1968 Dodge Dart GSS 1 of 6 LEFT! Mr. Norm's Dealer Drag Car

I have a Mr. Norms scale model of the GSS about 80% finished, I should probably get on that. Mr. Norms Rare Dodge Dart GSS taped off Muscle Car TV about 20yrs ago I guess? Pretty damn cool he ain't afraid to RIP on IT!
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[@guyski666]

My best friend in high school bought a 1968 Dodge Dart GTS 383 Magnum 4 Speed for $1700 in 70's.He was only 15 years old and bought it with the money he saved up from delivering newspapers. We put fender well headers on it when we were teenagers and threw the stock manifolds in the trash. Dumb thing to do because the drivers side manifold is very unique due to clearance issues. Rob passed away last year - but his youngest son now has the Dart - all original - runs great - still hauls ass :)

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Yo, great story! I remember the son of the local race shop peeled out of our highsckool autoshop and his posi locked and the spoiled kid didn't know how to peel out sent him into a curb sideways and smashed out his rear diff in a 68 Camaro!

[@jimjungle1397]

The factory 1968 Dart GTS with the 383, got a standard 4 barrel 383, which was better than 1967, but it wasn't until 1969 that the factory Dart would get the 383 Magnum. All 1969 383 Darts were Magnums. The only 1968 Dodge with a 383 Magnum was the 1968 1/2 Superbee.

[@theinsaneshecklador6598]

Two sets of 383 Dart manifolds up on Ebay right now. One listed for $1,500 the other for $4,900.

[@daytonmassengale5440]

My grandfather bought one when he came back from Vietnam he ordered a sliver gss from mr norms and used to drag race it

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Hey, that's really awesome! I've been following the story in a few recent videos about the Ghost Challenger RT/SE Hemi that's been revived by the son and grandson! The newest one from the Historic Preservation something or other was really great.

[@daytonmassengale5440]

@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS my grandfather bought a yellow rt se from norms with a 426 after his dart I wish I had both cars right now

[@arneminderman3770]

Mr norm!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@davidlewis2681]

What a freaking cool story!! I was born in 65" been a MOPAR kid all my life..those Dart GSS 440 cars are imensely underrated...

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Serious... /w\METAL4LIFE/w\

[@matrox]

Yeh...cool. I was born in 57' and saw all this happening as it happened. I was car crazy since I was 2 or 3. My father was a ww2 vet, I remember him lifting me up to look under the hood of the 55' Rocket 88 Oldsmobile we had probably around 1959. Seems like yesterday. I also knew the 57 Chevy was a classic even before it was a classic. It was my favorite car back then and my whole family knew it.

[@JamesLovell-ll4zm]

I have a 440 engine out of a 68gss in my 73 dart

[@theinsaneshecklador6598]

I was fortunate to see this very car in person back in the early 90s. Likely the only GSS I'll ever see up close.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Hey man, that's super cool! Check my other MOPAR vids in the MuscleCar playlist!

[@deborahwoodard7530]

We a 1969 Dart 440 small cam 750 Holley DP with factory HP manifolds 13.2 fenderwell headers ran 12.8s with no traction small G60s 391 gears. Fun car

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

Wow, a 440 in that little Dart?! Must have been a handful to drive!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Yeagh man! , cool, thanks bro! */w\METAL/w\*

[@supersonicnomad8437]

Very cool vid! I owned a '71 Charger R/T Mr. Norms car that recently showed up a couple years ago in Utah.

[@darylburk]

I bought one-what a beast-I think it was the last 68 they had

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Whoa... badA$$!! Nice you found this old clip! Check the Cars playlist for some more just like it?!

[@savageyadigg6416]

There’s actually 13 of the 48 mr norm Dodge Dart there’s on in Gilmore car museum

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Yo, WOW cool, thanks bro! */w\METAL/w\*

[@michaelbreski7356]

Mr. Norm was the first to put a 440 in a dart when Chrysler said it couldn't be done. Then He showed them how.

[@thehemiolds455]

Sweet mopar. To heavy up front couldn't stop,it's a mopar when you have all that power an fun, breaking doesn't cross you mind. The only thing it's in your mind is fring those tires full send like the" Dukes of Hazzard" Hell yeah mopar gear heads.

[@gregorykiser1524]

Yeeeeee haaaaaw

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

FRING!😂

[@larrylomascolo6289]

1 day in late 70,s a yellow factory color 69 340 4 spd. Dart Swinger black B.Bee stripe came to my town of 23 thou. people,black rims good year 70,s all 4,s got to know him and this was the car to beat ,it was bone stock and it flew , he totaled it one nite and it sat for years.......R.I.P. Ray H.

[@cfmechanic]

Lou santiago is awesome. Have you seen his new show on youtube.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Oh yeah! I did see that he was doing episodes, also I found stacey David channel from the old TRUCKS show & he's got new material and updates from old projects like CopperHead Chevy truck with that custom guitar!

[@teoriashail2773]

Great video great car great riffs!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Hey thanks bro! enjoy my Cars & Metal playlist man!

