'68 LO23 Hemi Dart

[scuncio]

Neat car, cool color - is that really a factory color for '68? Looks almost too modern.

I had no idea the rear quarter panels were cut from Day 1 - talk about a radical machine.

Think I'd want to buy some new tires for it though. Seriously...on a $1/4mil car.... ;-)

Link to 1968 Hemi Dart auction

[Sean]

WTH--------------Totally agree with that ruins the car!

[mockingbird812]

Love these beasts! My understanding was, as they came from factory they were never intended to be registered for the roads and were to see nothing but track duty. They arrived from Hurst(?) where they were reconfigured into an L023 in primer and Hurst re-arched the rear wells, and it was up to the race team to paint it what they wanted.

[Tracker1]

Originally Posted by mockingbird812

Love these beasts! My understanding was, as they came from factory they were never intended to be registered for the roads and were to see nothing but track duty. They arrived from Hurst(?) where they were reconfigured into an L023 in primer and Hurst re-arched the rear wells, and it was up to the race team to paint it what they wanted.

Indeed - this was in the glovebox of every one of the Darts and Barracudas made with the Race Hemi in '68

[TimG]

I love those cars......

[napa68]

Originally Posted by TimG

I love those cars......

That makes 2 of us

[olredalert]

----The color appears to me to be a Viper color...….Bill S

[A12pilot]

Man... if only that was left in its original paint scheme........ GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers
Dave

[tom406]

I like that as raced paint job too. But I'm really partial to the "as-delivered" look. First pic is Marty Schorr's pic of Charlie Castaldo picking up his Hemi Dart at Hurst. 2nd pic is a really well done recreation of an as-delivered Hemi Dart. Notice the special shallow offset rear wheels needed to keep the tires inboard of the B-body width rearend (8-3/4" auto cars, Dana 60 4sp cars). Interestingly, you can road-race (!) a Hemi Dart on the Forza computer game, and its painted like this as well.

[BJCHEV396]

Originally Posted by tom406

I like that as raced paint job too. But I'm really partial to the "as-delivered" look. First pic is Marty Schorr's pic of Charlie Castaldo picking up his Hemi Dart at Hurst. 2nd pic is a really well done recreation of an as-delivered Hemi Dart. Notice the special shallow offset rear wheels needed to keep the tires inboard of the B-body width rearend (8-3/4" auto cars, Dana 60 4sp cars). Interestingly, you can road-race (!) a Hemi Dart on the Forza computer game, and its painted like this as well.

Great pics Tom,thanks for sharing!!