Musclecar Dealers & Low Production Factory Freaks

[gts340]

Thanks for the compliments guys.
What makes a GSS, well, the basics were an intake swap to the aluminum Edelbrock six pack intake with three 427 Corvette spec carbs, Milodon oil pump and some internal modifications like heavier valve springs. GSD also stuck on there home made snubber on the axle. That was probably about it for the basic package however, you could have any modification you wanted to pay for. I will try to link an advertisement. I've seen GSS Demons that were very plain, flat hood, bench seat, poverty cap wheel cars and others that were loaded. In 72, the 340 GSS was advertised as a Paxton supercharged car but I know of 4 72 GSS Demons that came with the six pack induction. Mr. Norm would sell what the customer wanted. My car has an Auto Meter tach strapped to the steering column. It is written in the paperwork when the car was ordered new. The customer didn't want the factory tach. Mine has been there since new.
I some day want to properly restore this car when time and $$ allow but for now, I drive it a little every summer with my two little girls and let them enjoy the feel and sound of a high revving 340 with 410 gears.

[gts340]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1971-DODGE-DEMON-GSS...6e#ht_614wt_907

Here is a link to an ad for the 71 GSS. Sorry for the entire ad being posted, the picture wouldn't clip for me.

[Xplantdad]

Try this:

[69hurstSC]

72 6 Pack Chargers definately qualify for Factory Freaks.

[Adam12]

I just joined this board, and have been going through all the old posts. I guess it's the Other Muscle section I need to hang out in. Great article on the 72 Charger 440 Six Pack. I nearly fell over when I saw this article a couple months ago. You never know what's out there. For years people said my 71 Bee 440 Six Pack 4-speed was a freak (back in the 70's), but they did make several (30 4-speeds to be exact). But back in the 70's, production numbers were hard to come by, and we never saw another one like mine until the late 1980's.

The 72 in the article above is a TRUE factory freak!

[442w30]

Not sure why a Six Pack Bee would be considered a freak.

Now, a 440 Magnum Bee? THAT's a FREAK!

[69hurstSC]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not sure why a Six Pack Bee would be considered a freak.

Now, a 440 Magnum Bee? THAT's a FREAK! </div></div>

Why would the 440 Magnum be any more or less of a freak than the 6-pack? 26 440 Magnums were built and 30 6 Pack 4spd Bee's were built. I would say thats apples to apples.

[old5.0]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69hurstSC</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not sure why a Six Pack Bee would be considered a freak.

Now, a 440 Magnum Bee? THAT's a FREAK! </div></div>

Why would the 440 Magnum be any more or less of a freak than the 6-pack? 26 440 Magnums were built and 30 6 Pack 4spd Bee's were built. I would say thats apples to apples. </div></div>

Wouldn't the difference be that the Six Pack was &quot;officially&quot; available, the four barrel engine was not?

[442w30]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69hurstSC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Why would the 440 Magnum be any more or less of a freak than the 6-pack? 26 440 Magnums were built and 30 6 Pack 4spd Bee's were built. I would say thats apples to apples. </div></div>

Well, first of all you're using US-spec numbers, which don't include Canadian and export numbers, so I don't know how even the production numbers are.

However, the 440 Magnum was not supposed to be available on the Bee. This is pretty consistent in the life of both the Road Runner and the Super Bee from 1968-70. The '71 Bee with the 440 Magnum is an anomaly for some reason.

To answer Steve, I did mean the '72 - I just don't consider it a freak because it was a production car. The fact that the option was cancelled early-on doesn't make it a freak to me, but I can understand why someone else thinks it's a freak.

Here's some interesting trivia: The '72 Six Pack was not available with a 4-speed!

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not sure why a Six Pack Bee would be considered a freak.
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Because it's a 1972. Official production of the Six Pack/Six Barrel engines ended in 71. But Chrysler initially advertised the motor as available in the 72 model year but then killed it prior to official release, though several early pilot, preproduction cars made it out of the gates and into private hands.