Dick Landy 'Q & A'

[Paul Ceasrine]

SpinWheel.
The 1967 Drag Racing USA magazine has an article about
Dick Landy's 1967 R/T Street Hemi.
July 1967, centerfold article.
The car 'was' classed in A/Stock, but may have been in AHRA.
The 67' Coronet hardtop R/T Hemi was heavier than you think,,,#3758lbs.That R/T was not a W/O car.
The Plymouth R/O and Dodge W/O cars were not allowed to run in
Stock class. NHRA-legal for SS/B in 1967.
Then into SS/D for 1968
As confusing as it gets, they were in SS/E for a period in 1969, then back into SS/D
PC

[Geerhead55]

Paul,,,I've gone back and re-read this thread and I'm racking my brain,,but at the risk of sounding stupid, I've got to ask,,what are R/O Plymouths and W/O Coronets? I admit these 2 flew right over my head,,,thanks for the info,,I know you have it.
Danny Durham

[Paul Ceasrine]

Geerhead,
Not a stupid question. Actually a good one.
In February 1967, Plymouth built 55 Belvedere II's and Dodge built
55 Coronet 'Model 440' cars, equipped with Hemi engines, to run specifically SS/B in 1967.
The 'R' stands for Plymouth Belvedere or Satellite, the 'W' stands for
Dodge Coronet. The 'O' means Super/Stock.
Hence, R/O or W/O.
The 67' cars in actuallity, had Street Hemi engines, but utilized a
special Arlon Vanke-modified stock in-line dual-quad intake, and
re-jetted Carter AFB carbs.
The cars came with a few other 'goodies'. Hood scoop, Super/Stock
leaf springs, etc..
The first major race for these cars was at the 1967 NHRA Springnationals,in June, which was won by
Sox & Martin in the Plymouth R/O car, in SS/B.
In 1968 you would find them in SS/C or SS/D..
Pretty much back then 11.50 E.T's.
Paul

[Jack Parris]

Danny, The 68 Super Stock Barracudas and Darts were BO for the Cuda and LO for the Dart.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Danny,
Forgot to mention, the 1967 R/O and W/O cars came in
2-door hardtop style.
Plymouth Belvedere II
Dodge Coronet 'Model 440'.
Though the 2-door post-cars were considered more rigid, the hardtops looked nicer,, as per Chrysler Sales & Marketing.
Paul

[Geerhead55]

Paul,,,thanks for the info. It was an "inside Chrysler Corp." coding that I wasn't aware of,, not all that different from Chevy's COPO coding for special vehicles.

Jack,,thank you also for your input. Its great to hear from you, ol' buddy. You've got to come out to the track some weekend, although this might not be the one you're looking for as its the annual Chevy show and race event at Bremerton. I'm certainly hoping you'll be out for the Mopar drags later this season.
Take care, fellas.......................Danny Durham

By the way Jack,,, you've got to check out my 1:18 diecast collection some day. I'll give you only one guess what color combination my 70' Hemi Challenger is!

[Paul Ceasrine]

Geerhead55,
You got me thinking about the 67' R/O.
Has anybody got a clue on whether the 1967 Sox & Martin
car was an R/O Belvedere II. Several articles state that it was an
R/O Belvedere II, but was lettered with 'GTX' on the quarter-panel
so it would stand out, as well as promote the GTX banner.
Or was it a Hemi GTX, but converted to R/O stature?
Any clues???
Sorry Dick Landy, it is your thread..
PC

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Danny,
Forgot to mention, the 1967 R/O and W/O cars came in
2-door hardtop style.
Plymouth Belvedere II
Dodge Coronet 'Model 440'.
Though the 2-door post-cars were considered more rigid, the hardtops looked nicer,, as per Chrysler Sales & Marketing.
Paul

Can anyone explain Judy's car, since it's not a hardtop?





M68

[Paul Ceasrine]

M68,
I'll give it the 'old college try'.
Judy's car (1967 Belvedere I sedan post-car) was purchased in December 1966.
It went through 'Fry Plymouth' out of Colorado
It was as it is in the photo, a 1967 Belvedere I sedan (post-car), Street-Hemi, 4-speed.
The R/O Belvedere II (hardtop) cars didn't get built until February.
Though the car was not an R/O, it was a pretty much a 'delete everything' car.
The car came through with a flat-hood, and at first was in A/Stock, then into SS/B with a flat-hood (non-R/O hood).
Eventually a correct R/O hood scoop was added.
It was somewhat of a Mopar Test Car (pre-cursor for the R/O program).
It was factory-backed, so technically it was the only non-hardtop 1967 Hemi in partial R/O trim.
'Pappy Fry'
PC