I'm an old Mopar Head 62 years old and there's still nothing better than the sound of an old school Mopar thumping its way down the street or the track love it forever
@robertkinholt621
4 жыл бұрын
The Ole Hemi day's, they pretty much ruled the track back then, nothing like the sound of them fire breathers
@gordocarbo
5 ай бұрын
@Nightshade_787B Has run 9.20s
@theranger08-lf6wq
Ай бұрын
@@gordocarbo Still impressive it took us 50 years to make a car that just barely beats it
@jeffyeatts5827
4 жыл бұрын
That's a beast of a dart. Beautiful display of pure power. Mopar baby.
@5oclockshadowbanned154
4 жыл бұрын
It ain't all car. That guy is a friggin good driver who ever he his.
@chikechovis2499
4 жыл бұрын
Perfect launch too I bet he felt good after that one
@gunnarbates942
3 жыл бұрын
The dude driving it uploaded it
@arthurwells7778
4 жыл бұрын
A guy that owned a service station right across the street from my grandmother's house had one of these lo23 darts he used to run up in Naperville Canada and s.glens falls dragway it was called the rickshaw what a beast it was around 1973-1975 I remember one summer night he just got the engine freshend up and he made a pass down the street about midnight wow what a sound that came out of that thing it was chilling !!! Lol
@bobneil3716
4 жыл бұрын
When a car is so fast NHRA has to make a class just for it.
@Dewitt-b8n
4 жыл бұрын
SS/A
@christophersine84
4 жыл бұрын
Didn't they allow ford 427 cars to race in the SS/AH class at one point?
@shortchange26
4 жыл бұрын
Buddy Ingersoll. 1984. Buick v6 turbo.
@actsismmljcorrectlyobeyed6190
4 жыл бұрын
@Al Dingman Dodge Ford what's the difference?
@actsismmljcorrectlyobeyed6190
4 жыл бұрын
@Al Dingman One is broke down on the side of the road and the other needs Mo Parts.
@davidwhite5858
4 жыл бұрын
I was here back in the 60’s. Watching SOX & MARTIN... HEMI CUDA. Ahhh the good old days.
@truthhurts4771
3 жыл бұрын
Grumpy Jenkins took care of them
@davidwhite5858
3 жыл бұрын
The Bow ties choked. They were easy pickings for the Hemi…
@ccrider77
4 жыл бұрын
He was having so much fun, he just kept goin'...
@Bandit77TA
4 жыл бұрын
Massively Over Powered And Respected
@melissasheehan115
4 жыл бұрын
Adam Fears 💋🥰❤️💥🤩😎🔥🥵
@alanwood5857
4 жыл бұрын
Cool Dart, that's how the body came from Dodge on these cars in '68, you had to paint it yourself.
@chrisharmon
4 жыл бұрын
This car looks more intimating in the primer grey and black than with fancy paint and graphics
@russellhueners8499
4 жыл бұрын
Harsh!!
@captainbart
4 жыл бұрын
thats historical data; how old are you?
@toomanyhobbies2011
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, the customer painted his car with his sponsor's colors. They came in white and were race-only cars sold only to successful professional racers. Most Hemi Darts were never even registered. I don't think the Hemi was an option for street Darts, but the 440 was in a few Darts. Dodge and Plymouth have always been heavily involved in racing and built some of the most competitive race-only cars ever.
@tomcooper6108
4 жыл бұрын
@@toomanyhobbies2011 That's wrong. True that these cars came stripped down, no radio, with roll cage. But they were sold to anyone and you could get them painted. They were street legal. It just didn't take much to make them track....slicks did not come on them. You bought those and the wheel well was cut to accept them. My bro had one...he ran at Tulsa International Speedway. He kicks himself everyday for ever selling it.
@easygoing2479
4 жыл бұрын
I've watched this video a couple of times, and I keep wondering: Did your throttle stick after this run? You were halfway up the hill and still going, and in another 15 seconds you'd be in Hieb Park watching a softball game!
@DakotaGT
4 жыл бұрын
Easy Going no, I just kept into it for a bit to see if it was running clean all the way to redline. I was running a tad too lean as it turns out. So hard to tell at the top of first and second because things happen so fast!
