Original hemi dart information

[ww63]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

Certicard says it all. It's tagged as an auto,(T5), but this was Dicks 4 speed car and never had an auto in it . Strange these cars even came with a certicard considering that there was no warranty available for them. Rare to find one still attached to one of these cars today.
HM, I forget the owners name of that Barracuda, but he passed a couple years ago. It's a real car. Mostly unmolested

liteweight

Phil is alive and as well as he has ever been

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

As I found it 1996.



liteweight

I see that they took the cage out and fixed the back half of Landy's L023 '68 Hemi Dart with the extra parts car they had...cool photo.

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[Hemi Moose]

I just had to blow up these old photos that RO51 Hemi posted earlier.








Also notice in this last picture the Hemi Dart has 69 side marker lights on the front fenders.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by ww63

Phil is alive and as well as he has ever been

My complete appologies on that post. I have recieved incorrect info on his status. Glad to hear he's still with us.

liteweight

[Paul Ceasrine]

Another article on the 68' LO23 Hemi Darts

Super Stock & Funny Car Magazine
January 1969

Later re-printed in Mopar Action Magazine, December 1989.

[Paul Ceasrine]

This should 'shed' some new light to one of the LO23 Hemi Darts.

LO23M8B297862

Originally thought to be Gil Clark's SS/BA Hemi Dart,
and listed as the (#5 LO23) Hemi Dart built.
It was purchased by Ron Mancini in 1969.

In actuality, Gil Clark only drove the SS/BA Hemi Dart.
Gil was an AHRA-contracted racer.
Thought to be out based out of Toronto, Canada, he was listed
as being from Lexington, Michigan by 'WheelSpin News',
an Ontario, Canada based drag-racing newsletter.

The car was purchased and owned by Don R. Brewer.
Mr. Brewer owned a Dodge Dealership, in Port Huron, Michigan.
'Don R. Brewer Dodge' (About 1 hour northeast of Detroit).

The car was lettered 'Rim-Fire'.

The SS/BA Hemi Dart competed at the major AHRA-events, including
Detroit Dragway, Michigan, and Niagara Dragstrip, New York, and Ontario Canada-based Dragstrips (ie; Cayuga Dragway, Grand Bend Dragstrip and St.Thomas Dragway) in 1968 and early/mid 1969
for Don R. Brewer.

According to further VIN # listings, it appears that this Dart was the #10
LO23 built.

Photo's of this car exists;
@ NHRA Super Stock Event @ Cayuga Dragway, Canada (May 1968)
@ AHRA Springnationals @ Bristol, Tennessee (June 1968)
@ 'Canadian Challenge' @ Cayuga Dragway, Canada (July 1968)
@ Super Stock Event @ Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada (April 1969)
@ AHRA Grand Nationals @ Detroit Dragway (May 1969)
@ AHRA Springnationals @ Bristol, Tennessee (June 1969)
@ 1st Annual Popular Hot Rodding Championships (June 1969) @ Martin US 131 Dragway, Michigan

pc

[Colesy]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

This should 'shed' some new light to one of the LO23 Hemi Darts.

Photo's of this car exists;
@ Canadian Challenge (Super Stock Event) @ Cayuga Dragway (May 1968)
@ Super Stock Event @ Great Bend, Kansas (April 1969)
@ 1st Annual Popular Hot Rodding Championships (June 1969) @ Martin US 131 Dragway, Michigan

pc

Hey Paul;
That second event should read "Super Stock Event" @ Grand Bend Ontario Canada, April 1969. The only photo of the Rimshot Dart that I know of was in Wheelspin News at the Cayuga 1968 event.
I'll post coverage of the event in the Canadian section of the website soon........

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