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1969 Dodge Dart GTS Factory M-code 440

Location: Cicero, New York, United States
Condition: Used
Make: Dodge
Model: Dart
Type: Coupe
Trim: GTS
Year: 1969
Mileage: 54000
VIN: LS23M9B274710
Color: Green
Engine size: 440
Number of cylinders: 8
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Automatic
Drive type: RWD
Interior color: White
Vehicle Title: Clear

1969 Dodge Dart GTS Description

For Sale1969 Dodge Dart GTS Factory M-Code 440 Extremely Rar, 640 of these were made in 1969 only 49 are known to still exist and accounted for and documented to survive todaythis is a serious car for a serious collectorThese cars were built by chrysler in 1969 only for NHRA purposesthese were special order Scat Pack track cars, built with chryslers biggest engine inside its smallest compactto lay waste to any and all competition
currently has 1967 Drivetrainmatching # engine block is on a stand for preservation and ready to machine and assemblehave paperwork from machine shop block is 100% no cracks, bores extremely minimum wear 1969 Dodge Dart GTS Factory M-Code 440 RB Big Block Car 54,000 original miles Vehicle was restored 14 years ago And has roughly 800 miles driven since documented resto 1967 HP 440 bored to 452 Mild lumpy Camshaft Correct 906 heads with larger valves-stainless Edelbrock/Carter AVS 750 carb Engine fully rebuilt New pistons,rings,bearings etc Factory exhaust manifolds Accurate exhaust system from manifolds to tail pipes 1967 727 automatic Torqueflight fully rebuilt New B&M 2,800 rpm converter 8-3/4 rearend with 742 center & 3.23 gears Fully rebuilt, green axle bearings New Seat cover, Headline, carpet during resto All original sheet metal Except pass side rear quarter skin was replaced Have folders and photo book Of all receipts and documented restoration 14 year old restoration is showing its age slightly But shows very well still
i have many more pictures just ask and i can email them and answer any questions
car could use some freshening up and a few small odds and endstires are wornradio doesnt turn o, never looked into it, could be a fuse or ground needs fuel lines from tank to carb, small leakunderside is showing some superficial surface rust on suspension parts -older restoration and sittingbody paint has a few small chips you wouldnt notice untill i point them out to you
Car was originally sold here in my hometown new in 1969 at Sam Dell Dodge Syracuse NYCar was purchased to race at the strips, and was sponsered by Sam Dell dodge Racing for over 5 yearscar was then sold locally and driven a few years then put awayuntill 2002 when the car was sold again and restored

The 440-powered 1969 Dodge Dart GTS was a homologation special, so that Dodge could lay waste to the NHRA's Factory Super Stock classes. Mr. Norm pioneered the fit in a '68 Dart, called it GSS (Grand Spaulding Sport, named for his performance-leaning suburban Chicago dealership), and built more than 50 of 'em; Dodge liked it so much that they co-opted the idea a year later. The Grand Spaulding boys once again engineered it,. A special K-member, new motor mounts, a couple of block modifications to accept the new mount, plus new exhaust manifolds, oil pan and heat shielding made up the conversion.From the outside, you'd never know anything untoward was happening--only the subtlest of engine callouts on the side-blistered hood would bring attention to itself, and only then if someone knew what they were looking for. The tail stripe was comparatively tame for its day. It offered only factory colors and wheel trims, even the GTS name stayed, carried over from the so-so selling 383 models Dodge was peddling. Inside, same thing: a 120 MPH speedometer (which could be pegged, but only just), a floor shift, and little else--not even a tach.The 440 was the same basic 375hp RB unit that had been the scourge of the strip since its launch in 1967. Available in B- and select C-bodies, it was widely considered a rival for Mopar's own Hemi in those days, exchanging a smidge of torque for a little less top-end power.A total of 640 of these M-code Darts were built, all were dealer-ordered, and all were more or less the same: a 375hp four-barrel 440 Magnum/Torqueflite combo underhood, bucket seats, floor shifter, console, and precious little else. No four-speeds, possibly for clearance issues and probably because the Dart's rear couldn't take the extra punishment--no Dana rear was sized for Dart use. No power or disc brakes, only manual 10-inch drums; you couldn't get manual discs in those days, and you couldn't fit a power booster under the hood anyway, what with all that engine there. Manual steering only, because the power steering pump might cost a couple of ponies under full throttle off the line, and possibly because the plumbing couldn't be resolved. Colors, wheel trims, and an optional rear-axle ratio (3.91 gears instead of the stock 3.55s) were about all the boxes you could tick.

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