Real 1968 Dodge HEMI Dart LO23 Super Stock Drag Car
Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары
The 1968 Dodge HEMI Dart owned by Clint Brunner is 1 of the 80 factory built Hurst LO23 Lightweight Super Stock drag cars. Read the full story here: bit.ly/BrunnerDartLO23
Previously owned and raced by Dick Smith of Farmington, Michigan and Jim Keyes of Durand, Michigan, the 1968 Dodge HEMI Dart Super Stock drag car is acquired by Clint Brunner in February of 2017. The LO23 Dart paint job has changed several times throughout the years, but Clint returned it to the factory primer gray/black scheme.
Clint also set aside the 1968 Dodge Dart correct 426 Super Stock HEMI for safekeeping, and put it on a engine “run stand” so he can fire it up from time to time. The LO23 Dodge Dart received a new all aluminum custom spec 604 HEMI powerplant with original style Cross-Ram induction built by Tim Banning of “For Hemis Only”.
On a conservative dyno at just 6,500 RPM, the Super Stock 1968 Dodge Dart new HEMI engine made 950hp. Clint only did a dozen 1/4 mile hits with the motor still being broken in, running in the 9.10-9.20 range at 146-147 mph. The plan is to turn the dial all the way up to 10 with the trans brake, rev limiter, and shift points to dip into the 8's.
If you have built or just bought a hot rod like Clint's 1968 Dodge HEMI Dart LO23 Super Stock drag car and would like to share your story, please email me at: Danny@hot-cars.org
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@mikecanam9477
3 жыл бұрын
Love the look and sound of the car!
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
@@mikecanam9477 It's a LO23 Dart....as mean as it gets. Thanks for checking it out
@fastmachineracingmedia
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!
@taylorpinkney7253
2 жыл бұрын
I loved watching this video
@20alphabet
2 жыл бұрын
Hated learning that it had been ruined throughout the years by knuckleheads.
No electric car will ever be this cool no matter how fast! Mopar forever
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Amen to that
@williamarnett9064
Жыл бұрын
That’s goddamn right
@Kyle-bb9zp
Жыл бұрын
You can say that again Mopar and gasoline forget those dumb electric cars.
@doubledrats235
Жыл бұрын
Magnetic launch roller coasters accelerate faster than the rickety wooden Cyclone in Coney Island but IMO the Cyclone is a better ride. Electric cars are usually quicker but are no substitute for old muscle.
@markperkins8858
9 ай бұрын
Yeah no fucking shit🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
This is so bad-ass..such a rare car and still get to watch it fly down the track
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Super rare indeed, but them LO23 Darts were built to live 1/4 mile at a time
Oh! What a Mopar beast! I really love LO23 Dart and BO29 Barracuda Super Stocks. Iconic machines of drag racing. Thank you for this video, Danny. Great job.
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Best car on the channel for sure. And Clint has more cool Mopars we will cover in future 😎
@plymouthdie-castreplicas
3 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars Perfect! Can't wait.
The best Car to ever come out of the factory.
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Can’t argue with that
@20alphabet
2 жыл бұрын
Ruined by a bunch of drifters through the years.
@thatmaverickguy859
2 жыл бұрын
@@20alphabet what?
@NZMOPAR
2 жыл бұрын
@@20alphabet what are you on about.
@20alphabet
2 жыл бұрын
@@NZMOPAR Authenticity means nothing to your kind, obviously.
Now that's a TRUE drag machine right there ! I pray he never gets a wall shot or ever flips it on its lid ever !!!! :0
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Amen to that
I've owned my NovaSS for 43 yrs and was my 1st car but I love the old mopar's from 68 to 71... love to have a 70 GTX 440 6PACK or a big block CUDA
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
True hot rodder 👊
Been building Mopars almost 50 years, those '68 Hemi Darts are my favorite car. A friend let me drive his,(1st place winner), at Mopar Alley Car Show in the late '90's.
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
The ultimate factory race car. 50+ years later they still intimidate at the strip
Hell ya I liked! 👍👍👍 The "Mopar Missile" was running the track when I was a teen. 😁
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Did you spent some time at the track at that early age?
@ronm6585
3 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars Yes. Every weekend.
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
@@ronm6585 I’m jealous 😜
53 years old and still going strong!
