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Jul 2023
36m 21s

#2362: The Power of the Dodge Dart

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And here we thought all those high-society soirees that we were never invited to must have been attended by owners of Rolls Royces, Cadillacs, Jags and Aston Martins. Not so! Hear Carol's story about the forgotten classic in that list -The Dodge Dart- on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. 
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