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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 SS Hemi Darts 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 had the 383 and 440 engines.




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 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. This is due to the lower production numbers for the 67-68 model years. Hopefullyyou 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, we would like to help "show off" your A-body mopar! 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 us know!

    Once we 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 we 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!


    To Register Your GTS:

    Answer the questions shown above, and then email it to the GTS Registry using the link banner below:

    Email us HERE!!





    Currently, there are 453 cars registered for the three (3) model years combined!!




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    Here are GTS Registry entries for the two most recent months:

    October 2009---October 2009

  • LS23H8B376***: GTS#453: Bob from Indiana has saved this 1968 383 GTS from being converted over to a race car. The Mopar Grapevine led Bob to this GTS parked behind a house. This is an original 383 4 speed car that was painted KK1 Turquoise with a black bucket seat/console interior. Bob is still investigating the origins and options on his GTS before he starts the ground-up restoration.

  • LS27P9B189***: GTS#452: Dave from California has owned a number of collectible cars, but his 1969 convertible GTS is the one he has kept for the last 23 years. Originally F6 Bright Green with a Y1 gold interior, Dave had the GTS painted in 1989 and he changed the bucket seat console interior to green as well. This One of 214 GTS has a 340 and a 727 trans with a 3.23 gear. other options include woodgrain steering wheel, power steering, and AM radio.

    September 2009---September 2009

  • LS27P8B198***: GTS#451: Painted GG1 Dark Green with a white convertible top and white interior, this GTS owned by Vince from MT and is only showing 46,000 original miles. Vince bought this GTS from the family of the original owner. This is a heavily optioned GTS. Besides being a 1 of 271 GTS, this car also has a column shifted 727 auto with bench seats, power top, map and courtesy lights, locking glove box, pedal dress up, cigarette lighter, remote LH mirror, AM radio, air conditioning, power disc brakes, 3 speed wipers, bumperettes, and hood insulation pad. This GTS is restored to original condition and wears the white horizontal side stripe to accent the GG1 paint. Oddly enough, the last three GTSs registered have all been convertibles!

  • LS27P9B103***: GTS#450: Calvin from Manitoba owns this VERY early build, 1 of 214, GTS convertible. This GTS was built on Friday August 9, 1968 and was only the three thousandth Dodge built for 1969. Calvin reports that the original 340 shows 1968 red paint on the block with no evidence of turquoise. With this early of a build date, it is POSSIBLE that this got a 1968 340. Cal's convertible is painted Y2 Yellow with a white top and gold interior and is a V88 stripe delete car. It has a console shifted 727 trans with a console mounted N85 tach.

    Feature GTS of The Month


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    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!!

    Links to the Registry Pages:

    Click HERE to see the 67's and 68's! Click HERE to see the 1969 GTSs!!











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    JOIN THE GTS BULLETIN BOARD!!




    We have a NEW and IMPROVED message board for the GTS/GT/340Swinger/Dart owner. Anybody that had registered on the "old" Yahoo board needs to check out the new GTS Message Board!! It works a lot easier than the Yahoo board as far as posting and replying. There are also FOR SALE and WANTED forums for you to place your ad.
    Just click on the link button below and join in now! It is free to join. NOTE:Please, please, PLEASE do NOT send in your GTS Registry Admission information/VIN to the message board. Please send that using the email link at the bottom of the page. I want to keep your information confidential.

    GTS Registry Bulletin Board!

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    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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    Thanks for visiting the GTS Registry! Frank Remlinger


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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.





    The Performance Stat Sheet!!! Read all the match-ups and car specifications here!!


    Wes Alspaugh's (W) 1965 Galaxie 500 390/300 vs. Tom Papazian's (W) 1966 SS396/325. These both had a "bye" run due to their competitor's withdrawl so they ran each other.

    John Raab's (W) 1963 Studebaker Lark 289/240 R1 vs. Barry Holley's 1963 Lark 289/289 R2.

    Rick Van Eck's (W) 1969 351/290 Mercury Cougar Eliminator vs. Jason Dodge's 1972 Buick GS 350/190.

    Art Dempsey's (W) 1962 Pontiac 389/303 Grand Prix vs. Dale Wells 1972 Ford Mustang 351/261.

    Chuck Honeycutt's 1967 Chevy Camaro SS396/375 vs. Chris Smetana's (W) 1970 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400/345.

    Richard Meadow's (W) 1964 Studebaker Challenger R4 304/280 vs. Walter Nash's 1970 Dodge Dart GT 340/275.

