Original Hemi Cuda Info.......

[Charlie A]

Lifted from the Hemi Dart topic:

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine
The BO29 List (Original Owners List) {Not in order of VIN #}

1) Ed Miller,,,,,, 'Ed Miller Racing'
Syracuse, New York ,,,,,,,'Syracuse Region Plymouth Dealers'
SS/B (4-Speed)

2) Bob Gaudreau,,,,,,,, 'Candy Cuda'
Bristol, Connecticut,,,,,,, 'New England Plymouth Dealers'
SS/B (4-Speed)

3) Phil Cerrone,,,,,'Harris Auto Sales'
East Providence, Rhode Island
SS/BA (Automatic)

4) John Macey,,,,,,'Heads Up',,,,'Harris Auto Sales'
Bridgeport, Connecticut
SS/BA (Automatic)

5) Bob Harrop,,,,,,'Psychotic Reaction'
Camden, New Jersey
SS/B (4-Speed)

6) Jack Werst,,,,,'Mr. 5 & 50'
Morrisville, Pennsylvania,,,,,'Philadelphia Region Plymouth Dealers'
SS/BA (Automatic)

7) Bill Stiles,,,,,,'Stiles Performance'
York, Pennsylvania,,,,,,'York Area Plymouth Dealers'
SS/BA (Automatic)

8) Ken Montgomery,,,,,,,'555'
Roslyn, Pennsylvania,,,,,,,,,,,,,'Knopf Plymouth'
SS/BA (originally an Automatic, but changed to a 4-Speed)

9) James A. Thomas & Milton E. Updyke,,,,,'Thomas & Updyke'
Tyronne, Pennsylvania
SS/BA (Automatic)

10) Tom Myl,,,,,'Pete Myl Chrysler-Plymouth'
Corapolis, Pennsylvania
SS/BA (Automatic)

11) Jim Skarbuck,,,,,'Private Enterprise'
Roanoke, Virginia
SS/B (4-Speed)

12) Charles Mercer,,,,'Super Fish'
Chesapeake, Virginia
SS/B (4-Speed)

13) Sox & Martin,,,,,#784 NHRA
Burlington, North Carolina
SS/B (4-Speed),,,('Lil Boss' on fender, ran during 1968)

14) Sox & Martin (2nd Car)
Burlington, North Carolina
SS/B (4-Speed),,,('Lil Boss on scoop)

15) Don Carlton,,,,,,'Lil Thumper'
Lenoir, North Carolina
SS/B (4-Speed)

16) Robert Nance,,,,'Mr. Plymouth'
Ringgold, Georgia
SS/BA (Automatic)

17) Tom Smith,,,,,'Hemi Power',,,,,Kelly Chrysler-Plymouth
Marietta, Georgia
SS/BA (Automatic)

18) Harold Dutton,,,,,,,'Drag Hag'
Forest Park, Georgia
SS/B (4-Speed)

19) Larry Todd
Jacksonville, Florida,,,,,'St. John's Chrysler-Plymouth',,, St. Augustine, Florida
SS/BA (Automatic)

20) Doug Warren,,,,,,,,'Check Mate'
Fort Lauderdale, Florida,,,,,'Bill Binko Chrysler-Plymouth'
SS/BA (Automatic)

21) Dennis Dinsmore,,,,,,'Hemi Inc.'
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
SS/B (4-Speed)

22) Ray Christian
Columbus, Ohio
SS/B (4-Speed)

23) Bill Vanwey
Dayton, Ohio
SS/B (4-Speed)

24) Dick Humbert & Billy Stepp,,,,'Billy The Kid'
Dayton, Ohio
SS/B (4-Speed)

25) Arlen Vanke,,,,'East Town Chrysler-Plymouth'
Akron, Ohio
SS/B (4-Speed)

26) Wilkes Motor Sales (Bought by Arlon Vanke, for use as his 2nd car)
Zainesville, Ohio
SS/B (4-Speed)

27) Dave Whitaker,,,,,,,'Queen Bee'
Cincinnati, Ohio
SS/BA (Automatic)

28) Bob Porter,,,,,,,'Porter's Pride'
Minford, Ohio
SS/BA (Automatic)

29) Al Adamic,,,,,,,'Al's Toy'
Wickcliffe, Ohio
SS/BA (Automatic)

30) George Byers Sons Plymouth
Columbus, Ohio
SS/BA (Automatic)

