Original hemi dart information

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by 68hemiss

I am working on locating a few old racers from NYC from this time period to see what they remember.

Did you contact Chuck Comella? He's originally from the NYC area. He bought his Hemi Dart brand new from a local Dodge dealership. There's a good chance he may know about this car. Hemi Darts weren't just sold to anybody that came in off the street--unless the dealer just wanted to get rid of the car. The guy(s) who purchased Daryl's Dart had to have a previous racing record to qualify them.

M68

[68hemiss]

Originally Posted by mopar68

Did you contact Chuck Comella? He's originally from the NYC area. He bought his Hemi Dart brand new from a local Dodge dealership. There's a good chance he may know about this car. Hemi Darts weren't just sold to anybody that came in off the street--unless the dealer just wanted to get rid of the car. The guy(s) who purchased Daryl's Dart had to have a previous racing record to qualify them.

M68

Chuck was actually from the Rochester area - not NYC. Chuck did just that - walked into a dealer and bought a S/S Hemi Dart that they had sitting there. I am not sure if the dealer ordered it for another customer and they bailed out or if they just ordered it thinking they could sell it - I do know of a few other Darts that were ordered by the dealer not by a customer - some of these cars sat a while - contrary to popular belief, you could go to the dealer and order one - if your dealer knew about them - most dealers were not performance oriented. You could also buy one from Mr Norms, as they even advertised the cars in Drag News.

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by 68hemiss

Chuck was actually from the Rochester area - not NYC. Chuck did just that - walked into a dealer and bought a S/S Hemi Dart that they had sitting there. I am not sure if the dealer ordered it for another customer and they bailed out or if they just ordered it thinking they could sell it - I do know of a few other Darts that were ordered by the dealer not by a customer - some of these cars sat a while - contrary to popular belief, you could go to the dealer and order one - if your dealer knew about them - most dealers were not performance oriented. You could also buy one from Mr Norms, as they even advertised the cars in Drag News.

I stand corrected. Yes, I've seen Mr. Norm's (really cool) ads in Drag News. Now, where's that time machine?

M68

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by mopar68

I stand corrected. Yes, I've seen Mr. Norm's (really cool) ads in Drag News. Now, where's that time machine?

M68

Perfect vision. Most of us have it. 20-20 hindsight.

[mopar68]

If ya can't get (or afford) a Hemi Dart, this is the next best thing.



Ads from that golden drag racing and supercar era were the coolest ever. But you already know that.

M68