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another shot of original owner Chuck Comella's LO23 back in the 70's liteweight http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2dd3586a.jpg Chuck keeps his original window sticker on the car. Thanx Frito for this one http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1267be07.jpg |
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Those might very well be the best pictures yet.
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Any updates Daryl?
Never want to forget WHY this topic was started! |
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Here's a few more rare shots of Chuck Comella's Dart in it's early years. Thankyou Chuck!!!!! liteweight http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps79b3ace7.jpg http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps81fa1624.jpg http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psf694f469.jpg http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psf6a6a471.jpg |
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Or, longtime NYC area Mopar heads like Al Kirschenbaum* and Richard Ehrenberg*? Kirschenbaum worked for Rockville Center Dodge on L.I. in the parts dept. back in the late-1960s -1970s. He was the high performance manager at that dealership, the guy to see when it came to your hi-po Mopar needs. If anyone would know, I'd bet that he would. Quote:
I'll take this era of Super Stockers over the lowered, coil sprung, over-tired, etc. versions any day. Quote:
I had a relatively stock 426 Hemi-powered 1968 4-speed Plymouth GTX (original 440 car) that I used as daily driver back in 1987-88 era. The only non-stock items were: Hooker 2 1/8" headers, Sig Erson 278 deg. (244 deg. @.050") .515"/.505"/110 LC mechanical cam, Direct Connection aluminum water pump housing, flex fan, and Chrysler electronic ignition w/Orange control box, ACCEL Super Coil and Moroso Blue Max 8mm solid core spark plug wires. Prior to this, I had an Accel mechanical dual point ignition distributor in its place with chrome ACCEL coil and ACCEL "Fat Stuff" (remember those?) 8mm solid core spark plug wires. No problems with plug fouling with either set-up. Quote:
The one time I raced it at Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ on a Friday night back in mid-June 1988, through the mufflers, best run in that high humidity, 90+ degree evening was a 13.78 @ 105.50 mph. Not bad considering the less than ideal weather conditions, a 250 lb. driver (at the time) behind the wheel, hard compound Pro-Trac L60-15 tires and a 3.54 gear set in the Dana 60 housing, and with more than a little tire spin coming off the line at a modest 2500 rpm, shifting at 6000 rpm, and right about where the first mph timers are located (diagonal stripes painted on the track), I shifted into 4th gear. The only 'problem' if you want to call it that, was having to lash the valves every so often as a result of "getting on it." Small price to pay for big Hemi fun. http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6...june171988.jpg (Raceway Park tech line and pit shot, June 17th, 1988) Anyway, back to Joe Oldham... Quote:
Sorry for rant. M68 * http://www.moparaction.com/links/contact.html |
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http://classracer.com/classforum/att...0&d=1399425728 |
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Manhattan Speed Shop 'existed', as they sponsored several cars that ran at Dover Drag Strip from 1967 thru 1975. http://classracer.com/classforum/dat...c/m/73wEeiI//Z |
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Welcome back Paul !!!
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Hey Dave,
I'm still digging. Vinny > 'Manhattan Speed Shop' up at Dover 1970. http://www.doverdragstrip.com/phpBB3...le.php?id=8582 |
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