HEMI COLT PHOTOS

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I found this photo, also from Wade O

Just found this one on da net...

Not a Hemi, but one I bought a couple of years ago. It has since moved on to a new owner.

heres one

casey

heres two



casey

Hey, Bill. That black Colt you got off the internet is mine, out here in beautiful AZ. Thanks for posting it. It now sports a 542 inch wedge motor.

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heres 4



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casey

Rod Shop Colt vs. Don Carlton Duster picture.....dang..wonder who won THAT race?!

Big Motor + Little Car = E-Ticket Ride

Man those pics remind me of the good old days of drag racing. Wish it was still like that. The Pro stockers looked like real cars and the Floopers still did dry hops. Wasn't any better than that. Jim

Bill: actually the if that is during class, the Rod Shop car won - as Carlton had low e.t. in Comp and was automatically in the program -- can you say helping out a friend ?

Thanks for the shots, guys! I always loved the looks of those things, but heard they were like altereds (dangerous, skittish). They really took the whole big engine in a small car thing to the extreme! I know there have been crazier Pro Fairgrounds examples and Gliddens EXP, but the Colts were always the final answer to a certain White Vega.

Rodstrace, stop by the my fuel depot at Barona the next time your up there. Joe will take care of your fuel needs.

Some more...

Keep er goin

Can I see your license please.... ....sorry...no hemi here...

The well is running dry...

As stated...OUTLAWED!

Some Mo Colt!

Next one, but hopefully not the last of the photo's...

Mr Norm's Colt

another Mr Norm

I al ways loved that car will

james

Happy new years moparts

Some Mo Mr Norm

Ronnie Sox

Sweet! I also like the serious muscle behind it.

not a hemi but heres a link to my 1972 colt with a 2.4L 4cyl turbo best run 10.78@121mph stock cams
http://photosbyjim.smugmug.com/gallery/1413518/4/67263173

That Silver Mr. Norm's car is to DIE for! Incredible!

Mike

Bill, I am the track side fuel supplier at Speedworld. If you get a chance come on over to the west side and look us up.

Here is an old picture from my collection of Chrysler Press photos showing the Rod Shop Colt Wagon. Sorry for the quality.

Mike

insane O

HEMI I think?


Sully......

keep it going...

Mr. Norm

Rod Shop

BTT

Hello All....here is a pic of my fathers HEMI Colt that he ran in pro stock.....This car was build next to Gliddens Pinto on the Jigs at the same time at Norm Paddocks shop....After Pro Stock was done with these cars he Bracket raced the car for several years and then sold it to start the carb business ...Now the car sits in a shop less then an hour away still with the owner that bought the car from dad....And of corse he will not sell me the car or even tell me where it is so we could look at it....He's never even ran the car!!I would love to get it back for the family and my kids.....Dad ran with Mr Norm many of times and even bought one of Mr Norms HEMI's out of his colt for theirs.....Cool Stuff!! Jesse

WOW! What a piece of history. Would be nice to see it today. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

What a great pict of a Colt in action!!

BTT --- More pics please !!!! Reed in Neb.

BTT.............MORE PIC! Please!

How about this one on Racingjunk.com right now.

Man I want that car..... I can see it already that car with my fathers paint scheme on it already....I'm going threw some old pics and will post some more.....This one is not a colt but is a Wedge powered digger with a TF tranny that won allot of races....His name was Bud Champ and was a great friend of the family.....Jesse

another pic of dadas colt after the Pro Stock days and into the bracket days.......If anyone can resize these pics for me that would be cool.....I cant seem to get the hang of this scanner and the wife/kids arent home at the time...LOL...Jesse

Here's a pic of the car Dad and my uncle built after the colt......Jesse

Here's a pic of My Uncles HEMI Colt......Jesse

a little off subject but does anyone have parts for 71-73 colt I really need pass seat dont care about condition.thanx tony

From another post here on Moparts...

One more from another post...

Here's one from the reunion this past year...

A little S&M

Some more S&M

A 72 at a show

That '72 Colt belongs to Eddie and Mike Smith. Supposedly they have two that they race in brackets, and also, I think, in Comp eliminator.

Where are you, Stewart? Need some more or your '70's memorabilia!

that colt of eddie smith's is a top sportsman car. it was also for sale awhile back dunno if it sold or not.

casey

Anyone else have Colt pictures or literature?

Here is an engine picture of the Colt I ran in Pro Stock in 1979 and 1980.

and now owned by Dick Towers -- nice car Mark

Here is one of the first day I ran the car. As you can see, the 4-link was not adjusted well nor the wheelie bars, and what a wild ride! After some extensive telephone learning from Clyde Hodges, I got to be be pretty good at working with the suspension!

