This web site is dedicated to the underrated, underappreciated Dodge Dart GTS. This includes model years 1967-1968 and 1969! The "SMALL" Mopar Muscle Car from the 60's. The GTS shared the same A-body platform as the 67-68-69 Plymouth Barracuda on a 111" wheelbase. The first year GTS came equipped ONLY with the 383 Four Barrel for 1967. This was followed in 1968 with the purpose built, high winding HIGH PERFORMANCE 340 Four Barrel as the standard powerplant with the 383 Four Barrel as an option. This Registry does not include the S/S Hemi Dart as they were not based on the GTS. In 1969, the "M" code 440 GTS was introduced along with the 340 and 383's! The GTS was the top of the line for the Dart line. The GTS was only available for those three years. Also, 67-68-69 were the only years that the Dart had the 383 and 440 engines available.
What the GTS Registry would like is some information from you! This is to create a data base for all GTS owners. Hopefully the GTS Registry will be able to trace the origins of the '68 grill center piece, the '69 headrests, and the infamous "Recall Rims". Does your GTS have them?? Original?? What color was your 340 block in 1969?? Blue or turquoise?? Burning questions that we have all asked ourselves. Right?? The GTS Registry was created to help answer those questions. Regardless if your GTS is a project car, a rotisierre restoration, a pro-street modified car, a "barn fresh" find, or a full-out race car, the GTS Registry is here to bring all GTS owners together to help share information.
This registry will be divided into two major sections. The first will be dedicated to the 1967 and 1968 GTS. The second section will be for the 1969 GTS. Hopefully you will find this registry informative. Also featured is a "Reference" section with helpful photos and part numbers, a "Lost and Found" section, and a very informative section regarding the 1969 440 "M" code GTS.
Due to concerns from fellow GTS owners, the last three digits of your VIN will NOT be displayed on this website! However, please include the ENTIRE VIN in your email so your GTS can placed in the proper production order. Once again, the GTS Registry will NOT display the last three numbers of your VIN. You will still be able to see in what order your GTS was made.
Recently, there have been concerns by GTS owners not wishing to share their personal info with the GTS Registry. There is nothing to be afraid of. This is not a scheme to gather and/or distribute personal or GTS information. I do NOT share this information with any other data base. If you don't want to show your first name or location, that is fine. I really just want to get your GTS's information. I prefer a more personal approach to gathering and displaying the history of our GTS. I did not want this to be another dull "registry" that only lists the partial VIN in a list of partial VINs. How boring.
Without the devoted owners, the GTS would be nothing special. The owner history of the car makes it interesting. There have been some great friendships started via the GTS Registry, so PLEASE don't sell yourself short by not wanting to include your GTS in the Registry. We are in this hobby together to have fun and share our experiences with other GTS owners.
How to REGISTER your GTS?!?!?
That's simple. I ask you to email me with your GTS information. Please include the following:
1) Year
2) Engine/trans
3) Rear gear
4) Original body color/current color
5) If vinyl or convertible top: what color
6) Original type interior and color/current color
7) Stripe color? Type or stripe delete?
8) Your first name
9) Your general geographic location
10) Your VIN-including the sequencial number.
11) Build date ( if known )
12) Is is original/restored? Customized? Pro-street? Race only??
13) Any special options from the factory?
14) Any "history" on your car?? Special memories??
Also, if you have any pictures of your GTS that you would like to share, please include it in your email! As long as there is available storage space, the GTS Registry would like to help "show off" your A-body mopar to the world!
We would only like to hear from CURRENT GTS owners. Info on former cars, or the one you know is for sale on the other side of town is NOT valid info for the data base. Please let the GTS Registry know!
Once I get your email and update the site with your info, you will become a GTS Registry Member!!! Your "GTS Number" will be based upon the order in which I receive your info. You will have your "GTS Number" listed immmediately after your VIN placement! If you have more than one GTS listed, you will recieve a different number for each car!
Upon updating the GTS Registry with your info, I personally email back to every GTS owner about their GTS's listing. Please check your "Junk Mail" or "Spam" box to see if your email server dropped the response email in there.
To Register Your GTS:
Answer the questions shown above, and then email it to the GTS Registry using the link banner below:
Currently, there are 515 cars registered for the three (3) model years combined!!
