One of only five 383/4-speed Dart GTS convertibles built and the only Medium Copper Metallic example known to exist this square-jawed land rocket is an incredibly rare car that's freshly restored highly correct and fully documented. When this convertible rolled into the RKM Performance Center looking weathered but complete our team's goal was to keep the car as close to 100% Chrysler Corporation as possible. So we went to work straightening flattening and finessing its body into clean laser-str...aight surfaces. Since that body had never been wrinkled or had any unfortunate run-ins with a drag strip guard rail its reassembled panels displayed stellar gaps. Eventually weeks of primer and sanding counted down to a glossy coat of Chrysler code T Medium Copper Metallic two-stage. And today this spotless Dart reflects a finish that's not too light not too dark and just as sublime as its rhythmical name suggests. Lift the flat hood and you'll find a stalwart 383 cubic inch B V8 that while generally underappreciated was versatile enough to serve as Chrysler's big motor backbone for well over a decade. Behind that motor a 23-spline A833 4-speed takes care of gear selection while an 8.75-inch rear end spins power through 3.23 gears and a beefy Sure Grip differential. Around that drivetrain an OEM-style chassis retains torsion bars up front and parallel leafs out back. Cool and confident stops are provided by a full set of manual drum brakes. Exhaust flows through traditional turbo mufflers. And at the corners of the floor 14-inch steel wheels spin D70-14 Firestone Wide Oval Super Sport redlines around 'Mopar Mag' hub caps. Professionally finished in every way this cool convertible is a fully-sorted classic that'll show well at any major event and hold its own at any stoplight in America. And it simply doesn't get much better than an extremely exclusive Mopar built by some of the best in the business!
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