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Extreme Veteran Posts: 403 Location: California | I’ve noticed that on 1960 Dodge Darts some of the glove compartment door emblems will say “Phoenix”, “pioneer”,etc and then some others will say “Phoenix dart”, “pioneer dart” etc. I’m assuming the emblems with only the model “phoenix“,”pioneer”,”Seneca” were earlier production models and Chrysler later changed the emblems to have “dart” in small letters underneath added to the emblems. Does anyone know when in the model year this change occurred? Im assuming this was done to promote the fact these were dodge darts and there were no “dart” emblems anywhere? | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 428 Location: Ohio | Not certain on the details regarding the why and when the different glovebox emblems were changed on 1960 Dodge models. First here's the list of the glovebox emblem part numbers from the 1960 master parts catalog - See Attached file. Also need to confirm whether or not the part number was changed depending on whether the emblem was plain or also had the "Dart" name. It would take some research to determine a possible timeline by documenting as many cars as possible comparing the "SO" shipping order date (on the fender tag) to the style of glovebox emblem installed. Would have to check other 1960 Dodges that I've owned but here are two that can confirm: 1960 Seneca SO # 1030 (Oct 30, 1959) glovebox emblem "Seneca" only 1960 Seneca SO # 0212 (Feb 12, 1960) glovebox emblem "Seneca" w/ Dart If enough cars are documented then maybe a pattern emerges that the switch occurred late in 1959 or sometime in January. Edited by Space Trukin Wagon 2020-10-11 2:00 AM (60_dash_emblem-c.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 60_dash_emblem-c.jpg (252KB - 144 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8947 Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | there was only 8 , 60 darts that left the factory with dart emblem no matter what the parts book says . just like the D-A-R-T letters (.45$ per) that are in the parts book but never made . the is a published article that tells the story but i'd have to dig for a week to find . the mag has a red dart on the cover ----------------------------------------later | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 403 Location: California | Thanks guys for the info,I was beginning to think nobody would reply. This is just something I’ve wondered about for a long time. Logically I assumed “plain” emblems without the “dart” name would have come first,and later Chrysler probably assumed since there wasn’t anything on the car specifically calling it a “dart”,that they should add something somewhere. | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 403 Location: California | Space Trukin Wagon - 2020-10-11 1:56 AM Not certain on the details regarding the why and when the different glovebox emblems were changed on 1960 Dodge models. First here's the list of the glovebox emblem part numbers from the 1960 master parts catalog - See Attached file. Also need to confirm whether or not the part number was changed depending on whether the emblem was plain or also had the "Dart" name. It would take some research to determine a possible timeline by documenting as many cars as possible comparing the "SO" shipping order date (on the fender tag) to the style of glovebox emblem installed. Would have to check other 1960 Dodges that I've owned but here are two that can confirm: 1960 Seneca SO # 1030 (Oct 30, 1959) glovebox emblem "Seneca" only 1960 Seneca SO # 0212 (Feb 12, 1960) glovebox emblem "Seneca" w/ Dart If enough cars are documented then maybe a pattern emerges that the switch occurred late in 1959 or sometime in January. Thanks for all the information. I bet your right and the change over came sometime after 1959. What’s the date code for 1959 on the data tag? | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 403 Location: California | 60 dart - 2020-10-11 5:05 AM there was only 8 , 60 darts that left the factory with dart emblem no matter what the parts book says . just like the D-A-R-T letters (.45$ per) that are in the parts book but never made . the is a published article that tells the story but i'd have to dig for a week to find . the mag has a red dart on the cover ----------------------------------------later Are you talking about the same thing? I was referring to the oval shaped glove compartment door emblem. I’ve seen several cars that had emblems saying “Phoenix,dart”. “Seneca dart”,and others that simply said “Phoenix” Are you meaning there was a body emblem listed in the parts guide that said “Dart”? Please post a photo,that would be interesting to see. Where did it attach to? | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7414 Location: northern germany | http://forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=24196&post... | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8947 Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | glove box letters , only 8 left the factory with the dart coming after seneca pioneer or phoenix , the individual letters D-A-R-T are in the parts book but never produced . i stand corrected at cost being .40$ instead of .45$ ----------------------------------------later | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 403 Location: California | 1960fury - 2020-10-11 3:51 PM http://forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=24196&post... Oh wow! Thanks for the link “1960 Fury”! That’s neat. So they flirted with having the name “dart” on the quarters where we instead got Phoenix,pioneer or Seneca! Interesting. | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 403 Location: California | 60 dart - 2020-10-11 4:31 PM glove box letters , only 8 left the factory with the dart coming after seneca pioneer or phoenix , the individual letters D-A-R-T are in the parts book but never produced . i stand corrected at cost being .40$ instead of .45$ ----------------------------------------later Interesting. So they would all have been very late production Darts then. | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | I've just found photos from my archives of four with "DART" on the glove box emblem, (one is Canadian production with Plymouth dash) and one without the "DART" letters. Edited by imopar380 2020-10-11 7:47 PM (6C33_C.JPG) (Pioneer Dart emblem.jpg) (1160k.jpg) (3121V.jpg) (5546t.JPG) (IMG_7279.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 6C33_C.JPG (85KB - 147 downloads) Pioneer Dart emblem.jpg (12KB - 152 downloads) 1160k.jpg (428KB - 157 downloads) 3121V.jpg (126KB - 155 downloads) 5546t.JPG (359KB - 154 downloads) IMG_7279.jpg (148KB - 149 downloads) | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 403 Location: California | So if only 8 cars are documented as having the later version of the glove compartment emblem that would seem to indicate that only very late production vehicles must have got them,which raises the question as to why Chrysler would even bother producing a revised set of emblems that late into the game if only 8 cars would get them and they weren’t going to use the same glove compartment emblems in 1961 | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8947 Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | dash badges are in section23-06-53 , model name but not marked dart . in the 1960 crash book , page DO11 you'll find the D-A-R-T letters , .40$ per letter not the 45 i stated above but still not produced for the public ------------------------------ later | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 428 Location: Ohio | 60 dart - 2020-10-14 12:53 AM dash badges are in section23-06-53 , model name but not marked dart . in the 1960 crash book , page DO11 you'll find the D-A-R-T letters , .40$ per letter not the 45 i stated above but still not produced for the public ------------------------------ later For Reference here are the pages from the 1960 Dodge Collision Manual that show the D-A-R-T letters on the rear quarter and corresponding part numbers The letters are listed in Section 23-34-238 (60_Dart_emblem-1.JPG) (60_Dart-emblem-2.JPG) (60_dart_emblem-3.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 60_Dart_emblem-1.JPG (246KB - 155 downloads) 60_Dart-emblem-2.JPG (249KB - 151 downloads) 60_dart_emblem-3.JPG (247KB - 165 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8947 Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | i was wonderin if someone would look at that photo ---------------------------------------later | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 403 Location: California | Is it just a reflection,or does it appear there was a piece of stainless trim on the deck lid on the raised line? I’m assuming it’s just the light since I don’t see an arrow pointing to the piece. | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8947 Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | does look like trim , don't it ---------------------------------------------later | ||
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