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Charlie

Even if this car popped out of nowhere,with no history, the car itself proves exactly what it is.

liteweight

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Where did this SS/B 1968 Dart end up.

Did Arlon Vanke get this Dart, and run it in A/MP in 1969.

http://imageshack.us/a/img407/1081/northlanddodge.jpg

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Some will never turn up....:confused:

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[QUOTE=Paul Ceasrine;245987]The LO23 list, based on Region


1) Bill Flynn ....... 'County Dodge'
New Haven, Connecticut
SS/B (4-Speed)

2) Bob Ramstrom
Worcester, Massachusetts
SS/BA (Automatic)

3) Gene O'Neill
Worcester, Massachusetts
SS/B (4-Speed)

4) Chick Brignolo
Norton, Massachusetts
SS/BA (Automatic)

5) Joseph Petrelle
Springfield, Massachusetts
SS/BA (Automatic)

6) Chuck McJury
Schenectady, New York
SS/B (4-Speed)

7) Charlie Lendrum
Westerlo, New York
SS/BA (Automatic)

8) Dick Oldfield
Kenmore, New York
SS/BA (Automatic)

9) Charlie Castaldo
Scarsdale, New York
SS/B (4-Speed)

10) Brian Higgins and Ernie Krieg ... 'S & K Speed Shop'
West Babylon, L.I., New York
SS/B (4-Speed)

11) Joe Jill .................... 'Speedwin Automotive'
Happauge, L.I., New York
SS/BA (Automatic)
> LO23M8B323848
> The #5 built car off the 2nd Production run
> The #61 ~ LO23

12) Pete M***** ........... 'Manhattan Speed Shop'
New York City, New York
SS/BA (Automatic)
> LO23M8B2978**

13) Jones Colonial Dodge
Pittsford, New York
SS/BA (Automatic)

14) Charles Singer Dodge
Kearney, New Jersey
SS/B (4-Speed)

15) McCollum & Bolland
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
SS/BA (Automatic)

16) Bob Banning Dodge
Hyattsville, Maryland
SS/B (4-Speed)

17) John DeRosa
Hyattsville, Maryland
SS/BA (Automatic)

18) Richard Shipley
Baltimore, Maryland
SS/B (4-Speed)

19) Pete and Jack Toms .....'That Dart' ... 'Capitol Motors Dodge'
Fort Dietrich, Maryland
SS/BA (Automatic)

20) Bob Hodge .......... 'Beach Brothers Dodge'
Salem, Virginia
SS/B (4-Speed)

21) Eddie Smith
Sandyville, West Virginia
SS/B (4-Speed)
> LO23M8B391719
> The #5 built car off the 3rd Production run
> The #65 ~ LO23

22) Melvin Yow
Lillington, North Carolina
SS/BA (Automatic)

23) Clyde Curtis
Hudson, North Carolina
SS/BA (Automatic)

24) Reid Whisnant
Stockbridge, Georgia
SS/B (4-Speed)

25) Wyman Barnett
Thomaston, Georgia
SS/BA (Automatic)

26) Bill Tanner
Norcross, Georgia
SS/BA (Automatic)

27) Bill Tanner (2nd car)
Norcross, Georgia
SS/B (4-Speed)

28) Biscayne Dodge ....... Joe Weis
Miami, Florida
SS/BA (Automatic)

29) Alan Carroli
Daytona Beach, Florida
SS/B (4-Speed)

30) Mary Ann Foss
Bellville, Ohio
SS/BA (Automatic)

31) Jerome Williams
Cleveland, Ohio
SS/B (4-Speed)

32) Denny Kilbane
Strongsville, Ohio
SS/BA (Automatic)

33) Miami Valley Dodge
Dayton, Ohio
SS/BA (Automatic)

34) Ken Holwick
Salem, Ohio
SS/BA (Automatic)

35) Ed Knesevitch
Columbus, Ohio
SS/B (4-Speed)

36) Northland Dodge ...... 'The Rod Shop'
Columbus, Ohio
SS/B (4-Speed)

37) Ray Daily
Dayton, Ohio
SS/BA (Automatic)

38) Herb Mcandless
Memphis, Tennessee
SS/B (4-Speed)
> LO23M8B297882
> The #30 ~ LO23

39) Bill Welker
Clarksville, Tennessee
SS/BA (Automatic)

40) Thurman Callaham ...... 'Rumble Bee'
Knoxville, Tennessee
SS/B (4-Speed)

