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"Dodge Material" #745527 07/11/10 01:30 PM 07/11/10 01:30 PM
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Race&Resto OP super stock R Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 881 currently on moparts.	Okay I've got a question for ya, does anyone out there know how many 65 WO Hemi Dodge's named "Dodge Material" were actually built? This photo posted above was taken at the 08 Hemi Reunion in Ohio. But now there is another 65 WO Hemi Dodge Coronet currently advertised for sale on ebay named "Dodge Material" too. So does anyone out there know for sure how many were actually built or lettered that way back then? I've always liked this car and I'm curious as hell to find out.

Re: "Dodge Material". [Re: Race&Resto] #745528 07/11/10 02:25 PM 07/11/10 02:25 PM
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DemonDust master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,207 Menomonee Falls	Is it just me, or does the tach say GM in the center.... SDG Motorsports Hellcat Demon and Redeye Supercharger CNC Porting https://www.sdgmotorsports.com/

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: Race&Resto] #745529 07/11/10 04:21 PM 07/11/10 04:21 PM
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Locomotion master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida	Classracer.com thread 1 Classracer.com thread 2

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: Race&Resto] #745530 07/11/10 05:59 PM 07/11/10 05:59 PM
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Slap Shot top fuel S Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,774 York,Pa	ouch just read the auction where did the factory vin tag get to, they are spot weilded on those cars.

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: Race&Resto] #745531 07/11/10 07:15 PM 07/11/10 07:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,555 Rittman Ohio fourgearsavoy I Live Here
fourgearsavoy I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,555 Rittman Ohio	I remember way back in the day at 42 there were two of them running at the same time I cant remember if they were in the same class though Gus 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: Race&Resto] #745532 07/11/10 07:31 PM 07/11/10 07:31 PM
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jake4cars top fuel J Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,973 SoCal	Quote: Okay I've got a question for ya, does anyone out there know how many 65 WO Hemi Dodge's named "Dodge Material" were actually built? This photo posted above was taken at the 08 Hemi Reunion in Ohio. But now there is another 65 WO Hemi Dodge Coronet currently advertised for sale on ebay named "Dodge Material" too. So does anyone out there know for sure how many were actually built or lettered that way back then? I've always liked this car and I'm curious as hell to find out. Why not call Bob at Eastland Crane and ask him, I spoke with Bob at the Div. 3 points meet recently in Indy, very approachable guy, I am sure he will be @ martin this weekend for the CC events. Joey

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: fourgearsavoy] #745533 07/12/10 02:31 PM 07/12/10 02:31 PM
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Race&Resto OP super stock R Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 881 currently on moparts.	Quote: Classracer.com thread 1 Classracer.com thread 2 Thanks for the heads-up on the two links, I must have missed those ones! Quote: ouch just read the auction where did the factory vin tag get to, they are spot welded on those cars. I wonder if it has anything to do with a couple of the cars being stolen years ago, (read the links above). Maybe that's why the vin# was popped off the car back then??? Quote: I remember way back in the day at 42 there were two of them running at the same time. I cant remember if they were in the same class though. Gus Come to think of it I also recall seeing a photo of two Dodge Material cars racing each other in an old Super-Stock magazine as well.

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: Race&Resto] #745534 07/12/10 02:51 PM 07/12/10 02:51 PM
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wheelsup68dart master Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,628 Columbus, Ohio	Being from central Ohio I can definitely tell you there were at least 2 of these cars running at the same time. One driven by Bob Marshall and another driven by Bo Weekley IIRC.

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: wheelsup68dart] #745535 07/12/10 03:53 PM 07/12/10 03:53 PM
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Whompin_Wedge mopar W Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 680 COLUMBUS, OH	They have the one that Bob races, another one that his son Craig races as well as a SS/AM car that is not an original car but is named Dodge Material. He had the one on ebay a long time ago that Weakley drove. But he only has the three right now, 2 being original. Casey

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: Whompin_Wedge] #745536 07/12/10 05:00 PM 07/12/10 05:00 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 881 currently on moparts. R Race&Resto OP super stock
Race&Resto OP super stock R Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 881 currently on moparts.	So after reading peoples comments here and on those Classracer links provided, it looks like there were five cars, but were all of them original 65 WO Hemi cars, because two were stolen and two are second owned that were painted & lettered up in Dodge Material colors. According to the ebay ad the one that's currently for sale was originally a white 65 WO Coronet, just like one of the photos posted on Classracer of the white Dodge Material Coronet. So is it safe to say that this is the same car that's currently for sale? I hate tracking cars history down!

