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Name: Dandy Dick Landy
Home: Chatsworth, Calif.
Profession: Performance Advisor, Owner Dick Landy Industries, 19743 Bahama Street, Northridge, CA. 91324 (818) 341-4143. West Coast Editor for Mopar Muscle Magazine and Author of the Dick Landy Performance Clinic
column.
First Car Owned: 1953 Ford
Automotive Introduction: Driving the family tractor
Profile: High-technology is here, I apply it to racing.
Automobiles Currently Owned: 1965 Dodge Coronet, 1967 Hemi Charger 4-speed, Dodge Stealth.
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Quotes: The Real Car world starts with Year One.
Accomplishments: Raced one of the first funny cars in 1964 Earned full factory sponsorship from Chrysler in 1965 Consistently turned 9.40-second passes at 164 mph. while match racing in 1965 Led Performance Clinics for Chrysler Set up a sponsorship program with Buddy Martin that allowed Super Stock drag racers to earn real money Won national events in the newly created NHRA Pro Stock class in 1970 Was World Points Champion in AHRA in 1973 Has been inducted into the Car Craft All-Star Racing Team, Hot Rod Hall of Fame and International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Has done engine development for a number of major manufacturers, including B&M Automotive, Chrysler, Mopar Performance and Crane.
Preferred Supplier: Year One
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