@sbhemi
4 жыл бұрын
Great take off , love the sound of a HemiDart :-)
@daleostrom3613
4 жыл бұрын
That's the 289 you are hearing.
@retroybd2780
2 жыл бұрын
The Dart in this video is actually using a 604cui HEMI engine for safekeeping of the 426 HEMI instead.
@rjy8318
Жыл бұрын
Looked like the Dart his the gas first Having a fast car is great Having a fast car And quick reflexes is best 👌
@jeffleblanc8850
4 жыл бұрын
You have the best LO23 car on the you tube this is how they should look right out of factory it don’t need them fancy paint jobs it looks awesome this way
@SixPackDan
4 жыл бұрын
LOVE the original paint job!
@sammartinez4244
4 жыл бұрын
I was 15 my first car was 68 Dart GTS 340. This was in 1970, never could keep the tires from breaking loose. You really had to BABY it in the rain. I sure wish I could have put 10 or 12 in. under it. LOOK at the MEAT UNDER THIS DRAGSTER. Miss that CAR!
@johnwilkerson2195
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a Mopar man and those Hemi's we're pretty dominate
@phillipsprague3275
4 жыл бұрын
I’m having fond memories of the seventies going to be two day points meets, my sisters waiting to get rides from the track owners, who were parking the spectators cars on horseback. There were so many they had them parked clear up the hill. Sad to see the track so dilapidated? And the steel guardrails are horrifying. It was one of the first tracks to have a cement launch pad, not long after Bill ‘Grumpy’ Jenkins dislodged a huge chunk of the asphalt. I used to sneak through the fence on the fence on the spectator side even with the cars staging and take pictures with a Kodak Instamatic. Always left before the fuel cars came up though so they wouldn’t come tell me to go. Have tons of pics from the mid seventies to late 81. I even remember the drag strip at the Sioux Empire fairgrounds!
@DakotaGT
4 жыл бұрын
Phillip Sprague very cool! Thanks for your comment.
@scott6150
4 жыл бұрын
God I love that body style. I had a '69 340 Swinger
@BradThePitts
4 жыл бұрын
ME TOO!!! But I had a slant six - womp womp :(
@weselmendorf2195
2 жыл бұрын
** I had the awesome pleasure of owning three A body 383 and 440's uncaged w/full interior street legals ... one of them made it in mopar muscle's readers rides back in 2000 ... nothing like an A body with a healthy big block ! GOD Bless
@rogerhuber3133
4 жыл бұрын
I worked in a speed shop from 1963-1969 when the NAVY took me away. We had one of those Darts and called it the Poison Dart. Fast mochine for sure!
@seeharvester
2 жыл бұрын
Vietnam draftee?
@rogerhuber3133
2 жыл бұрын
@@seeharvester Never said I was drafted.
@seeharvester
2 жыл бұрын
@@rogerhuber3133 And I never _said_ you were. It was a question.
@rogerhuber3133
2 жыл бұрын
@@seeharvester Nope. Not drafted. I don't believe the Navy drafted people in back then. I happily volunteered and glad I did even though it took me away from my MoPars.
@seeharvester
2 жыл бұрын
@@rogerhuber3133 I think you're right. I believe it was only the Army, and if you were drafted, you may have had the opportunity to join one of the other branches. I was eligible for the draft lottery in 1971, but my number was 320, so I was never called. Which was fine by me, because after being a military brat and taking orders from my Marine Corps father my whole life, I'd had enough. Dad was a lifer with 30 years in the Corps. So I'd had enough "Yes Sir" "No Sir" already. Carry on.
@soulapetritziklis5748
4 жыл бұрын
Is the Finish Line at the top of the Hill???😂🤣😂 Awesome Race👍
@tubefluid
4 жыл бұрын
That's the shutdown area after the finish line. That's the way Thunder Valley is. No chute required! :) And as the name implies, it's in a little valley. No noise to bother anyone.
@user-tt4is9zj2w
4 жыл бұрын
Bro 😂😂
@davidkeeton6716
4 жыл бұрын
A lot of tracks in the South are built this way. It's easier on the brakes.
@MrSlowpoke-jn9lv
4 жыл бұрын
I agree. Seems like however long the track and shut down is, he is going to use it all lol 😂.
