Original hemi dart information

[Hemi Moose]

Here's a couple of photos of the Bob George 68 Hemi Dart, it is believed to be one of the last with it's original motor...was this the ex-Bob Banning Dodge green & white 68 Hemi Dart.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Moose,

I called Bill Stiles,,,,,,No Answer,,,

In an article, Bill Stiles stated that he sold his BO29 Hemi Barracuda
for $8000 in 1973.

With;
* a prepped 727 Automatic transmission and a couple of converters,
* a Click-Shift Manual transmission, and Hurst shifter
* a couple of clutch packages
* 2 back-up sets of prepped Cylinder heads
* a complete back-up Hemi short-block
* a set of new pistons and rings
* plus a trunk-load of related parts

We Missed That Boat,,,,,,,,

[Paul Ceasrine]

1968 BO29 Hemi Barracuda Facts;

The first 'color' photo's of the 68' BO29 Hemi Barracuda
appeared in 'Drag Strip Magazine' (June/July 1968)

Pictures of the Hemi Barracuda were taken in February 1968
in California.

[Paul Ceasrine]

1970 NHRA Springnationals

George Wejbie
Los Angeles, California
SS/AA
'Hartbeat'

One of the 'sharpest looking' BO29 Hemi Barracuda's

[Hemi Moose]

Here's a few more of Bill Stiles 68 Hemi Barracuda.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by marfen

That's my car. Owned by Richard Boyd in Nova Scotia at the time your pics were taken. He got it from someone in Quebec ...I posted pics of the ads Boyd bought it thru in the Canadian Old Car Trader a long time ago in this thread. This is the car we figure is Gene O'Neill's (Worcester, Massachusettes)originally. First run VIN stick car.
Boyd traded it to John Brown in Pennsylvania for a hemi cuda. From there it went to Spurlock's in TN and a couple more collectors before I got it. I still have the funny steel plate that was hanging under the trunk pan protecting the centrifical fuel pumps that were hung there @ somewhere. When you dig thru all of the layers of paint on the car you find the first coat of paint is candy tangerine. I've found this on several areas of the car.
When John Brown had it he ran it at a Chuck Smith Supercar Showdown at Quaker City Raceway Ohio. There are videos being sold of these Showdowns back then but I can't find one for the year this car was there. It did have John Brown's name on the side of the car and some dodge dealership.

So Dave
How's bout some pics of this car with the newly installed wheels???

liteweight

[Paul Ceasrine]

Originally Rich Thomas' SS/B car (out of Missouri)

Ricj had '3' different paint schemes.

This was the last paint scheme, before he sold it to Reuben Pribyl.
Reuben took off Rich Thomas Racing, and had his name lettered in the same spot on the door.

I believe Rich sold the car at the end of the 1971 racing season.

Not to be mistaken for Billy 'The Kid' Stepp's car.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

1968 Hemi Dart called Mopar Magic...so who's was it originally.

Same car today. It's an original stick too. Gotta love those spinners on Cragars!!!
Gene O'Neil campaigned this car for a short time



liteweight

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Okay everyone, say "cheese"...I wonder if there were any records kept of the 13 original Hemi Darts sold through Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge dealership.

Hey HM was that you standing behind my car that day???


Norm told me he had all the paper work for the LO Darts he sold, but were destroyed in the fire at the dealership in 69. He gave me a contact number of a guy that has the remaining paperwork from Grand Spaulding but he has nothing on the LO cars, only a 6 cylinder 68 Dart.

liteweight

[RO51_Hemi]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

One that slipped through the cracks,,,

Reuben Pribyl
SS/BA (Automatic)

Not to be mistaken for Billy 'The Kid' Stepp's car.

yes not to be mistaken for Billy 'The Kid' Stepp's car. because it is the ex Rich Thomas Barracuda