Original hemi dart information

[Liteweight]

Welcome aboard Frank & Bob. Good to see a couple more "ol boys" on this thread. Any & all pictures/comments will continue to keep this thread alive with new blood participation. It wasn't my intent at the beginning to have this thing turn into what it has, but you gotta admit, it's been a great ride.

steve118.
No I'm not any closer on any concrete information on my car yet, tho there is another lead I am following up on from a contact through Jimi V. The last known, documented owner was Lou Vignonia back in the early 80's, but previous to him has just been a big black hole. At least I know the cars it's not , but still waiting for that one clue that'll take me in the right direction.

liteweight

here's a couple shots of marfens car before it's transformation to it's original colors

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by Steve1118

Yeah, I guess that is what got the thread started a four years ago or so. But, it has morphed into a pretty good thread, with a lot of good info and geezers b/s session. I hope Liteweight found out what he needed to know...and, this would be a good place to try to get info. But, all the info and b/s is cool to read.....and relive the past.

Liteweight is still lookin' for the beginnings of his Dart. That is why some of us will jump in from time to time to renew that thought. As this topic has grown and more people join and BS about the old days, hope is there is a memory out there somewhere that will trigger an avalanche of information about his Hemi Dart.

[Hemi Moose]

Welcome aboard Bob...and thanks Frank.

I have a question...when these L023 & B029 were built at Chrysler & Hurst facility, were they ever given a 'IBM card' like the earlier factory race cars that were built?



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[Liteweight]

Are you talking bout the little blue "warranty" card?

liteweight

[Hemi Moose]

Nope, they were a card full of little holes in it, basically another form of a build-sheet... here's a couple examples.

[mopar68]

Dandy Dick's Dart In the pits at the 1968 AHRA Nationals at New York National Speedway, LI, NY.



M68

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by mopar68

Dandy Dick's Dart In the pits at the 1968 AHRA Nationals at New York National Speedway, LI, NY.



M68

Great picture M68. Never saw that one before. Same car that you'll see in the background on my driveway from post #1813. Notice the HEMI emblems on the doors

liteweight

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

here's a couple shots of marfens car before it's transformation to it's original colors.

Liteweight or Marfen, so you're redoing the Hemi Dart back to it's original paint scheme it had on it...have you started on it yet and whose doing the job if you don't mind me asking.

[Steve1118]

Just had to post this one....

After Bob George re-aquired his original Hemi Dart after twenty some years, he took it to Pittsburgh to "mess around". He took it through a "drive thru" at 10.90 something 120+, no helmet, no belts fastened....the devil made him do it. I took this shot of the big old bear crawling out of it after the pass, before track management came down for an earnest discussion...

[Hemi Moose]

Can anyone make out whose '68 Hemi Barracuda that is in the background...