The famous racer Dick Landy

[65dartcharger]

Sorry to hear but the famous racer Dick Landy has passed away. I got the news from another website in US for Mopars.

 

[FASTBACK340]

I found this at WWW.NHRA.COM ....



http://www.nhra.com/content/news.asp?articleid=17834&zoneid=8

 

[Craig NY]

Just saw a book with his cars in it R.I.P.

 

[2shelbys]

That really sucks. Dick was a great guy. The legends of the early days are getting to the age we we are going to start losing them faster and faster.

 

[memike]

He sure new how to get them down the track.
last time I seen hime race was at allswago Ill with Sherly,M and Don.G
racen agenst each other,

Here's to a man that help the NHRA.

 

[Johnny Dart]

Dog gone,we have lost a legend.

I was just at the local car gathering at in-n-out.A new guy showed up in a 70 Challenger which he just finished.He pops the hood and there lies a Dick Landy built Hemi.Dick had a special Dick Landy badge that he put on the valve covers.Talk about here today gone tomorrow.

He will definitely be missed.

 

[memike]

Landy went back to Super Stock racing and later went on to a storied Pro Stock career that he financed with a successful engine-building business.
he was known as Dandy Dick Landy.

here is another pic

 

[65dartcharger]

He will nort be forgotten. He put Mopar on the map and he did it with pride. He was a true sportsman

 

[memike]

This was his world record car,and it weighed 3600 lb

 

[Mopower71]

He'll be missed

 

[OldVart]

That's too bad. He has been a living legend in the world of Mopars for a lot of yeras.

 

[EvilScamp]

WOW! This is a shocker,first Ronnie Sox and now Dick Landy!

R.I.P :sad:

 

[FASTBACK340]

WOW! This is a shocker,first Ronnie Sox and now Dick Landy!

R.I.P

Match-race heaven....

I had the pleasure of meeting both men years ago. Dick I met at Englishtown back in 2000. This is a picture of Dick's infamous `64 altered wheelbase car photographed at the Garlits Museum in 2003.

And this photo was taken at Carlisle in 2001 where I met Ronnie and his wife Diane.

Rest in peace guys.

 

[memike]

Wow very cool John.
We sure are thankfull for the time that we did have with these great men

 

[demon seed]

Jesus, I'm loosing all my heros, who's next Garlits?. Hope I didn't jinx him.
R.I.P. Mr. Landy :sad:
Terry

 

[fishy68]

Sure sorry to here of this. He sure will be missed. I never had the pleasure of meeting him or even getting to watch him race but as a Mopar fan I sure enjoyed reading about him alot.

 

[2shelbys]

There wasn't a lot of fanfare about it, probably because of his health, but he was at the All-Chrysler show at Carlisle again earlier this year.

 

[65dartcharger]

He sure put Mopar on the map. But he also was a true sportsman and I have several magazines on that. RIP buddy