuel gauge is registering that's a plus, lol.
Bumpers look decent as does the grille.
Everything is driver / day two style, condition.
The big if..... is the underside, frames , pans, cross members ,ect.
Iron out the body, single stage at home F8 poly the girl and go have fun.
Hell the engine bay is still green !
I'm trying not to call this guy. That car is only 3hrs from me.
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The biggest problem is that sellers typically show the 'good' in any vehicle....they don't get too involved in the nasty areas.
I'll bet there are more surprises once you get eyeballs on that car.
50+ year old cars are like a bo'x uh choc-olates...
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Correct, and I always get the last one that nobody else wants.
LOL!!Correct, and I always get the last one that nobody else wants.
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