Original hemi dart information

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Also liteweight, I don't want to send you on any more wild goose chases searching for your cars identity, I can just imagine your frustration but I heard that the Manhattan Speed Shop car was a 4-speed car, so I retract my earlier statement where I said I thought it might be that car, (remember the free dinner deal)...so it would be really nice if someone here can start crossing off or checking off some of the missing or wrecked L023 & B029 cars, because this is really getting on my nerves, damn why do I like these cars so much.

I thought it wouldn't be this hard to get to day 1 of my car. You have no idea how frustrating it's been over the past 7 plus years. Mark J has been instrumental in helping me, but he does this as a side line, hobby only, & as such can only spend so much time doing it. His knowledge & memory constantly blows me away with these things.
The Manhatten car was a possibility awhile back, but as you know that car was a stick.
Basically there are just a few LO's that have slid into obscurity from the right coast area. Its probably easier to start with those rather than cross off the ones that are accounted for.
Mark J. has a list of these cars not accounted for. Mark do you care to post these missing links on this forum as I believe it would be a great help.?????
Just to throw a wrench into this above process, is, that we're assuming my car was on the east coast for a long duration of time, it doesn't mean mine was always there. As you know these things jumped around the country side , sometimes week by week.

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ps I BELIEVE Mark has found the whereabouts of the Mary Ann Foss car.

[X-TECH MAN]

I used to watch an Italian guy named John DeRosa run a red Hemi Dart at Budds Creek (MIR) in Maryland back in the early 70's. I believe he bought the car new and was the original owner. He was from Hyattsville Md. He wasnt a well know racer and the car was usually slower than most but it was a real Hemi Dart with an automatic. He had a 63 Max Wedge and it was slow also....LOL. It was called "DeRosa's Dodge". I just happen to see his name on the list of Darts posted earlier. I havent seen it since the middle 70's. Does anyone know where it is today or is it possable your car could be this one?

[Steve Stasko]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

I used to watch an Italian guy named John DeRosa run a red Hemi Dart at Budds Creek (MIR) in Maryland back in the early 70's. I believe he bought the car new and was the original owner. He was from Hyattsville Md. He wasnt a well know racer and the car was usually slower than most but it was a real Hemi Dart with an automatic. He had a 63 Max Wedge and it was slow also....LOL. It was called "DeRosa's Dodge". I just happen to see his name on the list of Darts posted earlier. I havent seen it since the middle 70's. Does anyone know where it is today or is it possable your car could be this one?

It was on eBay in Minnesota a few years back. It had been tubbed, painted solid red, no lettering.

[HEMIDARTDAVE]

The DeRosa Dart is still in MN. I almost bought the car from Fred E.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by HEMIDARTDAVE

The DeRosa Dart is still in MN. I almost bought the car from Fred E.

Welcome back Dave!!! Been awhile there buddy!! Like you, I gave that car some consideration also. Hey, how's your little project coming along? Shoot me a PM, would like to see some pictures on it's progress.
Another car that caught my attention at Fred's was the GoldSeeker green stick car he had. Haven't heard nothing bout that one since then. That car was a GOOD car!!! Reminded me of a car that broke something on a Sunday afternoon in the 80's, owner got pissed at it, took it apart, threw all the parts in the trunk & interior, closed the barn doors & forgot about it. I enquired bout that one too, but the price was way on the other side of too expensive for me

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