[@TheDeedeeFiles]

Cool video

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

LITE-M-UP!

[@davebar2017]

Can't really drive on the street though Emmiissons are tied to the vehicle

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Yo, thanks for watching! Check out the other episodes in my Cars playlist?

[@user-vr2tx4tt6b]

I think there are 11 or 12 accounted for & in the registry.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

yeah IDK, maybe more were found since this was taped, I think this report is over 20yrs old?

[@LowDollarDude]

Anyone have any idea how many norm made it 67? They were 383 4 speed cars at least mine was supposed to be? Mines a race car now and she's priceless to me

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

I can't answer! I only see unclear estimate of how many 383 Dart GTS came from the factory with the 383 but variations and specialty shops would be much much lower I presume! Come by roastin'em and pick me up man! Check out my Firebird and friends 70 Challenger vid next? I only found this: The Find of the Day turned out to be a '67 Dodge Dart GT equipped with a 383 engine, one of just 458 made that year. And this: In 1967 the only engine that came in the GTS was the 383 hp 4 bbl. The Dart GTS cars were built by Chrysler in Chrysler assembly plants. Mine was built at the Hamtrack facility. We are not talking about cars modified, and then rebadged such as the GSS and other varations. There is some question as to the exact number of 67 GTS cars. The hobby accepteded number is 457 (228 automatic, 229 four speeds) However no one seems to be able to produce documents to substainte this number. On the contary I have a letter from Mr. Bruce Thomas (Historian, Chrysler Historical Collection) in which he states. "There is no breakout on the volume of 383's in Darts that I can find but it must be low (his underline) volume. In another letter Mr. Thomas states "Our records indicate 34,496 Dart GT 2-door hardtops were built in 1967. We do not keep records of engine or transmission options." Now if no record of engine options was kept on the 34,496 Darts in 1967. Where did the number of

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

​@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Are you going yo finish your last sentence?

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

@@MrJohnnyDistortion Nah, that was copy/past off the internet, must have cut off due to space limits? You can Google the article with a few keywords?

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Long article eh?

[@tomasacevedo3932]

Adjusted for inflation in today’s money this would’ve costed $23,652 new of course you don’t get any of the modern safety equipment and features but for that money what brand new car can you get at that price point that runs the quarter mile in under 13seconds.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

The math check out man... Super Dank!

[@parker1ray]

Yah, and they handled like shit!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Lol, yeah probably! Even my old 72 Demon would just push and slide straight in an 80mph skid on them skinny polyglass tires man!

[@chrispappas3750]

Did Mr. Norm add the "M" to the VIN or did Chrysler?

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Sounds like it was the factory designation, I found on this thread anyway: The GSS was 1968 only (until the Demon GSS) and sub-contracted. All 1969 440 Darts were GTS models and factory built. Both carried the "M" code for the VIN. The 1968 SS hemi Darts also carried the "M" code for the VIN, but had the "LO" designation for car and price class. The GSS had the "LS" designation.

[@jeffleblanc8850]

1of 6 mr norms cars must be worth a fortune the 383 badge and the red s tells it all would love one of these they will stop push on it lucky whoever has what is left of these also the hust darts and Cuba’s out of the factory with no paint ther my second favorite love both cars equally the two company’s made some of the best muscle cars in the world hats of to hust and grand Spaulding dodge for making a few of the deadliest cars on the planet

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

The neighbor guy in 1990 I bought my 84 Honda Interceptor from and traded my crashed 72 Dodge Demon for 2 mag wheels and tires has a 64 Dart convertible and 66 Chevelle and Datsun 280 Z with a 440!

[@paulwhite6250]

Yeah, but is it fast?

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

I only found this... Enjoy the CARS playlist! The four-barrel 440 was rated at 375 hp, although its maximum potential was somewhat stifled by restrictive exhaust manifolds, a compromise to the narrow confines of the unitized A-body's lower engine compartment. Nevertheless, the factory GTS was good for mid-13-second e.t. 's out of the box and high 12s with headers and few of the other tuning tricks of the day. A 727 TorqueFlite three-speed automatic was the only transmission offered with the M-code 440; power steering and power brakes weren't available. Disc brakes weren't offered, either. A 3.55-geared 8 3/4-inch Sure Grip rear axle was standard, and 3.91 gears were optional. It was the quintessential muscle car package: big engine and no power-robbing accessories.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

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[@thedanksavatron7782]

The dart was a sled in rain & snowy conditions ! ❄️🛷🌧️

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Yo, ur awesome, thanks man! I did another Slayer yesterday, lol...

[@vaibhavvasishth4637]

I think I'm too young for this i just have a hotwheels version of this car in my collection 😂 but bro what if you add stereo to it and blast exodus or slayer on it that'd be so cool

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Fk'n AWESOME! I had the model car paint and glue version!

[@toddbob55]

Chrysler had horrible build quality thats why they didnt sell many cars......and the horrible sound of the starter scared people away.......