Here are the GTS Registry entries for the two most recent months:
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Here's hoping that 2012 is a great year for all! Let's get those projects finished and get that GTS of yours back on the road!
January 2012---January 2012
LS27P9B339***: GTS#515: Steve H. is now the proud owner of a one-of-214 1969 GTS convertible. The 340 has a column shifted 727 and a bench seat interior which will indeed make this even more rare and the total production number of 214!! The convertible is painted R4 Red with a white interior and Steve is the third owner.
LS23P9B176***: GTS#514: Norway sends us GTS #514! Robert B. from Norway now owns this 1969 340 GTS. The GTS was originally from Sweden, and was sold to a fellow Norwegian in 1997. Robert bought this race-only GTS 2 years ago. The 340 is long gone, and has been replaced with a race-prepped 440 with a manual shift 727 behind it. Orignally Q5 Turquoise, this GTS is now sporting a silver paint job. Robert has been working on his GTS since he bought it with a goal of making this race-only GTS street legal. He succeeded in November of 2011 and now this 440 GTS can terrorize both on the track and on the street!!
LS23P9B167***: GTS#513: What would you say about a 2580 ORIGINAL MILE GTS?!?!? Richard S. from PA owns this museum quality 1969 340 GTS. Richard is the second owner and he has ALL of the original owner's paperwork with the GTS. Richard claims his 340 GTS still has that new-car-smell and all of the redline tires still have the little tips on them! This GTS was built on Monday, October 7, 1968. The 340 is backed with a 4 speed and 3.55 gears. Painted B7 Medium Blue Metallic with a black vinyl top and it is stripe delete. Other options include a console tach, fendertop signals, disc brakes, remote LH mirror, and wheel well mouldings.
LS23P9B363***: GTS#512: This 1969 340 GTS was Russ' first car that he bought in 1981!! It is now under restoration. This Ontario, Canada based GTS is painted R6 Red with a black top, and a black bucket seat console shifted 727 interior. Russ' GTS has the N85 Console Tachometer and it was built on Thursday, May 1, 1969.
LS23H9B171***: GTS#511: Craig from Colorado has owned this 1969 383 GTS since 1981. It is all original. Built on Wednesday 10/09/1968. The 383 has a 727 and a 3.55 gear. Painted F8 Dark Green with a white bumble bee and light green bucket seat/console interior.
December 2011---December 2011
The 2011 season ends with a pretty big BANG! Not only did #500 come in, but December added TEN (10) more cars for the list-including two (2) 440 M-code GTS's!!
LS23M9B245***: GTS#510: Patrick Dean (who so gratiously sent me his old GTS Registry paper work) tells me of his former 1969 M-code 440 GTS that he sold in 1989! I have decided to enter this GTS into the GTS Registry because it is a KNOWN GTS and because Patrick led the way for other GTS owners to register their cars waaaay before the internet! Patrick's GTS was sold new in Utah at Hinckley Dodge. Pat was the eighth owner when he bought it in 1988. The GTS was on its fourth engine (2-383's and 2-440's) and was painted silver. The owner before Patrick painted it back to its original T5 Copper Metallic and had a 440 back under the hood. Other options included a black bucket seat/console interior, black vinyl top and black bumble bee stripe. The 440 had the only trans available behind it (727) and a set of 3.91 SG gears. It came with dog dish hub caps, AM radio, rocker and drip rail mouldings, bumperettes, and is the ONLY documented M-code to come with front disc brakes! Patrick sold the GTS to a fellow in Massachusetts in 1989. Where is this 440 M-code now?????
LS27P8B323***: GTS#509: Art from Winnipeg, Manitoba has been the happy owner of this One-of-44 1968 340 4 speed GTS since 1984. Art's GTS is even more rare than the one-of-44 indicates as Art's is a BENCH SEAT 4 speed GTS!! Painted GG1 Racing Green Metallic with a white interior and white bumble bee stripe. The soft top, however, is black. The drivetrain includes the 340, 4 speed, and a 3.23 open gear. Built on Friday, March 22, 1968 other options on Art's GTS included fendertop signals, 3 speed wipers, LH remote mirror, rocker and wheel well mouldings, and redline tires.
