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Northeast Hemi Owners Association Meet Circa: 1978

Started by TripleBlackGator, January 24, 2007, 02:10:46 AM

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TripleBlackGator

Here are some pictures from the North East Hemi Owners Association Meet in 1978. Excuse the quality. They were taken with a 110 instamatic (remember those quality units?) enlarged to 5 X 7 and stored for nearly 30 years. Was anyone a member of the NHOA in 78? Did you attend this meet? Are you still living?  :icon_smile_big:  Can anyone name where these pictures were taken? First "attending" person to answer corrrectly wins a Ron Popeil's GLH system! (means your old enough to possibly need it).
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TripleBlackGator

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Malicious, vindictive, spiteful, cynical, pessimistic, sarcastic, & antagonistic. And those are my good traits!

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Malicious, vindictive, spiteful, cynical, pessimistic, sarcastic, & antagonistic. And those are my good traits!

THE CHARGER PUNK

that daytona looks sweet with no stripe :yesnod: also a 70 charger non-r/t hemi?

TripleBlackGator

Quote from: THE CHARGER PUNK on January 24, 2007, 03:05:00 AM
that daytona looks sweet with no stripe :yesnod: also a 70 charger non-r/t hemi?

I hate to burst your bubble but the Charger is mine (complete with Crager S/S mags now considered "period correct") and no it's not a Hemi. You didn't have to have a Hemi to join or to go to one of their meets just like today. What doesn't show in the Daytona pictures is the "custom" paint job. Anyone remember "lace" jobs? Well it had one. Laquer I believe because I remember seeing the tell tale cracking, albeit light in the paint. This was a  426 HEMI, GOOSENECK (period correct term) FOUR SPEED, 4:10 DANA 60, WITH SADDLE INTERIOR DAYTONA CHARGER!  :o  Also you can't see the FOR SALE sign.  The price you ask? $3500 OBO. Yes OBO.  :o  Did I buy it? Heck no.  :brickwall:  Who had that kind of money in 1978? Not me! 
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Mean 318

Wonder how many of them are still around... :-\ COOL PICS!

Ghoste

Is that you standing by the car in the 2nd pic, TripleBlackGator?

tan top

more awesome pictures (TripleBlackGator)  :2thumbs:  .  you've had you charger a long time .      thanks for sharing them :thumbs:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

xs29j8Bullitt

Quote from: TripleBlackGator on January 24, 2007, 02:10:46 AM
Was anyone a member of the NHOA in 78? Did you attend this meet? Are you still living?  :icon_smile_big:  Can anyone name where these pictures were taken?

That is about the time I joined the NHOA, but I was not very active in it until the early to mid 1980s.  I was in Region IV (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana).  I still have most of the newsletters from September 1978 thru the late 1980s.  I was the Region IV Director for a few years, and later on the NHOA National Board for several years.  I did not attend that meet... BUT, I am still living!  :yesnod: :icon_smile_big:

Thanks for posting the pictures!

Allen
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

THE CHARGER PUNK

x3blackg8r that 70 looks awesome :icon_smile_big: i love the stance :yesnod:

6pkrunner

Wow - talk about a wayback visit. I was a member of NHOA from around 1977 or 1978 for about 4 years I guess. I still have a the newsletters somewhere. I can across them years ago and spent an afternoon reading them. Roland Osbourne was in charge then - before the split and they went their separate ways.

TripleBlackGator

Quote from: Ghoste on January 24, 2007, 04:49:02 AM
Is that you standing by the car in the 2nd pic, TripleBlackGator?

Me? nah. That's my friend(?) from back then. I was taking the pictures. Now I need to find my pictures from the 1980 and 1981 Street Machine Nationals held in Indianapolis. Cover me, i'm going in.  :popcrn:
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TripleBlackGator

Quote from: THE CHARGER PUNK on January 24, 2007, 05:13:25 AM
x3blackg8r that 70 looks awesome :icon_smile_big: i love the stance :yesnod:

Can you say Gabriel Hijackers? Everybody had them and I needed them to clear the L60's in the rear. I didn't like the "ass in the air" look so up went the torsion bars to level it out. A lot of people tend to like that stance. I know I did for years. I have since lowered it to just about stock ride height.
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Brock Samson

MAN those pics are SWEET!  talk about rose colored glasses...  :icon_smile_cool:
thanks so much and that Daytona looks sharp!

BTW:
hey remember when Kodac had the film and camara market covered?..

MOPARHOUND!

Quote from: TripleBlackGator on January 24, 2007, 09:14:21 AM
Quote from: THE CHARGER PUNK on January 24, 2007, 05:13:25 AM
x3blackg8r that 70 looks awesome :icon_smile_big: i love the stance :yesnod:

Can you say Gabriel Hijackers? Everybody had them and I needed them to clear the L60's in the rear. I didn't like the "ass in the air" look so up went the torsion bars to level it out. A lot of people tend to like that stance. I know I did for years. I have since lowered it to just about stock ride height.

