Original hemi dart information

[Paul Ceasrine]

According to one of the first press releases,,,,,
it was determined that the Alcoa-produced Aluminum Cylinder Heads
would not be installed on the A-Body Race Hemi's.

The high cost of producing the cylinder heads, was not worth
the weight saving of 70 lbs.

That's how Corning Glass Co. got involved.

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[Dan Bennett]

One thing I've always wondered was about so many cars running Keystone wheels. I think they look great but that in that era the Cragar SS was king. I don't remember very many Fords or Chevys with Keystone Kustoms but as we can see from the photos there were a bunch of Mopars running them.

Did Mopar have a deal with them? I know the cars didn't come with mags as built by Hurst and would think that if Hurst had something to do with it they would have used their own wheels.

Was it just a matter of style, was everybody copying Sox & Martin, or were they made in a special offset?

Of course, I'm talking about the period before the Supertricks came out and revolutionized the race wheel market.

[Paul Ceasrine]

These sound about right for the 1968 LO23 Hemi Dart

Build Date; February 18, 1968 (First Run)

#LO23M8B297853
thru
#LO23M8B297908

Cars built = 56
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Build Date; March 21, 1968 (Second Run)

#LO23M8B323844
thru
#LO23M8B323857

Cars built = 14
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Build Date; May 25, 1968 (Third Run)

#LO23M8B391715
thru
#LO23M8B391727

Cars built = 13

Total Built: 83

[Paul Ceasrine]

A low # car
#LO23M8B297857,,,,,,,Gene Snow
#LO23M8B297859,,,,,,,Dick Landy (stick car, but tagged an automatic as per VIN)
#LO23M8B297862,,,,,,,Don R. Brewer Dodge (driven by; Gil Clark)
#LO23M8B297866,,,,,,,,Dick Landy (automatic car)

A high # car
#LO23M8B323850,,,,,,'High Roller',,,,,ex-Dick Panter Dart

The mystery Charlie Castaldo question.
Charlie Castaldo's first car (4-speed) had a higher VIN # than his
second car, the Tom Crutchfield 'Palmer Dodge' (automatic) car.
The Crutchfield/Palmer Dodge car was built earlier, VIN # wise.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

These sound about right for the 1968 LO23 Hemi Dart

Build Date; February 18, 1968 (First Run)

#LO23M8B297853
thru
#LO23M8B297908

Cars built = 56
--------------------------------

Build Date; March 21, 1968 (Second Run)

#LO23M8B323844
thru
#LO23M8B323857

Cars built = 14
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Build Date; May 25, 1968 (Third Run)

#LO23M8B391715
thru
#LO23M8B391727

Cars built = 13

Total Built: 83

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These sound about right for the 1968 BO29 Hemi Barracuda.

Build Date; February 18, 1968 {First Run}

#BO29M8B299110
thru
#BO29M8B299163

Cars Built = 54
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Build Date; May 19, 1968 {Second Run}

#BO29M8B390659
thru
#BO29M8B390676

Cars Built = 18

[Liteweight]

Thanx Paul

photos by Dan Williams





liteweight

[Paul Ceasrine]

Just what did a 1968 Dodge Dart 426 Hemi and/or 1968 Plymouth Barracuda
426 Hemi weigh before the Super/Stock conversion.

Estimated Weight.

With an Automatic and 8 3/4" Rear ........ #3394 lbs.

With a 4-Speed and Dana Rear .............. #3478 lbs.
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LO23 'Fun Filled Fact'

Engineer - Bob Tarozzi had to 'whittle off' {-344 lbs.} off the
'Test Mule' to get to the projected weight of #3050 lbs.

[HEMIDARTDAVE]

Chick Brignolo's car is supposed to be at the Carlisle Auction

[68hemiss]

Nice try Paul, but not quite correct for Darts or Barracudas.
Mark Janaky
1968 Hemi S/S registry

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

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These sound about right for the 1968 BO29 Hemi Barracuda.

Build Date; February 18, 1968 {First Run}

#BO29M8B299110
thru
#BO29M8B299163

Cars Built = 54
-------------------------------

Build Date; May 19, 1968 {Second Run}

#BO29M8B390659
thru
#BO29M8B390676

Cars Built = 18

[Charlie A]