The History of Grand Spaulding Dodge and Mr. Norm

Vic's Garage
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33K views 2 years ago #mopar #dodge #history
#dodge#history#mopar Hey everyone. If you haven't heard yet, the amazing Mr. Norm recently passed away on February 26th 2021, at 87 years old. His dealership was responsible for so much cool Mopar history that I just had to cover it. …

 

@GLHS592

I met Mr. Norm at the Mopar Nats back in the 90s. He parked next to us and came over to talk to us. He was driving a Caravan full of stuff. I think he was selling hats, t shirts, and autographs. I had always heard of Mr. Norm, but I didn't recognize him. After about 5 minutes, he told us who he was. He told us a short history of the end of the dealership and a few things about what he'd been doing. We saw him a couple more times and he called us by our first names. He seemed like a regular nice guy.

 

@bradschroeder809

One interesting item not mentioned was that Mr Norms opened a second location in Buffalo Grove in 1975. I bought a 70 Challenger from a private party in 78. It had a grand Spaulding sticker on it. The sticker said “Chicago-Buffalo Grove”. In the mid 90s Larry Weiner partnered with Mr Norm to sell dealership swag. I was looking at the stickers Larry sold and asked if he had any that said both locations, as my 70 Challenger had one. He said the second location wasn’t open in 70, but if my car was originally sold by Mr Norms, they had original sales folder! I sent him my VIN and he soon called me that had the sales records folder from when it sold new! So my car was sold twice by Mr Norms, new and later as a used car.

 

Did Mr. Norm REALLY Outsmart The Engineers At Dodge? The Full Story Behind The Big Block Dart

The Factory GSS model was for Grand Spalding ...........


Uncle Tony's Garage
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47K views 7 days ago #Musclecar #Mopar #Classiccar
It's a story that has been told for generations and is taken by many as gospel, but the truth is that Mr Norm and Grand Spalding Dodge had absolutely nothing to do with the first factory installation of Big Block engines in the compact Dodge Dart or Plymouth Barracuda lines. There is however more to the story, and one of the innovations spawned at GSD actually did go on to influence a unique and rare Chrysler production car …

 

The Curious Case Of The Secret Super Stock Mopar

Uncle Tony's Garage
304K subscribers


269,601 views Mar 22, 2020
This 426 Max Wedge Dodge began life as a Street Racer, then became a Daily Driver, and finally ended up spending the last 35 years sitting in the woods, waiting for her turn at restoration. Here's how she sits today, and a look at some of the details that make a Max Wedge car unique.

 

1968 Dodge Dart GSS 1 of 6 LEFT! Mr. Norm's Dealer Drag Car

THRASH METAL & FUN RIFFS
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24K views 3 years ago
I have a Mr. Norms scale model of the GSS about 80% finished, I should probably get on that. Mr. Norms Rare Dodge Dart GSS taped off Muscle Car TV about 20yrs ago I guess? Pretty damn cool he ain't afraid to RIP on IT! See Cars are Metal playlist here:

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Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge

artistmac
5.76K subscribers


92,513 views Mar 28, 2009
Everything changes; that includes the '60's and very early 70's muscle-car era during which Norman Kraus, aka "Mr. Norm", rocketed to fame on the basis of his car dealer, Grand Spaulding Dodge, which was the first to put a 383, 440 and 426 Hemi V-8's into the boxy Dodge Dart and created a performance legend in the process. Yes, he's still alive; yes, he's still designing cars. If you saw his 600 hp Super Challenger at the L.A. or Chicago Auto Shows or at this year's SEMA show, you know he's still got the touch.

 

GARAGE FIND Mr. Norms 1969 Dodge SuperBee IT LIVES!

Auto Archaeology
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25,680 views Oct 25, 2021
This 1969 Dodge Superbee was sold new at Mr. Norm's, the famous dealership in Chicago. It had a long life, but was put away in 1976, where it sat until 2021 when my friends rescued it out of a garage, cleaned it up and moved it onto a new home. That new home got it running and driving in a few months and now it runs and runs well! h