Re: somebody mentioned the d-dart

[Doug Ahern <D170A833@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 54 03/31/05, Robert neal zimmerman wrote:
> somebody mentioned the d-dart, i think they only made 50 of those , do u
> think any are still around?
>      what were they running  , werent they a hopped up 273?
>      how fast were they?
>       neal zimmerman, eugene oregon

the D/Dart was a 1966 Dart package that was specially ordered by
a willing dealership, similar to the max wedges &  A-990's that
came before it, and the RO23,WO23,LO23,BO29 cars that came after it.
However, it wasn't an option code.  30 were equipped with a hopped
up 273, but another 30 or so, were equipped with the Coronet/Charger 
325hp 383-4bbl, and some, at the request of Mr. Norm, were assembled 
with the new Imperial 440.  

all were standard shift.  Due to a dispute between Tom Hoover and 
the engineers at New Process concerning the design of the new 18-spline
A-833 4spds,  Tom Hoover actually bought about 30 super-tough Ford T&C
"toploaders" from a local Ford dealership and installed them in the
D/Darts about mid way through the run of D/Darts, as to say to New
Process "I'll do this with the hemi cars too, if you don't fix the 
A-833!!!"

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