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Old 12-14-2013, 09:56 PM   #1
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Liteweight,
I talked to Dave Koffel at PRI, he said he had a guy that had a good history of all the cars, probably worth making a call to him in Ohio next week.
He also said his wife Susie has a scrapbook with all of the cars and their original owners.

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Old 12-14-2013, 11:23 PM   #2
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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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Old 12-15-2013, 10:10 AM   #3
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Lebanon Valley pics from the era.

http://drag.racersreunion.com/photo/...ntPage=&page=1
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Here's a N.Y. based Dart I've never seen before.

1971-1974 Utica-Rome Dragway album on Drag Racer's Reunion.

http://drag.racersreunion.com/photo/...AAlbum%3A68699
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Another one - Saniar 1977

http://drag.racersreunion.com/photo/...Album%3A206772
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1978 - New England Dragway

http://drag.racersreunion.com/photo/...AAlbum%3A98600
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From the information that has been posted on this thread, Chick still has this car.



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Seen Eddie's car run at Raceway Park, Englishtown NJ in the mid-late-1970s.



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Here's a N.Y. based Dart I've never seen before.

1971-1974 Utica-Rome Dragway album on Drag Racer's Reunion.

http://drag.racersreunion.com/photo/...AAlbum%3A68699
It's been posted in this thread before in both black and white vinyl top configurations.



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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.



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.

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