    Bill Kulenkamp's 1971 Torino Brougham 429/370 vs. Carl Straub's (W) 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge 400/366.

    Bill Lane's 1965 Pontiac GTO 389/360 vs. Eddie George's (W) 1969 AMC SC Rambler 390/315.

    Curt Alspaugh's 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator 351/290 vs. Richard Poe's (W) 1963 Studebaker Lark R1 289/240.

    Mike Lane's 1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 421/376 vs. Steve Courter's (W) 1971 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400/300.

    Dean Jordan's (W) 1969 SS396 Chevelle 396/375 vs. David Byers' 1965 Pontiac GTO 389/335

    Peter Sant's (W) 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2 289/289 wins with a bye run and cracks 100mph.

    Steve Kovacs' 1971 Pontiac GTO 455/325 vs. Ken Robinson's (W) 1970 Chevelle SS454 454/360.

    Bob Conlee's 1971 Buick GS455 455/310 vs. Rob Della Libera's (W) 1969 Pontiac Firebird 400/335.

    Tim Hewett's (W) 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340/290 vs. Bill Brinkmann's 1072 Pontiac Lemans 455/250.





    Steve Caruso's 1972 Buick GS 350 350/190 vs. Chuck Kern's (W) 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2 289/289.

    Paul & Tami Panczuk's 1969 Hurst Olds 455/380 vs. Tom Miller's (W) 1973 Buick GS455 455/270.

    Roberta Vasilow's (W) 1970 Buick GSX 455/360 vs. Dick Cash's 1970 Ford Torino Cobra 429/375.

    John Miller's (W) 1065 Oldsmobile 442 400/345 vs. Kevin Fisher's 1970 Olds 442 455/365.

    Peter Papazian's 1968 Plymouth GTX 440/375 vs. Chris Jones' (W) 1970 Ford Torino Cobra 429/370.

    Randy Rigatti's (W) 1970 Plymouth Duster 340 340/275 vs. Tyler Mesman's (W) 1969 Chevy Corvette 427/390. These were two separate "bye" runs that ran against each other.

    Jim Parcella's (W) 1973 Buick Centurian Stage 1 vs. Charles Gilliland's 1970 Chevy Camaro Z-28 350/360.

    Yvonne McNichol (W) gets a "bye" run for her 1971 Buick GS455 455/345.

    Harry Rehberg's 1970 BUick GSX 455/360 vs. Ann McNew's (W) 1970 Buick GS455 455/360.

    Rhonda Clary's 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 350/310 vs. Frank Remlinger's (W) 1969 Dodge GTS 340/275.

    Brad Rising's 1964 Pontiac GTO 389/348 vs. Kurrt Karch's (W) 1969 Hurst Olds 455/380.

    Roger Doehring's (W) 1966 Olds 442 400/360 vs. Ty Taccone's 1970 Camaro Z28 LT-1 350/360.

    James Cook's (W) 1969 Dodge Charger 500 426/425 vs. Ron Waligora's 1969 Pontiac GTO 400/350.

    Bob Witt's (W) 1969 AMC SC Rambler 390/315 vs. Norm Ver Hage's 1968 Plymouth Cuda 340/275.

    Devin Conlee's 1969 Chevy Corvette 427/435 vs. Stephen Gerber's 1969 Pontiac Firebird 400/335.





    Darrel Detwiler's 1971 Olds 442 455/320 vs. Leah Pennington's (W) 1970 Chevy Camaro Z28 350/360.

    Owen Simpson's 1970 Chevy COPO Nova 350/360 vs. Bruce Hayes' (W) 1965 Pontiac GTO 380/360.

    Noel Drach's (W) 1968 Pontiac GTO 400/360 vs. Tom Cannon's (W) 1970 Plymouth Duster 340/275. These were two separate "bye" runs that ran against each other.

    Eric Simpson's (W) 1971 Chevy Monte Carlo SS454 454/365 vs. Kory Marz's 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302/290.

    Larry Dupuis' 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge 400/366 vs. Steve Rehberg's (W) 1969 Pontiac GTO 400/370.

    Bob Lovell's (W) 1971 Ford Mustang 429/375 vs. Amanda Waligora's 1970 Chevy Camaro SS396/375.

    Greg Canfield's 1969 Dodge Charger 500 426/425 vs. Paul Vitale's (W) 1967 Chevy Impala SS427/385.

    Jeff Morgan's (W) 1971 Corvette LS-6 454/425 vs. Rich Rinke's 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator 428/335.

    Eric Maher's 1968 Chevy Camaro Z28 302/290 vs. Rich Corsello's (W) 1968 Nash Rambler AMX 390/315.

