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1968 Dodge Dart GTS Convertible By Tony Harlin

Hi,

 In 1970 Robert Mooney (aka Tach) bought this car. He raced it for a year until the 340 that was in it blew. Then tach went and made history, he took the dart to the guys at cabco Fabrications in San Mateo California (these guys were building funny cars at the time). He wanted them to put a funny car frame and narrow the rear end so he could run funny car slicks under the car because he was putting in a 426 HEMI. He also told them he still wanted to drive the car on the streets, 2 year later and the car comes out and there you go the first Pro Street car ever built. Tach brings the car to the track and runs 8:60, that's fast now! It was screaming then. Tach started to show the car, he won the Street Machines Nats one year and lots of shows in California. He was the first cover car of Chrysler Power Magazine plus it was in Hot Rod, Hot Rodding, Car Craft, Custom Rodder just to name a few. Then in 1985 Tach sold this awesome car, the two owner after Tach striped this fantastic mopar and it almost found itself in the junkyard.  Mike De Vee saved this awesome Dart from the junkyard and started the resto on it. The way Mooney had it, but Mike couldn't finish the job so three years ago I got the car from Mike and the resto is just about finished. The car looks great and boy it can still run with the best of them, this year I have plans to bring it back to the track to see what it will do. The HEMI is stronger then it was when Tach had it. The car has bin updated with things that they did not have when Tach first built it. Well there you go, this mopar has a great history and it has bin eating up cars on the street for almost 30 years.

Thanks, Tony Harlin