1964 S/SA National Record Setter with a Hemi

[Alex Polewik]

[QUOTE=Hemi Moose;264434]Yes Dick Landy received the first production 1964 426 Hemi Dodge 330 2 door sedan out of the factory, I believe the owner said it had a May 1964 build date.

Actually Darrell Davis books indicates Vin#6142222127 as the earliest car. Ship date of May 13 to region 51(Chicago) to Dealer #57147(Grand Spaulding??). Red Car(PP1).

If we assume Landy's car was Silver(paint code MM1). That car was shipped June 1. WIth Vin#6142226082. Region 16(???) and Dealer#92804.

Now ship date doesn't necessarily correspond with production date but???

[Paul Ceasrine]

Those early 1964 Race Hemi's came equipped with
Carter #3705 AFB's.

The tech people switched over the the Holley #3116 600 cfm units,
and that's when the 64' Race Hemi's flew.

pc

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Alex Polewik

Actually Darrell Davis books indicates Vin#6142222127 as the earliest car. Ship date of May 13 to region 51(Chicago) to Dealer #57147(Grand Spaulding??). Red Car(PP1).

If we assume Landy's car was Silver(paint code MM1). That car was shipped June 1. WIth Vin#6142226082. Region 16(???) and Dealer#92804.

Now ship date doesn't necessarily correspond with production date but???

Alex, I'm not sure about this old info, I'm just going by the stories that have been told to me by the owners themselves either by conversations from the past, or old magazine articles printed over the years, they're the ones that made these claims. I don't have any of those Darrell Davis books but heard there were a couple of Silver cars built, perhaps you can dig into this topic a little more and post your findings. It would be interesting to find who got some of the first ones built out of the factory!

[tommy d]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

The RamChargers had the first S/S version (non 2% altered wheelbase A/FX).

Landy's headers look coated. Would paint alone look that shiny?

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by tommy d

Landy's headers look coated. Would paint alone look that shiny?

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[Hemi Moose]

X-Tech-Man, I think he's referring to the photo of Landy's 64 Dodge on the first page...yeah they do look kind of shiny, maybe he had them chromed.