@wayne8498
4 жыл бұрын
May have been in the next town
@shortchange26
4 жыл бұрын
There's that damned grey primer Dart that you just didn't fu@× with. Last time I saw one was 1975 Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway. He left me at the light like I was tied to a post!
@chuckadams195
4 жыл бұрын
The mustang was shot by a poisonous DART😎
@jessefoster8981
2 жыл бұрын
Brought a A-10 Warthog to a knife fight lol
@JohnW1711stock
3 жыл бұрын
There was one of these at the GNRS, in it's original condition. Small tires black wheels, in primer, just as it would have been delivered. They had a plaque with the story of the Darts, and Barracudas.
@williamarnett9064
4 жыл бұрын
That was over before the burnout
@jeffleblanc8850
4 жыл бұрын
That was over in the parking lot the mustwang guy is looking for a mopar now
@joenewman6494
4 жыл бұрын
William Arnett 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@joshmoore6165
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome light! That mustang was nice too!
@willkuss5374
4 жыл бұрын
Damn, it sure reminds me of the good old days when those were mopar new offerings, I sure miss the '69 Chevelle I sold 5 yrs ago. What the hey, geezer and 4x4 nowadays, too many dogs
@username8171
4 жыл бұрын
Smoked that stang !
@vincewilliams5219
Жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite car, the 67'-68' mustang fastback. It lost but, there is no shame losing to a Mopar because we all know they were drag strip monsters.
@claiborneeastjr4129
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful car. Can't believe that poor 'Stang lined up against you. Never had a prayer. Your HEMI is an incredible piece of American muscle, and history!
@gordocarbo
5 ай бұрын
You dont always have a choice who you run against. PIck a lane and run what ya run Stang was badazz too I wouldnt kick it outta the garage. Better than no car
@jimmoldaschel2052
4 жыл бұрын
Love racing at Thunder Valley!
@truthray2885
4 ай бұрын
Two great cars, both fast as hell. Love that Hemi.
@cowmangaming7908
4 жыл бұрын
all 45 dislikes are mustang owners... MOPAR POWER!
@truthseekerKJV
Жыл бұрын
The Mustang knew it was screwed the second the light turned green.
@jondeaux336
2 жыл бұрын
What a machine!! Congratulations!
@cammer68oliver2
Жыл бұрын
Damn! Judging by the burnouts I thought that fastback would keep up! That Hemi said byebye to that ford! And I’m a ford guy at heart! Lol
@daverodkey
4 жыл бұрын
Frigging AWESOME Dart !!!
@Cryptic_Triptych
3 жыл бұрын
Poor pony still tied to the hitching post. Dart beat him like a rented mule. Seriously though, with a factor weight to HP ratio like 6 to 1 - Lexan windows, no back seat, van buckets up front, fiberglass front clip, etc. I guess roll cage and wheelie bars make up for some of that - was there really any questions as to who is King? All I saw was the orange elephant in the room. One day I too shall have my own, or a clone (Lo23, Wo23 or Ro23).
@eldorado1830
Ай бұрын
Had to revisit love the Dodge Dart I had a 68 back in the day.
@lyndoneaton5391
4 жыл бұрын
what was the numbers? ET and speed for the quarter mile?
@TheFlR3StOrM
4 жыл бұрын
Well the ET was 9 seconds but don't know the speed.
@francfurian8215
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Enough said. Cheers😊
@MrPappysCobra
4 жыл бұрын
That Dart is gone!!!
@flossietube2065
4 жыл бұрын
Uh..... What was the quarter mile time? Speed?
@Sephiroth5200
4 жыл бұрын
Off the showroom floor in 1968 these cars would run 9.8 to 10.5 at about 130mph in the 1/4 depending on driver and track conditions. So I'm guessing somewhere around there.
@garymckee8857
4 жыл бұрын
@Alan Whiteside That's not a street Hemi the 68 Hemi Darts had race Hemi's a totally different configuration.
@Chironex_Fleckeri
4 жыл бұрын
15.79s all day
@johneli123456789
4 жыл бұрын
@@Chironex_Fleckeri for the standing mile...
