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Dick Oldfield's if I member correctly.

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why does the name Dick Arons come up in my memory bank, but doesn't download from it?

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This

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That?

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Jack Lee Toms Hemi Dart. The day he bought it new from Grand Spaulding Dodge and 3 at the track
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Wally Booth/ Dick Arons Great Team. Chevy and later AMC Pro/Stock



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http://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpre...eg?w=600&h=370http://www.mcacn.com/images/WallyBoothHornet2.jpg

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Trying to respond to the pic of the yellow Doc's Dart but it wouldn't let me post with the pic but here is a tidbit. The cars second owner was Jack Leonard of Wayne, West Virginia. It was bought as a roller and the paint was changed from green/blue to Yellow by Gary Harby and had Mosley NAPA on the door and was later painted red. A Hemi and trans was "borrowed" from Dave Mosley and the car ran locally for a short while before being sold to Roscoe. The pic was taken at Bluegrass Dragway, Lexington Ky and was most likely taken by Bob Rogers or Dave McGee. Roscoe and Terry took the NAPA off the door and in this shot it is running one four barrel with a dominator, bathtub intake and a snorkel scoop IHRA F2/AA Dave Mosley was Frito's next door neighbor

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One last one...... for my friends from the beautiful northern country!


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Dick Oldfield

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http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...pssvuib1qj.jpg

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Next page of article. Quick mention of Arons.

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next page. Arons again.

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http://classracer.com/classforum/att...3&d=1446681478
http://classracer.com/classforum/att...4&d=1446681663

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Someone posted this on Facebook with no info. I'm sure this crew has already seen it.

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Have not seen it Tommy. Thankyou.

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Put it back up on a group on facebook & it has been ID'd as The Kessler Bros. LO23. What a shame

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That's the car with the crazy red and black interior. I'm hoping the before photos are the ones in the barn.

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Nope, from a post these were taken a couple years ago. The other photo I took was in 07 I believe.
It's for sale. $160K

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Surprising they would let the car deteriorate like that. Good luck replacing that interior if they let it dry out and crack.

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Sorry for the delay Steve, here are a few:

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Would the location of the fuel regulator and fuel line pass tech?

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Hello: I'm Gary Jarrell and I'm new to this site. I decided to join after I saw the pic of the yellow Doc's Dart which is my car. This LO23 was bought new by Larry Wilber on 6-25-68 from Gingrich Bros. Inc. of Perrysburg, Ohio. It was one of the last Darts made. Larry raced it under the name of "Chantilly Lace" in the Ohio area. After only a year or so Larry sold it to Wayne Schultz who raced it quite a bit under the name of "S&S Dyno Tuning." Schultz then sold it to Jack Leonard of Wayne, WV. By this tme it had been converted from its original auto trans to a stick shift. Apparently Leonard received it without motor/trans hence the partnership with Mosley. The Leonard/Mosley partnership didn't last and Leonard parked the car outside at his home without motor/trans and with a junk 10 bolt Chevy rear end wired to the leaf springs so he could roll it around. My Dad, Boyd "Doc" Jarrell and I bought it from Leonard in 1975. In 1976 we had a full roll cage, tubs, and other work done by Herb McCandless. We did remove the "Mosley" lettering and renamed the car "Doc's Dart" which it remains to this day although we painted it red, trimmed in silver and black in the mid 1980's. It was still yellow with the fish scales until then. Roscoe Jarrell was our driver in the beginning but later my brother, Terry, took over the driving. Both Terry and "Doc" have now passed away leaving me as current caretaker of the car. It was last raced in 1991 in Bristol with Terry driving. It remains basically as it was in the mid 80's and has never been restored. It still has all its original floors, sheet metal, fiberglass, and all original windows except the right rear quarter glass which shattered at 135 mph at Rockingham. I had it in two car shows this summer and my son and I took it to the Hemi Reunion in Salem, Ohio in 2008. I'll post some current pics later...Gary

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What markings if any are found on the original light weight glass?
Thanks

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Thought I would tie all this together.