41) Kenny Salter
Mobile, Alabama
SS/BA (Automatic)

42) Cecil South
Birmingham, Alabama
SS/BA (Automatic)

43) Joe Ralph Thompson
Rison, Arkansas
SS/B (4-Speed)

44) Larry Cooper ......'DeLouche Dodge'
West Monroe, Louisiana
SS/BA (Automatic)

45) Tom Crutchfield
Kokomo, Indiana
SS/BA (Automatic)

46) Larry Griffith
Livonia, Michigan
SS/B (4-Speed)

47) Richard Smith
Farmington, Michigan
SS/BA (Automatic)

48) Don R. Brewer Dodge ..... (Driver; Gil Clark)
Port Huron, Michigan
SS/BA (Automatic)
> LO23M8B297862
> The #10 ~ LO23

49) Robert Alton,,,,,, 'Wild Fire'
Farmington, Michigan
SS/BA (Automatic)

50) Jack Thomas
Hinsdale, Illinois
SS/B (4-Speed)

51) Ed Halsey ........ 'Watson's Auto Sales'
Bethalto, Illinois
SS/BA (Automatic)

52) Lloyd McVey
East Peoria, Illinois
SS/BA (Automatic)

53) Balzekas Motor Sales
Chicago, Illinois
SS/BA (Automatic)

54) John Rivers ........ 'White Bear Dodge'
Minneapolis, Minnesota
SS/BA (Automatic)

55} Ed Anderson
St. Paul, Minnesota
SS/B {4-Speed}

56) Jim Miller
St. Louis, Missouri
SS/BA (Automatic)

57) Preston Honea ...... 'Ray Rixman Dodge'
St. Louis, Missouri
SS/BA (Automatic)

58) Harold Tomlinson
Garland, Texas
SS/B (4-Speed)

59) Gene Snow
Fort Worth, Texas
SS/BA (Automatic)
> LO23M8B297857
> The #5 ~ LO23

60) Dallas County Dodge Dealers
Dallas, Texas
SS/B (4-Speed)

61) Vera's Automotive ......'Creveling Dodge'
Corpus Cristi, Texas
SS/B (4-Speed)

62) Jon Hooper
Tulsa, Oklahoma
SS/B (4-Speed)

63) Rick Kent
American Falls, Idaho
SS/B (4-Speed)

64) Dick Landy
Sherman Oaks, California
SS/B (4-Speed) .... Note; Tagged as an Automatic
> LO23M8B297859
> The #7 ~ LO23

65) Dick Landy ...(2nd car)
Sherman Oaks, California
SS/BA (4-Speed)
> LO23M8B297866
> The #14 ~ LO23

66) Bill Bagshaw
Hollywood, California
SS/B (4-Speed)

67) Shirley Shahan
Tulare, California
SS/BA (Automatic)

68) Butch Leal ....... 'Delano Dodge'
Delano, California
SS/B (4-Speed)

69) Harry Holton
Patterson, California
SS/BA (Automatic)
> LO23M8B323852
> The #9 built car off the 2nd Production run
> The #65 ~ LO23

70) Ruel Nichol
Arcadia, California
SS/BA (automatic)

71) Jim Clark
Covina, California
SS/B (4-speed)

72) Chinook Dart
Calgary, Canada
SS/BA (Automatic)

73) Cam Noseworthy
Edmonton, Canada
SS/BA (Automatic)



'Refreshed'

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i think the number 33 miami valley dodge was paul richardson from xenia ohio the hustlin hemi

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1969 Indy Nationals

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/...veyford02a.jpg

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Don't have to prove it to me. :)

Finally figured why I like your Dart so much. It is basic red and reminds me of the JRT Dart. First Hemi Dart I ever saw. Fast is pretty enough. Yours and his.....just sit right with me.

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Didn't the dodge dealer in woodmere new york get one and someone wrecked it?
They are now at east hills chrysler dodge jeep.
Carl the parts mgr. is a bigtime Chrysler guy from the old travelling show and tech days in dealers for mopar fans and racers
I think a cousin of the family ran the racing operation then.
Call Carl in parts. He could maybe help

I really want to know liteweights car pedigree here.

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A couple of 'open areas' where 1968 Hemi Darts could have been delivered in 1968 (zone areas).

