1966 Dodge and the D-Dart 'Mistake'

69 Cuda 440 said

Alan,

The Sam Leandro Dart, clearly a 'D-Dart'. AHRA classed their cars by Cubic Inch, so
'advertised factory' Horsepower ratings made no differnce.

'CINDERELLA" clearly a D-Dart that was originally raced in 'northern' Florida.

'ICHABOD' out of Albany, New York. Does make sense, since Albany Dodge was
a 'performance oriented' Dodge Dealership.

That car, most likely ran at the following upstate New York Tracks,
* Lebanon Valley Dragstrip
* South Glens Falls Dragway
* Fonda Speedway
* Tri-Cities (Endicott-Binghamton)
* Utica-Rome Dragstrip

Also and possibly at;
* Milton Speedway (Vermont)
* Orange Dragstrip (Fitchburg, Massachussets)

May have to 'investigate' Eastern Drag News Results from 1966 thru 1968.

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Wow, this thread is AWESOME! Have always loved the 273, after owning two of them, 180 and 235 horse versions. I feel like I am sitting in a graduate history class at MOPAR University. Thanks for all the great information and for presenting it so well.

BTW, 69 Cuda 440, I have never seen the name "Tri-Cities" Dragway in print that I recall. I remember as a teenager, sitting on the grass watching the races there. Wish I could recall seeing the D-Dart there. I do remember the runs would be going along nicely, then all would get quiet...

....then you would hear the drone of a small plane as it came in for a landing. Then the racing would start up again.

Thanks for enabling us to relive some of that here, and to learn about a chapter in High Performance Mopar history.

:prayer:Thank you 69 Cuda 440.
:prayer:Thank you ddartdude.