Original hemi dart information

[Liteweight]

Wayne T & Wade O-Thankyou for the info.I know both Dell Jones & Mark Janaky very well.They both have been working hard on trying to find my cars identity.Mark has spent a very serious amount of time on the phone etc.,but still with no results.We are stuck at Lou Vignona & can't get no earlier.Oh ya Wayne,you will know my car as you did an interview on it in Carlisle in 1993 with the then owner Tim Hennessey.You also did an interview with the same car but with me as the owner in 2006 in Elkton,Mn.
Jimmi!!!!!!! Boy am I glad you checked this forum.I would like to speak to you if I could.I will PM you right away.

Thankyou
Daryl

[Liteweight]

I spoke with Jimi Vignona today (Son of Lou).He gave me alot of good info on my car.One of the things he told me was that when Lou purchased the car in the early eighties he had it painted white by Paul Pittman.Does anyone have some info on him????.I believe he races in Comp. & he could be working for either Don Hardy or Jerry Bickel. I would like to see if he remembers anything on my car,like maybe the colors on it before it was sprayed.

Thankyou Daryl

[jarn05]

hi daryl, your car must have had the floor replaced in it by tim hennesey, my father recalled to me that when they got the car the entire hump for the trans was removed and had a quick remove hand made cover to access the trans quickly, he does not remember if it had a clutch pedal or not, call tim and ask him im sure he will tell you he put an entire floor pan in it.

[John Major]

Check your PM,
John

[Liteweight]

- Jimi-I pulled the door sills today & peeled the carpet back.The floor has definately not been replaced or the tunnel has not been repaired.I also double checked to see if there was a bracket on the frame rail for the clutch crossshaft mount.There is none or there never was one installed.So that would lead me to believe it has never had any other trans in it other than a automatic.
-John- Thankyou for the contact #'s.I did get hold of Paul today & he was helpfull with some info.He did tell me that prior to him stripping the paint off the car in the early eighties,he thought it had a red & silver paint scheme on it.
I have some pictures here of an original Hemi Dart from the early 70's that is red & silver.It was called "Wildfire".Does anyone remember a car like this???? I can send pix out to anyone who is interested

Thankyou
Daryl

[Antho5tNY]

i'll have a name and number of a hemi historian tomorrow for you.

[69hurstsc]

Race Hemi in street traffic, NICE!

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by 69hurstsc

Race Hemi in street traffic, NICE!

69hurstsc You have a pm with contact info

Race Hemi Darts on the street. Logical----no,----- fun factor----ohhh yaaaa!!!!, WAY up there!!!!

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[Liteweight]

Through some internet cruzin I read that this car is the Lou Mancini car before Lou bought it. Found in some used car lot out back with a blown engine

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OK so I had to take the 3000 post . Missed the others

[69hurstsc]

Any word on that name and number?

Originally Posted by Antho5tNY

i'll have a name and number of a hemi historian tomorrow for you.