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Everything changes; that includes the '60's muscle car era during which Norman Kraus (Mr. Norm) rocketed to Number One Dodge dealer in the world, and became known all over the country for his dealer's high-performance shop and parts department.
His newspaper ads got many a young boy (including yours truly) interested in muscle cars.
I hope he kept a few of those super-stock Chargers, Daytonas, SuperBees, Darts, and Challengers for himself; the asking prices for them are either headed for six figures or are there already.
POSTSCRIPT: A 1970 Hemi 'Cuda convertible sold at this year's Barrett-Jackson Auction for $2 MILLION. That's 2 with six zeros after it. I'm crying; I remember as a 17-year old when Mr. Norm's Sunday used-car ads listed these and Hemi Challengers, in cherry condition, for a thousand bucks. But it was the first energy crunch in '73-'74, and you couldn't give them away. How times have changed.
POST POSTSCRIPT: Thanks to a guy named Patrick Krook, I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Norm on tape June 24 at the Chrysler Show in Fox Lake (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkqyjTd6PF4). Also got to ride in my first MoPar muscle car, a '68 Plymouth GTX. Wow!
Tags: Chicago Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge dealer Charger Challenger Super Bee Dart GSS GTS R/T hemi 426 muscle car Mopar
Tags: Chicago Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge dealer Charger Challenger Super Bee Dart GSS GTS R/T hemi 426 muscle car Mopar
