Street Machine August 1976

[RusTy/SE]

These pictures and the accompanying stories contained within are from the August 1976 issue of Street Machine magazine. That issue mentioned - and the engine shot contained - in a post by nascarxx29 in the Big Willy Daytona thread immediately caught my eye so I dug that magazine out of my 'library'. Sure enough there is the same engine pic used in the 'Hemi On Tap' car feature although it is not from a Charger 500 as a knowledgeable eye can tell

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,14491.280.html

It's pure and welcome stress relief to learn from the postings in this section as well as the entire site and perhaps these pictures can provide a bit of magazine history for someone's Aero Car  


Russ

[nascarxx29]

The HEMI ON TAP car is in NJ it was in CA then Indiana

[hemi68charger]

Awesome pictures Dave.... Even that of the "Land Rover" with the a/c equipped engine compartment.

[tan top]

good pictures   

[maxwellwedge]

Loved the long ram intake on Joe's car!

[Aero426]

Loved the long ram intake on Joe's car!

Machado's silver Daytona was the bomb.   What a beautiful car, and it had the crap driven out of it too. 

[wingcar]

I lived a few blocks from Joe M. and was at the photo shoot (at a chruch in the area) for that issue of Street Machine....they were good times.......I had a Hemi Superbird at the time thanks to Joe M. and Jim R. who introduced me to the guy who was selling it.   A friend and I would hangout at Joe's house and talk Mopars, while taking in his Daytona and other wingcars that would drop by...it was great.  The good old days, when I used my Superbird as a daily driver. 

[learical1]

I remember that photo shoot.  7:00 Friday night, the phone rings.  It's Jim Radke, and he says a car magazine wants to do a photo shoot the next day in So Cal (I'm in Phoenix) and the club wants as many cars as possible to be there.  Can my brother and I bring one or two of ours over tomorrow morning?  We decide the Tor-Red 'Bird (currently owned by redbird) is the best choice for the trip, and we're up at 0 dark o'clock Saturday morning for the drive.  Our car really wasn't presentable enough to make the magazine, but we got to meet several more members of Winged Warriors that day, and had a great time.

[nascarxx29]

I got that magazine isnt Jims daytona that off green color in that issue

[C5X DAYTONA]

Loved the long ram intake on Joe's car!

Machado's silver Daytona was the bomb.   What a beautiful car, and it had the crap driven out of it too. 

Hay Doug,  Sean Machado here.   The Daytona (Joe's old silver car) turned 1/4 million miles yesterday. 

[6bblgt]

  Did you get any rain on it?    It was cloudy, cold & wet here.

Were these pics taken at the same time & used 2 years later in July 1978 Street Machine?

I believe this is xx29j9b402974, anyone have a current/recent pic of it in "yellow"?  & what's with the engine compartment pic - not from the same car?

[nascarxx29]

The LA Dodge Keith Black Daytona
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,10310.0.html


http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,60860.0.html

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,55379.0.html

[learical1]

IE Gilbert Tarr magazine write-up:
"Front and rear bumpers have been chromed." 
WTF?

[Daytona Enthusiast]

Land Rover ...local get together at Pat Nixon Park ... Cerritos, California 77 or 78.
If you got to run a front license plate, that's the way to do it tucked under the
nose without the bracket.

[nascarxx29]

 Another daytona that had the grille chromed and it to was also a performance car show car

[nascarxx29]

Same background as in otherstreet machine magazine pictures.And the Land Rover car of Richard Richardson was related or Married to Susan Richardson of eight is enough.Has this ever been established XX29L9B409039






Daytona info. wanted
« on: November 28, 2007, 09:41:01 PM » Quote  

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During the mid 80's a TV star named Susan Richardson owned a blue w/a black stripe '69 Daytona. It was for sale in California as my dad and I went and looked at it. She wanted 10 grand for it, we offered 8500. No deal was made. Just curious if anyone here has known of the car or have an old Hot Rod issue from 1985 or so where car was for sale in the adds in the back like they used to do back then. She was on the TV show *Eight is Enough* at the time.
Any info. welcomed.
Mark


http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,36878.msg404959/topicseen.html#msg404959

[Aero426]

The blue car is Radke's Hemi car.    It has nothing to do with Richardson's Daytona.

[nascarxx29]

The landrover car of XX29L9B409039 Richard Richardson also seen in the same street machine magazine .Was suspected to be linked to the actress Susan Richardson


Daytona info. wanted
« on: November 28, 2007, 09:41:01 PM » Quote  

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During the mid 80's a TV star named Susan Richardson owned a blue w/a black stripe '69 Daytona. It was for sale in California as my dad and I went and looked at it. She wanted 10 grand for it, we offered 8500. No deal was made. Just curious if anyone here has known of the car or have an old Hot Rod issue from 1985 or so where car was for sale in the adds in the back like they used to do back then. She was on the TV show *Eight is Enough* at the time.
Any info. welcomed.
Mark


http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,36878.msg404959/topicseen.html#msg404959

[C5X DAYTONA]

Did you get any rain on it?    It was cloudy, cold & wet here.