LS23P8B125***: GTS#508: Mike from Nebraska owns one of each size engine GTS. He owns a 440 M code (GTS#506), a 383 H code(GTS#507), and this is his 340 P code 1968 GTS. Mike's 340 GTS is on the road and a great driver. The 340 has a console shifted 727 and 3.23 gears. Painted SS1 Yellow with a black vinyl top and black bucket seat interior. Being an early build, this GTS has the grill center piece.
LS23H8B249***: GTS#507: One of three GTS's owned by Mike from Nebraska-this is a 1968 383 GTS. The non-number matching 383 has a 4 speed and a set of 3.23 gears. Originally PP1 Red with a black top, it is now a PP1 Red hardtop. Currently, Mike's 383 GTS is in the paint shop now and will be on the road soon!
LS23M9B232***: GTS#506: Mike from Nebraska sends in three GTS's that he owns including this 440 GTS. GTS#506 is a 440 GTS painted T5 Copper Metallic with a black vinyl top and black bumble bee. The 440/727 is backed by a 3.91 gear. This 440 GTS is currently undergoing a rotisserie restoration.
LS23P9B372***: GTS#505: Scott S. in MN is patiently awaiting the arrival of his new 1969 340 GTS. The GTS is being shipped from California to MN. Originally from Pensylvania, this T5 Copper Metallic GTS moved to California sparing it the usual rust build-up found in PA. Scott is the fourth owner. The GTS is mostly original but needs a rebuild of the 340. The 340 is backed with the 4 speed trans and a 3.55 SG gear. The interior is black and white matching up with a black vinyl top and black stripe.
LS23P8B246***: GTS#504: Bruno from Ontario, Canada is the third owner of this SS1 Yellow 340 GTS. His brother bought the GTS in 1971 and then sold the GTS to Bruno in 1973 (with Bruno being just 17 years old). The GTS has 70K miles on the clock and has been in storage for most of the past 35 years. The 340 is stuffed with Direct Connection parts (remember Direct Connection???) and is backed with a 4 speed and 3.91 gears. Bruno's GTS has a black bucket seat interior and black stripe.
LS23P9B450***: GTS#503: Bill G. in CT has a fairly nice optioned 1969 GTS in his care. His GTS has a 340/727/3.23SG drivetrain combo. Built on Monday, 7-14-1968 the GTS is painted Y2 Sunfire Yellow with a black vinyl top, black bumble bee, and black bucket seat/console interior. Options included a LH remote mirror, 3 speed wipers, rear defogger, undercoating and hood insulation kit, fender top signals, bumperettes, wheel lip mouldings,b AM radio, and power steering turned with the woodgrain steering wheel.
LP23H72369***: GTS#502: Brandon C. is a returning veteran from Iraq and he just bought his grandfather's 1967 383 4 speed GTS. #1-THANKS for serving your country Brandon!!!!!! Grandpa bought the GTS with only 42k miles on it. He had the 383 stroked to 413 then had a problem with the installation of a set of headers. Disappointed, Grandpa stored the GTS under blankets for the next 20 years near Cleveland, OH. Brandon has returned from his deployment, and is now putting the pieces of the '67 GTS puzzle back together.
LS27P9B209***: GTS#501: Randy from FL is the second (and fifth!) owner of this R6 Red 1969 340 GTS convertible. Randy bought the GTS from the original owner (bought at Frederick Dodge in Canfield, Ohio) in the mid 1980's with 41K on the odometer. He sold the car in 1998 to a guy in Ohio after only adding 4K miles -now showing 45K. This gentleman then sold the Red GTS to a fellow in West Virginia. Owner number 4 then sold the car BACK to Randy with only 47K showing and still wearing the same tires Randy had mounted on the GTS back in 1998! The soft top GTS is 340 powered with a 727 and black bucket seat/console interior. The top is black, and the bumble bee is black too.
November 2011---November 2011
LS23P8E101***: GTS#500!! Wow! 500 Dodge GTS's are now registered in the GTS Registry. It has only taken about 8 years to reach this number!! Appropriately, NUMBER 500 belongs to good GTS buddy Dave H. from MN! I think Dave has about a 1/2 dozen GTS's registered! This one is a LA built 1968 340 GTS. It rolled of the Los Angeles' line on Friday August 18, 1967 which makes it a pretty early build GTS. The 340 is backed with a console shifted 727 and 3.23 SG gears. Originally, this was a SS1 Yellow GTS with black horizontal stripe which Dave has now painted black. Other options included 3 speed wipers, remote LH mirror, tinted windshield, all three mouldings, and the big boomin' AM 2 watt radio! Congrats on being #500!!!
