1966 Dodge D/Dart ~ 'Mystery, Myth and Misconception'

From HAMB

First week out for this car..My friend who was 17 and dropped out of Hackensack HS and worked as a get ready boy.. for a Dodge dealer in Paramus..told me about a customer was going to bring it to Etown RP..for a try at some fun and games.. ..We went and we watched it ending up running in D/STK elim and lost first round (he could not shift that C4speed) ..Pissed off..by the lack of off the tow bar performance ,weeks later he put a full ex. system and and ran it on the street for years.Then moved away.
He Later installed a low mile 340 w/thermo.carb from a wrecked 70 Duster, And beat alot of cars w/ more HP/CI ..up in the BOS Mass. area..Im told that the car eventually ran 12'0s w/ the stick and more mods..at Conn Dragway..and sold it to a Mopar parts dist. from the Lansing Mich. area.in 1976. I lost track of him and the car, well before that.

At the time I thought it so cool that a 273 ci Mopar was to challenge the small block stick class ,Chevy dominace.
Not to be.

NHRA Jr. Stock
Pg 307

Last edited: Jun 10, 2012
BOBD1950, JUN 10, 2012 SHARE POST#9207


I was looking at that Forum/Thread last night. In particular the info on Rinaldi's car and Ted Spehar. I didn't read BOBD1950's story.

I think the car that Bob is talking about was delivered to Arrow Motors in West New York, New Jersey. I think that Rinaldi's and the Arrow Motors car are the only 2 that went to NJ.