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Thanks for the info but like I said the info on this car is somewhat sketchy. The Black Dart in FL (w/ Johnny Rivers paperwork - froom VanDyke Dodge in MI) I am familiar with. This car appears to be a re-body (I have seen the car in person) and in my research I have been told that before FL it was in MN and before that Galena, IL and I belive it was in CA before that - not sure where before that. I belive that the paperwork for this car is incorrect - it does not appear to be real. I have many copies of order forms and dealer paperwork on these cars and this one is nothing like the original copies that I have on file - I cannot prove this but.... This could be the Rivers car- just have no way to prove it.
I know for fact that White Bear Dodge ordered a Hemi Dart in 1968 (from factory paperwork) - I also have an ad where White Bear was selling the Landy 67 440& hemi Coronets as well as the Landy 68 440 Dart that they had purchased from Dick himself!

It seems to me I have heard something about the Eddie Anderson Dart - do you have any additional information? Was this a factory car?
Thanks,
Mark J

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Here's an old clipping on Dave Wren's 68 Hemi Barracuda...
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...nBremerton.bmp

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[QUOTE=mopar68;287467]I never saw this Dart before either. Paul?

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1...ationals25.jpg

M68

Hey Guys
Thanx for keeping this thread up with the great pix & info.
Mark J. Got any info on this McCollum Dart??

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Daryl,
The McCollum Dart is unaccounted for - was changed to a 70 model for P/S - last known in TX in the early 70's.
Mark J

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Holy cow!!! Is that a motor home behind the Shahan car? That had to be rare in 68.

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On the McCollum & Bolland Hemi Dart,,

Mr. Donald Bolland
Bolland Machine Shop
Beaver Falls, Pennsyvania

Try contacting him,,,,,,,,,,,,maybe he has some 'vital information'.

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Thanx Paul & Mark
According to Mark this car was converted to a 70. Definately won't be mine then.

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Just had to post a few more of John Hagen's old 68 Hemi Barracuda.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2.../CudaLanes.jpg

http://www.colesy-juniorstockforum.c...le.php?id=2569

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2..._Indy_1968.jpg

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Moose,

Great shots,,,,,,,,
John Hagen's car,,,,,,,clearly one of the sharpest in 1968.
Chromed headers too,,,,,,,:)

pc

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Never saw Hagens BO car before wearing Cragars.
Great pix HM
As always!!!!

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Okay everyone, say "cheese"...I wonder if there were any records kept of the 13 original Hemi Darts sold through Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge dealership.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...P1010108-1.jpg

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Moose,,,,,

I'll start the list,,,,,,,,,

* Chick Brignolo (SS/BA) Norton, Massachusetts
* Bob Ramstrom (SS/BA) Worcester, Massachusetts
* Jon Hooper (SS/B) Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Some print advertisements,,,,,,,,,Cars Magazine 1968

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Vintage-NHRA-...K2bl1w~~_3.JPG

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Here's an old shot of Joe Jill's Speedwin Automotive 68 Hemi Dart.
http://inlinethumb34.webshots.com/46...600x600Q85.jpg

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Here's an old ad with Bill Stiles 68 Hemi Barracuda for sale...

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...s_amx_ads2.jpg

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1968 Hemi Dart called Mopar Magic...so who's was it originally.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/f2c292c7.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/56c576f8.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/03ac3299.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/b0be19a4.jpg

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TWO Super Stock AMX's for sale !!!!!!!
$2500 for a complete 57 stocker!!!!!

Now, where did I put that time machine?

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That's my car. Owned by Richard Boyd in Nova Scotia at the time your pics were taken. He got it from someone in Quebec ...I posted pics of the ads Boyd bought it thru in the Canadian Old Car Trader a long time ago in this thread. This is the car we figure is Gene O'Neill's (Worcester, Massachusettes)originally. First run VIN stick car.
Boyd traded it to John Brown in Pennsylvania for a hemi cuda. From there it went to Spurlock's in TN and a couple more collectors before I got it. I still have the funny steel plate that was hanging under the trunk pan protecting the centrifical fuel pumps that were hung there @ somewhere. When you dig thru all of the layers of paint on the car you find the first coat of paint is candy tangerine. I've found this on several areas of the car.
When John Brown had it he ran it at a Chuck Smith Supercar Showdown at Quaker City Raceway Ohio. There are videos being sold of these Showdowns back then but I can't find one for the year this car was there. It did have John Brown's name on the side of the car and some dodge dealership.

