Dick Landy 'Q & A'

[Paul Ceasrine]

Tim,
The (2) 67' cars were blue/green base with white tops.
The W/O Hemi Coronet ran SS/B in 67', and through early 68' in SS/D.
I think the posted times were 11.10's, when the national record wasn't effected. Probably the best running of the cars.
That car was at Riverside at the end of March, running SS/DA with Mary Ann Foss on the window.
After that, kind of lost track of the car.
The 67' Coronet R/T with the 440 was a killer in B/SA, primarily in AHRA
events. Posted times 12.50's. It did bounce into SS/EA for the NHRA events, running 12.20's. Something was listed that it ran an 11.99, but I don't know. I think the SS/EA record for late-67 was around 12.20-ish.
Again, seemed to disappear in early 68.
PC

[Geerhead55]

Paul,,,I don't know how anyone would be able to find the old footage, but I remember that Dick took Keith Jackson of ABC's Wide World of Sports for a ride in the Charger, complete with in car camera. I remember that it was the first time I'd ever seen anyone do powershifting, as I was 15 at the time and didn't have a license, so I hadn't been exposed to that yet, but I recall it impressed me very much. I told all my buddies about the crazy guy with the cigar wailing on that shifter!
The last time I ever saw Dick personally was up here at Seattle around 76'. I got a couple nice shots of the Dart, one of him checking the oil, with the cigar of course, and had a nice talk with him. He was a very pleasant guy.
I recently tried to find his 70' Challenger in 1:18 die cast which I collect, but everyone is currently sold out until one turns up somewhere.
Take care, Paul,,,,,nice thread,,so is the musclecar one.
Danny Durham

[Paul Ceasrine]

Danny,
Thank you,,,but you must add a car to the 'muslcecar' thread.......
Even if its a 1965 Dodge Polara with a 225 6-cylinder Hyper-Pak!!
On Dick Landy, yes lots of hidden stuff.
Kind of the bridesmaid to Sox & Martin, on the Mopar factory stuff.
His general complaint, the B-Body Dodge's were about a 100lbs. heavier than the Plymouth's, cost him about .15 in ET.
There's a video of him at New York National Speedway, I think the
68' Super/Stock Magazine Nationals (July 68) in SS/B, with the Hemi Dart. It might be on BEEONVIDEO.
I'll check.
Paul

[art leong]

I owned his Pepsi Cola Challenger for about a year in the early 70's. It was at the PRI show last year

[Paul Ceasrine]

Art L,
Sure seems like Mr. Landy had alot of cars out their. I wonder if he kept any of them for any length of time?
In one of the Hot Rod articles, he stated he wasn't even sure of all the
drag race cars he had.

Tim,
On the promo photo's. Yes, confusing. Here's a guide.
He utilized Doug Headers for 1967. The promo photo with the
(2) 68' cars is from December 1967. Both the R/T 440 Coronet and Hemi Charger R/T have Doug's Headers emblems on the fenders.
In January 1968, both those cars had Hooker Header emblems on the fenders. Obviously, Hooker sponsored him for 1968.
PC

[Ghost Missle]

Top picture is of a '68 R/T; bottom picture is of a '69 Super Bee.

[Paul Ceasrine]

September 1967

Cragar Wheel Magazine Advertisement

Below, the 1967 Coronet R/T {440/375HP} ~ 'SS/EA'




Dick Landy had '5' Race Cars in 1967.

* Coronet 'Model 440' ~ 426 Street Hemi ........ SS/B .......... {Received November 1966}
* Coronet R/T ~ {440/375 HP} ........................... SS/EA ....... {Received November 1966}
* Coronet R/T ~ {440/375 HP} ........................... B/SA ......... {Received November 1966}
* Coronet R/T ~ 426 Street Hemi ................... SS/B ............ {Received January 1967}
* Coronet 'Model 440' ~ W023 Hemi.............. SS/B ............ {Received March 1967}

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Danny,
Thank you,,,but you must add a car to the 'muslcecar' thread.......
Even if its a 1965 Dodge Polara with a 225 6-cylinder Hyper-Pak!!
On Dick Landy, yes lots of hidden stuff.
Kind of the bridesmaid to Sox & Martin, on the Mopar factory stuff.
His general complaint, the B-Body Dodge's were about a 100lbs. heavier than the Plymouth's, cost him about .15 in ET.
There's a video of him at New York National Speedway, I think the
68' Super/Stock Magazine Nationals (July 68) in SS/B, with the Hemi Dart. It might be on BEEONVIDEO.
I'll check.
Paul

Dick Landy himself was heavier compared to Ronnie Sox and that was significant as the NHRA didnt count the drivers wt. when weighing the cars after each round. Before his passing he was a big healthy robust guy.

[Paul Ceasrine]

X-Tech,
I forgot about mass-weight.
Your right, Dick an easy 60-75lbs. heavier than the svelte Ronnie Sox.
Looks like Nutri-System and low-fat Yogurt were a little late for D.L.
Too many hot dogs and burgers with fries, on the road trips.
Bet Dick never said, more 'romaine lettuce'.
PC

[Paul Ceasrine]

Tim,
On the article, he got the first 68' Hemi Dart at the end of February 68'.
Supposedly via railroad box-freight.
The first one was set-up as an automatic, in match-race trim.
The second one, as a legal SS/B 4-speed.
NHRA didn't approve them for S/S class, until just before the 68'
Springnationals at Englishtown. But several cars were out their
running in S/S in May.
Paul