* Montreal, Quebec
* Connecticut (Central Area)
* Massachusetts (Northeast Area)
* New Jersey (Central Area)
* Pennsylvania (Southeast Area)
* Pennsylvania (South Central or Western Area)
* Kentucky
* Iowa
* Missouri (Western Area)
* Arizona
* Pacific Northwest
* California (Northern Area)

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Daryl (Liteweight)

I stumbled upon something,,,,,,:)

1968 AHRA Summernationals @ Niagara International Raceway.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1968-SUMMER-N...hPw~~60_57.JPG

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I actually went down that track a few times, one day in the summer of '67. My cousin and I were on our way to Canada for Expo '67, the World's Fair that year. We stopped and spent the night at a campground near the airport. The next morning we discovered we were next to a dragstrip. Drove in the open gate, no one was there so we did what teenagers do. We made about 3 passes each! Coming back from the last trip down a guy shook his finger at us, smiling, and pointed towards the gate.
A yellow 1967 Dodge Coronet convertible at Niagra Dragway was my first time down a "real" quarter mile dragstrip at age 15.

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A reminder to some and an introduction to the late comers to what started this topic and lead to the start of the Nostalgia forum.
Post #1:

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Some 'major' 1968 AHRA Events,

After the 1968 BO29 and LO23 Hemi Super Stock Cars were released;

* AHRA Records Meet - June 1 & 2
Freemont Dragstrip @ Freemont, California)

* AHRA Springnationals - June 7, 8 & 9
(Bristol International Raceway @ Bristol, Tennessee)

* AHRA Super Stock Nationals - August 2, 3 & 4
(Freemont Drag Strip @ Freemont, California)

* AHRA Summernationals - August 18, 19 & 20
(Niagara International Raceway @ Niagara Falls, New York)

* AHRA Grand Nationals - September
(Green Valley Raceway @ Smithfield, Texas)

* AHRA Nationals - September 13, 14 & 15
( New York National Speedway @ Center Moriches, New York)

* AHRA World Finals - October
(Kansas City, Missouri)

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I guess I wouldn't say more history since they were out the same time. I think they may have gotten more attention back in the day because of Sox and Martin, or heck might just seem that way to me since i'v mostly been a Cuda guy myself. But I love Darts also.

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i saw a picture on Facebook the other day of a red/orange Dart with Preston Honea on the front fenders and Ray Rixman Inc. on the quarters, anyone know anything about that car?

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1971 Photo,,,

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25...d_water-tr.jpg

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Former JRT Dart. Louisiana was it's home when this picture was taken. Owned at that time by someone with the last name "Teuton" :-)

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Same paint scheme as my (RIchard Shipley) Hemi Dart. Maybe we can start with the latest list, mine is #18 on the list, so that leaves 69 more to put names on that own them today. BTW, Billy "The Kid" Stepp's Hemi Barracuda #1 is for sale at the Mecum auction Sunday after this.

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That is my car!!! I have had the car since 1975, and a pet peeve I have is, people want to know whose car it was, and I do understand they want the history, BUT there are a lot of us, that have had these cars much longer than the people that originally had them, and taken much better care of that history, than they did, because at that time, it was just a race car, and they'd get another one next year. So I tell them it is mine. When I got it in '75, it was nothing, but a cut up Super Stock/Pro Stocker. With the help of my friends, and relatives, we have rebuilt it twice, where Preston Honea/Ray Rixman Dodge, and the people that had it after him, did nothing but thrash, and trash it, as a race car.
I don't really have any pictures of it, because when I contacted Preston Honea, I was told several different stories, about pictures he had of it, but the end result was I never got any! I would be interested in seeing the picture, and if you want any info on it, feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Dan Morgan

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1968 AHRA World Finals (Runner-Up)

* October 1968 (Kansas City International Raceway Park)

Preston Honea / Ray Rixman Dodge (St. Louis, Missouri)

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/2576/rayrixman.jpg

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Dan i have had the same problem with selling my dads a990 car over the years they want its prior history , well there is none!!!!!! i can tell who the original purchaser was and he has no original pictures of the car when new, but my dad made the car famous setting records and winning races.
in the situation with this thread the only real way to verify the rest of the hemi darts is to ask about the new pictures of unknown cars,and have the owners comment about there where abouts . the real story is will we ever verify daryl's dart? that is what this thread was started for.

i would like to see over the next few years the rest of the missing pieces fit in the puzzle to close out the dart controversy, look it has been well over 4 years this has been going on, and the amount of information disclosed is amazing at worst!!!!!! i really hope someone is savy enough to take all of what is here and right a book about these cars, it would certainly be a complete history .

