![]() My father already had the car in his hands, and went to meet her and my little brother and drive them home in the new Dart. Three days later my mother was discharged from the hospital. My father, who wanted to mark a milestone, actually wanted a 1971 model car, but he reluctantly accepted that there were no other cars in the city to be had, and took whatever he found to thank my mother for her efforts. My father grabbed it immediately, signing the paperwork to buy it for the incredible sum of 38,000 pesos (roughly $3,040, at the then-current rate 12.50 pesos /dollar). The remaining car was the Dodge Dart two-door hardtop. At the Ford dealership he was told that over at the next corner, Automotriz Touché (a Dodge and Plymouth dealer) had in stock two or three new 1972 models, while other dealers were still waiting for new ’72s to fill their empty showrooms.Īccording to my father, there were three cars, two of which were sold: a 1972 Monaco 4-door sedan (the hardtop version never was available in México), and a Valiant Super Bee (pictured above, it is no longer marketed in México as a Plymouth, but as a Valiant). He kept up his search and drove up to the Chevrolet and Ford dealers. He moved on to Renault, and then to Volkswagen and Datsun, still with no luck. He visited the Rambler dealer, where no car was available. Father was so happy that he immediately went to look for a car to present to my mother for fulfilling his ultimate goal.įrom the hospital in downtown Chihuahua, he made a fast trip to Avenida Universidad, which then was the hub for car showrooms and parts shops. Finally he fired his last bullet, and bingo! A boy came into the world on September 23, 1971. Although he tried to do his homework, he got another girl. My father always wanted a males-only family, but after three daughters I was born. Now it’s ended up with me, hopefully to last forever. Nobody in my family ever thought an automobile would endure so many years and different drivers and still keep on going. The Dart was a present given from my father to my mother on the day my younger (and last) brother was born. This is the story of my mother’s 1972 Dodge Dart two-door hardtop, Mexican-made and family-owned since October 1971. ( first posted ) My friends tell me that I like cars that “last forever”–last forever in my possession, that is.
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