Original hemi dart information

[Hemi Moose]

The Sox & Martin '68 Hemi Barracuda was later sold to Sam Pannuty and renamed the
'Poor Boy'...

[Paul Ceasrine]

Speedwin Automotive
Mineola, Long Island, New York

#LO23M8B323848 (Automatic)

March 21, 1968 Build Date (2nd Production Run)

Purchased; April 18, 1968

The #5 car off the 2nd Production Run.
The #61 LO23 car overall.

Car delivered to;
Ebbets Field Dodge
1640 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, New York

Purchased by;
Joe Jill (Owner of Speedwin Automotive)

Purchase Price;
$5146

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

* The #1 BO29,,,,,,,,,

* BO29M8B299110

* This Hemi Barracuda had 'Lil Boss' lettered on the front fender.
* 'Barracuda' lettered on the grille center.
* White hood with a blue center stripe.
* Blue roof
* Car NHRA #784

Was on the front cover of Super Stock & Drag Illustrated (June 1968)

Was it not this car that was dipped (acid).???? That is what I've been lead to believe over the years. That car later rotted to oblivion because it wasn't naurtralized properly. Can someone here confirm or deny that info????

liteweight

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by jackarnew

I was at Cecile County Maryland when Sox & Martin showed up to run a 2 out of 3 match race with who I can't remember. The car was driven by Don Carlton, and I think it was acid dipped, it was the first Cuda that they had installed a full rollcage into. Talked to Buddy about bent quarter panels just in front of rear wheels up the rear window that had been repaired and in primer. I believe the car needed the cage to support the dipped body, due to the fact that they did not have any ladder bars or 4 link at the time. The rear springs would torque up in front and pull down at rear hanger, thus bend in rear panels. That vehicle had only rear springs no bars. Do you think that car could have been Don Carlton's car or just a dipped body to start with. I think it was a car built just to match race. But I'm sure they found out after a few passes that it needed some support body wise. Very soon after that better rear suspension " ladder bars " started showing up on the Chrysler race cars, because they could hook into the cage for support.
JACK.

This is the only comment I've heard regarding Sox & Martin using an acid dipped '68 Hemi Cuda body, which according to Jack Arnew was their A/MP car that Don Carlton drove...as far as their first car or any others, maybe someone else can answer that question...does VIN # 299110 still exist.

[Liteweight]

Not much to see on this car xept the left over red on the quarter & blue tinted windows. This car IS the Don Carlton /Sox & Martin car taken about 12 years ago. It had repaired damage done on the front clip from a towing accident. Rumour has it the car fell off the trailer. This is not the first car.

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[Paul Ceasrine]

BO29M8B390673

Automatic

Build Date; May 19, 1968

The #15 car off the 2nd production run.

Park Chrysler-Plymouth
Chicago, Illinois

Jim Halloran

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

Not much to see on this car except the left over red on the quarter & blue tinted windows. This car IS the Don Carlton /Sox & Martin car taken about 12 years ago. It had repaired damage done on the front clip from a towing accident. Rumor has it the car fell off the trailer. This is not the first car.
liteweight.

I see orange paint under the red paint on the quarter panel...so the question is "who's car was this originally" since Sox & Martin bought up old Hemi Barracuda's and repainted them in their red white & blue color scheme and sold them to any potential customers that wanted one.

I also see traces of baby blue paint on the lower trunk edge just above where the license plate would go...Now as for who's car it was originally, I think I just answered my own question...it is Don Carlton's 'Lil Thumper' baby blue B029 '68 Hemi Barracuda.

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[Liteweight]

Another BO29 Sox & Martin car

liteweight

I'll see if I can get these pix larger tommorrow

[Paul Ceasrine]

Don Grotheer,,,,,

Set the SS/B National Record at Louisiana Pel State Dragstrip in June 1968.

10.91 @ 131.19 MPH

The BO29 Hemi Barracuda's and LO23 Hemi Darts were declared legal for Super Stock by the NHRA on
June 1, 1968 (1 week before the 1968 NHRA Springnationals).

The NHRA had to confirm that at least 50 of each car was properly documented and owned by a drag racer or
dealership, and that the car was in their possession.

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

Another BO29 Sox & Martin car

liteweight

I'll see if I can get these pix larger tommorrow

..so who's B029 was this originally.