Atco in the early 70s

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A friend and I have been at this for about 6-7 years now e have accumulated quite a bit of info. As for the original production run I would say 73ish Cudas and 82ish Darts - so far I have found no info with actual production numbers. Here is a photo of the Wildfire Dart from a track in MI (I have seen 3 photos of this car from MI tracks from 68-9). This appears to be 68 or early 69 as the car is still has steel wheels and is running SS/BA (where they were originally classed by the NHRA) and note that it has decals and what appears to be possibly a dealer sponsorship on the rear quarter. I have seen other photos from Cecil County from later that only have the Wildfire on the car. I am guessing that the the car originally was from MI and then sold to someone in the NE. The second owner probably removed the lettering & decals and raced it which was not uncommon at the time.
Thanks,
Mark Janaky
68 Hemi S/S Registry
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