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CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? #1102261 10/26/11 11:04 PM 10/26/11 11:04 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	Does ANYONE have a picture of the Direct Connection parts catalog... with Leal's Pro Stock Duster on it? If you could post it,I'd be VERY grateful! I wish I would have put that one in a protective casing...my favorite! 6890262-BUTCHLEAL-CALIFORNIAFLASH.jpg (766 downloads)

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Labratt] #1102262 10/26/11 11:44 PM 10/26/11 11:44 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,031 Florida S StewartP Mopar Vintage Picture Guy
StewartP Mopar Vintage Picture Guy S Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,031 Florida	Does this count ? 6890317-49.jpg (444 downloads)

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: StewartP] #1102263 10/26/11 11:44 PM 10/26/11 11:44 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,031 Florida S StewartP Mopar Vintage Picture Guy
StewartP Mopar Vintage Picture Guy S Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,031 Florida	or this ? 6890318-CAFLASH4.jpg (940 downloads)

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: StewartP] #1102264 10/26/11 11:45 PM 10/26/11 11:45 PM
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StewartP Mopar Vintage Picture Guy S Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,031 Florida	maybe this ? 6890319-leal054.jpg (352 downloads)

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: StewartP] #1102265 10/27/11 12:07 AM 10/27/11 12:07 AM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,894 Mira Loma, CA 69B3GT top fuel
69B3GT top fuel Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,894 Mira Loma, CA	I got a picture of a 70-72? Califonia flash duster almost draggin the bumper...keep in on my wall in my room.

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Labratt] #1102266 10/27/11 12:20 AM 10/27/11 12:20 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,439 So Cal Sinitro master
Sinitro master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,439 So Cal	Have you seen the California Flash's Hemi Dart? He only ran it (3) times.. The local Dodge dealer in NoCal changed hands and took it back.. Talked to Butch Leal for about 30 minutes @ the California Hot Rod Reunion (Famosa). Had tons of drag racing stories, drove for Ford > Plymouth > Dodge > Chevy > Plymouth .. Just my $0.02..

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Sinitro] #1102267 10/27/11 01:14 AM 10/27/11 01:14 AM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	Thanks for the cool pics,Stewart! I REALLY was hoping for the cover shot,though!...that image is burned into my memory banks forever! In my opinion,the 2 best Hemi A-Body paint schemes were the "Flash" and Landy's Dart Sport! Does anyone know where I could find a shot of that cover? Thanks in advance!

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Labratt] #1102268 10/27/11 01:45 AM 10/27/11 01:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,882 Walla Walla, WA H Hemi_Jack top fuel
Hemi_Jack top fuel H Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,882 Walla Walla, WA	Not the whole cover but this may help. Sorry it's fuzzy. 6890437-IMG_0001.jpg (379 downloads)

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Hemi_Jack] #1102269 10/27/11 11:49 AM 10/27/11 11:49 AM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	Thanks,Jack! Did you take this pic from an existing catalog? The ONE detail that I admittingly DO NOT recall..is the CHROME bumper! I was expecting to see a painted fiberglass piece on the front of the Duster! Another detail is the NHOA banner,hanging on the wall! Thanks again Jack! Randy B. Last edited by Labratt; 10/27/11 11:53 AM.

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Labratt] #1102270 10/27/11 12:57 PM 10/27/11 12:57 PM
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Locomotion master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida	That really doesn't look like a Pro Stock car and it would explain the lack of a fiberglass bumper and probably front end. Several A-body Pro Stocks did have chopped and channeled front clips. Several Mopar racers did run in some sportsman classes in the mid '70's when, I believe, Chrysler pulled back on the Pro Stock program because of the unfair weight breaks. Could it be a Super Modified car? (i.e.: B/SM)

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Locomotion] #1102271 10/27/11 01:13 PM 10/27/11 01:13 PM
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sixpakdodge master S Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,101 Yes	The car ran C/MP.

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: sixpakdodge] #1102272 10/27/11 01:18 PM 10/27/11 01:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,005 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,005 U.S.S.A.	That cover shot is on a different car it would appear , differences in the paint scheme , different scoop.

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Labratt] #1102273 10/27/11 01:55 PM 10/27/11 01:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,882 Walla Walla, WA H Hemi_Jack top fuel
Hemi_Jack top fuel H Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,882 Walla Walla, WA	Quote: Did you take this pic from an existing catalog? The ONE detail that I admittingly DO NOT recall..is the CHROME bumper! I was expecting to see a painted fiberglass piece on the front of the Duster! Another detail is the NHOA banner,hanging on the wall! It is the cover that was cut from a catalog and taped into a loose leaf notebook. The NHOA banner is separate and just happened to be on the same page in the loose leaf notebook.

