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Charlie A
I know what you mean.
It looks like the Mcjury car ran both SS/B & SS/BA

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What Randy Hopkins car looks like today...the Herb McCandless L023 '68 Hemi Dart.

http://www.diecast-pub.com/forums2/u..._504_74925.jpg

http://www.moparaction.com/Article/W...SC_3487mag.jpg

http://www.dragracingonline.com/pmac...-Mr-4Speed.jpg

Quote - Repainted to look just like it did in the day. It should, it was painted by the guy who did the first paint job. The work was orchestrated by SS/AH racer Randy Hopkins. Herb had no idea about the project until he saw it as it looks here. It brought tears to his eyes. We don't need no stinkin' vinyl cutter! You've got to love this hand paint job. This "panel" paint scheme really would suck like disco music if it weren't for the flawless execution. It's got every dated technique in the book thrown at it, gold leaf, drop shadows, pin stripes, marble, and whatever you call that stuff on the b pillars, hood, and deck lid but it works and I love it...

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Charlie, you were sayin'...I guess you must have heard somethin' bad.

http://image.moparmusclemagazine.com..._dart+lift.jpg

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HM
You were reading my mind when Charlie posted that. I just couldn't find that exact picture.
Perfect !!!!!!

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...sure wish Dick Landy was still around today.

http://www.prostockhemi.com/gallery2...serialNumber=2

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Yup, he made some ordinary days, just a lil special for me. Days I'll never forget. The man was full of information from old racing days to how he was able to "stretch" the rule book. sometimes he got away with it, other times---not so much. A GREAT innovator & true sporstman that was instrumental in making drag racing a recognized sport.
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/.../Landy1998.jpg

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Looks like Fred's garage. Does he still have the red '64 light weight pictured?

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Just the idea of a lock failure or a hose/seal leak and it comes down.
Not knowing the location of that pic, can I mention a small tremor or earthquake of minimal numbers could still cause major damage.

Where's that new bottle of nitro pills???????????????

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Good eye a990. Yes it was Fred's. I am unsure of the current status of the 64. Great car tho. Just about brought this one home a few years ago.

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That's a beautiful example of a genuine car in current race legal trim and is definitely one of my favorites too. I see nothing wrong with leaving a well done roll cage and link type suspension under a genuine factory built Super Stock car when the workmanship is of the highest quality as it is with Fred's car.

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This looks like a bit more of a professional paint job than the first pic does.
Wonder if it was faster with the trick paint???? lol

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg822...jpg&res=medium

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Hey Charlie, that paint job on Chuck McJurys '68 Hemi Dart looks way better than the original paint job on his Dart...got anymore old pic's of it.

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I think so. Still at work. I'll post up some tonight when I get home. :D

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"Black Top" Version:

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...14-Chuck-1.jpg

Spray can custom paint:

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/871...glishtownc.jpg

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I wonder which painted top came first...also I notice under the 'Playmate' name on the door, there are two different engine builders names...paint & lettering by Kampney.

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Here's one with no engine builder logo.

http://www.motorbase.com/uploads/pic...Dodge_Dart.jpg

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Wonder if the Playmate ever met the Hustlin' Hemi?

http://images110.fotki.com/v571/phot...mishots-vi.jpg

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Last one for tonight.
Who is this?
My old eyes are not that good.

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...6-racedart.jpg

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So I take it this one called 'Dallas Hemi' is still unaccounted for then...

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Probably many times as the Playmate Hemi Dart was originally from Division 1 and the Hustlin' Hemi Dart was from division 3, see the old decal on the front fender...

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Paul-Richards...Q%7E%7E_12.JPG

http://images56.fotki.com/v1602/phot...shots01-vi.jpg

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Guys,
I was fortunate to have met Chuck McJury a few times before he passed. He told me that he ordered an automatic Dart but when he picked it up he got a stick car - although he always ran it as an automatic. The second paint job with the black top - he wasn't happy with so they changed the top to white. Dave, I do not have the McJury car documented - I understand that it is still around - I have gotten the same story from 3 different sources. My favorite memory of Chuck is from the Hemi Reunion. I was checking trailers at the time and on my way back to the strip - they were taking photos of the cars going down the track - and I ran into Chuck & his wife coming from the strip - Chuck had this big smile on his face - he Thanked me for inviting him and complimented the event - he told me that one of the Hemi Dart owners - who had just bought his car told him that he had never been on a dragstrip and was a little nervous going down the track - Chuck told him that he was one of the original owners of a Hemi Dart and offered to drive down the track for him - the owner agreed and got into the passenger seat. Chuck launched the car and banged second gear - then backed off and drove down the track - He told me the owner almost fell out of his seat when he banged second. He was all smiles - how often does a guy get a chance to do this agian almost 30 years sfter he sold his car - Good memories!
Mark J

