Bagott Motors Palouse, WA: 1965 Dodge Dart

[Bailey Guns]

I came across this old Dodge dealership in Palouse, WA this afternoon. They have a 1965 Dodge Dart GT (could be a 66...not sure) in the showroom window that is in unbelievably good, original condition. I was told the paint is original. The only thing I noticed that wasn't original were the hubcaps.

The car was sold to a Palouse resident on May 5, 1967. The plates on it say "Buds66" so I'm thinking it may be a 66. But the caption on the first picture says it's a 65. Whatever. It's still a fantastic looking car.

I got the the first picture off of FB. I don't know when it was taken. Not too terribly long ago considering there's a rather newish (this century, anyway) Dodge Dakota in one of the photos. I took the second picture today. I'm gonna try to find out the story on it. The dealership is just an auto repair shop now. Looks like they stopped selling cars a few years ago.

I needed to lighten up a bit after this weeks events. Thought some of you might be interested in a change of pace.

https://i.imgur.com/7vKcIcW.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/tRVpP64.jpg?1

[ray1970]

I've owned three Darts. Well, technically a Dodge Dart, a Plymouth Valiant, and a Plymouth Scamp.

Just think, some day in the future some guy is going to post a similar thread about this really cool old Honda Civic at the little shop in town. He won't recall if it's a 2006 or maybe a 2005 but either way it's still a classic.

[hobowh]

I had 3 of them as well. 2 1973 swingers, and a 74 4 door. Had a lot of fun with those cars, and the most expensive one only cost me 300 bucks.

[Great-Kazoo]

Based on the picture, that's a 66.

This is a 65 taillight
https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.nt6VhFobU-u2mtukJFZ5BQEsCa&pid=15.1&P=0&w=302&h=157

[OtterbatHellcat]

Nice idea Bailey, thanks. It's a cool car for sure.

[Gman]

I went airborne in an old Dodge Dart like that in the '70s with my maternal grandfather. The way back to our house in Spring, TX you had to go up and over the railroad tracks and make an immediate left. My grandfather turns to me to ask where to turn and we launched over the RR tracks. I was pointing to the left as we flew right by the turn. Both of our heads touched the roof. We agreed to not discuss the issue with anyone and kept that to ourselves. [LOL]

[Bailey Guns]

Spring, TX was where I spent my early years.

[ray1970]

I miss those Spring gun shows.

[OtterbatHellcat]

We agreed to not discuss the issue with anyone and kept that to ourselves.

Good call. I'm sure Grandma really didn't need to hear that particular story.


etf...grammar

[GilpinGuy]

My first car was a 1970 Dart. The back seat was the size of a twin bed and was, ahem....., used as such many a time.

[ray1970]

My first car was a 1970 Dart. The back seat was the size of a twin bed and was, ahem....., used as such many a time.

So you slept in the back seat?

[ray1970]

Gman, I think I found a video of you and your grandfather.


https://youtu.be/DeLaHYE0rGU

[Gman]

Yeah BG, we've tromped around in some of the same areas, but we're a few years apart. We moved from CA to Houston between 2nd and 3rd grade. I went to 3rd grade at Memorial Elementary when we lived in an apt. there. We then moved to Spring, TX. Northampton to be specific. This discussion led me to find our old house on Google maps (it's still there). The area around there looks nothing like it did back then.

I think the Dukes of Hazzard got the idea from us. We did it before the show existed. [Coffee]

[GilpinGuy]

So you slept in the back seat?

Sometimes, after getting dressed and having a smoke. [Coffee]

[OtterbatHellcat]

lol

[brutal]

Cool post.

My pa had one, mid 60's as I recall.

He drove it to his job at the steel mill located on the Fox river in Green Bay every day and used it to haul dry portland spill home in the trunk from the concrete plant next to his. We stored the portland cement in 50 gal sealed drums until he had enough to pour a 2.5 stall DEEP detached garage at our house. The garage was built using mostly reclaimed wood from tear down work he picked up on weekends. Ditto for the 2nd story pop-top he put on our house. Hell, I spent a whole summer pulling nails from hardwood flooring we pulled out of an old schoolhouse gym floor.

By the time he finished with it, that poor Dart's ass was damn near dragging the ground from all the hardened concrete we never seemed to be able to completely remove. I think before he sold it, we chipped concrete out of the trunk for a whole weekend with a BFH and cold chisel.

P.S. It had the push button on the dash auto trans. Did they all?

[BladesNBarrels]

Spring, TX was where I spent my early years.

Worked with a fellow from Spring, TX, when I was doing a job in the Woodlands.
He took me to Ma Goodson's for Chicken Fried Steak in Tomball. What a meal - "plate floppers" that covered the entire plate.
He had stories about hunkering down for a hurricane with no power, ice, etc. to keep his beer cold for 3 days - that seemed to be his worst complaint.
Told me that "I spent winters inside in Colorado to avoid the cold, and he spent summers inside to avoid the heat" - and added: "so what's your problem?", when I complained about the heat

[Great-Kazoo]

Cool post.

My pa had one, mid 60's as I recall.

He drove it to his job at the steel mill located on the Fox river in Green Bay every day and used it to haul dry portland spill home in the trunk from the concrete plant next to his. We stored the portland cement in 50 gal sealed drums until he had enough to pour a 2.5 stall DEEP detached garage at our house. The garage was built using mostly reclaimed wood from tear down work he picked up on weekends. Ditto for the 2nd story pop-top he put on our house. Hell, I spent a whole summer pulling nails from hardwood flooring we pulled out of an old schoolhouse gym floor.

By the time he finished with it, that poor Dart's ass was damn near dragging the ground from all the hardened concrete we never seemed to be able to completely remove. I think before he sold it, we chipped concrete out of the trunk for a whole weekend with a BFH and cold chisel.

P.S. It had the push button on the dash auto trans. Did they all?

That's a 63. The 65+ has regular lever on the column The 61--3 had an odd size hemi that was specific to those years.

[theGinsue]

My paternal grandfather had a Dart, it was all red. It may have been late 60's, but I was thinking early to mid 70's.

When Dodge came back out with the Dart a few years ago I remember thinking "That's an old mans car".

[wctriumph]

Neat. Thanks.

[Ridge]

A few years ago I was looking at a Dodge Dart, but ended up not getting it. Had an off-center racing stripe, looked just like this, except black paint.

https://i.imgur.com/rY2NnBsh.jpg

[spqrzilla]

Just think, some day in the future some guy is going to post a similar thread about this really cool old Honda Civic at the little shop in town. He won't recall if it's a 2006 or maybe a 2005 but either way it's still a classic.

You are an evil person. Get off my lawn.

[Mazin]

Had a 64 DD GT, it was the first car I ever drive without brakes [Coffee]

[Gman]

Did you pull a Fred Flintstone to stop?

I've always been more of a GM guy. Found this pic of a '66 Chevy Impala SS for comparison;
https://ccco.s3.amazonaws.com/vehicles/images/1/3/1/2/2/1/131221/1906853_312e6d484f_low_res.jpg