Original hemi dart information

[MEMORIES]

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[L78 Nova]

This Pic was on the Team Chevelle forum from a dragstip called Green Valley in North Texas.
Hope this works...
Gary

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by MEMORIES

These four photos, along with the last two I posted were taken at Harriman Drag Strip in Harriman, Tennessee. Harriman is located right off I-40, between Crossville and Oakridge, I don't know who took the photos, a friend gave me a CD called East Tennessee Drag Strips. Harold Dutton's "Drag Hag" was a factory sponcered racer I believe.

Wayne.

Some rare shots there, Wayne. Thanks for sharing.

M68

[mopar68]

(Jonathon Russell photo)

M68

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

I'm just curious, but does this car have the earliest known VIN # for a L023 1968 Hemi Dart.

HemiMoose
I thought the same, but it's not even close, it's actually one of the last ones on the 297 run. I got the VIN from a buddy who has record of every VIN # of every LO & BO car he's looked at. I'll PM the number to you.

liteweight

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Also liteweight, I don't want to send you on any more wild goose chases searching for your cars identity, I can just imagine your frustration but I heard that the Manhattan Speed Shop car was a 4-speed car, so I retract my earlier statement where I said I thought it might be that car, (remember the free dinner deal)...so it would be really nice if someone here can start crossing off or checking off some of the missing or wrecked L023 & B029 cars, because this is really getting on my nerves, damn why do I like these cars so much.

I thought it wouldn't be this hard to get to day 1 of my car. You have no idea how frustrating it's been over the past 7 plus years. Mark J has been instrumental in helping me, but he does this as a side line, hobby only, & as such can only spend so much time doing it. His knowledge & memory constantly blows me away with these things.
The Manhatten car was a possibility awhile back, but as you know that car was a stick.
Basically there are just a few LO's that have slid into obscurity from the right coast area. Its probably easier to start with those rather than cross off the ones that are accounted for.
Mark J. has a list of these cars not accounted for. Mark do you care to post these missing links on this forum as I believe it would be a great help.?????
Just to throw a wrench into this above process, is, that we're assuming my car was on the east coast for a long duration of time, it doesn't mean mine was always there. As you know these things jumped around the country side , sometimes week by week.

liteweight
ps I BELIEVE Mark has found the whereabouts of the Mary Ann Foss car.

[X-TECH MAN]

I used to watch an Italian guy named John DeRosa run a red Hemi Dart at Budds Creek (MIR) in Maryland back in the early 70's. I believe he bought the car new and was the original owner. He was from Hyattsville Md. He wasnt a well know racer and the car was usually slower than most but it was a real Hemi Dart with an automatic. He had a 63 Max Wedge and it was slow also....LOL. It was called "DeRosa's Dodge". I just happen to see his name on the list of Darts posted earlier. I havent seen it since the middle 70's. Does anyone know where it is today or is it possable your car could be this one?

[Steve Stasko]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

I used to watch an Italian guy named John DeRosa run a red Hemi Dart at Budds Creek (MIR) in Maryland back in the early 70's. I believe he bought the car new and was the original owner. He was from Hyattsville Md. He wasnt a well know racer and the car was usually slower than most but it was a real Hemi Dart with an automatic. He had a 63 Max Wedge and it was slow also....LOL. It was called "DeRosa's Dodge". I just happen to see his name on the list of Darts posted earlier. I havent seen it since the middle 70's. Does anyone know where it is today or is it possable your car could be this one?

It was on eBay in Minnesota a few years back. It had been tubbed, painted solid red, no lettering.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Also liteweight, I don't want to send you on any more wild goose chases searching for your cars identity, I can just imagine your frustration but I heard that the Manhattan Speed Shop car was a 4-speed car, so I retract my earlier statement where I said I thought it might be that car, (remember the free dinner deal)...so it would be really nice if someone here can start crossing off or checking off some of the missing or wrecked L023 & B029 cars, because this is really getting on my nerves, damn why do I like these cars so much.

This is car is supposedly in Norway,,,,,,,,,,
Of course in the winter, with all the snow,,,,,,,,you cannot see the
'white' Dart.
That is why it is so hard to find,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Now if we have a Norwegian contact who can get us the VIN #'s,,,,,

Norway Drag Strip
Gardermoen Raceway
Just north of Oslo

Anyone going to Scandanavia,,,,,,,,,,,,

[bluegrassx]

This car is in WV if I remember correctly.