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Great shots. Looks like a great turn out. Thanks!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif BTW, what's the story on the lightweight Hemi Dodge? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif [/ QUOTE ] Brian & Joe are on the road today so we'll wait and let BKH tell the story. What I WILL say is,............. WOW!!!!!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif |
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More..........Brian's original Factory Lightweight Hemi Car........ http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...9/DSC01352.jpg [/ QUOTE ] Ummm...if I'm not mistaken, that is a '64 race Hemi car, which is about the only car in S/S circles that will trump a '65 A990 car! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif PLEASE tell me you got some shots of the insane exhaust setup...!!!! |
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Here's Annie With one of her horses. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif
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Here is Herb Fox the original driver of my car.
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Here is the new and improved Bob L. Good to see buddy.
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A little rain but turned out to be a great reunion. I want to thank Jerry, Ken & Bob for another super reunion. Thanks Guys.
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Ummm...if I'm not mistaken, that is a '64 race Hemi car, which is about the only car in S/S circles that will trump a '65 A990 car!
PLEASE tell me you got some shots of the insane exhaust setup...!!!! Rob......No pic's of the exhaust......Duhhhh!!!......."And" brian even had the correct Single Muffler mounted per factory specs...Maybe Brian will post some pic's of the Muffler set-up......If Bruce would have showed up.......he would have got the "Money" shot......I'm still a "Pup"... Ken |
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I had the pleasure to spend some time with a REAL '64 Hemi lightweight survivor a few years ago and those cars are amazing! The '64 Hemi cars even had lightweight aluminum doors that are just insanely light when you open and shut them. These cars are extremely fragile and were only intended to last a season or two and the fact that ANY of them survive 45 years later is simply incredible! Tears in the aluminum are common and elbow dents in the tops of the fenders from even changing spark plugs is to be expected. As neat as these aluminum front end cars are, like these early Hemi's, Z-11 Impalas, and Super Duty Catalinas, they really have to be nerve-racking and frustating to actually own!
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I'm ashamed to say I came home with a TOTAL of 45 pix (including Monmouth & LaHarpe), ..................... and even though I was under the car four or five times I never had the camera with me. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/crazy.gif And like Mark says, the doors are like lifting marshmallows.
Let's hope Brian can post some pix because as Rob said, this thing has a crazy exhaust system. I do have a few interior shots I'll get to later this evening but Brian really needs to chime in and tell the story of this car. Trust me; it's ONE SPECIAL PIECE! We all tried to put some pressure on him to bring it to Rosemont in November, .................... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif |
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Brian's Car is a Real one....."And".....there were some "Tense" moments with people leaning against the fenders.....
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One of my favorite features on these '64 Hemi cars is the factory installed Magnesium 5-spoke Americans. Yeah "FACTORY INSTALLED!" How cool is that? These are my all-time favorite wheels and I've turned down some SERIOUS money for the set on the front of my '62 Biscayne.
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Thanks for the extra photos, Mr. Cumby! I like the close-up shots of the modified grille to accomodate only two headlights instead of the usual four! We will never see factory-offered race cars like this ever again.
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NEVER,EVER is an understatement Mark!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/confused.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif What a car!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif
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[image]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a79...ibb2009010.jpg[/image] [image]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a79...ibb2009011.jpg[/image] [image]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a79...bb20090242.jpg[/image] [image]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a79...bb20090252.jpg[/image]
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Suffice to say this is one of the neatest cars ever built and I have waited many months to finally see it in person since hearing the "rumor". I was not disapointed as it was everything I expected and more. Brian was gracious enough to spend many minutes giving me not only the history of this car but the history of "these" cars and in the mean time I learned a LOT of things I did not know about them. One of my friends restored one of these same type of cars when we were going to Dunwoody Industrial Institute back in 1981 and I now have to find him and put Brian in touch with him. He also owns one of the very few Hemi cuttaway motors. He is from Minneapolis and his first name is Steve but I cannot remember his last in case anyone knows of him. Same color combination if I recall. Anyway, thanks for bringing the car Brian. As you can see it was well received and is a MUST SHOW in Chicago this November. We especially loved the sounds you made when you were putting the car into the trailer! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif
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Suffice to say this is one of the neatest cars ever built and I have waited many months to finally see it in person since hearing the "rumor". I was not disapointed as it was everything I expected and more. Brian was gracious enough to spend many minutes giving me not only the history of this car but the history of "these" cars and in the mean time I learned a LOT of things I did not know about them. One of my friends restored one of these same type of cars when we were going to Dunwoody Industrial Institute back in 1981 and I now have to find him and put Brian in touch with him. He also owns one of the very few Hemi cuttaway motors. He is from Minneapolis and his first name is Steve but I cannot remember his last in case anyone knows of him. Same color combination if I recall. Anyway, thanks for bringing the car Brian. As you can see it was well received and is a MUST SHOW in Chicago this November. We especially loved the sounds you made when you were putting the car into the trailer! Thanks for bringing it for us to enjoy! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif
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Brian, I'd love to know what the front and rear tires are on that Hemi. (VERY COOL car by the way) Exceptional preservation of history.