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
The engine in it is not as old, but yeah....the holy grail of Mopars
Clint has an amazing collection of cars! Love his Dart!
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Yup. Can’t wait to cover some of his other Mopars.
I had a 68 Dart GTS back in the day and it was nothing like this but I loved that car.
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
I bet it ran pretty good with the Big Block under the hood
The guy driving the mustang disliked this video
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
I know right. Why would you play this video and then dislike it?
@edmai6451
3 жыл бұрын
😂👏😂👏😂
In the 70's a car lot in Saginaw Michigan had a used Dart with a 440 Magnum in it by Grand Spaulding Dodge. Should have bought it.
I need the smell of that launch... God I miss that...
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
50+ years later watching these Super Stockers run is still a blast
@marksnow9274
2 жыл бұрын
Who's car we driving let's go miw.
I personally saw one of these back in the 1990's somewhere here in Michigan. You have no idea....
When I heard the sound of the classic Mopar starter winding....😉👍
Damn,What a Beast !!! My favorite muscle car of all time !!! Thanks for sharing !!!
good video production! Who doesn't love the history and performance of those '68s
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, I appreciate the possitive feedback you left on this and the '71 Cuda video. Stay well
Wow a big Hemi in a swingin' sixties musclecar ,I need nothing more !!
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Amen
had 3 68 darts all bb - 2 of them gts 383's - a body big blocks nothing to compare ... sweet ! GOD Bless
I was lucky enough to be at the 68 National Drags at Indy where they first ran.
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
Definitely something to remember
@f4tweet
Жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars I was home on leave from the Marines before I was sent to Vietnam. I took lots of pictures.
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
@@f4tweet thank you for your service sir 🙏
Wow!!! This thing is an absolute MONSTER!!!!
This made my whole year.
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
That’s the nicest feedback I’ve had on any of my videos 😎 appreciate it
I grew up around drag racing and I love your Dart true factory awesomeness and I'm a true Mopar man !!
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
No man can appreciate this beast than a Mopar man
One hell of a good job on the camera! THANK YOU
Love a Hemi Dart
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Every Mopar man does. It's the ultimate drag strip beast
SICK machine, seems to just peak out at the end so perfect gearing. Goes down that track straight as an arrow, for a 1000 hp and a Dart very impressive
In car pass you could here the engine was breaking up on top end. I would start looking at the ignition. Without a doubt these are the baddest factory cars ever made. Car is absolutely beautiful. Good luck with it.
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Clint is definitely a guy who can appreciate a car like that. Glad you enjoyed it.
I love watching a hemi dart pound the drag strip 😍
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't get any better than that for a Mopar man, right?
Thanks for the ride and video it was great❤👍👍👍❤
You can't beat a HEMI. It's science.
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
Amen to that
Fuckin monster. The fastest muscle cars ever built...68 Dodge Darts & Plymouth Barracudas...hands down.Mopar rules. Thats my dream car right there.Awesome.
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing from that era can compare with the HEMI factory super stockers, and even today's cars can hardly compete with it
@nelsonhued9031
3 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars yea i hear you. Supposedly they didnt qualify or were not seen as muscle cars because they only produced a very limited number of em. But i dont care. To me & all Mopar purist..they were. And they ruled. You can line up any ac cobra copo camaro any big block anything...& they would be smoked.Period. :)
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
@@nelsonhued9031 Amen to that
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
@DaveCaresForYou I think it was rated at around 425 horsepower and 490 pounds of torque
Hey man that ride along at the end was the shit! Keep the two in the rear on the ground!
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
Glad you had fun watching! These are rare breed
Those things were so cool & so fast
Just found this. Liked and subscribed. Thank you
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the story Bill, stay well
Bring back memories
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Did some drag racing back in the day?
Better get working. On my dart 68 also ,mine found south of the border,273 V8 4 on the floor. Haven't made up my mind restore as originally ,or track excellent video keep up the good work ❤
HEMI Darts are the coolest popcorn pop’n drag cars out there
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Definitelly a majoor part of automotive and drag racing history. Thanks for watching
68 dart thanks for the ride
Totally awesome!
Awesome ride.
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
One of the best muscle cars ever built
What a beast!
