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11-02-2011, 03:00 AM | #31 |
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Re: life after Super Stock for the Hemi A-bodies?
I read an article back in the day about how primative the 68 A bodies were.
Fiberglass didn't fit; most that weren't picked up at the factory showed up with broken glass; one was delivered with 7 12:50 pistons and one 11:50 piston and some racers had to wait for the manifold to be shipped to them. There was a story about a guy at Hurst whose job was to take a sledge hammer and pound out the inner fender so the valve cover would clear. Chrysler said the they new the cars would be completely rebuilt by the racers so they sent them out to the racers in basically unfinished condition. On the other hand the 62 through 65 cars were well thought out and well executed and did run well right out of the box. JimR
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11-02-2011, 11:44 AM | #32 |
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Re: life after Super Stock for the Hemi A-bodies?
I remember reading, that Chrysler Performance forbid any
racer with a 68' Hemi Barracuda or 68' Hemi Dart from running anything other than Super/Stock in 1968. In no uncertain terms, they were told to stay away from A/MP,,,,,,,,,,, as that record was being 'reserved' for the 'special factory-backed teams', when they felt the time was right to 'crush' the record. If anyone raced in A/MP in 1968 with any A-Body Hemi car, they would be outted from getting any factory help,,,,,,,,let alone replacement parts. More or less,,,,,,,,,,,stay in line with the Chrysler Racing Program,,,,,, or else.... |
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11-12-2011, 11:31 AM | #34 |
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Re: life after Super Stock for the Hemi A-bodies?
I believe the Bob Lambeck Dart was an
original LO23 purchased by one Jon Hooper, out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. pc |
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This car is a real LO Dart. It currently resides in Minnesotta. Quite a few 68 cars had the side markers either welded shut or converted to the rectangular ones. Usually the factory backed cars had this done to them to appease MaMopar, keeping up with the current model year. You'll notice Lambeck also had a 69 grille in it also. HM No I haven't spoke with Lambeck in a few years. liteweight Last edited by Liteweight; 11-12-2011 at 09:05 PM. |
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Is this a current photo or a old one of Bob Lambeck's 68 Hemi Dart ( ex-Jon Hooper car) because the rumor is that the car recently sold...this is what the car looked like before.
http://stigza.blogspot.com/2011/06/68-hemi-dart.html |
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