1966 Hemi Charger Nascar Program Car
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1966 hemi charger nascar program car. The 1966 nascar grand national series evolved into the first of three nascar grand national championships for david pearson whose 15 wins through the season was second only to tim flock s 18 victories in 1955 at that time. Ride in a real 426 hemi 1969 dodge daytona charger. Left the lynch road assembly plant on june 2 1966. The term boss hoss was one way that dodge referred to the new hemi charger in 1966 magazine ads and the car lived up to that moniker.
Larger nascar oil pump with fittings for lines to dry sump tank. Known in the collector car circles as the white elephant one thing is for sure it is agenuine factory produced1966hemi charger. After all there was actually nothing as exciting in the. There are only 42 known to still exist today.
Auction lot s117 harrisburg pa 2015. Two family owned since new. This is 1 of just 468 dodge hemi chargers that were built in 1966 a year remembered by fans of the mopar hemi engine for david pearson s popular first nascar grand national championship win piloting his cotton owens prepared dodge charger. We believe it to be 1 of 85 special nascar program replica cars built.
1966 dodge hemi charger the white elephant as seen on graveyard carz we believe it to be 1 of 85 special nascarprogram replica carsbuilt. 1966 dodge charger nascar replica engine. There are only 42 known to still exist today. Actual nascar 426 hemi engine obtained from richard petty.
Known in the collector car circles as the white elephant one thing is for sure it is agenuine factory produced1966hemi charger. There are only 42 known to still exist today. Sold new at berks county dodge in reading pennsylvania. 1 of 468 total produced and 1 of only 250 hemi 4 speed cars produced.
Known in the collector car circles as the white elephant one thing is for sure it is a genuine factory produced 1966 hemi charger. 426 ci hemi engine. Nascar had banned the 426 hemi in 1965 under the guise of it not being readily available in the road. 1966 dodge hemi charger the white elephant as seen on graveyard carz we believe it to be 1 of 85 special nascarprogram replica carsbuilt.
Magnesium oil pan with internal chain drive dry sump pick up pump in the pan. As seen on graveyard carz. Plymouth s 1964 barracuda was america s first modern fastback beating ford s 65 mustang 2 2 to market by about two weeks. Participated at 1970 indianapolis nationals.
One family owned until 1997. Original owner retained car until 1990. 1 of 468 total produced and 1 of only 250 hemi 4 speed cars produced. 1 of 468 total produced and 1 of only 250 hemi 4 speed cars produced.
Dodge waited until 1966 to join the fray and then leaped in with the charger 426 hemi a muscle car other fastbacks could only dream of. 1966 426 nascar hemi dodge charger indydoc426.