Original hemi dart information

[Charlie A]

I actually went down that track a few times, one day in the summer of '67. My cousin and I were on our way to Canada for Expo '67, the World's Fair that year. We stopped and spent the night at a campground near the airport. The next morning we discovered we were next to a dragstrip. Drove in the open gate, no one was there so we did what teenagers do. We made about 3 passes each! Coming back from the last trip down a guy shook his finger at us, smiling, and pointed towards the gate.
A yellow 1967 Dodge Coronet convertible at Niagra Dragway was my first time down a "real" quarter mile dragstrip at age 15.

[Charlie A]

A reminder to some and an introduction to the late comers to what started this topic and lead to the start of the Nostalgia forum.
Post #1:

Originally Posted by Liteweight

Hi my name is Daryl;I am new to this forum,& I'm REALLY hoping someone can help me out with some history of my 1968 original Hemi Dart. I lose it's past from the early 80's back to 1968.I am enclosing some pictures of it when it was purchased from Lou Vignona back in 1985??.There is one picture that shows a decal from the 1977 Bracket Nationals.Maybe someone will regognize it.
This is what I know of the car so far.Lou Vignona said he purchased it from some guy in Mt.Kisco(Cisco??) N.Y in the early 80's.It was in an underground parking lot of some apartment complex.The guy told Lou that it was Charlie Castaldo's Auto. car. I have since found out that it is not Castaldo's car thru talking to one of Charlie's crew members at the time by the name of Charlie Licata.When Lou purhased the car,he had it painted white.This is how Tim Henessey purchased it in 1985.
I have heard some storys about an original Hemi Dart in the N.Y. area that was known as the "two scoop Lido" car.I understand that this Lido guy installed some aftermarket scoop on top of the original scoop.Thus the name.I have spoke with Tim Henessey about this & he did say the original scoop was really messed up so he had to replace it when he restored the car.
If anyone can help me out on this,I sure would appreciate it as I have been searching for info. now for over 3 years,maybe 4.Any little detail may help no matter how small it may be.
Thankyou; Daryl

[Paul Ceasrine]

Some 'major' 1968 AHRA Events,

After the 1968 BO29 and LO23 Hemi Super Stock Cars were released;

* AHRA Records Meet - June 1 & 2
Freemont Dragstrip @ Freemont, California)

* AHRA Springnationals - June 7, 8 & 9
(Bristol International Raceway @ Bristol, Tennessee)

* AHRA Super Stock Nationals - August 2, 3 & 4
(Freemont Drag Strip @ Freemont, California)

* AHRA Summernationals - August 18, 19 & 20
(Niagara International Raceway @ Niagara Falls, New York)

* AHRA Grand Nationals - September
(Green Valley Raceway @ Smithfield, Texas)

* AHRA Nationals - September 13, 14 & 15
( New York National Speedway @ Center Moriches, New York)

* AHRA World Finals - October
(Kansas City, Missouri)

[Skypower]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

It's as easy as starting a thread yourself. How you fiqure they have more history?.

liteweight

I guess I wouldn't say more history since they were out the same time. I think they may have gotten more attention back in the day because of Sox and Martin, or heck might just seem that way to me since i'v mostly been a Cuda guy myself. But I love Darts also.

[davezinn]

i saw a picture on Facebook the other day of a red/orange Dart with Preston Honea on the front fenders and Ray Rixman Inc. on the quarters, anyone know anything about that car?

[Paul Ceasrine]

[Paul Ceasrine]

1971 Photo,,,

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

1971 Photo,,,

Former JRT Dart. Louisiana was it's home when this picture was taken. Owned at that time by someone with the last name "Teuton" :-)

[rhinodaert]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

Former JRT Dart. Louisiana was it's home when this picture was taken. Owned at that time by someone with the last name "Teuton". Posted not too long ago.

Same paint scheme as my (RIchard Shipley) Hemi Dart. Maybe we can start with the latest list, mine is #18 on the list, so that leaves 69 more to put names on that own them today. BTW, Billy "The Kid" Stepp's Hemi Barracuda #1 is for sale at the Mecum auction Sunday after this.

[hemid68]

Originally Posted by davezinn

i saw a picture on Facebook the other day of a red/orange Dart with Preston Honea on the front fenders and Ray Rixman Inc. on the quarters, anyone know anything about that car?

That is my car!!! I have had the car since 1975, and a pet peeve I have is, people want to know whose car it was, and I do understand they want the history, BUT there are a lot of us, that have had these cars much longer than the people that originally had them, and taken much better care of that history, than they did, because at that time, it was just a race car, and they'd get another one next year. So I tell them it is mine. When I got it in '75, it was nothing, but a cut up Super Stock/Pro Stocker. With the help of my friends, and relatives, we have rebuilt it twice, where Preston Honea/Ray Rixman Dodge, and the people that had it after him, did nothing but thrash, and trash it, as a race car.
I don't really have any pictures of it, because when I contacted Preston Honea, I was told several different stories, about pictures he had of it, but the end result was I never got any! I would be interested in seeing the picture, and if you want any info on it, feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Dan Morgan