Original hemi dart information

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by mopar68

I was (jokingly) referring to Charlie's second car.

Did anyone ever consider, since "sometimes the obvious is right in front of me, and I just cannot see it", the Hemi Dart in question is not an original Hurst-built car like Fink's machine pictured below? I know that's unthinkable but sometimes one must think the "unthinkable", i.e., outside the box, when trying to solve a problem, figure something out, especially something puzzling, etc.


M68

M68

I'm not sure how to respond to your last post. You caught me totally off guard on that one.
I'm not exactly new at this. It's not even a consideration due to the proof on the car itself. It's the real deal. But to anyone that has doubts, I invite them to crawl around my car to see for themselves. I'll even show them what constitutes a real car. The car speaks for itself for anyone who knows what to look for. It's more than tags & stampings

liteweight

[Charlie A]

Might be different if you had NO history on the car.

The challenge, as I understand it, is to COMPLETE the book on this Hemi Dart.

This forum has turned into a historical document on these cars.

Because there are some still unaccounted for.......the mystery continues.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

Might be different if you had NO history on the car.

The challenge, as I understand it, is to COMPLETE the book on this Hemi Dart.

This forum has turned into a historical document on these cars.

Because there are some still unaccounted for.......the mystery continues.

Charlie

Even if this car popped out of nowhere,with no history, the car itself proves exactly what it is.

liteweight

[Paul Ceasrine]

Where did this SS/B 1968 Dart end up.

Did Arlon Vanke get this Dart, and run it in A/MP in 1969.

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

Charlie

Even if this car popped out of nowhere,with no history, the car itself proves exactly what it is.

liteweight

Don't have to prove it to me.

Finally figured why I like your Dart so much. It is basic red and reminds me of the JRT Dart. First Hemi Dart I ever saw. Fast is pretty enough. Yours and his.....just sit right with me.

[chris ok]

Didn't the dodge dealer in woodmere new york get one and someone wrecked it?
They are now at east hills chrysler dodge jeep.
Carl the parts mgr. is a bigtime Chrysler guy from the old travelling show and tech days in dealers for mopar fans and racers
I think a cousin of the family ran the racing operation then.
Call Carl in parts. He could maybe help

I really want to know liteweights car pedigree here.

[Paul Ceasrine]

A couple of 'open areas' where 1968 Hemi Darts could have been delivered in 1968 (zone areas).

* Montreal, Quebec
* Connecticut (Central Area)
* Massachusetts (Northeast Area)
* New Jersey (Central Area)
* Pennsylvania (Southeast Area)
* Pennsylvania (South Central or Western Area)
* Kentucky
* Iowa
* Missouri (Western Area)
* Arizona
* Pacific Northwest
* California (Northern Area)

[Paul Ceasrine]

Daryl (Liteweight)

I stumbled upon something,,,,,,

1968 AHRA Summernationals @ Niagara International Raceway.

[Charlie A]

I actually went down that track a few times, one day in the summer of '67. My cousin and I were on our way to Canada for Expo '67, the World's Fair that year. We stopped and spent the night at a campground near the airport. The next morning we discovered we were next to a dragstrip. Drove in the open gate, no one was there so we did what teenagers do. We made about 3 passes each! Coming back from the last trip down a guy shook his finger at us, smiling, and pointed towards the gate.
A yellow 1967 Dodge Coronet convertible at Niagra Dragway was my first time down a "real" quarter mile dragstrip at age 15.