Were these pics taken at the same time & used 2 years later in July 1978 Street Machine?

I believe this is xx29j9b402974, anyone have a current/recent pic of it in "yellow"?  & what's with the engine compartment pic - not from the same car?

Yep it was raining.   Have not washed it since we washed it in Alexander City..   Went to Dave's house (Daytona Enthusiast) home to visit.   

[nascarxx29]

From a older post this shows the photo shoot location used in 76 street machine magazine.The off green daytona a old Jim Radke car it was also in one of the street machine magazines..Just got to find it I know its the same car

[learical1]

 
Don't go reposting my old pictures without giving proper credit!

Just kidding!

I'm sure Sean M. knows for sure, but I believe they are different cars.  The green daytona doesn't have "hemi" emblems.

[C5X DAYTONA]

Don't go reposting my old pictures without giving proper credit!

Just kidding!

I'm sure Sean M. knows for sure, but I believe they are different cars.  The green daytona doesn't have "hemi" emblems.

Hello Bruce..  Yes they are different cars.  The blue one was an original F6 hemi automatic that Radke painted blue and then sold to Pete H. later on.   The Green (sassy grass) was a 440 v2 automatic that Radke sold to Joe Slama in 78-9.  Joe sold it to Vernon Judy in 91.  It sat in his back yard till about 2005 where it was stolen ?  not paid for.

[Daytona Enthusiast]

 

[nascarxx29]

Yup thats the I remember seeing in that same magazine

[Daytona Enthusiast]

"MAGNUM FORCE" ... Riverside Raceway 1977.

[nascarxx29]

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,19365.msg212076/topicseen.html#msg212076

[C5X DAYTONA]

From a older post this shows the photo shoot location used in 76 street machine magazine.The off green daytona a old Jim Radke car it was also in one of the street machine magazines..Just got to find it I know its the same car

on the last picture.  That is me as a kid and my sister shannon on the driveway...  Man, that was over 30 years ago..

[C5X DAYTONA]

"MAGNUM FORCE" ... Riverside Raceway 1977.

Dave,  When was the last time you saw Gene?  I have not seen Gene McRiley in some 30 years.  WOW..   I loved this car.   Everyone thinks it is Lou Whitfields... 

[rustafarian]

was that Magnum Force bird in another car mag along with a story about the rear sway bar he installed being the best $30 he ever spent and started track racing the car after getting clocked at a very high speed in the desert and only a passing frieght train foiling his escape?
I haven't seen that mag in a lifetime but thought it was THE COOLEST write up on the coolest car!

[C5X DAYTONA]

was that Magnum Force bird in another car mag along with a story about the rear sway bar he installed being the best $30 he ever spent and started track racing the car after getting clocked at a very high speed in the desert and only a passing frieght train foiling his escape?
I haven't seen that mag in a lifetime but thought it was THE COOLEST write up on the coolest car!

No You are thinking of Lou Whitfields Superbird.   The train stoped him somewhere around Bakersfield CA.  The Magnum Force is Gene McRiley..

[Daytona Enthusiast]

"MAGNUM FORCE" ... Riverside Raceway 1977.

Dave,  When was the last time you saw Gene?  I have not seen Gene McRiley in some 30 years.  WOW..   I loved this car.   Everyone thinks it is Lou Whitfields... 

Hello Sean, the last time we saw Gene was at the banquet after the show when the national meet was out
here in 78. I really loved his car too!!! Here's another one ... Knott's Berry Farm parking lot ...
Buena Park, CA. 1978.

[Aero426]

What does the lettering say inside of the quarter panel scoops?      I forgot he had cut the rear wheel openings too.   Nice photo!

[moparstuart]

"MAGNUM FORCE" ... Riverside Raceway 1977.

Dave,  When was the last time you saw Gene?  I have not seen Gene McRiley in some 30 years.  WOW..   I loved this car.   Everyone thinks it is Lou Whitfields... 

Hello Sean, the last time we saw Gene was at the banquet after the show when the national meet was out
here in 78. I really loved his car too!!! Here's another one ... Knott's Berry Farm parking lot ...
Buena Park, CA. 1978.

the superbird lettering under plymouth is really cool also .

[talkiemopar]

The green bird in the photo belongs to Rick Edwards.It was 2200 miles, with three kids in the back seat to get there. Put 6300 miles on the bird in 3 weeks and used 490 gal of gas.Oh what a trip. Rick

[moparstuart]

The green bird in the photo belongs to Rick Edwards.It was 2200 miles, with three kids in the back seat to get there. Put 6300 miles on the bird in 3 weeks and used 490 gal of gas.Oh what a trip. Rick

welcome back rick   

[C5X DAYTONA]

"MAGNUM FORCE" ... Riverside Raceway 1977.

