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Daily Hemi Dart fix.

In the beginning:

http://www.usmuscle.com.au/Forum/att...4&d=1370510264

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In the beginning:

And on the seventh day God created the Hemi;
But he failed to tell Daryl who the original owner was

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for your Hemi Dart fix of the day. A very competitive state of the art car back in the 80's/ early 90's. Original LO23 Dart once owned by a fellow Canadian, currently ( last I knew) owned by John Friel

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psdb1e0c7e.jpg[/QUOTE]

I think that John Friel bought it from Don MacCallum. Don lives in Ontario CA.

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April Fools day today.

Today's fix.

http://www.quartermilestones.com/pho...2/RMAA6909.jpg

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Seek, and Ye shall find!

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Daily Dart Fix:
My all time favorite Hemi Dart, even if I didn't previously own it. This is the stick car. Notice Dick has a glove on his shiftin hand.
Still own that particular woodgrain steering wheel Dick is hanging onto while rowin' gears. Puts a smile on my face every time I grab onto it in my Dart.

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http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8fca0820.jpg

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love the spinners! had a chance to buy this car from my buddy steve years ago when it was in worc ma .pending on the sale of a daytona i was selling. of course the sale fell through and no dart. steve told me it went to canada and got restored and sold for big money. always a day late and a dollar short .my life in a nutshell. dave

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Daily Hemi Dart fix:

Choose this one because it has video. Turn up your speakers!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r61DQzv5WQ8"]1968 HEMI Dart Super Stock Cam from hell Camaro ZL1 eater! - YouTube[/ame]

http://images.quickblogcast.com/7/3/...Y315K2.jpg?a=1

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I'm that Canadian that bought it off Steve in 96 from a 2 line ad in National Dragster. Had no idea it was Landy's @ the time. It was just a real beat up looking original LO23 Dart with loads of potential, & was in the price range I was looking for.

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

This is how it was when I was "convinced" to sell it. Fully documented by a personal visit by da man hisself Dick Landy. Picked him & his very personable wife Jean up @ the airport in my original hemicuda to bring them back to my place 35 miles away. Dick thought that was pretty cool. A VERY special time to be sure.


http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/.../Landy2000.jpg

Notice a few things on it. first off the obvious colors on front fenders. Second, the ground down paint on the door. This was to find the holes Dick drilled for the HEMI emblems he installed from a 68 Charger. Also, check out the holes behind the headlights. dick converted this car to a 69 & the headlight placement is different, so he cut out that area & installed alluminum sheetmetal to fasten the headlight buckets to in the new postions..
Ever since this car I have loved the spinners also. It's this car that made up my mind to install Cragars on my current LO23 complete with spinners. Still have them, but my current wheels are early 70's original Keystone Classics.



A VERY special night after the documentation complete with the finest of prime rib, & a few reallllllly good dark rums
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/.../Landy1998.jpg

Same car today
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps567bdb30.jpg

My current car with the Cragars in 03 complete with spinners. No engine, trans or interior at this time, thus the 4X4 height

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...pt03JPG596.jpg

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Say Daryl - Might you please share with us some details about how and when you began to suspect that your beat up old Dart was an original Landy race car?

Thanks

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OK I'll put something together. But it won't be short. It took almost a year & a half to convince Dick this was his car, phoning him every month, sometimes more with new evidence I was finding..

Here it is with current owner Todd Werner. turn it LOUD!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZtYtwNT-4w

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The completed car looks drop dead georgous, but I think he should reinstall the HEMI emblems on the doors along with the trunk filler panel. Both telltail trademarks for this car.

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not of the best quality but definately my favorite pic of Dick in this car. Tires bitin' HARD, Wheels up, grabbin' second, & trademark cigar clinched in his teeth. All while doing a photo op looking at the camera. A true proffesional in every way.

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http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psc37d2e70.jpg .

notice it has the 68 side markers & 68 butt stripe, but a 69 grill at this time. Later he filled the markers & put a 69 stripe on it, but didn't install the 69 rectangular side markers. Also, you can really see the Charger HEMI emblems on the doors. Notice the wheel well trim. These cars didn't get that. Dick told me he installed them because the Hurst modified openings were so crude that he cut the back of his hand installing the slicks once.

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Read all about it.

http://www.carcraft.com/featuredvehi...art_hemi_nhra/

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Has the 'Kid Goat" dart. ever resurfaced? Last I heard Fred Engelhardt had it.

