'66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction

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Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Alan,
The D-Dart mysteries makes your head spin.
Kind of like a 16 year-old virgin on a carousel, at a prison rodeo.
The D-Dart carb spacer part #2863052 (.938 thickness).
The intake (free-flowing/modified intake) may have been an earlier version, similar to, Vanke's intake modifications on the 67' R/O and W/O Hemi Super/Stock manifolds.
One things for sure, all small-block 273 Mopar guys were cutting out the center shut-out areas on the intakes, for increased air-flow at top-end, back then. As well as putting on a 15/16"-thick heat-risers between the carb. and intake, to prevent vapor lock.
Paul (I'm not sure, but the Hurst # may start with a DP-.... ???

Paul,
You come up with some great quote.........................Lov'em

The spacer that came on the D/Darts was a 1/2" aluminum plate. It was an in-house, crudely machined part. Not sure what the over-the-counter part (2863052 - carb flange) dimensions are. But, the price was $18.95.

I popped open the throttle plates on "The Pollitician" a little while ago. It has the 4 holes in the intake. I'm sure if it ment picking up a few ponies, Ted Spehar or Al Adam would have cut out the center.

Sent out a couple of emails looking for info on the Hurst shifter. In the SS&DI article on "The Pollitician", there's a shot of the interior with a thin, round handled Hurst shifter. It might be the one that your talking about. It's also seen on the D/Dart campaigned by Coronet Dodge.
Alan