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Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine
Just In,
The 1968 Dodge Dart {Lieto car} was 'not' an LO23 Hemi Dart.
It was an original 1968 GTS 383 Dart.
It was all black, with no lettering.
Someone put in a tricked up 426 Max-Wedge in the car, and it had steel fenders with Fenderwell Headers.
It had a Cross-Ram on it, with a 68' Fiberglass Hemi Hood.
Lieto or ? switched it over to a Tunnel Ram, and changed the
hood to accommodate the Tunnel Ram.
It had a 'full' Roll Bar in the car.
The Dart also had a narrowed 8 3/4" Rear in it, with the rear inner
fenderwell's tubbed.
It ran 11.40's in the Pro Eliminator Bracket.
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Well, back to square one. Thanks for solving that puzzle, Paul. Car sounds like a Dart I once saw run at Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ circa 1980. I didn't get a chance to look at it close-up in the pits to see what was under the hood nor the 'custom' two-scoop (oddity) if it still had it. My only recollection is a behind-the-starting-line view and that it had a 4-speed and broke something in its drivetrain off the line. Maybe it was a different Dodge Dart...who knows. What we now know is that the two-scoop Lido (aka Lieto) car is not Daryl's car.
One more thing: does anyone know the whereabouts of Tim Hennessey? If so, my suggestion is he should be made aware of this (very long) thread and put his two-cents in.
M68