My GTS.net The history of my 1969 Dart GTS.

Mopars at the Strip I travelled 1400 miles to Mopars at the Strip in Las Vegas where I won first place in my class. 2005 View All Images
Mopars at the Strip in Las Vegas One of 30 cars chosen to be shown at a private showing at the courtyard of the Cannery Hotel-Casino. 2005 View All Images

About

Owner: Trevor Hyggen

Ordered new Oct. 26, 1968
1 of 1272 with 383 cu. in. motor
1 of 488 with 727 transmission
just over under 35,000 original miles

Grudge raced at Van Isle - 1969
Ran F/SA in 1970 - 1971
Ran SS/HA in 1972
Ran 11.99 @ 115 with 383 engine
Turned 11.26 @ 118.5 with 451 engine

Welcome to My GTS.net!

I ordered this 1969 Dart GTS from the factory on October 26, 1968. Only 1272 GTS's were produced with the 383 engine which I ordered as an option. Only 488 were produced with the TorqueFlight automatic transmission.

In 1969 I took it to a dragstrip where it ran something like 14.05 @ 95mph. After several runs I was really hooked on racing.

In 1970 I added some Hooker fenderwell headers and 7 inch slicks, recurved the distributor and tuned the AVS carburator. I added spring clamps to the rear springs and put the pinion snubber near the floor. I had the transmission valve body modified to make it a manual shift. I also did everything I could legally do to lighten the car near the minimum weight which was 3220 pounds.

I raced it at a NHRA track in F / SA and was turning low 13s @ 104 mph. I won a couple of class trophies. Near the end of our short season (10 races) a couple of piston rings broke and I had to pull the engine. With a lot of help from a new friend we blueprinted and balanced the engine and put more clearance in the main and rod bearings. We also bought a "leagal cheater" General Kinetics cam which really improved the preformance.

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