Dick Landy Ramp Truck Restoration

[MrMoparCHP]

http://www.hotrod.com/feature_stories/1408_the_dick_landy_dodge_d700_ramp_truck_project_car_update/

A friend of mine is restoring this truck and having seen it in person it is a mess.
He sold his 1969 CHP Polara to get this but does still has a 1969 2-door Polara with a 440.


Alan

 

[commando1]

A monumental task. I admire his dedication to saving history. I have more respect for people like him than people that restore a Hemi Cuda.

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[1978 NYB]

Does he have a Landy Hemi Dart to go with it???

 

[tallhair]

 

[MrMoparCHP]

Do you know any more about this picture?
It may not be the same truck, he had a couple different ones.


Alan

 

[tallhair]

I imagine that was the Performance Clinic truck as he's outside of a Dodge dealer .. probably 69 or early 70 maybe

 

[MrMoparCHP]

I imagine that was the Performance Clinic truck as he's outside of a Dodge dealer .. probably 69 or early 70 maybe View attachment 35195

I just got an email from Tom (the owner), this picture is of the earlier truck, his is the Performance Clinic truck (a 68 that was converted to 70 with the different grill & hood)


Alan

 

[bajajoaquin]

So your friend's girlfriend works for Hot Rod? She's the one who drives to work in a Dodge, and has the column about it then?

 

[polara71]

This truck was at Carlisle last year........... what a cool set up...

 

[MrMoparCHP]

So your friend's girlfriend works for Hot Rod? She's the one who drives to work in a Dodge, and has the column about it then?

Yes his girlfriend works for Hot Rod magazine, I believe she has a Challenger.


Alan

 

[Big_John]

Judging from the pictures, the Landy truck is pretty solid compared to most of the sixties Dodge trucks I've seen. Usually, the sides of the cowls blow out first, followed by the lower door sills and then the doors. It's still a lot of work and I'm glad to see an interest in this part of drag racing history!

It also reminds me of a friend's Dodge ramp truck he had back in the seventies. It was an early Dodge, formerly a beer truck, that had the ramp from a drive on type lift welded to the back. It was rough, but it also had a ton of history, having hauled several well known local cars all over the northeast.

 

[MrMoparCHP]

Here is probably the best picture known of this truck...