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Only link between the 1968 LO23 Manhattan Speed Shop Hemi Dart and a name,,,,,
Pete Marzec,,,,,,Bronx, New York
He was at the Indy Nationals in 1970, but not with the Hemi Dart.

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terrific thread, guys. the 68 Hemi Darts were my favorite when I was young. never seen so many great pics and data like this before. thanks

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Hemi Moose
Was the above car a stick or auto? I'm thinkin it's a stick.
Atwell did/does have 2 LO cars. The stick car has some very large tires in the back, so I'm thinkin it is at least mini tubbed. I have pix of this car, I'll dig out & post. Point of interest on that car. It has 1968 Car Craft Race Team of the Year decals on the windows . Same ones & same location the Landy stick car had them. I tried buying the glass/ trading them to install back on the Landy stick car when I owned it, but he didn't want to part with them. Can't really blame him, if they're the real deal.
When I sold the Landy car, I wanted to keep a couple momentos from that car, because I knew I'd never own it again, so with permission of the next owner, I kept the woodgrain steering wheel tthat Dick used to hang onto, & the door panels.
All are on my current car. Kinda cool when I jump into it, & grab hold of that steering wheel. Quess it's a gotta be there scenario.

liteweight

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Rick Holladay,,,,,,,,,'Snapper'
1968 BO29 Barracuda,,,,,,,

Rick at the 1970 AHRA Nationals,,,,,August 30, 1970
New York National Speedway

http://www.dragracingimagery.com/photos/V10%2316.jpg

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Hemi Moose. The silver & red cuda from Norway was John Macy's last car that I know of.It was built from a yellow 6cyl car in the back of the transmission shop John worked at.Conn Auto Transmission owned by Jim & Leon Browning. It was sold by Drake Viscome to Odd-Roar. John built the phony 66 hemi wagon in the rear of Fairbanks Transmissions in Stamford,Conn if memory serves me correct.

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That is the same car, I took the picture at a Dealership show I was doing in the 80's.

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Hemi Moose
I'm asking bout the Manhattan Speed Shop Dart. Stick or auto?
Sorry can't help you on the history on Atwells cars.
All I can say on the Canadian Barracuda's is they're alive & well up here in the north country. A good friend of mine owns one. Sorry, sworn to secretcy as per owners request.

liteweight

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1968 Photo
This photo does answer an asked question.
In 1968, what class did the 1965 Race Hemi Dodge and Plymouth cars run in,,,,

SS/B or SS/BA with the 1968 Hemi Darts and Barracuda's,
albeit,,,,,about 400 lbs. heavier.

Bill Stiles SS/BA versus Tritak & Morgan SS/EA


http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...6&d=1264971277

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Yes this is an original bo29 4spd car from ontario as raced by Frank Elliott,originally bought in Canada,the other car is an automatic car originally owned by Wayne Burke from Niagara Falls also bought new in Canada ,it was then then converted to stick and raced by Nick Minialoff under the drag dimensions sponsorship,then Beatty and Woods,and finally Brian Smith,the same Beatty and Woods that owned the motown missile 72 cuda.

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Daryl/Paul,
You know I was looking at the pictures that I have of the Manhatten Speed Shop Dart and I noticed something. I always assumed that the car was in primer because the pics are B&W but the car is painted - as delivered the hood and fenders were black & blue gelcoat - the fenders are painted. Many of the early cars Shirley Shahan, Bill Tanner and others were originally shipped without hoods - you will see some pictures where the hoods look black. The hoods were shpped whenthey were available. Note that the Manhatten Dart has a black hood. Possibly an early car?? Daryl are you smiling yet? .
I know that someone said that the car was a SS/B but I have seen nowhere where the car actually had a class designation on it. I think that this is a car that bears further investigation.
Mark J