As in this ad "one of 52" ...... http://www.cars-on-line.com/40657.html
Define Scat Pack ....
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I was a member of the Scat Pack Club back in the day. Don't recall Mopar making any Scat Pack Cars. I could be wrong. Here's some info.
http://www.stockmopar.com/brochures/1971-dodge-scat-pack-brochure.html
68383GTS
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If I remeber right the Scat Pack was just any Mopar that could run in the
13's..Then if you bought one of these cars you could join the Scat Pack club Mopar had. Jim
13's..Then if you bought one of these cars you could join the Scat Pack club Mopar had. Jim
Actually, it had nothing to do with how fast your car ran. It had to do with selling performance parts and promoting Mopar. Anyone with a Mopar could join.
1968FormulaS340
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From...http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/scat-pack.html
The Scat Pack and Rapid Transit System
With muscle car mania near its peak, Chrysler Corporation, presumably realizing that its powerful engines and racing success had not yet given it leadership in muscle sales, inaugurated the Scat Pack for Dodge, which was successful enough to be copied as the Rapid Transit System for Plymouth. The Scat Pack was a series of cars, the Charger R/T, Coronet R/T, Dart GTS, and Super Bee, each with bumblebee stripes (standard on the R/T) that were a delete option (they could be ordered without the stripes without any financial gain or less).
In 1970, the Scat Pack cars were listed as Dart Swinger 340, Coronet Super Bee, Challenger and Charger R/T, and Charger Daytona — a car that was not actually built.
When nearly 100,000 Chargers were sold, Plymouth realized that Dodge was onto something and did the same thing - gathering up a series of cars into a “club.” The Rapid Transit System was presumably based on the R/T (Road and Track) title, though perhaps it was simply a clever bit of wordplay.
In 1970, Dodge created a Scat Pack Club, complete with a newsletter. They also made the Direct Connection parts catalog available to members at no cost, and set up “Scat Packages” of Mopar parts. These included the Showboat (dressup kit), Read-Out (gauges), Kruncher (drag/strip), Bee-Liever (manifold, carb, cam, headers), and Top Eliminator (Six-Pack setup, electronic ignition - yes, in 1970 - electric fuel pump and cool can.) People joining the Club got the catalog, wallet card, jacket patch, bumper sticker, 40 page guide to auto racing, the monthly Dodge Performance News, and the quarterly Dodge Scat News. The total cost was a stunningly low $3 per year (which, translated into 2008 dollars, would be a still-inexpensive $17 or so.) Dodge no longer has this kind of a deal, though BMW enrolls its new owners in the BMW club, and sends them racing and product news.
Plymouth’s Rapid Transit Program was described by their marketing people using the following verbiage, which might have been believable had Plymouth not been involved in racing for so long before the RTS:
Those of us at Plymouth who design and build high-performance cars have been inspired to go beyond just offering cars with big engines, good suspensions, great brakes and fat tires.
We now have a system. An integrated program... It's a total concept in high-performance transportation which combines the lessons learned in competition, an information network, people who understand high-performance, trick parts and great products. The Rapid Transit System is years of racing experience at Daytona, Indianapolis, Riverside, Irwindale, Cecil County. It's the race cars themselves drag racing cars, Grand National stackers, rally and Championship cars. And it's the input (and output) gained from all this racing.
The Rapid Transit System is information — the straight scoop from us to you — on how to tune and modify your car, which equipment to use, and how to set the whole thing up for racing. (The subject matter covers everything from this high-performance car catalog, to Supercar Clinics, to Road Runner decals, to tips on full-race Hemis.) ... The System is high-performance parts -- special cams, manifolds, pistons, bearings, etc. -- which are now more readily available through parts centers strategically located across the country.
The System is even a piece of the action for beginners. Let's say you're still a few years away from a driver's license, but that hasn't dampened your enthusiasm for cars. Your favorite cartoon is Road Runner, your favorite car is Road Runner, and you only wish your driveway were a couple of miles long. Well, maybe you're not old enough to drive, but you sure can wear a Plymouth racing jacket. And you can also pick up or send for a handful of our decals, stickers, catalogs and brochures. ...
Above all, the Rapid Transit System is the product, Everything from a “sleeper” Duster with a 340 cubic inch V-8, to a giant 440 cubic inch Sport Fury GT, all the way up to a Hemi-'Cuda with a Quivering Exposed Cold Air Grabber.
And, in between, there are Road Runners and GTXs available with 6-barrel carburetion, and vacuum-controlled induction systems. And 'Cudas with light-weight, high-winding 340 V8s. Each one is a complete high-performance car. With suspension, brakes, driveline and tires to match. (The system doesn't allow for a car that won't corner or stop or stand up under the strain when you stand on it.)