And another one of the car on the first time out.

Mark:

I sent you a PM and an email -

Stewart

That has a '74 front end, but from the side it looks like it is a '71-'73 version. Is that correct, Mark.
Mine is a '74

Mark who built your car - it kinda has the same hood scoop that Roger Denny had on his Colt - like 2 piece

Stewart

You are correct that it is a 71-73 body, with just the 1974 grill and single headlights. From what I can tell, the 71-76 Colts use the same front fenders and hood?

Mark

You have a good eye. It was built by Don Hardy for Roger Denney in 1975, then he sold it to the Rod Shop. This is the "famous" black Rod Shop Colt that Bob Riffle ran 8.21 at a match race in Orange County in 1976.

In 1977, it went to Carlton to use as a PS match race car, as his altered wheelbase Colt wasn't popular with the track promoters as a PS match racer. Donnie went 8.08 at 169 in this car a week before his death. Someone already posted a picture of this car in white Carlton colors with Ronnie Sox's name on the window. The photo was taken at Indy in 1977.

I bought it from the Rod Shop in late 1978 and raced PS and FX in 1979 and 1980.

Mark

What happened to all these cars? Ive NEVER seen one in person. Did alot of them get smashed up??

I wish I knew where my Colt went --- no clue

Stewart, I thought I read somewhere that your Colt was parted out and then scrapped. I hope I am wrong though.

Stewart,

So what's the history on your colt(Nelson Des Champs??)..not sure I've ever seen you mention builder...was this the first S&M Colt?? Inquiring minds want to know..



Having fun,
Alex

I think Fred is mistaken - if it was destoyed then it was made into 2 rocking chairs. Both for us old farts - HemiFred and Myself -- :-)

At various times, I have heard that it was destroyed but have not be able to verify that, and hope it is untrue. I have seen some photos of a destroyed Colt, that was similar but thankfully, I do not believe that it was the Real Colt.
Nelson DesChamps was just a figure-head, because of family and business issues it was better for me to remain in the background. NO ONE owned the Missile nor the Colt, but me.
The Colt was built by Logghe and was the first Sox&Martin Hemi Colt. I bought it in mid-1974 when S&M were starting to close their operation. The other S&M Colts were built by Hardy. I think that Logghe built a few of them, but do not know for sure or know who got them. I also thing that Knapp was contracted by Chrysler to build 4 or 5 Colts. --History is sparse on these cars, most of what I know is either first hand or word of mouth. They are a unique piece of Chrysler History that has remained kinda mystery.

Mark's car looks like it has the Logghe style front fenders on it to me. I don't remember the other Colts having the huge wheelwells on the front fenders. The paint scheme looks a lot like Stewart's with the black replaced by the purple paint. Any possibility that is Stu's old car?

Mark's car is not my car -- I ran against Roger Denny at some races ---

stewart

Wow 5 year Mega

I ran across this one while browsing another site, maybe YB. Anybody know anything about this little gem?

Man, I miss Stewart and all the knowledge he had about the Colts, Sox and Martin as well as the Missile. RIP my friend

I was just commenting with my engine guy near Tampa that Stewart introduced me to about 10 or so years back. I bought some older, beat up SS Hemi heads that were done by MCH. I bet Stewart would have loved looking over those. Robert had them on his flow bench and I bet Stewart would have been over there for that.

RIP Stu,and HEMI FRED posted as well.


WOW

A new Nostalgia Pro Stock Association is being proposed here in the Phoenix area. I will be joining with the Colt and my brothers '70 Duster(with some history(for sure in the D/G wars, but we believe it may have been an old John Diana car) will join in the fray also.

I'd like to see a Nostalgia Pro Stock group based on the early 1970s cars, (Hemi Cudas/Dusters, BB Carmaros, BB Moosetangs, etc.). The current groups seem to center around late 1980s tube chassis cars. I have no interest in those cars.

I'm with you on that, Floyd

Anyone know the history on the one for sale in Vancouver, WA? It's in Hemmings and was on Racing Junk not too long ago.

I don't know the history but the price has gone down a bit from when it was on racing junk.
Now on autotrader
https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1972/dodge/colt/100980605

I just picked this one up a few weeks ago, should be a fun project.

Originally built for Jack Sharkey in the Kansas City area, mostly used as a show car. Car was sold to Tom Kocanda and Donn Patrick who ran it in Comp through the mid-late 70's. They may have dabbled in Pro a little bit, but I don't seem to recall seeing where they did. Car was bracket raced after that. Current owner was running a BBC/Glide combo. Excellent car, just priced too high for what it is. There is a story behind the price, but I am not going to get into it here.