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http://www.hurstracingtires.com/1093440.html Verne, I'm pretty sure those are Hurst Racing Tires, front and rear. They are re-caps made and sold by the link I posted here. I do like those front tires with the ribs spaced out and I'm gonna buy a set of those soon for something here.
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You are correct, the fronts are from Kelsey, the rears are custom from Hurst. The car was sold new at Ratcliff Motor Sales in Chillicothe Ohio. They received two cars. A great deal of the resto was done by Akron Arlen Vanke one of the most famous Chrysler race drivers ever. The motor is the original 64 race Hemi. It has the aluminum hood, scoop, fenders, front bumper brackets. doors, hinges, window mechanisms etc. Those are the original front American real mags to the car. It still has the very unusual 64 only race headers under the car. There are many trick items that Dodge did to these cars like a special rear Corning back glass, special shock towers, move the battery to the back etc. The car came with Chrysler Historical documents, and a letter from Galen Govier about the car, and a lot of pictures from the restoration. I had asked for the help of such notable Hemi owners as Don Fezell and had factory race car collector Tommy Lee Austin inspect the car for me. It is in the 64 Race Hemi Registry that Darrell Davis keeps. It was the ONLY 64 Hemi S/S car to ever have a heater. I have most of the parts, but it was restored without the heater. Sort of an odd option. They built 55 Dodge S/S cars in 1964..BKH
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I had the chance to see this car over last winter. All I can say is "WOW" https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif
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Brian, what a stunning car. This is the ultimate factory built race car. It looks amazing congrats and thanks for sharing this historical car. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif
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If you think it looks impressive,you should here it!!!!! VERY IMPRESSIVE SOUND!!!
I think my ZL-1 went and hid in the corner. Yeah, you did good Brian!! Congrates https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif |
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As usual, had a great time at the Gibb show. A lot of neat cars, but as always, the best part, spending time with friends.
Not much more to say about Brian's Hemi, except WOW! Afte getting my trailer out of the bunker at the La Harpe golf course, (thanks everyone for the help) Diana and I were off to Michigan for the Medowbrook Concours, arriving at 5:30am, just enough time to shower/shave and then off to the show field. Lots of cool cars, including Mark Hassett's Yenko Chevelle. Ran into a few old friends, and met several new ones. The best part, I met a gentleman who has put me in touch with Bob Hamilton, JR, whose dad owned/raced Red Alert. |
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[ QUOTE ] Originally posted by Chevy454: Ummm...if I'm not mistaken, that is a '64 race Hemi car, which is about the only car in S/S circles that will trump a '65 A990 car! PLEASE tell me you got some shots of the insane exhaust setup...!!!! [/ QUOTE ] Originally posted by kwhizz: Rob......No pic's of the exhaust......Duhhhh!!!......."And" brian even had the correct Single Muffler mounted per factory specs...Maybe Brian will post some pic's of the Muffler set-up......If Bruce would have showed up.......he would have got the "Money" shot......I'm still a "Pup"... Ken [/ QUOTE ] This is gonna be a bit out of left field, but I just got my laptop back up & running and ran across some pictures of an original set of '64 Hemi exhaust...I knew I had 'em, but didn't know where! Anyway, check out this snakes nest... https://www.yenko.net/attachments/414613-64hemi.JPG |
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Different angle...the very definition of "hen's teeth"..
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It would be Interesting to compare a Ford Thunderbolt Header set-up to the Hemi set-up......... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif
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Those are some crazy pipes!
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They're just as confusing when you see them on the car!
And then there's that muffler! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/crazy.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif |
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It would be Interesting to compare a Ford Thunderbolt Header set-up to the Hemi set-up......... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif Ken [/ QUOTE ] I can't remember exactly how the T-bolt setup looks, but the Hemi pieces above are basically a steel flange w/ pipe downstream...the wacky thing is they used a funky crossover (simliar to a W31 setup) to mate up to the *single* exhaust...S/S in those days required the exhaust be in place, but it didn't have to be functioning! |
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PLEASE CHECK POST ON FRED GIBB TOPIC SECTION.
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