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: JohnRR] #1102274 10/27/11 02:27 PM 10/27/11 02:27 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	Thanks fella's! John,I SHOULD have noticed the different paint scheme..and STOCK appearing front end of the car! I definately like the Pro Stock car's paint scheme better than the DC cover car's. But,they both look good to me! A LASTING impression was burned into my memory cells,when as a 19yr. old owner of a '71' 340 Duster..I was LUCKY enough to watch the likes of Landy,Sox,Nicholson,Gapp&Roush,Leal,and Jenkins...running their Pro Stock's in a National meet at Detroit Dragway,starting in'73! The looks and sounds of the Hemi cars were incredible,especially to an impressionable young kid with a street-racing car!

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Labratt] #1102275 10/27/11 03:38 PM 10/27/11 03:38 PM
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Sinitro master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,439 So Cal	Quote: Thanks fella's! John,I SHOULD have noticed the different paint scheme..and STOCK appearing front end of the car! I definately like the Pro Stock car's paint scheme better than the DC cover car's. But,they both look good to me! A LASTING impression was burned into my memory cells,when as a 19yr. old owner of a '71' 340 Duster..I was LUCKY enough to watch the likes of Landy,Sox,Nicholson,Gapp&Roush,Leal,and Jenkins...running their Pro Stock's in a National meet at Detroit Dragway,starting in'73! The looks and sounds of the Hemi cars were incredible,especially to an impressionable young kid with a street-racing car! U mite want to check out.. http://www.butchleal.com/photos/McClurgGallery/index.html The mentioned Duster is shown @ different angles.. Just my $0.02..

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Sinitro] #1102276 10/27/11 04:31 PM 10/27/11 04:31 PM
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lorenr member L Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 29 Washington State	I was at the Winter Nationals in Pomona in (I believe) Jan Feb 1974. Could have been 75 or 76 also because I went every year to work on a car from the Northwest. Leal ran that DC cover car in B/MP and I believe won the eliminator or came in second. Long time ago for my memory. I was struck by how clean the car was constructed. It almost appeared as though it came off of the assembly line and looked like it had. It had a 426 hemi engine and I believe nearly everything was available in the DC catalog. Motor, transmission, Dana 60 and front suspension all looked factory. The interior, except for the seats looked factory. He used a Long style shifter and that was it, I don't even remember a tachometer. Really a nice racer.

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Labratt] #1102277 10/27/11 05:00 PM 10/27/11 05:00 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,031 Florida S StewartP Mopar Vintage Picture Guy
StewartP Mopar Vintage Picture Guy S Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,031 Florida	That is probably Leal's B/MP car - not his P/S car -- Mopar was getting out of P/S and had the contract racers, move into the Sportmans classes StewartP

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Labratt] #1102278 10/27/11 05:39 PM 10/27/11 05:39 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 655 Alberta R rustbuckett68 mopar
rustbuckett68 mopar R Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 655 Alberta	I have been trying to upload (?) a scan of the catalog, but apparently tiff won't work. How do I get it to jpeg or whatever??

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: StewartP] #1102279 10/27/11 05:44 PM 10/27/11 05:44 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	Richie,thanks for posting the link to Butch's web site..cool pics! That '65' was a NICE car! Probably an A990 Super Stocker. Loren..thanks for the story! Racing without a tach? Maybe Butch didn't need one...changed gears with his "Ear Tach"! Some racers just have the GIFT! Thanks again,Stewart! I remember Chrysler getting out of Pro Stock..because the Hemi's had an UNFAIR advantage..and were whippin' the Brand X boys! From what I can recall,Grumpy was the LOUDEST in the complaint department! God forbid the "Grump" being unhappy!