The 69 GTX, barn fresh.  Unmolested since the 70s.

Still has its Hijackers, air hose plumbing, and "shackle extenders" (can't think of a better term at the moment).

Used to be a lot of "hot rods" had the 1/4 windows covered with "scare stickers" (Hurst, B&M, TRW, etc.) as an old engine shop owner used to call them.  Were easier to remove from the glass than from a painted fender, where the racecar guys would put them.
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*Speed costs money son, how fast do you want to go, and for how long?"
*"Build the biggest engine you can afford the first time."
*"We normally wouldn't use a 383 for this build, parts and labor for a 440 cost the same."

Zentelis

It's funny..on another car forum I frequent, I see more and more "kids" joining...some of them born in the very late 80's and I think to myself "jeez the owners are getting younger and younger."

Then I come here and see threads like this and think, "Hey! I was born in 1978!"
Then I feel just as ignorant and immature as those "kids" on my other forum  ;D

Hemidoug

Those were good days back then (car wise). Don't ya just wish you could go back and visit? I was 18, had a hot rod and a couple of young sweeties to go cruisin' with. Mixed it up some on the street, made a point of breakin' 55 as often as I could. Hangin' out with the buds swappin' stories. Cars, motors and parts galore and cheep! It was a car guys dream. Most everyone else was into Camaros, Transams and Mustangs. Us Mopar guys were the red headed stepchildren, till we showed our taillights to 'em. That was the fun part, spankin' some dude in a new HO Trans-am with his girlfriend in the car (then hookin' up with her in the future)! Of course the rest of the world was falling apart, but we had fun back in the "old" days didn't we!!!!   :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big:
Thanks for the memories...I needed a smile!!!!!
71 R/T 440 6pak, 4spd Mr Norms GSD

Magnumcharger

Gee...I guess somebody didn't see this thread...."Got a vintage Charger photo that needs fixing? Maybe I can help!"

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,23074.0.html

All ya gotta do is ask, for cryin' out loud!!

1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

Charger_Fan

Cool pics, TripleBlack! :thumbs:


Quote from: Zentelis on January 24, 2007, 11:52:42 AM

Then I come here and see threads like this and think, "Hey! I was born in 1978!"

You young punk! :icon_smile_tongue:
I remember 1978...I'm a '64 model, myself. :icon_smile_cool:

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

TripleBlackGator

Quote from: Magnumcharger on January 24, 2007, 03:13:46 PM
Gee...I guess somebody didn't see this thread...."Got a vintage Charger photo that needs fixing? Maybe I can help!"

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,23074.0.html

All ya gotta do is ask, for cryin' out loud!!



No I didn't see your thread. I don't see a lot of others either. I go down the list like everyone else and look at what I think is of interest to me. Sorry if I offended you. Besides, believe it or not the pictures I posted have been "cleaned" up by me before I posted them. I improved them as much as I could without making them look cartoonish. If you would like a go at them be my guest. Let's see what you can do. By the way I am not impressed with the Daytona picture. Maybe Ted Turner would like it but not me. Too high a saturation level and too high a contrast level as well. But hey, that just my opinion right? I kinda like the "old" look. It gives it a nostalgia feel.  Other opinions?
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Charger_Fan

Does this car have a Corvette style cowl hood scoop on it? Looks like there's Magnum badges on it too. :scope:


The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

Magnumcharger

Quote from: TripleBlackGator on January 24, 2007, 04:05:21 PM
Quote from: Magnumcharger on January 24, 2007, 03:13:46 PM
Gee...I guess somebody didn't see this thread...."Got a vintage Charger photo that needs fixing? Maybe I can help!"

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,23074.0.html

All ya gotta do is ask, for cryin' out loud!!



No I didn't see your thread. I don't see a lot of others either. I go down the list like everyone else and look at what I think is of interest to me. Sorry if I offended you. Besides, believe it or not the pictures I posted have been "cleaned" up by me before I posted them. I improved them as much as I could without making them look cartoonish. If you would like a go at them be my guest. Let's see what you can do. By the way I am not impressed with the Daytona picture. Maybe Ted Turner would like it but not me. Too high a saturation level and too high a contrast level as well. But hey, that just my opinion right? I kinda like the "old" look. It gives it a nostalgia feel.  Other opinions?

Ok...what about now?
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

Magnumcharger

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1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

Magnumcharger

finished....using ACDSee 4, in about 10 seconds per picture.
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

xs29j8Bullitt

Quote from: MOPARHOUND! on January 24, 2007, 11:50:08 AM
Used to be a lot of "hot rods" had the 1/4 windows covered with "scare stickers" (Hurst, B&M, TRW, etc.) as an old engine shop owner used to call them.  Were easier to remove from the glass than from a painted fender, where the racecar guys would put them.

Used to have, still have, and will continue to have quarter glass decals on some of my cars... old habits die hard!  :icon_smile_big:

Mine are almost always Mopar club decals...

