Dick Landy - R.I.P.

I was just told Dick Landy passed away today. Its been a bad year for our drag racing heros.

R.I.P. Dandy Dick

 

Godspeed, Dandy Dick.

See ya at the Top End.

 

That sucks.

 

Rip Dick Landy

 

Well that does'nt sound so Dandy, RIP.

 

I say all you guys out there with hemis pick a time tonight, corresponding to the time zones,pull 'em outside & rev 'em up.Kinda like a drag racers 21 gun salute. R.I.P. Dick.We know you made it to Heaven faster than Hell!

 

That would rock!

Here's the confirmation on the NHRA site:
http://www.nhra.com/content/news.asp?articleid=17834&zoneid=8

See you on the other side of the finish line, Dick!

~Jason

 

R.I.P. indeed.

 

RIP Dandy, seems like I'm getting old after this last year.

 

Dick Landy gets the checkerd flag,.................
( pictures from www.dicklandy.com )

 

Damn this sucks to hear....thoughts out to his family

 

Seems Like All The Legends Are Going Quick R.i.p.

 

Damn, another legend is gone. RIP.

 

Godspeed Dick Landy.

 

Aww, man! I remember watching him race 35 years ago, made me think to be a proper racer, you had to have a cigar.

 

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Damn...makes me want to light up a stoggie as a salute.

 

Bummer.

A class act, for sure. His cars always looked great - and most often ran that way too. Not sure how many of you know this, but Landy had apparently gotten into flatheads bigtime. I have a well-to-do friend who had been in contact with him over the last couple years, and was getting some really cutting-edge tips for a Bonneville flatty project he's doing.

He was quite the engine man, and not afraid to try something new. I remember seeing one of his cars at the Winternationals (around 1970) that was using a "flat" crankshaft. Made the MoPar V-8 sound like an inline 6-cyl. Very wierd.

BTW - I always chuckle to myself when you young guys are so surprised about the oldtimers passing. Might as well face it boys and girls. No one gets out alive - even the "heros". Maybe something to give some thought to while you're still in your prime?

R.I.P. Dandy Dick.

 

Dandy Dick Landy was the man in the 60's . He made those Dodge hot rods fly. I still have a couple of pictures of his cars that I cut out of old hot rod magizines when I was a kid.
chuck

RIP

 

Sucks bad enough when an ol' legend dies and even worse when those legends are a step above the rest. Most definately lost a one of a kind.

 

A first class Gentleman always. Warm smile and always a huge hello. God Speed my friend.

 

R.I.P Mr. Landy.

There's getting to be on hell of a race team up there!


jerry

 

... and I was just emailing him back and forth about a 318 Poly blower just before Christmas!

~Jason

 

ILL NEVER FORGET THAT 65 FUNNYCAR THAT CIGAR THAT MAN TIMl

 

Sad to hear...Thoughts & prayers to his friends and family.


-Troy

 

Another of the big names has died.

RIP

 

R.i.p.

 

R.i.P

 

Dick partnered up with Ron Mains to build "The World's Fastest Flathead" - known as "Flatfire" that holds the record at over 300 MPH.

http://www.flatfire.com/enginedev.htm

Dick did some ammazing things to a single flathead engine that pushed the car into the record book. (who ever said the "flathead was dead!?")

When I met him at Bonneville, he was always "chomping" on his favorite cigar and dressed to the "nines."

Dick; I'll miss you and your "vast" knowledge of how to make an engine go "even faster!"