[Paul Ceasrine]

Tim,
I saw that article that you stated. But Dick Landy didn't compete a
66' Dodge D-Dart (273/275HP in 1966). He was campaigning the
Dart F/C car with the long-nose. Match-racing it across the country.
That article is mis-leading. The car that they prepped and Dyno-tuned
for the article was a 66' white Dart 273/180HP 2-barrel, 4-speed. Black steel wheels. You can see H/S on the window.. The car fit into the H/S class for 1966
(15.60 - 16.99 wt/hp). The 180HP Darts had a weight break of 16.33.
I believe the article was to prove how important dyno-tuning was for
Junior Stockers also. Not sure what the H/S record was in early 1966,
but I think that Dart ran a bunch of 15.10's for the test.. Bone stock, probably way up in the high 17.00's.
The 1966 'Car Craft' article was a D-Dart with Cragar wheels and Prowler cheater-slicks. That car ran a 14.33, as stated in the
article.