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: rustbuckett68] #1102280 10/27/11 05:56 PM 10/27/11 05:56 PM
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HEMIFRED master Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,502 SOUTH JERSEY	use Paint to open it then saveas pick jpg. home of the Sox and Martin Hemi Duster

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: HEMIFRED] #1102281 10/27/11 06:06 PM 10/27/11 06:06 PM
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mokid enthusiast M Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 252 St.Louis, Mo.	If I;m not mistaken a friend of mine that lives out side of St.Louis near madsion Ill bought the California Flash car and raced it for a few years, name was Terry McCormic and Jerry Demond Terry owns a boat sales company now and is a gifted engine builder

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Labratt] #1102282 10/27/11 06:08 PM 10/27/11 06:08 PM
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Sinitro master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,439 So Cal	Quote: Richie,thanks for posting the link to Butch's web site..cool pics! That '65' was a NICE car! Probably an A990 Super Stocker. Loren..thanks for the story! Racing without a tach? Maybe Butch didn't need one...changed gears with his "Ear Tach"! Some racers just have the GIFT! Thanks again,Stewart! I remember Chrysler getting out of Pro Stock..because the Hemi's had an UNFAIR advantage..and were whippin' the Brand X boys! From what I can recall,Grumpy was the LOUDEST in the complaint department! God forbid the "Grump" being unhappy! Regarding the 65, Butch actually had a few I think 3. The 1st was a 990, then a couple of AWBs the 1st was for A/Fx then the 2nd was lightened and modified for match races.. Actually Butch is a very personable guy and loves to talk about the good ole days.. I talked with him for quite a while @ the California Hot Rod Reunion last weekend. If you have any specific questions, you can contact him through the email link on his site.. Just my $0.02..

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: HEMIFRED] #1102283 10/27/11 06:24 PM 10/27/11 06:24 PM
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rustbuckett68 mopar R Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 655 Alberta	Got it. Maybe not. This is at 768 x 960. Apparently doing something wrong. 6891234-untitled.JPG (194 downloads) Last edited by rustbuckett68; 10/27/11 06:32 PM.

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: rustbuckett68] #1102284 10/27/11 06:40 PM 10/27/11 06:40 PM
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HEMIDARTS master H Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,354 ohio	Here is the picture i was able to make it work. This looks like the same pic from above. I dont know if this is the 1 that Labrat is looking for. 6891253-SpecialPartsCatalog.JPG (221 downloads)

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: HEMIDARTS] #1102285 10/27/11 09:24 PM 10/27/11 09:24 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 655 Alberta R rustbuckett68 mopar
rustbuckett68 mopar R Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 655 Alberta	Thanks. How you do that. That picture is also on the cover of the April 75 Car Craft.

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: rustbuckett68] #1102286 10/27/11 10:34 PM 10/27/11 10:34 PM
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Dads426 pro stock D Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,443 Maryland	I posted the entire catalog in the Tech archives. 1975 DC Catalog 2012 422 Allstars NSS Champion 2013 422 Allstars NSS Champion 2014 422 Allstars NSS Champion

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Dads426] #1102287 10/28/11 02:08 AM 10/28/11 02:08 AM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	Thanks,Bill..Matt..and,Jon! I REALLY appreciate you guys taking the time..and effort,to post that cover for me!...Moparts people are the BEST!

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Labratt] #1102288 11/10/11 08:55 PM 11/10/11 08:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida Locomotion master
Locomotion master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida	Looks like this may be the same car, but as a regular Super Stocker!

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Locomotion] #1102289 11/10/11 08:57 PM 11/10/11 08:57 PM
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Locomotion master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida	Pics of his cars over the years: Butch Leal cars

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Locomotion] #1102290 11/10/11 10:23 PM 11/10/11 10:23 PM
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clonestocker top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,155 Tucson, Arizona	The one on the catalog looks to be a Duster. Your photo is a Dart Sport. Probaly just changed the doghouse. matt [img] [/img]

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: clonestocker] #1102291 11/10/11 10:51 PM 11/10/11 10:51 PM
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8secDart pro stock Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,256 Salisbury North Carolina	Roy Hill bought the 73-74 Pro car and ran it in NHRA.His other car (the Petty built car)was painted the same way but was a match race and IHRA car.I will dig some pictures up.

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: clonestocker] #1102292 11/10/11 11:28 PM 11/10/11 11:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida Locomotion master
Locomotion master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida	Quote: The one on the catalog looks to be a Duster. Your photo is a Dart Sport. Probaly just changed the doghouse. matt I can't believe I missed that after changing 2 Dusters into Dart Sports!

Re: CALIFORNIA FLASH DUSTER- DC CATALOG COVER-'74-75? [Re: Locomotion] #1102293 11/11/11 01:10 AM 11/11/11 01:10 AM
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Chris2581 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL	Quote: Looks like this may be the same car, but as a regular Super Stocker! It's Gale Mortimer in a S/S Dart Sport.Not the same car as Butch's Duster which was a B/MP car Nautilus Racing- We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.

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