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25th Anniversary of the Cheap Thrills Dart

his year is the 25th anniversary of the 1968 Dodge Dart known as Cheap Thrills, which ran 12.69 and cost $1,886.92 (Mar., Apr., May ’94). And it’s perhaps the most controversial and popular project car to ever appear in HOT

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