Original hemi dart information

[ww63]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

Lou Mancini Dart

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Ron Mancini Dart

[Charlie A]

What a time to be "heater delete".

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

What a time to be "heater delete".

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???


This is one of those really really good cars.with history. totally jealous!!!!!!


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[Liteweight]

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

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[Troy]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

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

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I know there out there.....I would love to see more pictures of this car. I would love to see some engine pictures. I'm beggin you!

Thanks, Troy

[beekool]

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!

[HEMIDARTDAVE]

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

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by beekool

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!

I appreciate the effort beekool. There's gotta be more pics out there. I've contacted a few people who have collections of pics from NY National, but so far nothing. Currently I'm trying to attach a name to that silver Dart. So far only one guy remembers it, Brian Higgans from S&K Speed Shop.
The Saga continues.................................. Must have patience,must have patience,-- I keep telling myself. Sometimes it works, other times not so much

Charlie-- your correct
M68-- great detail pic of that car. Never saw the real paint scheme it had before. very cool

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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

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

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

Not only on this car. "Back in the day", custom wheels with offsets to the inside were not common (Cragar Super Tricks were the main ones, and expensive for grassroots racers.). With the Super Stock cars of the late '60s came the use of wide tires which meant wide wheels. Most of the wide wheels were aluminum cast with about a 4" inset for suspension and body clearance on stock suspensions. You could turn a 10" aluminum slot wheel around, machine a flat surface to mount against a brake drum and have a 5"-5 1/2" back spacing. We did that on an SS Chevelle in 1972.

[ww63]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

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???


This is one of those really really good cars.with history. totally jealous!!!!!!


liteweight

Not much of a selection on back spacing magnesium back in the day. Valve stem on the inside of the wheel. Car still has a weird tire gauge that Ron made to check tire pressure.