@IronWoode
4 жыл бұрын
He runs 9.70's as he is dialing in the drivetrain and suspension. Says he should hit the 8's when done. MPH is around 150.
@Baddawg_313
4 жыл бұрын
Legend has it, the driver of the Dodge Dart ended up in 1200 b.c.
@GLF426
4 жыл бұрын
Driving the hell out of that one. She was all over the place. Pretty cool though
@Kevin-dx6co
Жыл бұрын
Holy shit!!! What a launch, are you kidding me
@gordocarbo
5 ай бұрын
Awesome huh? Want to experience leaving that hard just once! Just dont have the cubes boohoo poverty sucks eh? haha
@mr_chliken9088
3 жыл бұрын
That was the most American drag race I’ve ever seen
@MitchJohnson-uu5uf
4 жыл бұрын
HEMI, even to this day all the Top Fuel and Funny cars run a Hemi based engine. Nothing like a 426 cross ram with dual 4 barrels though.
@JKerr-iy2jr
4 жыл бұрын
Thunder Valley Dragway is on a hill? That Mustang driver couldn’t even SEE the Dart when it braked to a stop!
@guaporeturns9472
3 жыл бұрын
Love me some MOPAR.. damn that was quick... and fast!👍🏻
@davidwhite5858
4 жыл бұрын
I had to watch it again. Just to see the dodge launch the front wheels off the line...
@markg.2501
4 жыл бұрын
Sweet Ride Indeed....That Gi-normous Hood scoop makes me fearful that small children and pets could get sucked in.😎....what a way to go though🦅
@benderc7778
4 жыл бұрын
Saw the hurst factory cars run at mopars at the strip a couple years ago. Badass
@DakotaGT
4 жыл бұрын
Bender c777 yes, this is one of those original 80 hurst factory cars. Thanks
@michaelgautreaux3168
4 жыл бұрын
2 points to make; #1 if that was my car, I run it a couple of times then put in the living room- honest! #2 that Henry ( mustang) got "Horse Whipped", seriously! If it's not Mopar, it's no car. Be safe 🦊? LO23- K, the Barracuda was? I know of RO23 & WO23's help, please!
@CamSargent
4 жыл бұрын
I believe it was BO29
@peteloomis8456
3 жыл бұрын
Yes it was the BO29 .
@davidstrouse4832
4 жыл бұрын
OOOOOOOYAHHHHHHH I'M JUST GONNA TELL EVERYBODY I WAS DRIVING THAT HEMI DART THAT DAY
@captainbart
4 жыл бұрын
Proto-type was built at the Ramchargers Skunkworks, the Motor City garage, owed/leased by Ted Spehar. The birthplace of the Silver Bullet..
@bc2178
4 жыл бұрын
What a beast!
@davem6685
4 жыл бұрын
Holy crap! Looks like he never lifted!
@kerrygatling663
4 жыл бұрын
Good old old school race there.
@mikephilp5058
3 жыл бұрын
Love those hemi darts. My fav.
@Fleetwoodjohn
9 ай бұрын
Did the throttle stick on the dart or he just beat him that bad? 😄
@asphaltwarrior1
4 жыл бұрын
Dude straight up checked out!
@erickort1987
4 жыл бұрын
beautiful red mustang,just sayin
@DakotaGT
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, the mustang is a sweet car, and the owner is a great guy. We are actually building up an S-code ‘67 Mustang right now for my youngest son to race. We’ve asked the owner of the mustang in this video for some pointers.
@jerryjaworski1256
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed, if I had my choice that year of Mustang rocked. But no match power wise for a Hemi Dart
@toyman81
Жыл бұрын
It looked like the Dart was not planning on stopping until he got to Maryland.
@albany222
4 жыл бұрын
Wheels up in 3-2-1. It is confirmed we have lift off, repeat we have lift off!!!
@gbales84
4 жыл бұрын
I really want to see one of these line up with a Demon. This was the original "Demon" of the drag strip.
@DakotaGT
4 жыл бұрын
gbales84 I run my F8 green Demon at this same track. Runs 10.00s at 137 on a good night. This will run 9.00s or better at 150+ on a good night. Sometime I will have to get a video of me in my Hemi Dart running against my Demon.