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: Race&Resto] #745537 07/12/10 05:11 PM 07/12/10 05:11 PM
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kissmyaspen pro stock Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,413 Newark,Ohio	I know for a fact that bob marshall has 2 65 cars i think that they both are clones that are still being raced. and the real one is at home in his garage... plus they have 2 dodge material dusters and a wonna be dodge material grand am. Ill make a call and find out for sure. 79 Dodge Aspen 12.265 at 109.75 MPH 67 Satellite NSS/E 11.83 @ 110 1968 Plymouth Road Runner 472 Hemi 3 time MOPAR NATIONALS CHAMP '03 FWD and '06 & '09 Street. '07, '10, '12 Mopar Nats runner-up Street.

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: kissmyaspen] #745538 07/12/10 05:18 PM 07/12/10 05:18 PM
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kissmyaspen pro stock Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,413 Newark,Ohio	bob has 2 originals and one clone. 79 Dodge Aspen 12.265 at 109.75 MPH 67 Satellite NSS/E 11.83 @ 110 1968 Plymouth Road Runner 472 Hemi 3 time MOPAR NATIONALS CHAMP '03 FWD and '06 & '09 Street. '07, '10, '12 Mopar Nats runner-up Street.

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: kissmyaspen] #745539 07/12/10 05:30 PM 07/12/10 05:30 PM
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Race&Resto OP super stock R Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 881 currently on moparts.	Any chance you could talk to Bob again and get him to chime in here on Moparts, and possibly fill in some of the holes on some of the comments being posted. It sure would be nice to hear some stories straight from the owner of these old Dodge Material cars himself, as well on what he thinks about the 65 WO Coronet "roller" that is currently being offered for sale.

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: Race&Resto] #745540 07/12/10 08:37 PM 07/12/10 08:37 PM
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nss guy pro stock N Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,443 central ohio	Also has a one of one pontiac grand am ss/am dodge material...........

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: nss guy] #745541 07/12/10 09:31 PM 07/12/10 09:31 PM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,851 MI, usa	The Weakley car was owned for many years by Steve Atwell. To the best of my knowledge it was a real A990 car. It still had the "Dodge Material " lettering on it when I first drove it for Steve. I helped peel the lettering off. This would have been around 1991. He sold it last summer. It had been known as the "Hemi Blues" running in Pro Nostalgia in the NSCA. Doug

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: dvw] #745542 07/12/10 09:57 PM 07/12/10 09:57 PM
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kissmyaspen pro stock Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,413 Newark,Ohio	So what I figured out is that bob did sell that car to weakley.. and its the real deal. It should have a plate on the inside of the door with x of 50. and the guy I was talking to is real good friends with bob and craig and was trying to tell them about this. 79 Dodge Aspen 12.265 at 109.75 MPH 67 Satellite NSS/E 11.83 @ 110 1968 Plymouth Road Runner 472 Hemi 3 time MOPAR NATIONALS CHAMP '03 FWD and '06 & '09 Street. '07, '10, '12 Mopar Nats runner-up Street.

Re: "Dodge Material" [Re: kissmyaspen] #745543 07/14/10 02:37 PM 07/14/10 02:37 PM
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69dart pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,412 Johnstown	Last year during the Mopar Nationals Bob had several of the cars lined up in front of his station on Hamilton Road. He has some amazing cars for sure. 33 Plymouth Roadster - 383 - 5.90 1/8th 9.58 1/4 68 Dart - 340 66 Belvedere - 400 Windy Hollow Garage - https://www.youtube.com/@windyhollowgarage

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