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August 1968
Two from my home track, Dover Drag Strip - Wingdale, New York Charlie Castaldo 'SS/B' LO23 Hemi Dart based out of Scarsdale, New York "Heads Up' - John Macey 'SS/BA' BO29 Hemi Barracuda based out of Bridgeport, Connecticut. John got this BO29 with help from Harris Auto Sales, East Providence, Rhode Island. Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 05-15-2013 at 05:03 PM. |
05-15-2013, 09:39 PM | #52 |
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http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/f...hemi_plymouth/
This car is owned by a friend in the Tampa area. Paul occassionally drives it to car shows in the area. He gave me a ride to a show at a Steak & Shake in Tampa about 1-1/2 years ago. Of course he had to show off with some hard shifts. That car is brutal. I think he said it is detuned from what is listed in the article. He gave me a scale model of the car with the pink paint job. He also has a Daytona Charger. I took photos of it with my cell phone, but the photos in the article are probably better. I'm sure Stewart has some good photos of it, so I'll check with him. Funny how many Mopar guys are in the Tampa Bay area. When I grew up there, I didn't see many Mopars at all. Now there seems to be a lot of them.
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I'v never seen that car around here but I haven't made it over to Quaker on Thursdays. I never seem to make it back to Tampa in time to head over there before everyone leaves. I work up in Port Richey about 40 miles north and we close at 6 seems like everyone leaves there by 8, so by the time I get back here they are all going home. I miss the old days when the car stuff lasted till 11 or 12 and racers would go off and the rest would go home.
Thanks for sharing I will make an effort to get over there to see if he's around, I would love to see that car up close.
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Back in the mid 80's, I started getting an accute need to own either an original LO Dart or BO Barracuda. Having owned an original 70 hemi cuda since 1976 the desire to have the ultimate of muscle cars needed to be fullfilled. There were basically 2 cars that stood out above all the rest for me. One was Paul Emiro's Barracuda, the other Tim Hennessey's Hemi Dart. At the time Paul's car was in a pearl white paint. There was some magazine coverage done on both cars, along with a video of a ride along of Paul's car. I must have it bad or something, because I must of watched that video 50 times, maybe more, & studied pictures of those cars for literally hours.
Very few people take these things out to stretch their legs, & I applaude Paul for having the Kahonnies to do that. Let's face it, they were never meant to be drivin on streets & simulate a freakin pissed off bear doing it. Paul's car never came up for sale, and as carma goes, I now own Tim's car . Hmmm, who woulda thunk it???? liteweight ps; still own that same 70 cuda today, & that particular Dart's been in my corral since 2001.. pss. Great to see you started this thread skypower. That black Barracuda in your avator yours? Is it a BO? Last edited by Liteweight; 05-16-2013 at 09:52 AM. |
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Would make a killer picture to see them side by side on a street somewhere. I would LOVE to be part of that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sad you are geographically so far apart. |
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# BO29 M8B 299137- Original S/M Cuda purchased by Sam 4/19/69 then sold to me 2/21/1970 and then went to Robert Carpinet in Washington Pa.7/19/73. Bob Carpinet, his son still has it and is NOT for sale as far as I know.
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This is the original Hemi Cuda that belongs to Jimmy Lydon from Pittsburgh. At one time it was owned by Jimmy DeFrank, and Rick Houser drove it way back. Lydon has had it a long time....and, yes, it is in his game room at his home.
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The 'only' original BO29 that was New York-based.
Ed Miller, sponsored by the Syracuse Region Plymouth Dealers. |
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