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The Gold Seeker Dart was originally from here in WI. Jim Wick told me that it was bought from Mr Norm's and brought directly to the track. He warned the owners that they couldn't race the car as delivered - knowing that the front ends were not aligned and often times there wre loose parts on them. The owners ignored him and on the very first pass launched the car and it went directly into the guardrail at Great Lakes Dragaway. Mostly superfical damage but later owners confirmed that the repairs were still there. The first two owners were some black guys from Milwaukee who street raced the car on occasion. The third owner told me that when he went to buy the car the Hurst shifter was broken off and you had to shift it with a vise grips (sitck car) to get the car on the trailer!
Mark J

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The Dallas Hemi became the light blue THT car - there were two - the original was the dark blue car. The dark blue car is accounted for. I have an old Drag News that mentions that a guy in SC had bought the THT Dart and was trying to sort it out in 1971ish- unfortunately this owner has passed and I do not have any other info on which car this was. The dark blue car went to AL.
Mark J

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Hustlin' in black and white.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...iperRam246.jpg

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Here's another shot of the '68 Hemi Dart called the Hustlin' Hemi...
...notice the rear spoiler molded onto the trunk lid.

http://www.photoblat.com/jimheller/h...mi-7148-p2.jpg

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While I'm not positive, but I think that might be the '68 Hemi Dart called 'Wild Fire'...
...see a name on front fender.

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you may be right on that HM
I remember the long shackles also being on that car. Don't remember this paint scheme when the original owner had it tho. First paint was blue & white, second paint red & silver

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...FirstPaint.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...irstPaint2.jpg

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thanx for that Mark
Marfen (Dave McD.) sent me a couple pictures of Chuck he took while at the Hemi Reunion in 2008. The first one is Chuck getting comfy in Dave's LO stick car. The second is of him with the AFX he was the second owner of.
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...emiReunion.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...miReunion2.jpg

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I'm not sure if this photo has been posted anywhere in this thread. Admittedly, I didn't start following it until somewhat recently and haven't got through all the pages yet.

This is the Hemi Countdown II. Circa 1970 @ Pomona. The car is currently owned by Mickey Weise. There was a Hot Wheels "Motor City Muscle" series replica of the car made around '02 with the paint scheme MIckey's had on the car.

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Hey Jared, nice photo of Harry Holton's L023 '68 Hemi Dart
called 'Hemi Count Down'...really like this car.

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...0&d=1333506555

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hey Jared
Welcome here. Can always use some fresh blood & photos. Great shot of your grandfathers car. I actually prefer the color combo pre the current restored Mickey Weise colors.
Also in checking the background stuff in the pits it, looks like an ex S&M 67 B body behind it.

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I prefer the original color combo myself as well. I always thought that car was great-looking. I'd like to see that paint scheme on a modern-day version in SS/AH -- called Hemi Countdown III, naturally.

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Here's a news clipping of Happy Harry Holton's "Hemi Countdown II" '68 Hemi Dart...

http://images32.fotki.com/v1064/phot...nDartSS-vi.jpg

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So, I'm looking at this pic. & it sure looks like the car is classed as a SS/AA car. Bad angle????
What year did NHRA decide nothing factory made was going to be faster than the LO & BO cars & change the class from SS/B to SS/A

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If I remember correctly that would say Fink's Used Cars on the side of that former S&M plymouth.
How do I remember this stuff and can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday?

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Rollbars used at all in 68? Noticing bolt in bars in 69.
What year did SS/B get bumped to SS/A?

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Got ahold of my grandfather's scrapbooks today. They've been squirreled away inside a closet at his house for 30+ years. This clipping is from National Dragster and there's a copy of it in one of the scrapbooks I've got here.

I'll post more pictures of the Dart when I get a chance to scan them. I've got a bunch.

Is there an "original hemi barracuda information" thread somewhere? Compared to the Dart I've got WAY more pictures of the two Barracudas he owned. I feel like I stumbled on buried treasure. Pictures of all 5 of the original Hemi cars he owned over the years (2 Belvederes, 2 Barracudas, 1 Dart).

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Daryl,
This is a different Wildfire Dart - I was told that this one was not an original Hurst car