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68hemiss · 03-12-2014, 10:26 PM

Daryl & I discussed the Manhatten Speed parts lettering on the silver Dart. I would not be at all surprised that there is no connection with the shop. In those days it was pretty common to get parts for free (plugs, oil, points, ect...) and put their name on the car. It looks like the lettering is done with, for lack of a better description, masking tape- so it would appear to be temporary. High profile and local race - Super Stock Nationals this could be a very real possibility. The other thing is the car was probably repaired and repainted sometime after this race - possibly a different color. If anyone has a copy of the 1968 S/S Nats program it would be interesting to see if there is an entry list - not sure if they included them like the NHRA programs. I am working on locating a few old racers from NYC from this time period to see what they remember.
Mark J
1968 Hemi S/S Registry

03-12-2014, 10:26 PM	#2794
68hemiss Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 167 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Original hemi dart information Daryl & I discussed the Manhatten Speed parts lettering on the silver Dart. I would not be at all surprised that there is no connection with the shop. In those days it was pretty common to get parts for free (plugs, oil, points, ect...) and put their name on the car. It looks like the lettering is done with, for lack of a better description, masking tape- so it would appear to be temporary. High profile and local race - Super Stock Nationals this could be a very real possibility. The other thing is the car was probably repaired and repainted sometime after this race - possibly a different color. If anyone has a copy of the 1968 S/S Nats program it would be interesting to see if there is an entry list - not sure if they included them like the NHRA programs. I am working on locating a few old racers from NYC from this time period to see what they remember. Mark J 1968 Hemi S/S Registry