Original hemi dart information

[Paul Ceasrine]

Sunday, August 11, 1968
Dover Drag Strip, Wingdale, New York
John Macey, SS/BA, 'Heads Up'

John Macey wins Super/Stock Eliminator with a 10.93 @ 125.80 MPH.
An under the National Record run.

Directly behind John Macey, is Bob Gaudreau, in the 'Candy Cuda' SS/B
Hemi Barracuda.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Spring of 1969.
Wiley Cossey
SS/B (Record 10.61, March 1969)

Wiley won the SS/B Class at Indy 1968.



This is not the photo of Wiley Cossey versus Shirley Shahan (October 12, 1968 Match Race)
at Reno Dragstrip.

[tommy d]

Ah, the Candy Cuda! Any color pics of that car posted yet?

[Hemi Moose]

Paul C, I think you're right about that primered 68 Hemi Barracuda in the other Sox & Martin shop photo being the ex-Don Carlton "Lil Thumper"...I also confirmed the decals located on the drivers side vent window with some other older pictures of it.



Notice the 68 Hemi Barracuda in the middle of the shop, that is the ex-Dave Wren B029 Hemi Barracuda, he must have had a couple of different paint jobs on it before he sold it.



So how many B029 1968 Hemi Barracuda's did Sox & Martin own back then, or buy off other racers and just resell them to other customers.

[Paul Ceasrine]

HM,

Besides the Sox & Martin '2' original factory BO29 cars.

They purchased;
Don Carelton's,,,, SS/B car,,,,, (North Carolina)
Wiley Cossey's,,,, SS/B car,,,,, (California)
Dave Wren's,,,,,,,, SS/BA car,,,,(Montana)
Dean Nicopolis,,,,,SS/BA car,,,,(Michigan)
Billy Stepp's,,,,,,,,,,SS/B car,,,,,,,(Ohio)

The Billy Stepp car was Stepp's 2nd car. The one he purchased from
Billy Vanwey (Dayton, Ohio) in late-1968.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose;282455[IMG

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Notice the 68 Hemi Barracuda in the middle of the shop, that is the ex-Dave Wren B029 Hemi Barracuda, he must have had a couple of different paint jobs on it before he sold it.



So how many B029 1968 Hemi Barracuda's did Sox & Martin own back then, or buy off other racers and just resell them to other customers.

So how many Superbirds did they also have?? i thought just one, but I see a second behind the BO car

liteweight

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

HM,

Besides the Sox & Martin '2' original factory BO29 cars.

They purchased;
Don Carelton's,,,, SS/B car,,,,, (North Carolina)
Wiley Cossey's,,,, SS/B car,,,,, (California)
Dave Wren's,,,,,,,, SS/BA car,,,,(Montana)
Dean Nicopolis,,,,,SS/BA car,,,,(Michigan)
Billy Stepp's,,,,,,,,,,SS/B car,,,,,,,(Ohio)

The Billy Stepp car was Stepp's 2nd car. The one he purchased from
Billy Vanwey (Dayton, Ohio) in late-1968.

That's pretty interesting. Looking back, when I'd hear of local racer buying "Sox & Martin's Cuda" it probably wasn't the car I thought it was. Do you know what kind of time span was involved? Within a year, two years, five?

Did all of these cars get the full S&M treatment or were they simply passed along?

[Paul Ceasrine]

Dan,

Most of the other BO29 Hemi Barracuda's were purchased in
1969 by Sox & Martin.
Dean Nicopolis SS/BA car was featured in the December 1969
Speed and Supecar Magazine (photo session from September 69'),
when Dean had it. I think Sox & Martin got it in February 1970.

On selling prepared cars,
I think the deal was, they put the car together, and guaranteed it would run 10.50's.

They would deliver the car to your local drag strip of choice, then
Ronnie Sox would take it down the track with a 10.50 guarantee.
After that, hand over $10,000, and it was all yours.
All the cars had variations red/white/blue paint scheme.

[flintstonecharger]

Originally Posted by marfen

Wonder if Bob Ranstrom is still @? Never know he might have some info on the O'Neill car after it left Gene's "internship".

Sorry but Bob Ramstrom passed few years ago,I think I remember that years ago/late 60's he traded his Dart for a well used Ed Miller Baracuda??

[flintstonecharger]

Originally Posted by ss wannabee

Don't know if anyone's answered your question....it's late and I'm getting sleepy...but isn't that Chick Brignolo's car from the Boston area? He ran a chassis shop back in the day and was quite a craftsman....

Sure is!,have some pics. with that paint.Chick and Dart were @ Orange Airport Dragway reunion this past Sat. Dart now painted black,later, SteveO