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Also---the #3 Dart on Paul's list

also this Dart



http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...O/IMG_0016.jpg

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OK,

Paulie comes through again, with another find of a
lost LO23.

Tom Spanbauer of Oshkosh, Wisconsin

'Liberty Bell II'

Tom was already running his SS/B car by mid-April 1968.

Great article, discussing handling issues.


http://img2.newspapers.com/img/thumb....jpg?cs=604800

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BB,

This was from 1969.

The ex S&K Speed Shop Dart.

See {10.97} shoe-polished on the side glass. The SS/B National
Record in mid-1969 was {10.61}

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...CwES7Y0UhGIli6

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Gene's Speed Shop:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7350/9...ccbda990_b.jpg

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LO23 297865 is also for sale. It's in Arizona and is street legal now. This is the Checker car and also known as the Spyder car. It's also time for a new caretaker.

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In March 1968,

This car went to {Original Owner} Jim Miller of St. Louis, Missouri.


It went through;
King Dodge
3300 Kingshighway
St. Louis, Missouri


Lettered > 'King Dart'
Paint > Green, w/Gold Lettering
SS/BA {Automatic}


LO23M8B297865 ......... The #13 built LO23 overall


http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...955-chuck1.jpg

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745,555 views class racer record for sure. Amazing the interest in these little old cars with a bad attitude.

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Gingrich Brothers Dodge
Perrysburg, Ohio



http://classracer.com/classforum/att...1&d=1397780450

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Nice find Paul. too bad there's no car ID numbers attached to that deposit slip. I quess at the time of purchase Feb11/68, there was no specific car assigned to this sale. First run of cars had a manufacturing date of Feb. 18/68

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Daryl,

Lawrence 'Larry' Wilber
Toledo, Ohio

According to extensive digging. It looked like Jim Thorton
{Manager of Race Vehicle Design} and member of the
Ramchargers helped buddy Larry Wilber secure an
early-deal on his LO23.

I believe that Jim Thorton was from Perrysburg, Ohio.