31) John Livingston,,,,,,,,'Tennessee Thunder'
Nashville, Tennessee
SS/B (4-Speed)

32) Vaughn Currie,,,,'Soul Explosion'
Memphis, Tennessee
SS/B (4-Speed)

33) Billy Taylor & Pat Collins,,,,,,,,,'Lil Super Cuda'
Memphis, Tennessee
SS/BA (Automatic)

34) Bud Moore,,,,,,Crowder Chrysler-Plymouth
Harriman. Tennessee
SS/B (4-Speed)

35) David Heath,,,,,,'Kentucky Colonels'
Owensboro, Kentucky
SS/B (4-Speed)

36) Metcalf Chrysler-Plymouth
Brewerton, Alabama
SS/BA (Automatic)

37) Jim Hale,,,,,,,'Norcross Motors'
Fort Smith, Arkansas
SS/BA (Automatic)

38) Jerry McClure
Greenville, Mississippi
SS/B (4-Spree)

39) Van Broussard,,,,,,,'Papa Cuda'
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SS/BA (Automatic)

40) Charles Rogers,,,,,,,,'Phantom'
Baton Rouge, Louisiana,,,,'Moran Motors'
SS/BA (Automatic)

41) Dean Nicopolis,,,,,,,,'Hemi Hunter'
Northville, Michigan
SS/BA (Automatic)

42) Jim Wick,,,,,'Matchmaker'
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin,,,,,,,,,'Packer City Plymouth'
SS/BA (Automatic)

43) John Hagen
St. Paul, Minnesota
SS/B (4-Speed)

44) Nelson Stoltz,,,,,,,,'Kandi-Kuda'
Marion, Indiana,,,,,,,,,,'Northside Chrysler-Plymouth'
SS/B (4-Speed)

45) Bob Coder
Fort Wayne, Indiana
SS/BA (Automatic)

46) Schmaltz Concrete
SS/BA (Automatic)
Osgood, Indiana

47) Jim Halloran
Chicago, Illinois,,,,,,,,'Park Chrysler-Plymouth'
SS/BA (Automatic)

48) Phil Bailey,,,,'Tinker Toy'
Champaign, Illinois
SS/B (4-Speed)

49) Chuck Ostrich
Nevada, Iowa
SS/BA (Automatic)

50) Greg Brennenman
Washington, Iowa
SS/B (4-Speed)

51) Rich Thomas,,,,,'Rich Thomas Racing'
Arnold, Missouri
SS/B (4-Speed)

52) Danny Byrd
Sikeston, Missouri
SS/B (4-Speed)

53) Bruce Sharkey,,,,,'Sharkey Racing Enterprises'
Springfield, Missouri
SS/B (4-Speed)

54) 'Micro Lube Special' KXOK Radio (sponsored Russel Funk)
St. Louis, Missouri
SS/BA (Automatic)

55) Billy Coone,,,,,,,'Deguello' (No Mercy)
Waco, Texas
SS/BA (Automatic)

56) Joe Smith
Lubbock, Texas
SS/BA (Automatic)

57) McBroom Motors
Pampa, Texas
SS/BA (Automatic)

58) Don Grotheer,,,,,,,'Cable Chrysler-Plymouth'
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
SS/B (4-Speed)

59) Gordon Stewart,,,,,,'Hair Bender'
Sioux City, Souh Dakota
SS/BA (Automatic)

60) Dave Wren
Missoula, Montana
SS/BA (Automatic)

61) Ron McDowell & Jerry Taylor,,,,,,'Gentle Ben'
Meridian, Idaho
SS/BA (automatic)

62) Judy Lilly,,,,,,,'Denver Plymouth Dealers'
Denver, Colorado
SS/BA (Automatic)

63) Ken Van Cleave
Salem, Oregon
SS/B (4-Speed)

64) 'Double Trouble'
Hillsboro, Oregon,,,,,,,'Coletti Chrysler-Plymouth'
SS/BA (Automatic)

65) Ray Chaffee,,,,,'Pilgrim's Progress'
Seattle, Washington
SS/B (4-Speed)

66) Wiley Cossey,,,,,,'California Hooker Headers'
Baldwin Park, California
SS/B (4-Speed)

67) Don Bowers,,,,,,,'Prince Chrysler-Plymouth'
Inglewood, California
SS/BA (Automatic)

