Original hemi dart information

[Paul Ceasrine]

Only a handful of photo's out there of this car..

Melvin Yow
Lillington, North Carolina
An original 4-Speed Hemi Dart.

[DRAKE VISCOME]

Hey Paulie...don't remember any of Melvin Yow's cars ( WT Grissom Dodge-"spelling" ?) being a automatic...ol' Melvin back in the day...was for sure one of the best 4-speed Chrysler (or any other "make" too!) Carolina "shoes"...along with Ronnie (Sox) & Herb McCandless very consistent...won a lot of races "rowing" those Dodge cars...Drake

[Paul Ceasrine]

Drakester,,,,,,

I just knew you'd track me down over here,,,,,,,,
What did you use,,,,,,,,,a "WHIP-IT" shot,,,,,,,,,,,like Demi Moore,,,,,,,

Melvin Yow,,,,,,Lillington, North Carolina
Your neck of the woods now,,,,

The 65' Coronet was a 4-speed, sponsored by O. B. Hewitt Dodge out of South Carolina.

Yes, I stand corrected,,,,,

Melvin's Hemi Dart was an original 4-Speed (SS/B).
Then he went Automatic (SS/BA), and then back to a 4-Speed
for the 1970 Pro/Stock Circuit.

A Chrysler Drag Racing factory driver, who was a hired gun for the Sox & Martin Team, or any other racer who needed a quick-shifter.

[DRAKE VISCOME]

Hey Paulie...maybe take a "look"...at the "join" date (s)...looks like you came to the "party" a couple years later...'eh "hoss"!!! ...I surely don't have the "time" at hand that you seemingly do behind the keyboard...or your pursuit of Nostalgia "excellence" 'eh (which you are superb with!)...have spent at least just a few years doing some regular travel/race participation up & down east coast/mid-west in my life...have pretty good volume of experiences/encounters...with plenty of awfully good people/racers...been tellin'...ya'...am a lucky...'er very "lucky" guy...do reside in Carolina last 5 years...for most part...business takes me on the road...half the time...I'm confident...your dad can tell you too...area...Virginia,North-South Carolina,Georgia...is a drag racers' "paradise" ("by the dashboard light" )...on any "site"...still...love ya'- Drake

[Frank Castros]

Paul & Moose,

I'm sure this has been previously posted on this thread.
What's the history of Chuck Ostrich's gorgeous BO29?

[Charlie A]

1328 posts.

Any idea of the origin of the reason this topic was started?

Just don't want to see the reason for the beginning get lost in one of the all time best forum topics on the net.

[ww63]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

Paul & Moose,

I'm sure this has been previously posted on this thread.
What's the history of Chuck Ostrich's gorgeous BO29?

The Ostrich car is back home in Iowa

[Paul Ceasrine]

Lets try to figure out something here;

Dave Wren
SS/BA
Purple-blue; Code EE1, Midnight Blue Poly (1968 Color and Lettering scheme)
Photo from May/June 1968



Dave Wren,,,1969 Winternationals,
Orange; Code K2, Vitamin C Orange (1969 Color and paint scheme)



Orange fender (1969 Car was re-painted Vitamin C Orange)



Hood with Barracuda lettered on front (1969 Color)

[Denny Dormaier]

This is a great thread. I'm not sure if this car was discussed in an earlier posting. This is DeFrank & Cohen's Barracuda. Does anyone know the background of the Barracuda? Is it a BO29 car? Where is it now? The picture was taken sometime in the late 80's at the Finals in Pomona. They also had a '64 Dodge at that event. It looks like Rick Johnson's car.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

1328 posts.

Any idea of the origin of the reason this topic was started?

Just don't want to see the reason for the beginning get lost in one of the all time best forum topics on the net.

Hey Charlie
Thanx for your comment. I appreciate it.
Ya, when I started this up a couple years ago looking for the history of my car, I had NO idea what it would have turned into. The wealth of shared info & pictures has been nothing short of outstanding. I look forward to new updates on different cars daily.

As far as getting any closer to my cars origin, no, I'm still stuck in the early 80's with the last confirmed owner being Lou Vignonia. I now know for sure which cars it's NOT, so the list of possibilities is getting smaller, but I'm still waiting for that ONE lead that will take me down the correct path to it's original owner.

In the meantime, let's keep this thread going, because judging by the number of visits, people aren't getting bored yet.

If there's any NEW contributors out there, hey,,,,, any & all pictures & information posted here can only help in the cause, whether it's for my car or for for the general public to view

liteweight