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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
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11/14/08 02:02 PM
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Would there havbe been a 1979 Hemi colt made??? or were they all done in 76?
"Turbo will be easiest, and at the HP level will also be easiest on parts. Spend the money to do it right, and you can build a 500 HP street motor that will live a long and happy life, and probably with a very basic short block."
Those words must have left a bad taste in his mouth!
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
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11/14/08 06:20 PM
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half a hemi but more than plenty 2.4L turbo 9.78 @ 130
Last edited by turbocolt2.4L; 11/14/08 06:34 PM.
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
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11/14/08 06:26 PM
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The foremost authority on Hemi Colts is Reed Keoppe. He has like four of them.
Racecarregistry.com
I know REED, He is a VERY good guy to talk too. He is a foremost expert on pretty much any old school mopar race car. I wish I lived closer to Kearney, Id be in his shop BSn with him as much as I could. Top Notch Guy!!
I think he has one of Soxs Colts if I recall correctly.
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
[Re: slantzilla]
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11/14/08 07:49 PM
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I was just curious if any 79 models would have been made...I am pretty sure the Mitsu challenger was the better set-up.
The oldest one I could find was a 1976 model.
"Turbo will be easiest, and at the HP level will also be easiest on parts. Spend the money to do it right, and you can build a 500 HP street motor that will live a long and happy life, and probably with a very basic short block."
Those words must have left a bad taste in his mouth!
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
[Re: slantzilla]
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11/15/08 07:21 PM
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I like the blue tin work. Thats an ear mark for a certain tin man. I cant remember his name .
I think Reed Keoppe now has 3 hemi Colts. 1 Arrow and one Omni.
So the bartender says to the horse " Gee, Why the long face?"
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
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11/15/08 07:51 PM
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11/15/08 11:53 PM
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
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11/16/08 11:28 AM
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Fred - you have got a ton of cool pictures. I really liked this stretched look. Looks safer. HemiFred stretched colt.
"Turbo will be easiest, and at the HP level will also be easiest on parts. Spend the money to do it right, and you can build a 500 HP street motor that will live a long and happy life, and probably with a very basic short block."
Those words must have left a bad taste in his mouth!
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
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11/17/08 08:23 PM
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This one was owned by Gary Swank of Mansfield Ohio, back in the mid 80's. He had a Max-Wedge/727 in it, if I remember right it went 9.60s. This pic was probably taken somewhere in Ohio, but it doesn't look like Norwalk, Trails or MCIR.(?)  The car was a Don Hardy car, supposed to have been a Rod Shop car, and was set up for a Hemi/Lenco when Swank got it. It would be interesting to know where it ended up. It was a handful on the big end even when running in the nines...the P/S guys that drove these Colts had to have been nuts!
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The Barracuda was S&M's A/MP car.Went to Stewart,then Glenn warfel,the Tom Shively. Tom Shively raced it originally with a 440,switched to a Hemi then sold it to the Welch Bros.