Here are the quarter windows of my three favorite Mopars... 1968 Hemi Charger R/T, 1969 Hemi Road Runner, 1970 440-6 `Cuda

XS
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

TripleBlackGator

Quote

Ok...what about now?

I must give credit where credit is due. They are an improvement over what I was able to do. I have Photoshop CS2 but get lost in it most of the time so I use another photo editing program that doesn't have such a steep learning curve. Thanks.  :2thumbs:
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Chris G.

Good stuff Gator. I certainly like this side of you :icon_smile_wink: .

Find me a '67 Hemi owner that would drop his air cleaner on the ground today. Great Pics!  :thumbs:

TripleBlackGator

Quote from: CHARGER_FAN on January 24, 2007, 04:13:05 PM
Does this car have a Corvette style cowl hood scoop on it? Looks like there's Magnum badges on it too. :scope:


From what I remember the Daytona did indeed have a Corvette style hood. I believe an L88 to be exact. Good eyes!
Malicious, vindictive, spiteful, cynical, pessimistic, sarcastic, & antagonistic. And those are my good traits!

TripleBlackGator

Quote from: Chris G. on January 24, 2007, 07:02:22 PM
Good stuff Gator. I certainly like this side of you :icon_smile_wink: .

Find me a '67 Hemi owner that would drop his air cleaner on the ground today. Great Pics!  :thumbs:

Hmmm? Enough to let me back in the 70 Registry? Better hurry....I feel the Lithium wearing off.
Malicious, vindictive, spiteful, cynical, pessimistic, sarcastic, & antagonistic. And those are my good traits!

xs29j8Bullitt

Here is my try on a few of the pictures using PaintShop Pro 8 ...

XS

After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

Chris G.

Quote from: TripleBlackGator on January 24, 2007, 07:07:13 PM
Hmmm? Enough to let me back in the 70 Registry? Better hurry....I feel the Lithium wearing off.

You never actually registered, so you were never asked to leave. Oh, do you mean the message board?  ;)

TripleBlackGator

Quote from: Chris G. on January 24, 2007, 07:14:38 PM
Quote from: TripleBlackGator on January 24, 2007, 07:07:13 PM
Hmmm? Enough to let me back in the 70 Registry? Better hurry....I feel the Lithium wearing off.

You never actually registered, so you were never asked to leave. Oh, do you mean the message board?  ;)

Uh yeah. Asked to leave? No. But I got the hint.
Malicious, vindictive, spiteful, cynical, pessimistic, sarcastic, & antagonistic. And those are my good traits!

TNT

TripleBlack
       The pictures were from the May 1978 meet in Arkport, New York.  Are you still a member of NeHOA?  The members from that era that are still attending meets include Mike Petersen, Anatol Vasiliev, Harland Avezzie, and Frank Wilson who has thousands of pictures of club meets.
       TNT

chargerboy69

Quote from: TripleBlackGator on January 24, 2007, 03:22:11 AM
Quote from: THE CHARGER PUNK on January 24, 2007, 03:05:00 AM
that daytona looks sweet with no stripe :yesnod: also a 70 charger non-r/t hemi?
The price you ask? $3500 OBO. Yes OBO.  :o  Did I buy it? Heck no.  :brickwall:  Who had that kind of money in 1978? Not me!  [/b]


I didn't either. . . But then again I was only four. 
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TripleBlackGator

Quote from: TNT on January 24, 2007, 08:35:26 PM
TripleBlack
       The pictures were from the May 1978 meet in Arkport, New York.  Are you still a member of NeHOA?  The members from that era that are still attending meets include Mike Petersen, Anatol Vasiliev, Harland Avezzie, and Frank Wilson who has thousands of pictures of club meets.
       TNT

Buzzzzz. Incorrect. So sorry. What do we have for our departing contestant? I was never a member of the NeHOA. Actually I am leary of any organization that would have me as a member.
Malicious, vindictive, spiteful, cynical, pessimistic, sarcastic, & antagonistic. And those are my good traits!

TNT

HEY TripleBlack
   If it was 1978, and it wasn't the Arkport meet, how about the Lansing, New YorK meet of August of 78.
       TNT

TripleBlackGator

Quote from: TNT on January 24, 2007, 09:48:19 PM
HEY TripleBlack
   If it was 1978, and it wasn't the Arkport meet, how about the Lansing, New YorK meet of August of 78.
       TNT

Nope. No hints either.  :-X
Malicious, vindictive, spiteful, cynical, pessimistic, sarcastic, & antagonistic. And those are my good traits!

TNT

TripleBlack, you either have the wrong club or the wrong year because those were the two meets back in 78 for NeHOA.
      TNT

TripleBlackGator

Then try 1979 and see what you come up with. How about this thought. Back in the late 70's were there only National meets? Maybe a regional meet maybe? Hmmmm? Like I said, I was not a member. I was invited to participate.
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jasonfromIKILLYA

"Great souls have always received violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Einstein