Original hemi dart information

[a990hemi]

Liteweight,

I spent some time thumbing through my library of 80s and 90s Mopar and Musclecar magzines last weekend. I came across a couple of feature articles of your red Dart when Tim Hennesy still owned it and then came to reallize that your car was featured on the 1991 Mopar Nationals show trophies. My F8 green '69 Cuda 340 was awarded 1st place in A Body - Modified that year in Columbus and your red Dart with plain steel wheels has been on my trophy all of this time.

[Liteweight]

thanx A990hemi
I still have those same black steel wheels that the car was shown with back in the 80's & early 90's. Hey, throw a picture up here if you wouldn't mind sometime. I've heard of those trophies, but never saw one.

One of the frustrating things bout trying to find out my cars history, is that SO MANY people know of, heard about, or have seen my car either in print, online or in person, but yet I can't get it's history previous to about 1982.
It's probably one of the first original Hurst cars to be restored (1985)
This thing probably has the most print and is known by more people than probably any other Hurst car built, but yet it's still what I call the "unknown soldier".
--------- Hopefully, one day---------
All it's going to take is one person who has the right info to be able to connect some dots. This thread has about 240,000 views, & I truly believe one of them knows my cars origin.


liteweight

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

--------- Hopefully, one day---------
All it's going to take is one person who has the right info to be able to connect some dots. This thread has about 240,000 views, & I truly believe one of them knows my cars origin.
liteweight

Liteweight,
I don't know if I've asked you this in the past but did you ever check any old back issues of National Dragster for sale ads before Lou bought the car...I'd check back about year from the date of purchase, and I can almost bet that it was advertised in a National Dragster ad...also have you checked into the local drag strips in that area that it was for sale, someone has to remember that car from back then.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Liteweight,
I don't know if I've asked you this in the past but did you ever check any old back issues of National Dragster for sale ads before Lou bought the car...I'd check back about year from the date of purchase, and I can almost bet that it was advertised in a National Dragster ad...also have you checked into the local drag strips in that area that it was for sale, someone has to remember that car from back then.

HM
It has been a thought, but locating someone who has kept those ND will be a challenge in itself.
When I was trying to document the Landy stick car, I found someone who had a collection from the 60's into the early 70's. it might be worth a try again. Thanx
As far as local tracks in that area, how many were there, what's the names????.
I know just about every track had their own track photographer. Can someone put a list together for me of the NHRA tracks in this division, & of known track photographers durring that era1975-1978????? Post it here & add on as people think of them.
The one thing I have to go on right now, is that it was bracket raced in the NED #1.
Ya, it would be great just to find a little tidbit of info that would point me in the right direction.
thanx guys for keeping this thread alive & making it possibly the most informative LO/BO ones online. It has the best pix for sure!!!!!!!!!!!

liteweight

[Liteweight]

So, I'm thinkin of trying it this way.
Does anyone remember what track would of held a Bracket Racing Championship in the mid to late 70's in Division #1???. The way I'm reading it, being a "national", it would have been held towards the end of the year where a person would of had to qualify from their winnings at their home track to be able to be a participant at this event.
Input????



liteweight

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

So, I'm thinkin of trying it this way.
Does anyone remember what track would of held a Bracket Racing Championship in the mid to late 70's in Division #1???. The way I'm reading it, being a "national", it would have been held towards the end of the year where a person would of had to qualify from their winnings at their home track to be able to be a participant at this event.
Input????



liteweight

US 13 in delware had a lot of them over the years

[Brett Rose]

Originally Posted by Dennis P Chapman

US 13 in delware had a lot of them over the years

I was at a Division 1 Bracket Finals at York US30 in 1979. I barely remember it. They may have hosted this race too. You can see the "NED" logo on the sticker.

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

HM
It has been a thought, but locating someone who has kept those ND will be a challenge in itself.

Mostly early-1970s thru 1977.

M68

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by mopar68

Mostly early-1970s thru 1977.

M68

Well, well well, what do we have here????
and in the years I'm looking for tooo,
Hmmmmm----- wonder how I could convince the owner of these to do some searching.
just thinkin' out loud here M68--heh,heh.heh

liteweight

[Hemi Moose]

If those back issues were mine I'd start looking back from the last known date that Lou Vignogna owned the car...and look for some detailed items on the car such as the Cragar Super Tricks, or anything else that sticks out on the body from the old photos posted earlier...I did notice that there was a big hole drilled in the dash just below the speedo gauges probably for a mechanical tach...

One thing I also noticed was the warped hood scoop in the earlier photos, was this the original hood or was it changed when Lou owned the car, because I recall the story that Hennessy told that he replaced it because it had some other type of scoop molded onto the original hood...so which hood was on there when it was sold because it doesn't make any sense, it's two different stories.

Maybe Liteweight can enlighten us on some more things to look for on the '68 Hemi Dart from any old National Dragster issues...

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