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We did. Didn't get any Canadian beer though.......

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Probably ought to be.......right Sky?

John

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hey John
Welcome here, & thanx for sharing those photos. I didn't take a single shot all weekend. Camara stayed in the hotel dead with the charger @ home.
I appologize for the beer drought. I must have been in the middle of a brain fart or somethin @ the time. I know I ran out Saturday night. US border patrol only allows a 24 accross
I owe you some next time. Just gotta remind my failing memory tho.............

liteweight

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Thanks Daryl.

I've been working my way through this fantastic thread for some time
(from the begining). The other night at "O" dark 30 I happenned to log
in from the back end and starting to see some familiar sights.

Too bad our Duster with the all-aluminum 426 isn't a "ROLO" but Denny
and I had a great time anyway.

Joe Pappas and his wife Lynn spent most of Saturday afternoon with
us and your cohort Don also stopped over for a while.

I had no idea that Don now owned the Ed Miller Cuda (soon to be a premium
diecast - Jim Thoren at Supercar Collectables is a friend of mine) until we
talked a bit. Hopefully you'll do some shows together.

If you do Carlisle next year maybe we can caravan (we are just south of
Toledo), pick up our buds at Pittsburg and all get over there together.

When we left this year there was a new Holiday-Inn Express under
construction at the head of the road going into the Motel-6.

Denny is making motor mounts for Skypower (see above) and his
headers are in our shop.

My only question is: "Why were your's and ours the only two trailers
at the "host hotel"?

I'll attach a couple of pictures, including some with Denny and Joe.

For those that haven't seen it, gaze at the shadow in the paint on
the side of the car.


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A few Mancini Dart pics from my archives - collected over the years (not my pics).

My brothers were standing at the rail at Indy when the rollover occurred.


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Hi John sure looks like I missed out on another great time, sure wish Florida was farther north sometimes, then others not so much.:)

Looks like some amazing cars there.

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I think this must be where Daryl and Don get the Canadian beer


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This is the dark THT dart. Ben Hicks bought it from Dennis Toplets and was the second owner.

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This is the dark blue THT dart the day I bought it from Roy Bracken in 1989.
DC

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Welcome DC, to what has become one of the best and most viewed Hemi Dart forums there is.
Please, add any info and pics you have.

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Most of what I have is already floating around the net. Like the picture of my Ramcharger hauling the dart. I'd have to do some digging to see what I have.
Thanks
DC

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The car I owned was the dark blue 4 speed THT dart. When I got it, it was pretty hacked up and the 68 rear was cut off and 70/72 rear added then cut off and the 68 put back on. Inner fenders were gone, fire wall partially gone, trans tunnel partially gone. Fortunately when I bought it in '89 a lot of the hard to find stuff was with it. Original doors, front bumper, front fenders, seats, bases. I built a as close to accurate hemi motor and slick shifted 4 speed as I could. NOTICE: the breathers, plug wires, tach, coil/ignition, shifter, lock out and a ton of other stuff not shown. I sold it and it went to Switzerland in 1998 or 99. I can't remember.
DC

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GREAT, first hand history lesson.

Thank you.

If you have read through this topic you have seen there is fact, speculation, old memories and pictures.

First hand knowledge and previous owners/crew stories are the best.

Add more if you choose.

Anything you can contribute will be greatly appreciated.

Welcome aboard!

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from what im reading,this was a 68 then reskined and then reskin back to 68,is the pic I enclosed the dart

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or this one

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Welcome here dc426 & hemiman4262003.

When I was looking for an original Hurst car back in the 80's I remember seeing a 4 sale ad in Florida (I believe) for the THT stick Dart. I passed on that one because it had been cut too much for my liking at the time ( doors, inner fenders, & the firewall). thanx for sharing the first hand info on that car. I've wondered for many years whatr became of that car


This was not an original LO car to my knowledge. Dick only owned 2 original Hurst Darts. Both have been accounted for. I can't speak for the auto car, but I know first hand the stick car was never converted to a 70, because I used to own it.

Anyone have some info on this 70, as it's history has puzzled me for a long time. Dick told me it was one of his 68 LO's, but, he also told me he converted the stick car.

liteweight

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Same car with Clyde Robillard's name on it April 1970.
DC

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Pick up the latest issue of Mopar Collectors Guide. It has a great article & pixs of Dave McDade's "Gene's Speed Shop" LO Dart.

Congrats bud!!!!!

liteweight

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Ditto Dave!!!
Dan

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Car looks great,congrats Dave! Any pics. ever surface of how car looked and evolved when Gene sold it to 2nd owner?Would be interesting to see if 2nd owner had pics. of when he bought car and what it looked like thru his ownership. I hope they make a die cast model of this car,it sure deserves to be done!

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Now that you mentioned it,, I curious how many diecast Darts are out there. I'm thinking the only one I've seen manufactured was Dick Landy's. Does anyone know of others that might have been created?
Danny Durham

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The Larry Cooper Dart is in Rockford, Illinois getting restored right now.

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Hey Danny
There's a few. There's 3 versions of Landy's Darts. The auto, & 2 versions of the stick car.

As delivered from Hurst version
Bill Bagshaw- Red Light Bandit
Herb McCandlis- Mr 4spd.
And several different color versions, no name


liteweight

This is a modified version of a Muscle Machine 1/18th kinda replicating my car when I had Cragars on it.


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liteweight

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Is it being restored in it's original colors?

liteweight

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Sorry.....I don't leave my 1/18's "stock".


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RLB ( I changed the wheels & tires )

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Thanks for the response,, I wasn't aware of the other Darts out there,, I'll keep an eye open as theres still a couple big swap meets up here before the season goes away. There were a couple different Landy Darts on e-bay last night,, may have to jump on one soon,, to keep company with my Jenkins and Sox & Martin cars. Take care, Liteweight
Danny Durham

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I know you have been talking about the larger diecast models but are you aware that Hot Wheels has 1968 Hemi Darts and Cudas in different colors (or colours since this is Daryl's thread). But more to the point they produced a Landy Dart and the Shirley Shahan Dart. The copyright date on the packaging is 2010 so they probably sold in stores in 2011.

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hey John
Takin it to the next level, huh. Nicely done!!!!!

JIm,
Aware & own, thanx

liteweight

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I picked up the complete set of Darts & Barracuda's ( much to my wifes displeasure. More "car stuff " in the house). I was fortunate enough to get Dick to autograph the roofs of those 3. Also have Ronnie's, Arlen's & Judy's autograph on the Barracuda's

liteweight

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Cool story getting the autographs, especially since some of the racers are no longer with us. I've only got 2 cars signed at this time,, Dan Fletcher's '69 Camaro and Cecil Yother's '65 AWB Plymouth. I'm thinking our wives graduated from the same school,, since mine is singing the same song yours is,, and my collection is rather small,, only about 70 cars.
Danny Durham

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Not Hot Wheels........HWY-61's.....and the race versions were made by them exclusively for
Supercar Collectables.... http://www.supercar1.com/

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John
Hot Wheels offered the Shahan & Landy Darts for a short time also.

liteweight

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Oops, never seen those and I still have 600+ after selling over 500
(sold the junk and kept the cream).

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Sometimes when I touch them........They change......


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This L023 4-speed just sold or $125K
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2...00/?refer=news

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There is a picture of it that is red with a black stripe, that is how it is being restored as a polar opposite to the owner's 68 Dart GSS that is black with a red stripe.