Original hemi dart information

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

Last one for tonight. Who is this? My old eyes are not that good.

While I'm not positive, but I think that might be the '68 Hemi Dart called 'Wild Fire'...
...see a name on front fender.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

While I'm not positive, but I think that might be the '68 Hemi Dart called 'Wild Fire'...
...see a name on front fender.

you may be right on that HM
I remember the long shackles also being on that car. Don't remember this paint scheme when the original owner had it tho. First paint was blue & white, second paint red & silver




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[Hemi Moose]

Liteweight, I got a question for you, do you think that there is a possibility that there were 'two' 68 Hemi Darts called Wildfire? I ask this because I recall someone here having a old conversation with you about that car posted earlier in this thread, they either owned it or once knew of it or something like that, but I don't recall all the facts that they stated about it...Anyway my question is did you ever notice the blue & white Wildfire Hemi Dart had a full loop 5 point roll cage in it, and the red & silver Hemi Dart looks like it had a three point roll bar in it...didn't Hennessey say it had a three point roll bar originally, and the guy that stripped the paint on your Hemi Dart thought the car was Red & Silver...so who ever owned this '68 Hemi Dart then, why would they switch back to three point roll bar after repainting the car, does that make any sense to anyone? Here are some old before & after shots of the Wildfire L023 Hemi Dart...maybe it's just the angle of the photo in the last pic, and it's not showing all of the 5 points of the roll cage...but it sure looks like a three point roll bar to me.

[Hemi Moose]

Here's one of the '68 Hemi Dart called the 'Cookie Duster' in the background...

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Here's one of the '68 Hemi Dart called the 'Cookie Duster' in the background...

That picture of the vette was after Carmen Rotunda sold the vette to Tony Festa great car. Sorry for changing the subject.

[JCShiels]

[QUOTE=Hemi Moose;349625]Liteweight, I got a question for you, do you think that there is a possibility that there were 'two' 68 Hemi Darts called Wildfire? I ask this because I recall someone here having a old conversation with you about that car posted earlier in this thread, they either owned it or once knew of it or something like that, but I don't recall all the facts that they stated about it...Anyway my question is did you ever notice the blue & white Wildfire Hemi Dart had a full loop 5 point roll cage in it, and the red & silver Hemi Dart looks like it had a three point roll bar in it...didn't Hennessey say it had a three point roll bar originally, and the guy that stripped the paint on your Hemi Dart thought the car was Red & Silver...so who ever owned this '68 Hemi Dart then, why would they switch back to three point roll bar after repainting the car, does that make any sense to anyone? Here are some old before & after shots of the Wildfire L023 Hemi Dart...maybe it's just the angle of the photo in the last pic, and it's not showing all of the 5 points of the roll cage...but it sure looks like a three point roll bar to me.

I'll chime in again here, with more questions than answers, but here goes --- Daryl got these photos from Tim Wing one of the first owners of Wildfire. I never personally saw the Blue and White paint job since I started work there in 1969. But Hemi Moose has raised a valid question, why the rollbar change? Also the wheels on the car were not on it as I remember it, they ran steel wheels in 1969 and later photos show Cragar's on the car. I know that paint and wheels can (and were) changed rather simply but I think there is more to the story. I believe there were 2 Darts called Wildfire, somewhere there is a photo of one with Wildfire lettered on the front fender which is a totally different car than the one from Town and Country Dodge.

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by JCShiels

I'll chime in again here, with more questions than answers, but here goes --- Daryl got these photos from Tim Wing one of the first owners of Wildfire. I never personally saw the Blue and White paint job since I started work there in 1969. But Hemi Moose has raised a valid question, why the rollbar change? Also the wheels on the car were not on it as I remember it, they ran steel wheels in 1969 and later photos show Cragar's on the car. I know that paint and wheels can (and were) changed rather simply but I think there is more to the story. I believe there were 2 Darts called Wildfire, somewhere there is a photo of one with Wildfire lettered on the front fender which is a totally different car than the one from Town and Country Dodge.

Is this the other '68 Hemi Dart that you were talking about...it does say Wildfire on the front fenders.

[JCShiels]

Hemi Moose,
Thanks, that is the photo I was thinking of. Notice the tail panel/trim on that car. The photo of the red and silver Wildfire with the Cragars was taken sometime after the car was sold and taken to Ohio. Notice that the lettering on the rear quarters that said "Town and Country Dodge" has been removed by that time but the rest of the car looks as I remember it. (except for the wheels)

[mopar68]

Lots of footage of red & silver Wild Fire Hemi Dart in this vintage video:





M68

P.S. I just noticed: blue & white and red & silver Wildfire Darts both have the same Dodge Superbee painted on quarter panel.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Is this the other '68 Hemi Dart that you were talking about...it does say Wildfire on the front fenders.

Even tho there are similarites to the original WildFire, like the shackes & name, In an old email I have from Mark Janaky, this is believed not to be an original car. It also has the trunk finish panel ( which is easy to install mind you) . No roll bar that I can see either

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