In 1971, the Rapid Transit System included the Road Runner, 'Cuda, GTX, Duster 340, and Sport Fury GT. A 1971 brochure spoke tantalizingly of “technical advances like 16-plug Hemi heads for our professional drag cars,” and noted differences in the new cars. RTS brochures included substantial engine specifications, which we will be reproducing here at Allpar over the coming weeks in the relevant car pages.
This is the first page of an issue of the Scat Pack Club newsletter, courtesy of J.P. Joans; notable is the appearance of Rob Mancini. We’ll have more materials later, including a list of authorized Scat-Pack dealers.
The Scat Pack and Rapid Transit System
With muscle car mania near its peak, Chrysler Corporation, presumably realizing that its powerful engines and racing success had not yet given it leadership in muscle sales, inaugurated the Scat Pack for Dodge, which was successful enough to be copied as the Rapid Transit System for Plymouth. The Scat Pack was a series of cars, the Charger R/T, Coronet R/T, Dart GTS, and Super Bee, each with bumblebee stripes (standard on the R/T) that were a delete option (they could be ordered without the stripes without any financial gain or less).
In 1970, the Scat Pack cars were listed as Dart Swinger 340, Coronet Super Bee, Challenger and Charger R/T, and Charger Daytona — a car that was not actually built.
When nearly 100,000 Chargers were sold, Plymouth realized that Dodge was onto something and did the same thing - gathering up a series of cars into a “club.” The Rapid Transit System was presumably based on the R/T (Road and Track) title, though perhaps it was simply a clever bit of wordplay.
In 1970, Dodge created a Scat Pack Club, complete with a newsletter. They also made the Direct Connection parts catalog available to members at no cost, and set up “Scat Packages” of Mopar parts. These included the Showboat (dressup kit), Read-Out (gauges), Kruncher (drag/strip), Bee-Liever (manifold, carb, cam, headers), and Top Eliminator (Six-Pack setup, electronic ignition - yes, in 1970 - electric fuel pump and cool can.) People joining the Club got the catalog, wallet card, jacket patch, bumper sticker, 40 page guide to auto racing, the monthly Dodge Performance News, and the quarterly Dodge Scat News. The total cost was a stunningly low $3 per year (which, translated into 2008 dollars, would be a still-inexpensive $17 or so.) Dodge no longer has this kind of a deal, though BMW enrolls its new owners in the BMW club, and sends them racing and product news.
Plymouth’s Rapid Transit Program was described by their marketing people using the following verbiage, which might have been believable had Plymouth not been involved in racing for so long before the RTS:
Those of us at Plymouth who design and build high-performance cars have been inspired to go beyond just offering cars with big engines, good suspensions, great brakes and fat tires.
We now have a system. An integrated program... It's a total concept in high-performance transportation which combines the lessons learned in competition, an information network, people who understand high-performance, trick parts and great products. The Rapid Transit System is years of racing experience at Daytona, Indianapolis, Riverside, Irwindale, Cecil County. It's the race cars themselves drag racing cars, Grand National stackers, rally and Championship cars. And it's the input (and output) gained from all this racing.
The Rapid Transit System is information — the straight scoop from us to you — on how to tune and modify your car, which equipment to use, and how to set the whole thing up for racing. (The subject matter covers everything from this high-performance car catalog, to Supercar Clinics, to Road Runner decals, to tips on full-race Hemis.) ... The System is high-performance parts -- special cams, manifolds, pistons, bearings, etc. -- which are now more readily available through parts centers strategically located across the country.
The System is even a piece of the action for beginners. Let's say you're still a few years away from a driver's license, but that hasn't dampened your enthusiasm for cars. Your favorite cartoon is Road Runner, your favorite car is Road Runner, and you only wish your driveway were a couple of miles long. Well, maybe you're not old enough to drive, but you sure can wear a Plymouth racing jacket. And you can also pick up or send for a handful of our decals, stickers, catalogs and brochures. ...
Above all, the Rapid Transit System is the product, Everything from a “sleeper” Duster with a 340 cubic inch V-8, to a giant 440 cubic inch Sport Fury GT, all the way up to a Hemi-'Cuda with a Quivering Exposed Cold Air Grabber.
And, in between, there are Road Runners and GTXs available with 6-barrel carburetion, and vacuum-controlled induction systems. And 'Cudas with light-weight, high-winding 340 V8s. Each one is a complete high-performance car. With suspension, brakes, driveline and tires to match. (The system doesn't allow for a car that won't corner or stop or stand up under the strain when you stand on it.)