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There are markings on the glass. I took a picture of it this evening but when I try to upload the pic to this reply I get a message that the file is too big and must be resized. I have not yet figured out how to do that...Gary

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Thanx for sharing that Gary.. I've seen your car a couple times. Great car you have.

To post pics here, it's not hard to do. Don't use attach files. That's why your getting the message you are..

Instead open a free account on a picture hosting website such as photo bucket. That account will ask you to attach pictures to that account. decide where you want your pictures to come from, either your phone or camera. Then copy the picture from that site & paste it here in your message box.


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Bill Flynn had 2 68 LO23 Hemi Darts
I have a lot of pictures and info on the two cars, that my buddy Tony got from Bill Flynn's brother. When I get them loaded up I will post a few.

Bill Flynn's 64 car local paper, Bill receiving his national champion trophy and a picture of the trophy
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Max Hurley's Dart, photo from Facebook. Notice the quarter panel. Is this the same one that was crashed on the street?

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http://classracer.com/classforum/att...4&d=1448837382

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BO29 and LO23 Hemi Blocks

Does anybody know or have an original block From 68 BO29 Hemi Barracuda or a LO23 Hemi Dart.
My question is, What is stamped on them. Was the first 50 different from the rest?
Trying to find some info on these blocks. I am going to look at one. I want to make sure what I am looking at.

thanks for any help

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Hi, new member here. I've been following this thread for at least a few years, and am amazed at the wealth of information about these cars that’s available here.

I've always been interested in the LO23 & BO29 cars, and have seen a number of the cars in this and the Hemi Cuda thread race at various events since 1970. Al Adamic's “Al’s Toy” and Billy Lyon’s “Queen Bee” BO29 'Cudas were both regulars at tracks I raced at in northeast Ohio. Curiosity has me looking for photos and history of a particular Dart that I crossed paths with over four decades ago.

As a teenager I would frequent a local speed shop that ran an AA/FD, and one day in 1970 I was there when a Hemi Dart was trailered in. This Dart belonged to Kenny Bracken of Mentor, Ohio; and the car was named "Bracken’s World" - most likely a play on the television show by the same name. It was painted yellow with red on the side panels, very similar to the Mancini cars.

I didn't know the difference between a LO23 car and other Darts at the time, but over the years it has become apparent to me that what I remember about the scoop, stance, Hemi, Dana 60, and fact that it was running in Pro Stock lead me to believe it was an LO23.

To support this – although not real proof – research on Draglist shows it as a ’68 Dodge Dart by Factory, running a 426 Hemi and 4-speed. The car was even mentioned in Kenny’s obituary where it stated: "Mr. Bracken had a lifelong love of cars … He owned a 1968 Dodge Dart Hemi, which he purchased for $5,000." I can’t imagine a Dodge Dart being mentioned in an obit unless it was a very special one!

Being that many photos are no longer available in the older posts, has anyone seen or know the history of this car? Or if it really was an LO23? I searched this thread and the name Bracken came up in one post by dc426 where he mentions having bought the THT Dart from a fellow named Roy Bracken in 1989. Coincidence, or is there a connection there?

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Welcome here 340sixpack.

I do not recall the Dart you speak of but if anyone would know it will be Mark Janaky or Dell jones. they are the best historians on these cars.

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This might help: It was the old Yankee Peddler according to the following.



http://public.fotki.com/JoeGrippo/ev...union0133.html


http://public.fotki.com/JoeGrippo/ev...wcomments.html


Dave might have some background assistance on things "Bill Flynn". :)

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You guys amaze me.... 40 years of wondering resolved in half an hour :)

I kind of figured Kenny was one of the "in between" owners not as well documented as original or current owners. So my memory is a bit fuzzy on the colors. At least I got the red part right! I do remember it having the Cragar S/S wheels. Perhaps I got the yellow/ red combo from the speed shop's decals - Lake Speed Equipment - owned by Harold "Slim" Carter who partnered with Jim Walther in T/F and won the World Finals in 1972, hence the Championship.

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Looking for anyone who has worked with installing the thin reproduction side glass in these cars. I recently purchased the glass and want to get as educated as I can prior to installation.

TIA
Bob

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Charlie pulls through once again.


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