Now check out the ENTIRE listing on the two GTS Registry pages. Hopefully you own a GTS and now wish to register it here with the rest of the GTS Registry members!!
Now for some SPECIAL NEWS from the GTS Registry......
Some of you may remember Alan Miller running a 1967-1968 GTS Registry back in the late 1980's/early 1990's before the popularity of the internet. Alan has GRACIOUSLY sent the surviving archives from his Registry. I will be combining the two to see what it may bring! There is some really neat stuff that Alan has sent along. Just glancing thru the paperwork, I spotted a couple of entries in both Registries!!! The "shared" entries will be shown with a highlighted VIN. The remaining entries from Alan will be also shown in a separate section at the end of each Registry. That way we can keep track of some of the earlier VIN and maybe unite some current and past owners!
The GTS Registry has also been contacted by Patrick Dean who ran a 1969 GTS Registry during the same time period as the Miller Registry. The Dean Registry can be found on the 1969 GTS Registry page. The GTSs found in both the GTS Registry and the Dean Registry are highlighted in both. As a bonus, Mr. Dean also had a small 1969 340 Swinger Registry included with his GTS list. That is also shown on the 1969 GTS Registry page in honor of the our GTS high perfomance A-body cousin-the 340 Swinger. The Dean Registry also has 25 "M" code 440 GTS cars on the list!!
Make sure you check out both the 1967/1968 and the 1969 GTS Registry pages to see the Miller and Dean Registries!!
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The 2009 edition of the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Races was held on September 18 and 19, 2009 at the Mid-Michigan Motorplex just outside of Stanton, Michigan. Unlike the rain-out of 2008, this year's event was held under beautiful blue skies and temps in the 60's and 70's. 144 cars were entered for this year's rendition which was thought to be a GREAT turn out considering our nation's current economic situation. A number of new cars were present, along with the list of usual suspects pounding down the quarter mile.
Seven entrants qualified in the 11's! Five Chevrolets, one Plymouth, and one Pontiac! Now THAT is cookin'! The quickest of the weekend was Julie Pennington and her 1969 L-88 Corvette 427/430 running a 11.72 @ 120.51mph. The other end of the PSMCDR spectrum was Wes Alspaugh and his 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 390/300 turning a 16.06 @ 88.37 mph. Plus 142 cars in-between that offered up fender-to-fender racing for the fans.
I am sorry for having to piggy-back the PSMCDR 2009 photos on to my GTS Registry page, but Yahoo is changing their webhosting policies and I couldn't justify commiting to another webpage host for a year with all the set-up fees and monthly fees. Thanks to all the PSMCDR friends for your understanding and enduring the all-Dodge content of the GTS Registry above!
This year's "Cars of Note" included not one, but FOUR Cougar Eliminators, two 1969 Dodge Charger 500's with Hemis under the hoods, and a very special 1964 Studebaker Challenger with the dual quad 304 R4 powerplant. We also got to see a 1961 bubble top Pontiac Catalina Tri-powered 389/348 and a 1962 Grand Prix at this year's event.
There were a number of mechanical failures that prevented eight (8) cars from not making the shoot-outs on Saturday. We hope that these were minor problems easily resolved and hopefully we get to see you guys out there next year!
Here are the cars and drivers that pushed their cars too far on Friday:
Jim McCaun's 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2 289/289
Karl Riebel's 1961 Pontiac Catalina 389/348
Clark Lumsden's 1970 Buick GS455 455/360
Doug Chapkes' 1963 Studebaker Lark R2 289/289
Steve Abbosh's 1969 Plymouth GTX 440/375
Stan Palma's 1967 Ford Fairlane 427/425
Jim Keye's 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T 426/425
Rob Clary's 1969 Yenko Camaro 427/425
On with the photos (THANKS to Harold Remlinger for getting photos of all the pairings) and stats!! The winner of the "shoot-out" is signified with a (W) after their name. Also, the factory engine/horsepower combo for each car is listed. Click on the pair listing to see the photo of that shoot-out.