In 1971, the Rapid Transit System included the Road Runner, 'Cuda, GTX, Duster 340, and Sport Fury GT. A 1971 brochure spoke tantalizingly of “technical advances like 16-plug Hemi heads for our professional drag cars,” and noted differences in the new cars. RTS brochures included substantial engine specifications, which we will be reproducing here at Allpar over the coming weeks in the relevant car pages.
This is the first page of an issue of the Scat Pack Club newsletter, courtesy of J.P. Joans; notable is the appearance of Rob Mancini. We’ll have more materials later, including a list of authorized Scat-Pack dealers.
BigRichieO
Colorado Mopar
I could be totally wrong but I thought the Scat Pack cars were any of the Dodges that had the bumble bee stripe? I think the ad that you have linked saying "1 of 52 scat pack cars" is pretty inaccurate.
The Scat Pack Club and Scat Pack cars are two different things. Here is an ad for the 69 Swinger, it is where I got my signature line from.
The Scat Pack Club and Scat Pack cars are two different things. Here is an ad for the 69 Swinger, it is where I got my signature line from.
68383GTS
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Yes Scat Pack cars were Dodges with the stripe and ran in the 13's or better.Atleast this is what I read years ago.It was just a marketing ploy to sell high performance parts. Jim
dartcuda1
67 Barracuda 500ci 6sp
Yea but the 340 gts didn,t run in the 13's. It was a mid 14 car at best straight from the factory.The ad said it all for the 340 cars because everything that scat pack offered was allready in the gts except the gearing nad the bumble bee.Now theB body it was upgrades for the suspention,beakes,grearing,rear type {8 3/4 or dana}etc. Mark
7demon2
Registered User #1824
what i belive he was trying to say was that his car was 1 of 52 scat pack cars made in "panther pink". i could be wrong but it does make sense number wise
dartcuda1
67 Barracuda 500ci 6sp
I don,t think so because you wont fond 52 pink 340 darts not even in the 60,s
68383GTS
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It could be 14's I don't remember
thanson_mopar
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I remember seing an advertisment for dodges '70 or '71 model line up, with the phrase "the dodge scat pack, the cars with the bumblebee stipes"
beastie340
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The Scat Pack ads actually started showing up before 1970. This ad is from late 68. I still have the mag I took it out of.
Alaskan_TA
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Scat Pack first appeared for the 1968 model year;
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/photos-va-7.shtml
More ads that mention it for 1969;
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/photos-va-3.shtml
The 1970 Scat Pack cars & options;
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/dealerships/1970DealershipDataBook-07.shtml
That last one was published before the Challenger T/As came out, but they are Scat Pack cars as well.
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/photos-va-7.shtml
More ads that mention it for 1969;
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/photos-va-3.shtml
The 1970 Scat Pack cars & options;
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/dealerships/1970DealershipDataBook-07.shtml
That last one was published before the Challenger T/As came out, but they are Scat Pack cars as well.
7demon2
Registered User #1824
no not 52 340 darts. 1 of 52 scat pack models ( Dart Swinger 340, Coronet Super Bee, Challenger and Charger R/T) painted in panther pink.
69swinger340391
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I like that first Dart
beastie340
Well-Known Member
Me too, 1969 Hemi Orange 340 Swinger, black interior. Just like mine 8)
340butterduster
no title
Using the sales figures from 1970 Dart 340 (Scat pack) of 13,758 US only, .6% were painted in FM3 "Panther PinK".
For a grand total of 83, 340 Darts in that color, so indeed not much more then 52.
1968FormulaS340
Well-Known Member
The Scat Pack (Dodge) and Rapid Transit System (Plymouth)....
In short was.... A marketing tool for the performance optioned cars. That's about it.
In short was.... A marketing tool for the performance optioned cars. That's about it.
demon seed
The Original Demon Seed
I wonder if he's thinking "trak pak".
Terry
Terry
dartcuda1
67 Barracuda 500ci 6sp
What I am saying is mopar didn't make a pink dart. Do your homework.
340butterduster
no title
http://www.pantherpink.com/koridart.htm
FM3 on the fender tag = Panther Pink, and this is not "THE" only one.
homecloned
Can't re Member
340butterduster, You get an A+ on your homework assignment! LOL
redfastback
Don't ask me... my garage is empty
I do agree. They also made a few FM3 dusters(moulin rouge). Not all are hi-po cars either. I think a member on here has a FM3 318 70 dart.
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