Mopar Drag Racing Legend Dandy Dick Landy Dodge Dart Funny Car

This radical Dodge Dart proved to be a front runner for Dick's early Funny Car career. A big step up from the cobbled '65 Dodge altered-wheelbase ride, it was constructed with a full chassis, altered wheelbase, and steel body set considerably rearward for added weight over the rear axle. Power came from one of Dick's own 426 Dodge Hemis, a Hilborn mechanical fuel-injection system, and the long intake ram tubes that were in vogue during that period. A modified Torqueflite automatic transmission backed up the nitro-and-alcohol-burning 426 Hemi. The car's lengthy rear deck and minimal rear spoiler proved to be helpful in creating top-end downforce sufficient to keep the car glued to the era's slippery tracks during 170-plus-mph jaunts.

Dodge Drag Racing Legend - Dandy Dick Landy A Retrospective

This radical Dodge Dart proved to be a front runner for Dick's early Funny Car career. A big step up from the cobbled '65 Dodge altered-wheelbase ride, it was constructed with a full chassis, altered wheelbase, and steel body set considerably rearward for added weight over the rear axle. Power came from one of Dick's own 426 Dodge Hemis, a Hilborn mechanical fuel-injection system, and the long intake ram tubes that were in vogue during that period. A modified Torqueflite automatic transmission backed up the nitro-and-alcohol-burning 426 Hemi. The car's lengthy rear deck and minimal rear spoiler proved to be helpful in creating top-end downforce sufficient to keep the car glued to the era's slippery tracks during 170-plus-mph jaunts. View Related Article