Dick Landy 'Q & A'

[Paul Ceasrine]

Jeff,,,

It is all very cvonfusing.....
1967 Dodge Coronet R/T Hemi.
Turquiose with white vinyl top,,,,,,,,bucket seats.
Ran in SS/B in 1967,,,,,,
It was a 4-speed car,,,,,,,,,and a flat hood.

Winternationals 1968,,,,,,,it ran with a flat hood, and in SS/D
At the Hot Rod Magazine Championships in March 1968,
at Riverside Dragway in California,,,,,,,,Mary Ann Foss was the designated driver,,,,,,,,,it was classed in SS/DA
They put on a scooped-hood off of the W/O Coronet Model 440.

The 1967 W/O Coronet Model 440 came through with bench seats,
not bucket seats.

Style-wise, the R/T emblems stood out.

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[Paul Ceasrine]

1969 Record

NHRA Winternationals @ Pomona, (January 1969)
Won B/MP Class,,,11.01 @116.88
car,,,,1969 Charger R/T Hemi w/6-Pack hood scoop (car #378)

Won Street Eliminator (Modified/Production)
car,,,,,1969 Charger R/T Hemi w/6-Pack hood scoop (car #378)

NHRA Stardust Las Vegas Open @ Las Vegas (February 1969)
Won A/MP Class
car,,,,1968 LO23 Hemi Dart (4-speed)

Won Mr. Street Eliminator (Modified Production)
car,,,,1968 LO23 Hemi Dart (4-speed)

Won SS/BA Class
car,,,,1968 LO23 Hemi Dart (automatic)

NHRA Springnationals @ Dallas (June 1969)
Won SS/EA Class
car,,,,1969 Coronet R/T Hemi

Won SS/F Class
car,,,,1969 Charger R/T Hemi

AHRA Springnationals @ Bristol (June 1969)
Won SS/F Class
car,,,,1969 Charger R/T Hemi

Won Top Stock Eliminator
car,,,,,1969 Charger R/T Hemi

Super Stock Magazine Nationals @ York (August 1969
Won SS/F Class
car,,,,1969 Charger R/T Hemi

NHRA Nationals @ Indianapolis (September 1969)
Won SS/EA Class
car,,,,1969 Coronet R/T Hemi

Won SS/F Class
car,,,,1969 Charger R/T Hemi

Won B/MP Class
car,,,1969 Charger R/T Hemi w/6-Pack hood scoop

Note:
For the 1969 season, the 1968 Charger Hemi SS/D - A/MP car was
converted into a 1969 Charger R/T Hemi B/MP only car.
A new 69' nose and 69' tail-light assembly was installed.
The 68' doors, remained the same.

Dick also ran the conventional 1969 Charger R/T Hemi in SS/F.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Ed,

This might answer the question,
1968 NHRA Winternationals.
1968 Hemi Charger, classed in A/MP (with the small hood scoop)

[Geerhead55]

Its really amazing, all the different photos that pop up from back in the day. Paul, I'm wondering if anyone has a shot of ABC sportscaster Keith Jackson in or around one of Dick's Chargers. I remember an in car camera run, down the the track, that Keith took with Dick, banging away on the shifter, that aired on "Wide World of Sports" many years ago. Not sure if it was Pomona, but I'm guessing it was.
What would really be a home run is if someone could come up with the footage.
Thanks for all you're doing Paul.
Danny Durham

[Hemi Moose]

Here's a few more Dick Landy photos, his 70-71 426 Hemi Challenger R/T pro stocker, and his SS/EA 70 426 Hemi Charger R/T driven by Bob Lambeck.

[mopar68]

I found these really cool photos on another web site last night. Dick Landy's Flyin' Wedge 440-powered Dodge Charger R/T was featured in a two-or-three part (I forget) build-up in Car Craft magazine in 1969. Photos are from the Indy "Nationals" of the same year.





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[Carguy49]

In looking through this entire thread no one mentioned the FORD that Dick Landy ran in early 62. It was a 406 tri power stick shift? liteweight car. There is a picture of it on the website by George Klass. The photo is from Muscle Car Review 1/88. I know Dick got all his fame in Dodges, but he did have a Ford briefly.