These were not indy related cars: Hemi Dart[edit] A limited option for 1968 only, code L023,[23] the Hurst-reworked Hemi Darts used the 426 cu in (7.0 L) Hemi engine. These special models (only 80 were made) were created strictly for drag racing, and included a non-warranty disclaimer. On February 20, 1968, corporate headquarters in Highland Park, Michigan, sent out a press release to Dodge dealerships.[24] It was a promotional pitch purposed at selling drag-ready, Hemi-powered Darts. The press release stated that Dodge wanted to make a factory-built and ready drag racer out of the 68 Dart GTS hardtop for competition in class B Super Stock (drag racing). Engineers stated the new Hemi Dart reached speeds of 130 mph (209 km/h) in less than 11 seconds and 1⁄4 mi (402 m) times in the 10-11 second range, although times have been reported as low as the 9-10 second range.
Chebby and Phord are a distant second... way distant. Hemis rule. They always have, and they always will...They ruled back then... and they still rule now. They ruled the Drag Strip, The Street, even NASCAR [until they banned them].
@@HoosierRooster Yes but the men who raced used the Dana60 vs a typical Buyer 8 3/4. A Torque Flight and a 8 3/4 behind a 440-6 or a 340-6 would be hard to beat.
I was looking for a street sleeper. I was offered one of these LO23 Hemi Darts by my father’s Dodge Rep. but after hearing how much paperwork I had to fill out stating I wouldn’t or couldn’t register it for the street I special ordered a 1 off Dart GTS 383 4 spd. no console. I wish I could find that car today. Even better I wished our Dodge rep. would have told me I could have ordered the Dart with a 440. But I really wanted a 4 spd. So that’s that. My Dart was the same SS1 Yellow with black interior, green vinyl top. Thanks
Darts are hard sells at big prices compared to E bodies and Chargers, even with the rarity. That's actually a pretty big price for one of these beasts, I saw the cuda version for sale at Cruising the Coast last October for 125k.
WASN'T PRIME TIME : I was THR in Scottsdale when it $old the 1$T Time. NXT to the stage I couldn't believe the Off Timing OF this Rare Lot # being offered and the PRICE WHEN THE HAMMER WENT DOWN!! COMPARED TO IT$ COMPETITION VS ITS RARE COVETED DNA!!! IT WAS A BUY RELATIVE TO THE TIME$ "& $TILL" A LO$$ LEADER OF ITS CLASS OF 68!!!!
These Darts were around 6k. Comparable to a Corvette of the day. Same as ~ 80k now. These were special built racecars that ran a 10.8 off the showroom floor. Most are in the low 9's now.
@@mikester695 Google lies, a lot. Gas was 28 cents a gallon in '68, it't ~$3.79 now. The price differential is not 8 to 1 like you claim but more in line with 12 to one. Unlike you, I bought stuff back then and I remember exactly what things cost.
If it's a real Hemi Dart it's not a street Hemi, even the street Hemi had more than the factory rating, those guys don't know anything about the engines, especially Chrysler.
All they care about is making themselves money once the car is sold . They are part of the reason why most average people can't afford the old muscle cars today or even ones that need to be restored is because they cater to millionaires and now everyone who's got a old muscle car that needs restoring thinks they are gold plated . I was at Mopars in the Park last year and there was a beat up to hell Dodge charger with very little left on it in good shape for sale and the guy who owned it that trailered it in wanted 30,000 for it and the damn thing looked like it got hit by a train . Meecum and others like them and the millionaires have ruind it for the average guy to buy something now unless he wants to make payments on it for the rest of his life or spend a good chunk of retirement money on one . Granted just about every well known make of muscle car they have new sheet metal for them to fix them but the cost of having a legit body shop that knows what the hell they are doing to restore one isn't cheap one bit . I worked for a guy who's dead now at times that had a restoration shop and mostly did Mopar cars mainly Road runners but he got in a 69 Super Bee that some guy had new from what I was told and once it started to get beat up many years later he actually put a hitch on it and was using it to pull a hay wagon on his farm with it and finally decided to have it restored and this guy I was working for at times mainly doing mechanical stuff on the cars he would get it told him 60,000 to do a complete total restore on it and it wasn't a top of the line Super Bee being it was just a 383 auto with the bulge hood and not many other options on it . Unfortunately it didn't get done because the guy I was working for at times had died on the table in the hospital for having a routine procedure done with his heart stopping then they got him to come back and started to do the procedure and his heart stopped again and they couldn't revive him . After he died his wife had to deal with some of the customer cars that weren't finished and some of the cars were finished up by one of his body guys but she had a auction and sold everything off in the shop and supposedly is going to sell the house and shop and move from what I hear although as far as I know she kept his 68 GTX and drove it to Mopars in the Park last year so it will be interesting to see if she shows up this year or not .
Then the shippers should have made it good on your end if they damaged them . Not sure if they allow this at this auction but usually you can look the cars over first before it goes up on the auction block so you can see if there are things that aren't right or period correct in them that way at least you have a idea weather or not to even bid on it .
