The "Illegal" 550HP Hemi Dart the NHRA Banned: The Secret LO23 Dodge Scandal
48K views · Jan 25, 2026 · Autos & Vehicles
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@williamking6306 · 7 months ago
I saw Mr 4 Speed win 2 match races in his Hemi Dart. And it was Bad Ass
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@BretTschacher · 5 months ago
I love the stick of dynomite in the Hamster wheel!
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@johnjohnsn7633 · 4 months ago
NHRA ended up creating the Super Stock "A" Hemi [SS/AH] class, specifically for those Darts and Baraccudas.
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@CharlesLicata · 7 months ago
What a crock this computer never hear of the the Hemi Challenge at the Nationals
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@carlosabreu922 · 7 months ago
compresion was soo high the accel's made spark plugs with small exhaust holes ate bib area, and that's why the 426 sounds as it was chewing itself up !! that unique hiss and pop
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@richardlawton1023 · 7 months ago
My Dad had a Hurst prepped Valiant.
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@naradrao4406 · 5 months ago
1967 and 1968 had a sedan offering.
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@chargerdave2046 · 7 months ago
After this, the wing cars were next to be banned.<br>Dodge boys do it better
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@wintonwright4244 · 8 months ago
Well you're absolutely wrong about that dodging Plymouth have been putting those batteries in the trunks long before the 68 hemi cars the max wedges a 990 cars all had them in the trunk years before that car
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@fredklemaster3687 · 3 months ago
Back In The Mid-70's, I Was Fantasizing, Just I Could Have Installed That 426 Wide Hemi & All Those Extra Assessories Including The 12 Bolt Dana + The Torque Flite Automatic Trans & Squeeze All Of That Speed Demon Machinery Inside What Used To Be My Datsun B-210 Hatchback, With A Little Extra Weight Over That Differential, + A Shaker Scoop , Well That Would Be My Dream Machine!!¡!!!!!!!!
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@daveh7186 · 7 months ago
Hold on. It had one wiper blade for the driver side. I knew someone that had a real one.
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@mikerevis6439 · 8 months ago
Mr Norms- not mopar- did the engineering work.
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