Original hemi dart information - Page 2

MJB19 · 03-01-2011, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Did Dick Panter get the Chinook Dart during the 1969 season.

Thankfully he changed the paint job,,,,,,The Chinook Dart,,,

Frank,
Double Trouble (Coletti Chrysler-Plymouth) was at the 1969 NHRA
Winternationals.
SS/BA

Hi guys...I have a bit of info on the Chinook Chrysler Dart, the dealership owned it till at least 1971, at that time the dealership had changed hands and racing was not in managements plans. The Dart was put up for sale minus the glass hood(stolen) and the drivers side door glass was a normal thick one(car broken into) I beleive the asking price started out at $3100,but no takers, I offered the $1000 cash and my 69 hemi RoadRunner but the sales manager didn`t want another hemi to worry about. Mike Bullis of Calgary ended up paying $2600 for the car and only owned it briefly selling it when the very tired motor spun a bearing, I think Lee Brothers from Red Deer Alberta got it next but not sure,they never raced it if they did have it. Next up would be Jim Ronahan of Edmonton, he and Albert Branham raced the car also Dick Panter drove the car as Old Trapper before buying it.
MJB

marfen · 03-02-2011, 01:14 AM

Thanks for filling in the gaps on the Chinook dart. Do you recall if Chinook got it direct from Chrysler or was is sourced stateside from another dealer's inventory? I've got some terrific action pics of that car I'll have to scan and post.

Paul Ceasrine · 03-02-2011, 09:56 AM

Reg,

Many of the S/S Hemi Darts and Cuda's were running between
10.70 and 11.00 in August 1968.

Tim Crutchfields SS/BA Palmer Dodge Dart was running 10.90's
He sold it in 1969.

MJB19 · 03-03-2011, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marfen

Thanks for filling in the gaps on the Chinook dart. Do you recall if Chinook got it direct from Chrysler or was is sourced stateside from another dealer's inventory? I've got some terrific action pics of that car I'll have to scan and post.

The first that I have heard that Chinook Chrysler bought the car from any place but Chrysler Corp was on this thread, but I suppose they could have bought it from someone that had a change of plans. I really can`t remember seeing the car in factory primer ever,it always had one of the ...um attractive paint jobs, so maybe it was bought from a private source.
Sure would be cool to see a few old days pics, hope you can get them posted. By the way marfen, if you have Alberta racing pics from 1969-72, could you have a look to see if there are any shots of my 1969 orange Hemi Roadrunner? lost any shots I had many years ago

MJB

Liteweight · 02-06-2013, 01:41 PM

Chinook dart, Old trapper, Dick Panter, High Roller( Harold Didluck) all the same car.

liteweight

Charlie A · 02-06-2013, 04:23 PM

Deadly Dart???

Charlie A · 02-06-2013, 07:11 PM

Yeah, I know. But it's a cool picture and a real LO23:

Liteweight · 02-07-2013, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liteweight

Chinook dart, Old trapper, Dick Panter, High Roller( Harold Didluck) all the same car.

liteweight

I've been updated by a fellow Canuk on the Alberta LO Darts as follows:

[QUOTE=Chinook dart, Old Trapper, High roller same car sold out of Calgary piloted by Albert and Dick.

Edmonton motors car of Cam's, the demented dart, and the Dick Panter lettered car are the same car. Dick ran that car for a while in the red, white and blue..[/QUOTE]

liteweight

mbaird · 02-07-2013, 08:55 PM

This has been a great read.....

So... I work for a luxury car dealer in Boise and last night I had a customer stop in to look at a used Tahoe. Somehow we got around to talking about old cars and I mentioned that I still owned my 1st car... a 70 Charger with a bigblock.. and he says he used to have a Hemi Cuda'.... I asked what year ? He says '68... I think "yeah right"... not another one of these guys.... I asked if it was Black thinking I would trip him up.. He says "only the fenders and the hood...because they were fiberglass... WOW !!!
What was your name again ? .... Jerry Taylor he says... Now I'm excited !! I meet some high end people at this job but an original owner of a BO23 trumps them all....The car was "Gentle Ben" ...
I didn't move to Idaho until around 83 but I have heard about the car from mopar circles and racing at Firebird.
He said that he also ran the 1st funny car in Id . A 68 Barracuda...Apparently he ran the west coast circuit ...but most of you already know that.

He said last he knew the car was in MN. Which is interesting since that is where I grew up and just went racing with my brother at BIR
( DonneyBrook to some) last July.

I will ask him next time we talk if he has any pics from the day

Charlie A · 02-07-2013, 09:55 PM

And the F/C:

03-02-2011, 01:14 AM	#2
marfen Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 208 Likes: 0 Liked 16 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Thanks for filling in the gaps on the Chinook dart. Do you recall if Chinook got it direct from Chrysler or was is sourced stateside from another dealer's inventory? I've got some terrific action pics of that car I'll have to scan and post.

03-02-2011, 09:56 AM	#3
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Reg, Many of the S/S Hemi Darts and Cuda's were running between 10.70 and 11.00 in August 1968. Tim Crutchfields SS/BA Palmer Dodge Dart was running 10.90's He sold it in 1969.

02-06-2013, 01:41 PM	#5
Liteweight VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,280 Likes: 23 Liked 31 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Chinook dart, Old trapper, Dick Panter, High Roller( Harold Didluck) all the same car. liteweight Last edited by Liteweight; 02-06-2013 at 01:44 PM.

02-06-2013, 04:23 PM	#6
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Deadly Dart???

02-06-2013, 07:11 PM	#7
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Yeah, I know. But it's a cool picture and a real LO23:

02-07-2013, 08:55 PM	#9
mbaird Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information This has been a great read..... So... I work for a luxury car dealer in Boise and last night I had a customer stop in to look at a used Tahoe. Somehow we got around to talking about old cars and I mentioned that I still owned my 1st car... a 70 Charger with a bigblock.. and he says he used to have a Hemi Cuda'.... I asked what year ? He says '68... I think "yeah right"... not another one of these guys.... I asked if it was Black thinking I would trip him up.. He says "only the fenders and the hood...because they were fiberglass... WOW !!! What was your name again ? .... Jerry Taylor he says... Now I'm excited !! I meet some high end people at this job but an original owner of a BO23 trumps them all....The car was "Gentle Ben" ... I didn't move to Idaho until around 83 but I have heard about the car from mopar circles and racing at Firebird. He said that he also ran the 1st funny car in Id . A 68 Barracuda...Apparently he ran the west coast circuit ...but most of you already know that. He said last he knew the car was in MN. Which is interesting since that is where I grew up and just went racing with my brother at BIR ( DonneyBrook to some) last July. I will ask him next time we talk if he has any pics from the day

02-07-2013, 09:55 PM	#10
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information And the F/C: Last edited by Charlie A; 02-07-2013 at 09:58 PM.