Dave,  When was the last time you saw Gene?  I have not seen Gene McRiley in some 30 years.  WOW..   I loved this car.   Everyone thinks it is Lou Whitfields... 

Hello Sean, the last time we saw Gene was at the banquet after the show when the national meet was out
here in 78. I really loved his car too!!! Here's another one ... Knott's Berry Farm parking lot ...
Buena Park, CA. 1978.

Hay Dave,   Yea that is a great shot.   I will have to go steel the photo album from my dad.   Funny thing Dave is remember we both had cameras. (you and I)    That was funny about the same photos we have but at a little different angle.  Nobody is going to understand what we are talking about...lol 

[C5X DAYTONA]

The green bird in the photo belongs to Rick Edwards.It was 2200 miles, with three kids in the back seat to get there. Put 6300 miles on the bird in 3 weeks and used 490 gal of gas.Oh what a trip. Rick

Hay Rick,  That is only 12.8 mpg.  Did you do that with 3.55s?   Rich that was over 30 years ago.  Don't tell me that was the last time you were at Knotts Berry Farm...    Cheers, Sean Machado

[DonC1]

I remember a few wing cars around Los Angeles from the 70's and up. The green 440 limelight bird in La Crescenta.
One in Tujunga Ca that surfaced recently.
I heard of one Hemi Daytona (Gilbert Tar KB car?)that sat next to a mobile home off the I-5 north of LA for years. Owner wouldn't take less than 20 k for it at the time. At least a couple of birds in the san fernando valley..one with a fuzz interior and pop up sunroof..I believe it threw a rod and was sold to some surfers who proceeded to street race it, could have been purple with a white interior and 3 exhaust pipes...

[Daytona Enthusiast]

What does the lettering say inside of the quarter panel scoops?      I forgot he had cut the rear wheel openings too.   Nice photo!

I don't know what it says, if I was standing a little foward or back we'd know...

[Daytona Enthusiast]

The green bird in the photo belongs to Rick Edwards.It was 2200 miles, with three kids in the back seat to get there. Put 6300 miles on the bird in 3 weeks and used 490 gal of gas.Oh what a trip. Rick

This must be your car next to Richardson's "Land Rover". I was a kid when I took this pic.

[Daytona Enthusiast]

"MAGNUM FORCE" ... Riverside Raceway 1977.

Dave,  When was the last time you saw Gene?  I have not seen Gene McRiley in some 30 years.  WOW..   I loved this car.   Everyone thinks it is Lou Whitfields... 

Hello Sean, the last time we saw Gene was at the banquet after the show when the national meet was out
here in 78. I really loved his car too!!! Here's another one ... Knott's Berry Farm parking lot ...
Buena Park, CA. 1978.

Hay Dave,   Yea that is a great shot.   I will have to go steel the photo album from my dad.   Funny thing Dave is remember we both had cameras. (you and I)    That was funny about the same photos we have but at a little different angle.  Nobody is going to understand what we are talking about...lol 

I would love to see your Dad's stash of photos!

[talkiemopar]

  Hi Sean. It was a 354 dana.  I have never been back. I go were the national meet is every year. See you in Branson if the 157000 mile bird can make the trip. Rick  PS   I had better get a room today

[C5X DAYTONA]

  Hi Sean. It was a 354 dana.  I have never been back. I go were the national meet is every year. See you in Branson if the 157000 mile bird can make the trip. Rick  PS   I had better get a room today

Hay Rick,  157000 miles.  Right on.  Turned 250000 in the Daytona about 1-2 months ago.  I was thinking about Branson.  Get my dad to go too..  You know he has way to much time on his hands.. 

[moparstuart]

  Hi Sean. It was a 354 dana.  I have never been back. I go were the national meet is every year. See you in Branson if the 157000 mile bird can make the trip. Rick  PS   I had better get a room today

Hay Rick,  157000 miles.  Right on.  Turned 250000 in the Daytona about 1-2 months ago.  I was thinking about Branson.  Get my dad to go too..  You know he has way to much time on his hands.. 

please do come sean and yes bring your dad 

[C5X DAYTONA]

  Hi Sean. It was a 354 dana.  I have never been back. I go were the national meet is every year. See you in Branson if the 157000 mile bird can make the trip. Rick  PS   I had better get a room today

Hay Rick,  157000 miles.  Right on.  Turned 250000 in the Daytona about 1-2 months ago.  I was thinking about Branson.  Get my dad to go too..  You know he has way to much time on his hands.. 

please do come sean and yes bring your dad 

Well all know if my dad goes there will be a big trailer behind his Daytona..

[moparstuart]

putting your dads daytona on the back of allens (cotton owen ) daytona hauler would be cool . an awesome picture