The 1962 Dodge Dart station wagon parked like a guard to the garage hails from Oklahoma. The mighty Mopar’s story starts with a discussion at the counter of a parts store. A military member who went in to get brakes for some kind of early-to-mid 1960s Mopar product got to chatting with the clerk about drag racing a car, and wouldn’t you know it, the clerk had just the machine available. Once the clerk was done with his shift, a deal was done, and thus was born the Nichols & Atkinson Dart. While much of the car’s history sits between vague and unknown, what can be proven was that this Dart historically ran a 426 Wedge with cross-ram and dual quads. Nobody is certain how long the car raced, or when it went int1962 Dodge Dart
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The 1962 Dodge Dart station wagon parked like a guard to the garage hails from Oklahoma. The mighty Mopar’s story starts with a discussion at the counter of a parts store. A military member who went in to get brakes for some kind of early-to-mid 1960s Mopar product got to chatting with the clerk about drag racing a car, and wouldn’t you know it, the clerk had just the machine available. Once the clerk was done with his shift, a deal was done, and thus was born the Nichols & Atkinson Dart. While much of the car’s history sits between vague and unknown, what can be proven was that this Dart historically ran a 426 Wedge with cross-ram and dual quads. Nobody is certain how long the car raced, or when it went into dry storage in the Dayton, Ohio area. The original Wedge was removed recently, and the Dart currently sits as a roller, awaiting a 440/727 combination.
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o dry storage in the Dayton, Ohio area. The original Wedge was removed recently, and the Dart currently sits as a roller, awaiting a 440/727 combination.