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sorry my mistake, Chuck Green's Supercar Showdown 1987 Salem Ohio. Quaker City Raceway

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Here's a couple of photos of the Bob George 68 Hemi Dart, it is believed to be one of the last with it's original motor...was this the ex-Bob Banning Dodge green & white 68 Hemi Dart.
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/2447/sdodge.jpg
http://www.forwardlook.net/6265-arch...X50IcPGK0M.jpg

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Moose,

I called Bill Stiles,,,,,,No Answer,,,:confused:

In an article, Bill Stiles stated that he sold his BO29 Hemi Barracuda
for $8000 in 1973.

With;
* a prepped 727 Automatic transmission and a couple of converters,
* a Click-Shift Manual transmission, and Hurst shifter
* a couple of clutch packages
* 2 back-up sets of prepped Cylinder heads
* a complete back-up Hemi short-block
* a set of new pistons and rings
* plus a trunk-load of related parts

We Missed That Boat,,,,,,,,:(

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1968 BO29 Hemi Barracuda Facts;

The first 'color' photo's of the 68' BO29 Hemi Barracuda
appeared in 'Drag Strip Magazine' (June/July 1968)

Pictures of the Hemi Barracuda were taken in February 1968
in California.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/JUNE-JULY-196...IEEQw~~0_3.JPG

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1970 NHRA Springnationals

George Wejbie
Los Angeles, California
SS/AA
'Hartbeat'

One of the 'sharpest looking' BO29 Hemi Barracuda's

http://www.draglist.com/draglist/adm...1.jpg&full=yes

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Here's a few more of Bill Stiles 68 Hemi Barracuda.
http://www.seriousviewers.com/drags/ss69d.jpg
http://www.seriousviewers.com/drags/sprng6.jpg

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So Dave
How's bout some pics of this car with the newly installed wheels???

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Originally Rich Thomas' SS/B car (out of Missouri)

Ricj had '3' different paint schemes.

This was the last paint scheme, before he sold it to Reuben Pribyl.
Reuben took off Rich Thomas Racing, and had his name lettered in the same spot on the door.

I believe Rich sold the car at the end of the 1971 racing season.

Not to be mistaken for Billy 'The Kid' Stepp's car.

http://www.wincom.net/mnllehti/CUDA_02s.jpg

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Same car today. It's an original stick too. Gotta love those spinners on Cragars!!! :)
Gene O'Neil campaigned this car for a short time

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...esDart2011.jpg

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Hey HM was that you standing behind my car that day???
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...NormPlaque.jpg

Norm told me he had all the paper work for the LO Darts he sold, but were destroyed in the fire at the dealership in 69. He gave me a contact number of a guy that has the remaining paperwork from Grand Spaulding but he has nothing on the LO cars, only a 6 cylinder 68 Dart.

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yes not to be mistaken for Billy 'The Kid' Stepp's car. because it is the ex Rich Thomas Barracuda

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Yes Reuben Pribyl's 68 Hemi Barracuda is the ex-Rich Thomas 68 Hemi Barracuda, notice the same molded rear spoiler on it and I believe it was a 4-speed car originally...see the for sale sign on the side window.
http://www.quartermilestones.com/pho...2/RMAA6903.jpg

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This should shed some light on the Dick Landy questions,
concerning his 'First LO23 Hemi Dart',

The 'first' race for his 'first' LO23 Hemi Dart (SS/BA)
Hot Rod Magazine Championships @ Riverside International Raceway, California
March 23-24, 1968
(Which was listed as an NHRA Regional Event)

Motor Trend July 1968 (Interview and testing, May 1968 at OCIR, California)
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1968-DODGE-HE...h4MCw~~0_3.JPG

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hey paul
Sorry dude, lite is still kinda dim. The only reason this car competed for that race was because the stick car was currently being built / converted in his shop & wasn't ready.

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These VIN #'s are off Landy's two Hemi Dart's that I gave you several months ago, there's an 8 digit gap between his two cars.

I recall reading in a old Hot Rod magazine and that they wouldn't allow him to race until 50 units were built...it also showed a small photo of the car.

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Bremerton, Washington
NHRA Points Meet
Northwest Division 6
May 25 & 26, 1968

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If this car could talk, here it is being trailered around to all of the Car Clinic's held across the country back in 68-69...is that one of Landys other Darts in the parking lot or is that just some glare off the hood.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...6_395751_n.jpg

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I have one of Mr. Norms 13 Darts and have copies of the paperwork to prove it. I am sure the other 12 have been documented. I have been through the files that remain, wish there was no fire in 1968!

Jim

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What about the 2 Wayne county darts. They ran at Chandler Ind. for a couple of years around 1971 and modified production cars and eventually pro stock. Quite strong allong with the Lone Star Darts ot of clarksville Tenn..

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Here's a couple of photos of Dick Landys old 68 Hemi Dart from the late 80's.
http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...c/LO23dart.jpg
http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t.../certicard.jpg

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found these on a website a couple months ago .