68) 'Bear-A-Cuda'
Fremont, California,,,,'Freed Motor Co.'
SS/BA (Automatic)

69) George Wejbe,,,,'Hart Beat'
Los Angeles, California
SS/BA (Automatic)

70) Chuck Poole,,,,,,,,,'Holeshot II'
Sacramento, California,,,'Arden Chrysler-Plymouth'
SS/BA (Automatic)

71) Town & Country Chrysler-Plymouth
Phoenix, Arizona
SS/BA (Automatic

72) Dorchester Sales & Service,,,,,'Burke & Jensen'
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
SS/BA (Automatic)

73) McCallum & Wilson Chrysler-Plymouth
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
SS/B (4-Speed)

About as close a list as possible,,,,,,
The original BO29's.
Unfortunately I cannot post the VIN#'s and/or delivery dates at this time.

[Charlie A]

[Skypower]

Wow Charlie A.. That is awsome info to add to this thread, thanks.
This will be great info for people trying to find out about these cars.
Hopefully we will get some of the owners of these cars to post the history of their cars so we can create an archive of the Cudas and
Darts all in one place for people to research.

[Skypower]

Originally Posted by Dennis P Chapman

Yep it's real and Clayton still owns it.

Dennis do you know Clayton. If so do you think you can get him to give us some history of the car and some pics. It would also be great to get the vin# and details about where it came from.
Thanks
Bob

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by Skypower

Dennis do you know Clayton. If so do you think you can get him to give us some history of the car and some pics. It would also be great to get the vin# and details about where it came from.
Thanks
Bob

When I see him at the track I say hi don't know if he is on here. He races a u/sa wagon also.

[bigsixman]

Paul: Is there other cars that may have been produced and not recorded? The reason that I ask is that Trenda Motors in Grand Forks, ND received an automatic car. When it was delivered, one of the original Owens Corning windows was broken in shipment. The service manager raced it with a fabricated stock style glass until an original OC glass was shipped out. It took along time to get an original OC glass through parts.He moved and the car ended up in IL and raced with the old UDRA regional group of racers.I talked to the original owner about 10 years ago when he came back for a visit and he told me that he never cut the car up to be competitive with the UDRA while he raced it in the IL area. The car was sold way back in the seventies in the IL area. He also raced a new 426/425 auto 1966 belvidere I two door post car in SS/B and it was sold through Trenda Motors too.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Mr Big Six Man,

There is always a mention of a 1968 Factory Hemi Super Stock 'popping up' {Mystery Car} somewhere.

One that is always mentioned is the BO29 out of Brodlieb Motors in Woodmere, New York.
(Supposedly crashed into a telephone pole during a midnight test run).

And another BO29 found in a garage in Brooklyn, New York.

And another BO29 found in Northern - New Jersey.

Also Sox & Martin getting a shipment of several ('4') 1968 Barracuda 383 cars (less engine and transmission)
in July 1968 or at the end of the 1968 'Production Run' and converting them to SS/B or SS/BA cars, so they could
sell them for $10,000 to make some 'dollars'.

[davezinn]

the car i mentioned being in the backyard in Wilson, NC had a Hemi hood on it and was undeniably a former racecar. i know the hood is something easily swappable from car to car but how many of those hoods ended up on other cars? maybe it was a legit car and maybe it wasn't but someone took that car and did something with it, hopefully it wasn't scrapped.

[Steve1118]

Charlie A., Clayton's "Slo Motion" was the original Thomas & Updyke car out of Tyrone, Pa., number 9 on the list provided.

I remember it when it was new, it raced a lot at old Peterson Memorial in Altoona. I sort of think that there was an owner between Thomas & Updyke, that Clayton is the third owner. But, I could be wrong....

I don't think it's been run for years.

In addition, the Lydon & Johnson original car is sitting in Jim Lydon's game room, in Pittsburgh. Really. I'll try to come up with some pics.

[Skypower]

Originally Posted by Steve1118

Charlie A., Clayton's "Slo Motion" was the original Thomas & Updyke car out of Tyrone, Pa., number 9 on the list provided.

I remember it when it was new, it raced a lot at old Peterson Memorial in Altoona. I sort of think that there was an owner between Thomas & Updyke, that Clayton is the third owner. But, I could be wrong....

I don't think it's been run for years.

In addition, the Lydon & Johnson original car is sitting in Jim Lydon's game room, in Pittsburgh. Really. I'll try to come up with some pics.

That must be some game room.