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Hard core Mopar
THIS CAR IS MY GOD! I had a 1976 Plymouth Duster... all a 19 year old could afford
So beautiful i had to fight back the tears
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
I hear you, these cars can bring great memories
My 1989 K car had Toque steer,,, HEHE. This looks very nice lately Keep enjoying it
That bad boy is wicked; gobs of torque eh!
Obra de arte ! MO 💪
Oh yeah now wer talking.thats the way should be.its cool see one that just left factory unpainted from the Hamptramck assembly plant.awsome.excellent drag cars.thanks
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
I’m glad you enjoyed the video brother. Thanks for watching
A++++ Awesome car, great video, I need a cig.
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
Now, that’s a cool comment 😎 much appreciated
One nasty dart !!👍🏼
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
No doubt! Thanks for watching
Heck yeah!!! Thats cool!
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Plenty of fun in a historic drag car. Thanks for checking it out
@DVSNTHERE
3 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars I bet! Thank you!
Love me some big Hemi Mopars!
7:39 is all you need to know.
The OG
Dang gone lovin' it best wishes scooter 🐶
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
Glad you had fun watching brother 👊
Looks like it needs a bit of setup on the front suspension. Bob Glidden said the ideal launch is one where the front tires are just skimming the ground. Less stress on that classic chassis, also.
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
It’s possible. I’m no expert on drag cars, just doing the stories for the owners
Awesome , Thanks H.A.C.😊
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
These HEMI Darts have plenty of 💪 do you own a 68 Dart too?
@68dart
2 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars I do 472 gen 2 Super Charged
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
@@68dart I would love to see that bab boy flexing muscle. Or even put together a nice story. Any videos?
The competition on the second run looked like a 68 super bee ? But it gave him a good run..Mopar strong 💪
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the action brother
What a Jewel!!!!
I want one.
BEAST!🤘🏻😬🎸
Awesome
He's so close to breaking into the 8s. The car launchs really nice. What happens if you drop the tire pressure 2 pounds?
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
He will be in the 8's very soon, still figuring out the set up, and there is more potential for sure
@wildestcowboy2668
2 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars whatever pal. I still have my Papa's hemi dart he got in 69. Motor shot years ago but even with a hellcat engine it run easily in the 10'$. This guys dart can easily get to mid 8'$ pal
@adcoxrobert3786
9 ай бұрын
@@wildestcowboy2668 Calm down pal. Take a breath pal. Go get a snack pal.
Sounds like a factory MOPAR starter too. 😅👍
The SRT Demon's grandpa! And it still has the power!
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
And it can outrun most modern cars 💪
@WildDiamond07
Жыл бұрын
That's the main reason Grampy Demon is unstoppable. Even if I'm a Ford guy, I still say Mopar or No Car!
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
@@WildDiamond07 Right on brother 👊
@WildDiamond07
Жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars Ohhh heck yeah!
This car is just plain crazy , this car is the car i always dreamed of owning , my brother had a 1968 dart swinger 340 4 speed the engine was modified pushing 425 horse it sacred me a couple of times but he could kick ass at street racing back in the early 70's we were doing 140 one time down an old road that the other kids would come out also and race for pink slips. I miss those day's monkey wrenching muscle cars or building up some of the craziest looking machines by making gassers out of them
Yeah buddy!!!
Beautiful old dart. The new mopar should just go in the crusher though.
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
I hear you, nothing can compare to those old school beasts.
Cool story. I remember this car from it's second owner. Wow! Is that a cable drive tach? Not many of those left.
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it, and yes hell of a Mopar for sure.
@michaeldavis5775
2 жыл бұрын
Back in the 70's I had a small block camaro with a dual point Accel distributor with a tach drive hooked up to a Moroso tach mounted outside my windshield. I miss those days and that car.
Big kick out of holding the steering wheel to the left, to keep it straight. Wonder if it is like launching a WWII fighter.
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much the same...lol...perhaps few horsepower less in the Dart
Don't touch my GTX Dart 😆
Never had the chance owning a HEMI Dart, did have the chance of a 440 68 cuda, 440 six pack orange 1970 charger, 1970 LS6 chevelle convertible, 1967 ls5 427 corvette convertible.
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Not many had a chance to own one, many haven’t even seen a LO23 Dart in person. But you definitely had some tough cars sir. I’m sure you have great memories too.
