Originally Posted by mopar68 (Post 424235)

Did you contact Chuck Comella? He's originally from the NYC area. He bought his Hemi Dart brand new from a local Dodge dealership. There's a good chance he may know about this car. Hemi Darts weren't just sold to anybody that came in off the street--unless the dealer just wanted to get rid of the car. The guy(s) who purchased Daryl's Dart had to have a previous racing record to qualify them.

M68

Originally Posted by 68hemiss (Post 424336)

Chuck was actually from the Rochester area - not NYC. Chuck did just that - walked into a dealer and bought a S/S Hemi Dart that they had sitting there. I am not sure if the dealer ordered it for another customer and they bailed out or if they just ordered it thinking they could sell it - I do know of a few other Darts that were ordered by the dealer not by a customer - some of these cars sat a while - contrary to popular belief, you could go to the dealer and order one - if your dealer knew about them - most dealers were not performance oriented. You could also buy one from Mr Norms, as they even advertised the cars in Drag News.

Originally Posted by mopar68 (Post 424412)

I stand corrected. Yes, I've seen Mr. Norm's (really cool) ads in Drag News. Now, where's that time machine? :)

M68

Originally Posted by JCShiels (Post 424283)

Sorry if this is repeat information, but in 2005 Hot Rod Magazine put out as part of their "Collector's Archive Series" a publication titled "Mopar - Rare Vintage Photos '62 - '72". Starting on p.68 there is a special Hemi Dart & Cuda section. They claim to have photos of 27 Darts and 26 Cudas taken in 1968 and 1969. On page 73 is the shot of the Manhatten Speed Parts Dart vs the Ed Miller Cuda at New York National Speedway.

Originally Posted by Liteweight (Post 424786)

Found these on facebook today. They are the Neil Greensides/ Frank Elliot Canadian stick BO29

liteweight

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...pseedf3a6f.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3f5910de.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1ec3156d.jpg

Originally Posted by Liteweight (Post 424785)

Lou Mancini Dart

liteweight

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...pscbd70c22.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7ecde1d5.jpg

Originally Posted by Charlie A (Post 424822)

What a time to be "heater delete". :D

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...8&d=1395093598

Originally Posted by Liteweight (Post 424874)

I always wondered why the rear rims were installed backwards on this car. Offset with existing rims rather than buying new?

Originally Posted by Liteweight (Post 424874)

I always wondered why the rear rims were installed backwards on this car. Offset with existing rims rather than buying new? Nice touch on the restore Mr.E.
Got snow???? Ya, we're still buried under 3-4 feet here. Just got another 3 inches Sunday with more in the forcast. tommorrow is spring????? WTF???
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psff23249d.jpg

This is one of those really really good cars.with history. totally jealous!!!!!!
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psb9c6b1c9.jpg

liteweight

Originally Posted by a990hemi (Post 424898)

I just have to ask who was the Irish Rover?

Originally Posted by Charlie A (Post 424972)

So, where are we now in the ever evolving case of "Daryl's Dart " ? With a dent as a fingerprint are we getting near an answer in "missing years" of it's life?

Maybe if we add more drama we can turn this into a reality show. Raise a few bucks for Liteweight's frustration.

Originally Posted by Liteweight (Post 424976)

liteweight is good for raising a few bucks, no matter what the reason, as he always seems to be short of them.

As far as the Dented Dart scenario,, I've made alot of calls & emails to different people searching for it's owner, but, so far, no luck. I have a real good contact in New York that knows alot of the people who were involved with drag racing, local speed shops & the underworld New York street racing scene back then. Very cool dude that is very willing to help out. Just gotta wait it out till he comes up with the right name. He is constantly giving me updates on his ongoings.

Stay tuned. At least I now have a direction to go.

liteweight

Originally Posted by Liteweight (Post 424976)

liteweight is good for raising a few bucks, no matter what the reason, as he always seems to be short of them.

As far as the Dented Dart scenario,, I've made alot of calls & emails to different people searching for it's owner, but, so far, no luck. I have a real good contact in New York that knows alot of the people who were involved with drag racing, local speed shops & the underworld New York street racing scene back then. Very cool dude that is very willing to help out. Just gotta wait it out till he comes up with the right name. He is constantly giving me updates on his ongoings.

Stay tuned. At least I now have a direction to go.

liteweight

Originally Posted by hemidart3 (Post 425034)

i'm hoping someone has the knowledge to put this in print, complete with pictures, for us diehards to purchase and druel over like we did as teens with some printed material!

Originally Posted by 68hemiss (Post 144085)

Paul,
If you get that info (shipping information) from Hurst I would be interested in trading you for some of factory paperwork that I have collected (over 200 pages). There were a few dealerships that recived two cars (I have some info showing where the first 50 cars went - no VIN #'s though) Bob Banning got two as mentioned, Lennox dodge in Atlanta also got (2) (Bill Tanner's and Ray Dailey's), In the first 50 it shows 13 cars being sent to Grand Spaulding. It is funny because Norm says he got all the cars at one time but I KNOW this to be not true but almost everyone I have talked to who bought their Dart at Norm's said they were told that their car was the last one and they were not getting any more! Good sales pitch huh? There were an additional 30+ Darts built. Paul, I don't want to seem overanxious but I would really love to see the Pomona Speed Dart. The Manhatten Speed dart that was mentioned before may have been a Dart out of PA. Two guys bought it never ran it and sold it to someone in NY - the guy paid with a check and well, it bounced! They went back up to NY to Repo the car - the guy had raced it and had broke the engine by this time. The Manhatten Speed Dart doesn't look like it had been painted yet and the lettering was temporary - I haven't checked on it but it is a good possibility as that car seemed like it was around for a short period of time and then disapeared.
Mark J

Originally Posted by Liteweight (Post 424876)

Another rare picture of the Neil Greensides/ Frank Elliot BO29 Canadian stick

liteweight

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4c5e954f.jpg

Originally Posted by HEMIDARTDAVE (Post 425783)

We need our Hemi Dart fix.......Chuck Comellas original L023 at the Cajun SportsNationals 2014

Originally Posted by beekool (Post 425398)

hey daryl, i went through hundreds and hundreds of photos from dover drag strip. Unfortunately Nothing. more video's Nothing. That doesn't mean they don't exist! Same as my old Superbee, Not 1 pic. Hard to believe since it Won Alot of races there. i'd say find who ever has National Speedway collection. might bring more clues. this ain't over!

Originally Posted by Charlie A (Post 425905)

Daily Dart Fix.
My personal #2 favorite:

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5733/mr4speed.jpg

Originally Posted by HEMIDARTDAVE (Post 426113)

Todays Hemi Dart fix......