Original hemi dart information

[blakkmaxx]

The purple car on page 58 is the Ky Colonel car driven by David Heath. It was a car bought and repainted and lettered jerrys automotive out of Owensboro ky, owned by a local doctor, William Pearson.I beleive was putchased fromHarrold Dutton, calledThe drag Hag .Soon after aquiring the car David was diagosed with cancer and passed away. I lost contact withe car after that..Also in the area at the time was a black 68 cuda called Burks Law and another hemi barracuda driven by a lady Carol Zahcory .

[mopar68]

M68

[2x4426]

hi i just discovered this site to darryl i have some info on joe jills speedwin dart . joe sold it to ralph vendriesco in athens new york ralph had the car for years .when he first got it it was the same as joe had it the color was white with blue lace on the side and about a foot wide stripe on the hood roof and trunk. he sent it someplace and had it tubbed still ran s/s springs then when we built my road runner he had ron mancini freshen the hemi we raced at lebanon valley in the late 70,s the surface was worn out (as some of you older racers know) the car did a best of 10.03 @145 as years went in ralph sold it to ron caldwell from there i dont know i do have pisc and a hot rod advertisement page of the car (speedwin automotive engineering ) the car was a automatic also the drivers door glass got broke and a thicker one was put in . hope this info helps i can dig into my old pics if anyone wishes craig

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by 2x4426

hi i just discovered this site to darryl i have some info on joe jills speedwin dart . joe sold it to ralph vendriesco in athens new york ralph had the car for years .when he first got it it was the same as joe had it the color was white with blue lace on the side and about a foot wide stripe on the hood roof and trunk. he sent it someplace and had it tubbed still ran s/s springs then when we built my road runner he had ron mancini freshen the hemi we raced at lebanon valley in the late 70,s the surface was worn out (as some of you older racers know) the car did a best of 10.03 @145 as years went in ralph sold it to ron caldwell from there i dont know i do have pisc and a hot rod advertisement page of the car (speedwin automotive engineering ) the car was a automatic also the drivers door glass got broke and a thicker one was put in . hope this info helps i can dig into my old pics if anyone wishes craig

Welcome Craig and thanks for the info. Yes, please post whatever pix you have--we'd love to see them.

M68

[mopar68]

Here's a rare shot for you, Paul.



M68

[Dave2spd]

Joe's car was orange w/gold lettering. Hampden Dodge was located off State St in springfield before it moved to the Pine Point area of Springfield across from Deb's Auto. I have a pictire of the Hemi Dart from one of the Big E car shows.

[68hemiss]

Would love to see the photos of the Speedwin and the Joe Patel Darts
Mark J
1968 Hemi S/S Registry

[Dave2spd]

Joe's car was never behind the shop w/no engine/trn. Joe listed it in a national magazine and it sold before the mag hit the east coast!

Dave

[Liteweight]

M68
I don't know where you get these pix from, but keep them coming. Outstanding!!!
Craig
Welcome to this ever growing post, any & all photos are a welcome addition
Dave2 spd.
Welcome also, any & all info is beneficial

I have some old National Hemi Owners newsletters from the 70's- 80's that I remember a bunch of pictures and a story of someone locating the Speedwin car. I'll have to dig it up & scan it.

Liteweight
Daryl

[jimi]

Originally Posted by mopar68

M68

hi daryl, this is the castaldo lettering that was on the side of the door that i remember on the dart that was at our shop. is this the car that got crashed or is this the second car?