1984 Dodge Dart [K]

1984 Dodge Dart [K] in La locura mexicana, Movie, 1993 IMDB

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: US — Built in: MX — Made for: MEX

1984 Dodge Dart [K]

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carcrasher88 US

2011-05-07 18:36

Aries?

owlman US

2011-05-07 19:41

Or maybe a Dart K?

DeltaGolf FI

2011-05-07 21:31

Possible :think: /vehicle_286837-Dodge-Dart-K-1984.html

Gamer DE

2025-06-03 18:21

dhill, can you at least change the 1984-85 Dart Ks to just Darts? I can't seem to get through to anyone even though the evidence is painstakingly obvious. Even a mass change appeal on the forum brought about nothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByLOa2Bvg2A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B42wVIvyNuo
https://live.staticflickr.com/5618/30217655756_8bbe6641b6_b.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ifhp97/4669737150
https://storm.oldcarmanualproject.com/chryslervolare1985.htm

They're probably skeptical because in America, the letter on the brochure varied by year whereas in Mexico the extra K was not used beyond 1983.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234931541380
https://www.ebay.com/itm/164170298393
https://www.ebay.at/itm/374179788229
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204182933825
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234751101121
https://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/dodge/87dak/87dak.html
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234740781495
https://www.ebay.com/itm/370639589751

I've been reasonably patient with this issue but I don't understand why other Mexican spec changes, like for Seat or Ford, only take a few hours, yet Chrysler - specifically Chrysler - changes always get stuck in limbo. I've provided heaps of contemporary resource material time and time again proving the opposite, printed ads, commercials and the like, yet all I get as an answer is basically "this uncited single sentence of an American webpage says otherwise." Either that or people don't want to believe that a car lasted or was delayed an extra year in Mexico, i.e. the predecessor of this car, which was still 82 in Mexico complete with plate, graphics at the end, and year read out loud:
https://www.tiktok.com/@erick_ortizf/video/7436410096537636152

It's like Cuzco's poison!

-- Last edit: 2025-06-03 19:01:43

antp BE

2025-06-03 21:28

Gamer wrote dhill, can you at least change the 1984-85 Dart Ks to just Darts? I can't seem to get through to anyone even though the evidence is painstakingly obvious. Even a mass change appeal on the forum brought about nothing.

I was just waiting for additional comments from other people, just in case, then I just forgot. You could also just remind me on that thread in such case ;)
There is no reason for him to change them one by one manually.

-- Last edit: 2025-06-03 21:30:30

Gamer DE

2025-06-03 22:07

The changes usually set in when I check back after a few days, but here it seemed to have gone nowhere ;)

dhill is usually the one who confirms such overseas changes, and as we have no current Mexican users on the site, the European admins rather had their hands tied and night cub wouldn't believe me...

-- Last edit: 2025-06-03 22:11:37

dhill_cb7 US

2025-06-03 22:16

I normally jump into such changes but haven’t had time to look at Mexico’s market. Might test out the wayback machine but that wouldn’t help from the 80’s.

I don’t know if removing K all together is the right move? It will keep these lumped together. Maybe put it in the chassis code? Would they still pull together?

Gamer DE

2025-06-03 22:20

Yes, my idea was also if someone is really keen on keeping the K we can put it to extra info for 84/85.

antp BE

2025-06-04 07:15

Gamer wrote The changes usually set in when I check back after a few days, but here it seemed to have gone nowhere ;)

Well some other changes have less impact.
Though that it is not a so big deal of course.
But what about the cars without year? Should them be treated like first year by default (with K) ? In such case, we could also set the year on these?

-- Last edit: 2025-06-04 07:16:04

Gamer DE

2025-06-04 13:37

Yes, without year should be with K as that is the name it was introduced with (though the year should be pretty easy to discern, 83 plain grille, 84 has a pentastar in the middle, 85 new headlights and grille.

-- Last edit: 2025-06-04 13:40:57

antp BE

2025-06-04 13:57

Those without year don't show their grille :D I suppose it is why they were left without year

edit: updated 1984+ MEX models

-- Last edit: 2025-06-04 15:33:28

antp BE

2025-06-04 15:43

But there is another unrelated model also name Dodge Dart for the same years?
e.g. : /vehicle_708352-Dodge-Dart-1984.html
It is a little messy now. Don't we have a chassis code to put to sort them out?
edit: I'll put a "K" in the chassis code in the meantime

-- Last edit: 2025-06-05 13:13:59

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