Original hemi dart information

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Daryl,

What was the deal with this LO 23.

Northland Dodge {Columbus, Ohio} and 'The Rod Shop' group.

The older I get the more I need big print. lol

[bob george]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

That pounding your hear.......my head banging on the nearest wall.

Still, there has to be some info from that area available that can HOPEFULLY fill in the blank.

At least now Daryl knows another one that his is "not".

The York Bracket Finals were clean across the state,almost 400+ miles from Keystone raceway,closer to Philadelphia,New Jeresy and New York.Div.1 Land of NED(north eastern division)included all the northeastern states down past the Mason Dixon line.If the car was local to Southwestern Pa. we would know it.

[Paul Ceasrine]

September 1977

York US 30 Dragway

'2nd Annual Bracket Nationals'

NED 1 Division

Daryl,

A large group of Racers from Northern Westchester County
{Mt. Kisco area} headed out there.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by bob george

The York Bracket Finals were clean across the state,almost 400+ miles from Keystone raceway,closer to Philadelphia,New Jeresy and New York.Div.1 Land of NED(north eastern division)included all the northeastern states down past the Mason Dixon line.If the car was local to Southwestern Pa. we would know it.

thanx for that Bob
I am only quessing my car was participating in that 1977 Bracket race, as there was a decal on the original quarter corning glass window. For all I know at this time, that decal could of been in someones toolbox, & they felt the need to stick it to something.
At least now I know Bob Baughman's car is not mine, but I still don't know if it was @ this bracket race.
This I know for sure, is that Lou Vignonia owned it in the early 80's, it was supposed to have been turn key, & purchased from some guy in Mt. Kistco NY

Paul
Welcome back. Can you provide me a little more info on your last post------

"A large group of Racers from Northern Westchester County
{Mt. Kisco area} headed out there"


liteweight

[Paul Ceasrine]

Daryl,

I would imagine that the Dart was running in Pro Eliminator in 1977.

At the 1977 Bracket Nationals at York US 30 Dragway most of
of the guys that raced there from my area usually campaigned at
* Lebanon Valley
* Island
* Maple Grove
* Raceway Park
* Connecticut
* Suffolk County {WestHampton}

[bob george]

Try contacting guys like Bob Rapine,Jacobs brothers,Joe Jill and other mopar racers from the NY area if they are still around.They may have some information.

[CHROME DOG]

In response to Post #2506:

Howdy all…

I know this isn’t really relevant to “lightweight’s” LO23 lineage quest, but it may help to answer “Geerhead55’s” question.

1:18 Scale Diecast ’68 Dodge & Plymouth Superstocks…

1968 Hurst Hemi Dodge Dart (“As Delivered” in grey primer & black gelcoat)
1968 Dick Landy Hemi Dodge Dart
1968 Bill Bagshaw "Red Light Bandit" Hemi Dodge Dart
1968 Herb McCandless "Mr. 4 Speed" Hemi Dodge Dart
1968 Shirley Shahan "Drag-On-Lady" Hemi Dodge Dart
1968 Ron Mancini "Gratiot Auto Supply" Hemi Dodge Dart

1968 Hemi Plymouth Barracuda (Mule Car)
1968 Hurst Hemi Plymouth Barracuda (“As Delivered” in grey primer & black gelcoat)
1968 Sox & Martin Hemi Plymouth Barracuda
1968 Jack West "Mr. 5 and 50" Hemi Plymouth Barracuda
1968 Arlen Vanke Hemi Plymouth Barracuda
1968 Ken Montgomery “The Triple Nickle – 555” Hemi Plymouth Barracuda
1968 Ed Miller Hemi Plymouth Barracuda
1968 Billy “The Kid” Stepp Hemi Plymouth Barracuda
1968 Don Grotheer Hemi Plymouth Barracuda
1968 Bill Stiles Hemi Plymouth Barracuda
1968 Chuck Ostrich Inc. Hemi Plymouth Barracuda
1968 Judy Lilly “Miss Mighty Mopar” Hemi Plymouth Barracuda

Attached are a few reference photos from my own LO23/BO29 collection... (sorry for the glare).

Hope this helps…

Paul

[Charlie A]

Rather than load up the whole screen with all the models, I chose this picture to blow up. Seems to say a lot about your Hemi addiction!

[Geerhead55]

Chrome Dog,,,, thanks for the reply,,, I figured there was quite a few Cudas available, but there are also more Darts than knew about. Between e-bay and supercar1 .com, I've seen a lot of them I'd like to pick up. Like you,, I've got shelves put up above eye level and I'm running out of space, so I've got to be selective from here on out. Too many cars. Thanks for the photos too.
Danny Durham

[Paul Ceasrine]

Daryl,

From what information I gathered, that Dart competed at Lebanon Valley Dragstrip in 1977.

A Pro/Eliminator Bracket competitor.

It qualified for the 1977 NED 1 Bracket Nationals held at York US 30 Dragway.