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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.
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