Mr. Norm Interview, Pt. 1 - How the '68 Dart GSS Was Created
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Uploaded by showyourautotv on Sep 14, 2007
Patrick Krook, CEO of ShowYourAuto.com, interviews legendary high-performance Dodge dealer Norman Kraus (Mr. Norm) on how his Grand Spaulding Dodge created the Dart GSS, a fire-breathing compact muscle car with a 383 c.i. engine that Dodge's engineers claimed couldn't be built. Ironically, this car inspired the factory-built Dart GTS with the same engine.
You'll also find out what GSS stands for.
To hear about Mr. Norm's new-for-the-21st --century Dart GSS, (behind him and Mr. Krook during this interview), be sure to watch Part 2, now live on ShowYourAutoTV!
Videography and Editing: artistmac
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This is history!
Congratulations Patrick!
4 years ago 6
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well there you go, Youtuube IS educational..
good on ya Mr Norm...
3 years ago 3
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A real businessman, cutting through the bureaucratic red tape at Chrysler forcing them to innovate. Compare this to what we see today; Pirates in expensive suits manipulating markets that are dominated by their government protectted. cartels with the Wall Street/Banksters sitting atop the pyramid, plundering Americans into impoverishment. I guess we enabled it though, didn't we.
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Thanks for this posting.
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Mr. Norm is a Bad-Ass!!!
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Great video. Thanks for uploading
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Sounds to me like Dodge's engineers were either really uninspired or all the engineers that designed the HEMI were fired immediately or took a massive vacation.
If a dealership's modders were able to do something a big company said isn't possible, that kinda speaks volumes about the motivation of the engineers.
That stock Dart's hood/whole car looks very cool thought.
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great 1st person account! thank you.
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The 1st GSS was indeed a '67 . It was a 170-powered GT ; a complete 325hp 383 drivetrain from a '66 Coronet was installed including its 8.75" rear unmodified . For the complete story on the '67 GSS , look for Car Craft's February '67 issue ( iirc , that's the issue the story's in ... ) .
Cool interview ; cool video ! Thanks for sharing !
2 years ago 2
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i own a 70 dart small block 360
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I own a 68' 440 dart. Great story.
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Thanks philbitu. I was a pleasure to interview Mr. Norm. Stay tuned for Part 2...
showyourautotv 4 years ago