1968 plymouth signet 440 from spaulding dodge for sale
 

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details...dId=1381103788

For sale.$40K Canadian.About 26K US.

lol, Grand Spaulding Dodge never sold Plymouths unless it was a used car. They might have worked on it, but so what?

That powerplant in that lightweight car.....FUN!

Dan

There is no reason to think of that GS would not have worked on a Plymouth and the ad says they have proof. If GS proof, that increases the value IMO.

G-S Dodge worked on a lot of Plymouths. Especially Hemi's. They were the only place that could get them to run properly. Norm would sometimes get them to swear on a bible that the next car they bought was a Dodge - from him. Lol. Lot's of used Plymouths on his lot as well.

I emailed the owner.he sounds legit.Here is his reply.

Hi Ken,
The car came from grand Spaulding dodge
special order 440 car big block k members- big block torsion bars- frame connectors- 8 3/4 rear end etc
Car number 505 all documentation to prove
Bill of sale from Grand Spaulding dodge-
rearview mirror car 505 hanging tag from delivery
The original sales from accounting department documentation etc. etc.
Grand Spalding Dodge key Fob
It's the real deal that a friend of mine ordered in 1968 .
He has passed on I bought the car and super charged it as it was a dream of his to always get this done .
I restored the car in his memory as we were best friends even though he was 12 years older than me
I am 61.

If it was a 68 Dodge Dart, no one would question it. As is, regardless of how much documentation there is, people will be suspicious. Too bad, cause it's a cool car!

Bill - i don't get what there is to be suspicious about. GS was willing to work on hipo mods of other Chrysler products and the owner has some proof of it. A Mopar 440 is the same in a Plymouth or Dodge. I suppose the thot of Yenko modding a Pontiac in the late 60s would sound a bit odd and as far as I know he did not do that, but it appears that GS did it with some routine.

Google: Yenko Trans Am l-88. I sold it to a member here.

Yes, I remember yr beauty. That is why I said late 60’s. As I recall yr TA was made/modified later in the 70s.

Sam,

It's not that GS just did some work on the car.....if that was the case, it would cause no suspicion. Look at the owner's reply above....he says the car "came from Grand Spaulding Dodge". Most Mopar-savvy people realize that GS was a Dodge dealer only. Getting people to buy into the idea that a Plymouth was sold new there is going to be tough, and with all the bogus and/or repro paperwork floating around in the collector car hobby these days, IMO many people are going to be suspicious.

Yeah, I noticed his choice of words which is obviously misleading. I guess i am giving him the benefit of the doubt and would pass judgement on the voracity of this ad based on reviewing his “proof”

If someone was trying to sell a clone as an authentic GS car,don't you think he would have started with a Dart?

This is the same as Joel Rosen working on Buicks. I have info on a 340-6 Plymouth Cricket from Mr. Norms as well.

If a paying customer walked into Norm's asking for a Plymouth, you can bet he'd sell them one.

He had a Dodge Franchise, he couldn't order a Plymouth. He could do some horse trading to get one from another dealer, but he couldn't order one. What it could be is a 68 440 GSS conversion done on the lightweight Valiant post car body. Also it has a lot wrong on it for being a "restored" car. Since in 1968 there was no 440 big blocks from the factory, not until 1969. Norm, and a few other special dealerships were the only ones putting 440s in A-bodies.