18-Years-Owned 500-Powered 1969 Dodge Dart Custom Hardtop

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

The 1968 Dodge Hemi Dart was a factory-built drag racing monster, created for NHRA Super Stock competition. Dodge shipped lightweight Dart bodies to Hurst Performance, where they were fitted with the legendary 426 HEMI engine, heavy-duty driveline components, and race-ready modifications. These cars lacked creature comforts — no rear seats, radio, or insulation — and featured fiberglass front ends and acid-dipped doors to reduce weight. Only about 80 were built, making them extremely rare. With quarter-mile times in the 10-second range, the Hemi Dart became an icon of Mopar performance and a dominant force on the drag strip.

This 1969 Dodge Dart Custom was created very much in the spirit of these iconic racers. The all-metal Dart body was disassembled, sandblasted, epoxy primed, then sprayed with two-stage Dupont T-5 Copper paint. Under the Six-Pack style fiberglass hood lies a fuel-injected 500ci Mopar V8 built by Automotive Machine of Fraser, Michigan. Power flows through a three-speed Godfather 727 TorqueFlite automatic to an 8-3/4” rearend with a 3.55:1 TruTrac differential. RMS suspension, Viking dual adjustable shocks, rack-and-pinion steering, and Wilwood disc brakes keep the Centerline wheels and Mickey Thompson tires under control. With a matching set of skinny front wheels and tires this 1969 Dart is ready for the strip, but unlike those fabled Hemi Darts, it’s also fully street legal.

This Dart is now offered at no reserve on behalf of the current owner by a Broad Arrow Specialist with a bolt-on 2” receiver for drag-n-drive events.

Factory Equipment

• All-metal 1969 Dodge Dart body

• Tan bench-seat interior

• The chassis number (LH23F9B289806) decodes as:

  • L = Dodge Dart

  • H = High trim level (Dart Custom)

  • 23 = Two-door hardtop

  • F = Engine: 318 cubic inch V8, 2-barrel carburetor

  • 9 = Model year: 1969

  • B = Assembly plant: Hamtramck, Michigan

  • 289806 = Sequential production number

Modifications

• Exterior

  • Disassembled, sandblasted, epoxy primed

  • Finished in two-stage Dupont T-5 Copper paint

  • Six-Pack style fiberglass hood

• Interior

  • New headliner

  • Mopar Performance tachometer

  • AutoMeter gauges

  • Factory AM radio

  • Dual trunk-mounted Optima batteries

• Engine

  • 500ci low deck Mopar V8 built by Automotive Machine, Fraser, Michigan

  • Holley multiport fuel injection

  • Forged internals

  • Diamond coated pistons

  • Hughes hydraulic cam and girdle

  • TTI headers and 3” X-pipe

  • Custom Spintech stainless steel mufflers with stainless side exit tips

  • Godfather 727 TorqueFlite automatic

  • 501 Performance torque converter, 3500 rpm stall

  • Cheetah SCS shifter

  • 1350 U-joints

  • 8-3/4” rearend with 3.55:1 TruTrac differential

  • Green bearing axles

• Braking/Suspension

  • RMS Alterkation front suspension

  • RMS Street Lynx rear suspension

  • Viking dual-adjustable shocks front and rear

  • Manual rack-and-pinion steering

  • Manual Wilwood disc brakes with four-piston calipers

  • Centerline Rev wheels, 16x6” front, 17x8” rear, 15x4” skinny front

  • Mickey Thompson front tires

  • Nitto 555R rear tires

Servicing & Documentation

• All fluids replaced recently

Known Imperfections

• Some imperfections on hood

• The seller notes some possible interior imperfections or discoloration

Ownership History

• The seller has owned this 1969 Dodge Dart Custom since 2007. He states, “Drive anywhere, dependable, 10-second 1/4 mile, 500 wheel horsepower, pump gas, street/strip/drag-n-drive car."

• This Dart was originally equipped with a manual transmission and retains the clutch pedal. The seller reportedly has additional parts to convert back to a manual transmission, however they are not included in the auction price.

Included Items

• Bolt-on 2” receiver for drag-n-drive events

Additional Information

This 1969 Dodge Dart Custom was offered on Hagerty Marketplace in November 2025. You can view the previous listing here. The winning bidder was unable to complete the purchase of the vehicle. This was not due to any faults of the vehicle or the seller.

A Broad Arrow Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the seller of this listing. As such, the purchase transaction will be facilitated by Broad Arrow, including vehicle payment, applicable taxes required to be collected by the seller or Broad Arrow, and title/ownership reassignment. Broad Arrow is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hagerty.

Contact: Craig Zimmerman Phone: 586.707.5811 email: cszimmerman@hagerty.com