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Daily Hemi Dart fix:

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

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Fred did land up selling it. I spoke with that owner a few years back & last I heard he was collecting parts for it to build--- ; Quote-- "the best & most accurate Hemi Dart on the planet"-- Unquote.
Gonna need alot of parts then..............................

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This is one of those LO23 Darts that have not been accounted for yet. Must be a very early picture, & a very early car because the hood on it is "as delivered", not painted

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note hood early car

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http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...pseeff06c3.jpg


http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psc5dd2d29.jpg


Buster Couch
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psb823a580.jpg

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Daryl,

Going through my stash of "research" publications in my "throne room" I discoverd a certain ' 08 Car Craft with a story about some Canadian guy and an old dodge dart.:eek:

Kinda cool to find it after all this. :cool:

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Drag on lady dart from what I am told is the former Jenkins dart from California ,now owned by Danny Smith in Ohio, possibly owned way back by Rettig bros also,maybe someone here can confirm.

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Don't believe I've seen that one. Can you scan it for me?

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It's the link I already posted about your Dick Landy Dart.

http://www.carcraft.com/featuredvehi...art_hemi_nhra/

I may have the date wrong (Nope-oct 08) but that's the article I'm talking about.

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Thanx hemitime. That was definately a Doooh moment. I knew that, just don't know why I thought that.... Brain fartitis????
It's the Mary Ann Foss--Go Hummer car that is currently MIA

I even took a pic myself of the Shirley Shahan Dart afew years back @ Engelharts.

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

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Today's Daily hemi Dart Fix..........MIA:

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/4263/gohummer2.jpg
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...uGSEOSZbOqIyU4

Pete Frech Jr:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...miitems058.jpg

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Today's Hemi Dart fix, Liteweight's LO23.

Yep, the one that started this entire topic and Nostalgia forum.

Yes......I am extremely envious.

http://www.mbmopar.com/Members/Klass...lHemiDart3.jpg

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Somewhere in this thread is there a list of known survivors and the ones not accounted for?

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Daily Hemi Dart fix

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Daryl's pic of the Bad *** Nasty Daily Dart Pic of the day.

Original owner Chuck Comella LO23 Hemi Dart

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http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psb3e27171.jpg

The latest paint scheme doing what these cars do best. Very Awe inspiring yes?
Photo with permission from Geoff Stunkard

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps89bb2328.jpg

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hey tommy

My latest list of unaccounted for cars. Mark J., feel free to update/ correct if you have new info:

Bob Banning
Joe Patelle
Mary Ann Foss
johnny Rivers
Gator Raider

Manhatten Speed------- This one has real good possibilities as being mine, but unconfirmed at this point.

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hey daryl, what did your car run?

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Gator Raider:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n..._2598877_n.jpg

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WOW, more than one Daily Hemi Dart fix...keep 'em coming....I will not OD.

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is post #2871 the same car as scat pack /dodge of glenn warfel ??

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Yes

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http://classracer.com/classforum/att...8&d=1396926368

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...7&d=1396915053

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Last one for tonight :

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...NNING-Dart.jpg

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Well...ok.
Back around post 1152 it was stated that this was the Johnny Rivers Dart.

Also stated it was rolled on the street and later rebodied.

Just reporting what was posted, not stating as fact.

http://www.classracer.com/classforum...6&d=1318722221

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Charlie, any info that the Hemi Dart ended up in the Detroit area?

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I made a few fun passes back in 08? with it.
At that time it had a VERY MILD street hemi that I built for my cuda, complete with pump gas friendly 10.25 compression, & a .509" flat tappet hydraulic camshaft. Fiqured I'd bolt the Xram on top & drop it into the Dart for a couple seasons while I was building the "real" motor. I was expecting it to be pretty much of a turd to drive with the Xram etc, but with a 5200 9" converter, 4.56's, & some rejetting it wasn't all that bad on the street,----soooo...... I fiqured let's throw it on the track just for the hey of it.
With complete exhaust still attached, it ran 10.94,10.93, & a 10.90 @ 122,123mph. The slicks were total overkill. Motor didn't have enough power to make them work. I quess not bad times considering it had 3 bent valves.
Lesson learned!!!!! NEVER ASSUME when you buy a freshly machined motor from someone & even tho both deck surfaces are freshly refaced that they are the same height................... I measured only one side & did my piston valve clearance on that side............. It just happened to be the tall side........................ I found out after the fact

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