    Rusty Small's (W) 1969 Hurst Olds 455/380 vs. Donny Brass' (W) 1966 Corvette 327/350. These were two separate "bye" runs that ran against each other.

    Doug Mesman's 1967 Pontiac GTO 400/360 vs. Bob Telep's (W) 1969 Camaro SS396/375.

    Jack Powell's (W) 1971 Olds 442 W-30 455/340 vs. Mike Kilano's 1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda 340/290.

    Tom Glasgo's 1964 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 421/370 vs. Charles Lombardi's (W) 1963 Impala SS 409/425.

    Mario DiMonte's 1972 Pontiac T/A 455/300 vs. Doug Van Kalker's (W) 1972 Buick GS455 455/270.

    Tom Artes' 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 428/335 vs. Jim Maher's (W) 1967 Chevy Chevelle SS396/375.





    Gary Place's (W) 1969 Chevy Chevelle SS396/375 vs. Nick Tomlinson's 1972 Buick GS455 455/270.

    Thomas Payne's (W) 1966 Chevy II L-79 327/350 vs. Justin Maher's 1969 Chevelle SS396/375.

    Joe Shepard's (W) 1972 Buick GSX 455/270 vs. Greg Jones' (W) 1968 Chevy Nova SS396/350. These were two separate "bye" runs that ran against each other.

    Jeff Sawruk's (W) 1969 Pontiac Custom S 350/350 vs. Jim Robertson's 1970 Buick GS455 455/360.

    Jim Bowman's 1969 Dodge Super Bee 440/390 vs. Ted Harbit's (W) 1963 Studebaker Super Lark R2.

    Mike Leye's (W) 1969 Plymouth Road Runner 440/390 vs. Paul Aragona's 1974 Pontiac T/A 455/290.

    Ron Schneeman's 1971 Pontiac GTO 455/335 vs. Scott Pennington's (W) 1970 Chevy Camaro SS396/375.

    John Glasgo's 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge 455/370 vs. The Flying Canadian Bruno Beltrame's (W) 1969 Pontiac T/A 400/345.

    Chuck Lombardi's (W) 1973 Pontiac Formula 455/290 vs. Matt Holthaus' 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 440/390.

    Mike Waligora's (W) 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge 455/370 vs. Scott Wiltse's 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 426/425.

    Mike Hurd's (W) 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS454/450 vs. Dave Hakim's 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 440/390.

    Richard Johns' (W) 1970 Buick GS455 455/360 vs. Benoit Halloway's 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator 428/335.

    Ron Hammer's 1971 Pontiac GTO 455/335 vs. Paul Glasgo's (W) 1969 Pontiac GTO 400/370.

    Tony Ragla's 1969 Chevy Nova SS396/375 vs. Jim Mattison's (W) 1967 Pontiac Firebird 400/325.

    Menzo Dodge's 1970 Buick GS455 455/360 vs. Dave Hemker's (W) 1970 Buick GS455 455/360.

    Tim Clary's (W) 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS454/450 Automatic trans vs. Dan Della Libera's (W) 1968 Dodge Charger 440/375. Both were separate "bye" runs that ran against each other.

    Wayne Nelson's 1968 Ford Mustang 428/335 vs. Tim Miller's (W) 1969 Chevy COPO Chevelle 427/425.

    Rick Watson's 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400/340 vs. Dale Waligora's (W) 1970 Chevelle SS454/450.

    Steve Vanderwall's 1969 Ford Mustang coupe 428/335 vs. Jack Lee's (W) 1969 Dodge Super Bee 440/390.

    Jim Lerum's 1970 Chevelle SS454/450 vs. Larry Kirkum's (W) 1969 Corvette 427/435.

    Ken Riebel's 1966 Corvette 427/425 vs. Paul Petcou's (W) 1970 Dodge R/T 440/390.

    Jim "Lutefisk" Spetzman's (W) 1969 Dodge Super Bee 440/390 vs. Mark Weymouth's 1971 Corvette LS-6 454/425.

    Bob Karakashian's (W) 1970 Plymouth Cuda 426/425 vs. Rick Mahoney's 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400/340.

    Larry Weymouth's 1969 Corvette L-88 427/430 vs. Jim Johnson's (W) 1969 Corvette L-88 427/430.

    Terry Pennington's 1969 Chevy COPO Camaro 427/430 vs. Julie Pennington's (W) 1969 Corvette L-88 427/430.





    THANKS for checking out the photos and race results from the 2009 PSMCDR. We'll see you next year!