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I also hope that Daryl's question with his dart gets answered. This thread brought me to the site and it is also special because I know Daryl and I also know the car. I have learned more about these cars from this thread than all the other sources available to me. I really hope that a book can be put together to gather and show all the information about these cars. I would also like to see one written with as much info on the cudas. I am a big block chevy guy, and I was at the track when these cars were new, and they have left a lasting impression on me.

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Hey Craig
there has been a book published by Jim Schild a few years back specially bout the BO & LO cars. It is the most complete book I've seen to date on the background,history & build on these cars. A GREAT READ loaded with pictures I've never seen before. It's definately a must have for anyone who is into these things. I google searched for a link to it, but can't find it. Jim, can you help me out here???
Mark Janaky has been collecting information on these cars also,& has a collection of the most pictures I've ever seen. He's also been working on a book. Mark, care for an update?? Haven't seen you frequent this thread for awhile. Care for a visit??

I'm in the middle of a thrash trying to get my car back together for Mopars in the Park in Farmington, Mn. June1-2. It's Sox & Martin's 50th Anniversery with 20 of their original cars being on display. Never before has this happened.

http://www.midwestmopars.com/

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0b1b20e8.jpg

liteweight

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Gary Herman.

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Paul,
Thanks for putting this picture on here. This is the first time I've ever seen a decent color picture of my car, as it used to be.
Jimi you're right, it was your Dad's car, and he made it famous.
Thanks again Paul, and thanks to davezinn for bringing this car up.
Dan

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this is the picture i found the other day,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psfa83a4fe.png

i don't know who took it originally or who the credit needs to go to, it's not my picture, i just ran across it on Facebook.

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Thanks Dave. I've never seen this one either! This is very cool. I wish I knew where to get in touch with who has it? I don't know anything about FaceBook, but do you know who had it posted, and why? Any help chasing this down would be appreciated.
When something like this, pops up out of no where, it makes me think that the mystery of Daryl's car may yet be solved!
Thanks Again,
Dan

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Thanks for the I D of Gary Herman,, Steve. You might want to go back and see who originally posted the photo,, since its still laying on my table where I scanned it last week.
Danny Durham

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Hemi D 68,

Regarding the Preston Honea / Ray Rixman SS/BA Dart.

Kwik-Way Speed Engineering (out of St. Louis, Missouri) did the
prep work on that car.

In 1968, it ran primarily in AHRA {S/S Eliminator) Events.

Lost to Herb McAndless at the AHRA World Finals at Kansas City
International Raceway in October 1968.

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Thanks Daryl, I will look for those books. Maybe see you in Farmington on June 3, 2013.

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Not sure why you are showing me hostility. You asked a question, and got your answer. All I did was quote the larger photo. I did not mean to offend anyone.

I will go back to lurking and keep my info to myself from now on.

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there are a few really good pages/groups on Facebook too, i think some members here also post in some of them. very cool to see some of the pics and information that gets posted there. i think the image i posted came from the Stock/Superstock/Modified Doorslammers group and i caught it paging through pics, not sure who originally posted it there. i hadn't seen it before and liked the paint scheme alot. i realized later that i had the other picture of the car saved from some time ago and i think the different paint schemes are interesting, reminded me a bit of the Hustlin Hemi car.

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Dave,
Something interesting I noticed is the car has been converted to a '69 configuration in the second picture. When I got the car, it was in the '69 configuration, and had really been hacked up, I think to run the Pro Stock circuit in the St. Louis, Mo area.
Dan

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No offense taken here,,, and I did thank you for your answer,,, sorry to hear you're going back into lurking.
Danny Durham

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The Regional Zone book lists a 1968 Hemi Dart (4-Speed) shipped to Western Missouri in May 1968.

And possibly ended up in the hands of Jim Clark Dodge (State Street, Kansas City).

This car has never been accounted for....

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The Schild book is available from Mancini Racing, hope it's ok to post a link.

http://chucker54.stores.yahoo.net/19dabahessau.html

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Steve
Any info that you can share here is appreciated. I think we have a overload of lurkers already, considering the viewing numbers to this thread, so don't let one comment rub you the wrong way.

Jack
Thanx for the link. I couldn't find it.

liteweight

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ok first want to appoligize. I looked up a google search and found Brodlieb motors was a chrysler plymouth dealer. here is the family member who ran the racing end of it.
http://www.ocala.com/article/2013012...te=printpicart
I believe the family is the same who is now east hills chrysler. Carl is the parts mgr w info as another bonafide mopar freak. Maybe it was a Hemi Cuda they had.
Chris