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Mopar Nats show winner ??
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 7:06 am
by Jon Connolly
Anyone know the story with that guy who won a prize with the Hemi Dart and 2 other cars ?
Did he build them here ?
Buy them in from USA completed ?
Collector ?
Trader ?
Restorer ??
Don`t know his name and didn`t get to talk to him ... be interested to know more
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 8:18 am
by Dave-R
My jaw dropped when I saw that car. I had somehow totally missed seeing it before the prize giving. What a machine.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 8:23 am
by db
That's really nice
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 8:33 am
by Adam
His name is Kirk, and he's a dealer in Leeds. He said a guy in Florida builds them for him. He still has the red 68 and yellow 69 RRs that he brought to the Nats last year. I had a chat with him - nice guy.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 8:42 am
by Mick
I also liked that, he even had the clip on belts to pull the windows up and down, although the originals had thin perspex style side windows. It would have been nice to see it venture down the track though.
A friend of mine from notts had his 64 max wedge style clone there as well.
He completely built the car himself, including the engine and box from an old straight 6 police car, unfortunately, just didn't manage to finish the little bits in time but still a great effort.
Mick
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 9:18 am
by Adam
Yes Mick, the red 64 Savoy was my favourite car there, and I wasn't alone - it won "Participant's Choice" or something. Here's a couple of pics of Kirk's cars...
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 9:48 am
by Jim
Adam wrote:Yes Mick, the red 64 Savoy was my favourite car there, and I wasn't alone - it won "Participant's Choice".
Hi Adam,
I totally agree, the red 64 Savoy was the car of the show for me too. A lot of time, research, and money has gone into that car. I absolutely love it.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 10:36 am
by Mick
Jim
He has done a lot of research and did everything on the car himself, he even made his own rotiseree (sp). The motor has the .557 mopar flat tappet cam in it, i believe the car will run at least low 12's maybe more, he will be running it at the HRD's.
Mick
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 2:30 pm
by Adam
A couple of the Savoy...
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 3:47 pm
by Ivor
How did I miss that Savoy!
I know I was on duty alot of the time, but thanks to the help of the MMA team I did managed to do a couple of laps of the Pod, but somehow missed that...what a superb car.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 3:53 pm
by latil
Savoy is a cracking job
Lends itself to some nice period style artwork and lettering too.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 8:36 pm
by Anonymous
Gotta just love a crossram!!!
Mopar engineering at its BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gotta get meself one and make a coffee table outta it, too expensive to build the whole car LOL!
Three Hemi cars and all minters, what recession?
I asked Kirk if the Hemi Dart was for sale, he said 'yep, how much you offering?' I said 25grand and then he threw a few strong words at me, and go away you silly BOY?
Nuff said!
bacman.