@JerseyMikeP
2 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars i think by my profile pic. MOPAR OR NO CAR!
@JerseyMikeP
2 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars I BLEED MOPAR, But I will NEVER TURN DOWN A COPO CAMARO or a 427 GT500.
@JerseyMikeP
2 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars I forgot about the 427 tri-power corvette convertible.
What was the weight of the car with fuel and fluids? Very nice video. Impressed with the launches. No tire spin past the hole shot. Perfect balance!
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, glad you enjoyed the video. You can read the full story on our website (link in the video description) Sorry, but Clint never told me how much the Dart weighs.
jim keyes is from my town he has multiple hemi cars but hes the type that u never see any of them he has a barracuda more updated same color as the daty factory light weight
Bad ASS!
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Enough said, right
dayum
Hemi dart to this day is still the fastest NA car thru the 1/4
@HotAmericanCars
Жыл бұрын
The LO23 Dart or the SRT Demon, these are both Mopars 😉
I see Tim Bannings name in ther I guess he built the hemi in it right now I have a friend dwight vorsteveld that is friends with Tim I think his 68 barracuda has one of Tim’s motors in it for hemis only is in Bewldley on canada 🇨🇦 at least the last time I saw him he builts some fast hemis one of the best mopar guys in canada Dwight’s place up the road from Tim’s place rice Lake Ontario and dwight works on some of the finest mopars in the country knows lots about mopars that’s for sure
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Average motor builders shouldn't be allowed to play with cars like this one. Only the best
Did you ever make a pass with the original race Hemi? I would like to see that pass!
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure he has, but we didn't get any footage to use in the story. Sorry
MOPAR for life
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Amen
GOOD CAR
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
As good as it gets when it comes to old school Mopars
@irelysmabelcarreradeescoba895
3 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars goosd times 90s drag race on sunday in panama albrok field plane road saludos
Bad Boys
Molars are the nuts
I can smell the tires through my phone… Been to this strip many times.
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the Dart making an appearance over there?
@davidwhite5858
3 жыл бұрын
Sure have, it’s a beast of a car.
Fucking awesome!!!!
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. Glad you enjoyed it
So its just a run of the mill 1 of 80 cars with a 1000hp NA hemi in it.
The 64 & 65 Plymouth & Dodge B Bodies were the first Super Stocks with the exact same engine combination but carried 200 lbs more weight. Instead of purchasing one of these hard to find Beasts I decided to recreate my own. My Plymouth Belvedere I 2 door sedan started with an actual date code correct factory 426 Race Hemi from a retired A-990 car & rebuilt to factory specs to produce 650 Hp & plus 600 Ft/lb torque, The car has a 18 spline Hemi 4-speed with 4:30 gears & Super Stock springs. The Race Hemi is in a Class by it self, '66 & later Street Hemi's are just not the same.
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Looks like you did a great job. I would love to do your Mopar story on our channel. Will you get a chance to film some high quality videos, which we can use along with some photos?
This 1968 Dodge Dart super stock rocks. It's Mopar or no car.
Liked & subbed
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video. We have some more cool Mopar stories on the channel.
What's the rear-end gear ratio of that Dart?
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Not sure Arnold, just know that it has been tubbed and narrowed.
@markdubois4882
2 жыл бұрын
The HEMI Darts originally came with 4.88 gears.
I want one
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
I think every Mopar man does.
Did Diamond build the engine or Ted Spehar ?
That poor Mustang😂🤣
Big wheelie
Does it have leaf springs in the back
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
You can read the full story and see all the info on the car we have in the article on our website. Link is in the video description
@taylorpinkney7253
2 жыл бұрын
@@HotAmericanCars ok thank you
I'll take a 68 Dart over the new stuff. REAL STEEL RULES.
Beauty. But why not just get a regular dart and build it up to these specs for racing and keep the original car together for safe keeping.
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
Because the original was built for racing, not to stay in a garage ;)
@michaeldavis5775
2 жыл бұрын
I get SQR's point, but I believe in "dont hide em, race em!"
@HotAmericanCars
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaeldavis5775 Right on
This sounds exhaust is like charger RT fast 1
Got a little high in the nose on that first run. How did you keep it down after that leave on less rpm?
@HotAmericanCars
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, but Clint never shared with me his driving secrets.