Original hemi dart information

JCShiels · 07-20-2011, 04:21 PM

Daryl,
You asked if I could share some of my stories of my time at Town*+ Country Dodge when Bob and Tim owned, wrenched, and raced the "Wild Fire" Hemi Dart. I have been considering what to say but with your permission I will go slightly off topic. Since this is the 42nd aniv. of the first moon landing I have been thinking of that evening 42 years ago. I was watching history being made via tv "one giant leap for mankind", when the phone rang. My friend Chuck was calling from a pay phone along Woodward Ave., he had blown his clutch disk while street racing and he wanted a tow back to his home in Southfield. I had to quit watching tv and another friend and I went and retrieved him and his broken car. So whenever I am reminded about the moon landing I am reminded how sometimes cars can be a pain and yet they can provide a framework for memories and events and people that would otherwise be forgotten. More (on the official topic) later.

Jim Shiels

07-20-2011, 04:21 PM	#11
JCShiels Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Lower Michigan. Posts: 37 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Original hemi dart information Daryl, You asked if I could share some of my stories of my time at Town*+ Country Dodge when Bob and Tim owned, wrenched, and raced the "Wild Fire" Hemi Dart. I have been considering what to say but with your permission I will go slightly off topic. Since this is the 42nd aniv. of the first moon landing I have been thinking of that evening 42 years ago. I was watching history being made via tv "one giant leap for mankind", when the phone rang. My friend Chuck was calling from a pay phone along Woodward Ave., he had blown his clutch disk while street racing and he wanted a tow back to his home in Southfield. I had to quit watching tv and another friend and I went and retrieved him and his broken car. So whenever I am reminded about the moon landing I am reminded how sometimes cars can be a pain and yet they can provide a framework for memories and events and people that would otherwise be forgotten. More (on the official topic) later. Jim Shiels