@gbales84
4 жыл бұрын
@@DakotaGT man i would love to see that
@waynecanaday341
2 жыл бұрын
Record is 8.22 160 Ray Barton built. Gary Wolkowitz car.
@jeffleblanc8850
4 жыл бұрын
That mustwang is not only looking for his doors he’s prob looking for a mopar now lol 😂 this is a beautiful dart just like the day they came out of that factory I used to have a mag that had them coming out of factory unpainted one of the nicest darts out ther of these cars a lot were painted but I like this look the best original don’t get me wrong ther all beautiful but it’s the proper way to me looks factory other than wheelie bars and wheels that baby hauls ass
@vicO1323
4 жыл бұрын
1 of 80 produced, bitchin' ride. My friend in high school had a 1968 Dart GT with a 340, black on black, 4 speed. I always liked the look of the car except for the grille.
@Ayaki6166
3 жыл бұрын
Wow !!!! real CSR Classics , Nitro Nation , Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon.
@topgeardel
4 жыл бұрын
I don't know about other areas of the country....but in the Detroit area Mopar/Hemi ruled the day in the 60s. Maybe the only real challenger of them...the Ford Thunderbolts.
@MyBenjamin66
4 жыл бұрын
It's gotta be voodoo baby!
@GobbyLan
4 жыл бұрын
Yes you indeed are here from fastest drag car from horizon 3 ;)
@russellmargaglio4948
3 жыл бұрын
Thats my dream muscle car right there.
@DFox-ud3gx
4 жыл бұрын
SWEET WIN
@SpressoHead
10 ай бұрын
I had a chance to buy one of these for $1,500 back in ‘91, and decided I didn’t have enough room for it. I shoulda’ made some room . . .
@63MacGuy
4 жыл бұрын
What did he run?
@weedeater49cc
4 жыл бұрын
i think that mustang shat on the track when he seen that bell dart wheely and leave him ..?
@tubefluid
4 жыл бұрын
LMAO!!
@xelphinx
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah but nO ET!! COME ON!! '68 HEMI DARTS ARE ALL GO NO SHOW. My '68 plain White/Black 440 4spd GSS 'OUTLAW' is the SAME WAY🏁
@buckykattguitar
3 жыл бұрын
Look at the description of the video up top. It gives the ET and speed.
@xelphinx
2 жыл бұрын
@@buckykattguitar JUST saw this! DC23.'21 thankyou Jeff, Very much appreciate that information. My '68 440 R/T would mAybe go 10's w/GEARS . . 4.56 maybe, yet Not as fffast as that CORRECT PRIMER Grey/MattBLACK CAP HEMI! wO, hauls Ass🏁 Johndavid☮️
@NathanMcCrackan
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!!!!!!
@richardcornell7290
2 жыл бұрын
1/4 mile time ?
@leifschroder4226
4 жыл бұрын
Mopar rules 👍🔥👍🔥
@rickbullock4331
11 ай бұрын
The Mopar certainly left in a hurry. It would’ve been nice to have seen the time it did. I think it was in the 9’s.
@marcoleo4595
4 жыл бұрын
How big the wheels?
@jennyanimal9046
3 жыл бұрын
My happy place is at the drags. All by myself with a big ole shit eating grin on my face.
@larryalbertson1329
4 жыл бұрын
Sure did leave good 👍
@davidszakacs6888
4 жыл бұрын
Go to 1:30 for the race.
@professionalmmmpservice331
4 жыл бұрын
That car is so sick!
@pdiz
4 жыл бұрын
If Cthulhu was a car...
@0Nebula0
4 жыл бұрын
Good paint choice...
@freeskier175
3 жыл бұрын
That's factory for lo23
@0Nebula0
3 жыл бұрын
@@freeskier175 yeah i know
@trillrifaxegrindor4411
4 жыл бұрын
jesus,wow.........im tingling
@lazniprofil2994
3 жыл бұрын
What does it mean when it's full sorted?
@DakotaGT
3 жыл бұрын
When all of the problems are figured out and the suspension settings and engine settings are perfected....
@lazniprofil2994
3 жыл бұрын
@@DakotaGT Is that a factory setting or an aftermarket tune?
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