Whither 1966 D Darts for Stock

[dart4forte]

Originally Posted by ddartdude

Bill,
I know that Paul Canizzaro wrote that there were about 25 D/Darts built.

This is what I've dug up on the car so far. When my first one was registered with Galen back in 2000, it was one - of - six in his registry. He sent me a list of the VIN's and S/O numbers that were registered. The last number he had listed had a VIN ending in 937. In 2002 I bought "The Politician" from Al Adam. It had a VIN number ending in 888. So, 888-937 would be a 50 car build. The 417 in the S/O number indicates that the cars were built on Sunday, April 17th.

Since 1998, I have collected VIN and S/O numbers from 5 other D/Darts. All the VIN's and S/O's fall between the 888 and 937 cars. The number that I didn't include in my previous post was the Porach Dodge. The original owner had the paperwork from the car when he bought and raced it. The car is long gone now.

So I have 10 VIN's of cars that currently exist. I'm not sure if they were race cars or not.

D/Dart Race Cars of that time were:
The Politician (*)
The Bounty Hunter
The Coronet Dodge
The Suburban Dodge Boys
The Baby Goat
The Little Ram Charger
The Mount Vernon Dodge
The Porach Dodge (*)
The Newcomer
The Sam Brown Dodge
The "Big Bad Dodge" Jr
The Yakima Dodge

Plus -- A D/Dart owned by John Bedell - Pictures on the D/Dart website.

(*) -- Have the VIN numbers of these 2 race cars.

That's a total of 22 cars.................please feel free to add to the list of race cars. Please include stuff like car names, driver names, tracks raced at with - city and or state. ----- thanks in advance.

dart4forte,
Been following the build of your 64 Dart on FABO. Nice looking car. Still have the PM from that site on the D/Dart. Any help with the numbers would be appreciated.
Alan

I had a 66 273/4 speed car several years ago that I was going to do a D/dart clone. It needed a lot of body work and i ended up selling it to a guy in Nebraska. Bob Kropp was going back to Carlile with an empty trailer and hauled it back for me.
As far as the 64, It's coming along, still alot to do. I'll probly fire the motor when i get back from SpringFling. If I get to look at Butvh Balls car i'll try to get some numbers.

[bill dedman]

I just learned that the aluminum Edelbrock/Mopar- Performance aluminum intake manifold has been accepted by NHRA for use on the 235 HP "Commando" motor in Stock Eliminator.

That should make a positive change in the breathing, I would think.

Bill

[dart4forte]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

I just learned that the aluminum Edelbrock/Mopar- Performance aluminum intake manifold has been accepted by NHRA for use on the 235 HP "Commando" motor in Stock Eliminator.

That should make a positive change in the breathing, I would think.

Bill

Looks like my stock in D4B manifolds has gone up

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

I just learned that the aluminum Edelbrock/Mopar- Performance aluminum intake manifold has been accepted by NHRA for use on the 235 HP "Commando" motor in Stock Eliminator.

That should make a positive change in the breathing, I would think.

Bill

Could not find reference to that in the engine blueprint guide. I wonder if that is for the 235 HP and 275 HP 273? And is that for the old D4B or MOPAR's newest intake (like the new one listed for the 2009 Challenger Drag-Pack with the 360 Magnum engine option?

[qwiked]

Originally Posted by dart4forte

I know Dennis quite well. I've asked about that D/Dart but he's doesn't have much to say about it. Dennis is a wealth of knowledge. I also know a guy here in Yakima that has the original SS Hemi Cuda that Hahn Motors ran back in the 70's. He know's the location of the original motor and is trying to talk the guy who has it to give it up.

Is the HemiCuda the old Bob Norwood Car?? I lost track of the Hahn car when Bob started racing Alcohol Funny Cars --Bob must have lost his damn mind!!

[treessavoy]

Great thought!

Let's get together and build 50 D/Darts and all show up at an NHRA meet, that would legitimize that car and have them mumbling to each other...LOL!

After all there are 10 times as many '69 Z28's running today than were ever built!

[dart4forte]

Originally Posted by qwiked

Is the HemiCuda the old Bob Norwood Car?? I lost track of the Hahn car when Bob started racing Alcohol Funny Cars --Bob must have lost his damn mind!!

I think so. I have a picture of him running it at Pamona. it was found ratholed in a barn in the lower Yakima valley. A canadian owns it now and is sitting awaiting restoration.

[bill dedman]

Jeff,

I got that information from an individual who is in a unique position to know. It may not be in the blueprint specs yet (I haven't looked today), but I imagine it will be soon. I don't know which manifold it is; I was told only that it is indeed aluminum, and has both Mopar and Edelbrock identification on it, along with a Chrysler part number. Sorry; that's all the info I have except that it's now on a currently-active 235hp K/SA car.

Bill

[John Kelley]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

Jeff,
I got that information from an individual who is in a unique position to know. I was told only that it is indeed aluminum, and has both Mopar and Edelbrock identification on it, along with a Chrysler part number. Sorry; that's all the info I have except that it's now on a currently-active 235hp K/SA car.
Bill

I'll bet $10 that I can figure out who told you ???? WANNA BET ???

[Jeff Lee]

If I had my Nitro stats I could too! Probably the only K/SA 273 there is.
Bill, I sent you a PM.

Thanks,
Jeff Lee