Original hemi dart information

Liteweight · 10-12-2009, 11:47 PM

Oops; Sorry about that. I attatched the same pix twice.Let's try it again

W J · 10-13-2009, 06:33 AM

Daryl, It sure looks like you've done a 1st class job w/that car. What's the color? Sure looks close to my old '02 Camaro SS coupe that was GM's Sunset Orange Metallic...Best wishes. WJ

marfen · 10-13-2009, 05:51 PM

Hey Liteweight, better tell them the story about the paint job on the Little Red Car 'cause it's a good one!

68hemiss · 10-13-2009, 10:53 PM

Daryl & Dave, Good to hear from you. How is Don's car coming? Daryl, I have a lead that I am going to try following up on next week. Paul, Any chance you found the photos of the Pomona Speed Shop Dart? I really think that this could be a key to this puzzle. I had a guy email me some time ago that he thought that the Pomona Dart came from one of the sons of the owner of the Orlandi Crane co in NY/NJ. I called and the sons now own the company - I spoke with one of the sons and he said that his brother used to race some cars but he didn't remember a Dart - he said he had mostly Fords???? Ring any bells? Could this possibly be where the Castaldo story comes in? Castaldo also had a Crane co. ???
Mark J
dart4261964@yahoo.com

Liteweight · 10-13-2009, 11:38 PM

WJ
Thanx for the kind words. I appreciate it !!!. I can't take all the credit for this tho as it was Tim Hennessey who was the one who did the restoration on this worn out old work horse back in the mid 80's. I acquired the car in 2000 & did a mechanical overhaul on it as it had too many years of show car duty. The paint is still the same as it was applied in 1986. As Marfen has asked; this car was sandblasted from front to rear on jackstands on a driveway & then painted in a double car garage on a rotissire. No high end down draft paint booths required here.Just a real good paint & body guy.No clear applied,just old school acrylic enamel.
I drive this car every chance I get,& it sees alot of street miles. I'm a believer that these cars were built to be used, so it does frequent the race track when the need arises.
Liteweight
Daryl

10-12-2009, 11:47 PM	#1
Liteweight VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,280 Likes: 23 Liked 31 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Oops; Sorry about that. I attatched the same pix twice.Let's try it again Attached Thumbnails

10-13-2009, 06:33 AM	#2
W J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paxton, Massachusetts Posts: 638 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Daryl, It sure looks like you've done a 1st class job w/that car. What's the color? Sure looks close to my old '02 Camaro SS coupe that was GM's Sunset Orange Metallic...Best wishes. WJ

10-13-2009, 05:51 PM	#3
marfen Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 208 Likes: 0 Liked 16 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Hey Liteweight, better tell them the story about the paint job on the Little Red Car 'cause it's a good one!

10-13-2009, 10:53 PM	#4
68hemiss Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 167 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Original hemi dart information Daryl & Dave, Good to hear from you. How is Don's car coming? Daryl, I have a lead that I am going to try following up on next week. Paul, Any chance you found the photos of the Pomona Speed Shop Dart? I really think that this could be a key to this puzzle. I had a guy email me some time ago that he thought that the Pomona Dart came from one of the sons of the owner of the Orlandi Crane co in NY/NJ. I called and the sons now own the company - I spoke with one of the sons and he said that his brother used to race some cars but he didn't remember a Dart - he said he had mostly Fords???? Ring any bells? Could this possibly be where the Castaldo story comes in? Castaldo also had a Crane co. ??? Mark J dart4261964@yahoo.com

10-13-2009, 11:38 PM	#5
Liteweight VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,280 Likes: 23 Liked 31 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information WJ Thanx for the kind words. I appreciate it !!!. I can't take all the credit for this tho as it was Tim Hennessey who was the one who did the restoration on this worn out old work horse back in the mid 80's. I acquired the car in 2000 & did a mechanical overhaul on it as it had too many years of show car duty. The paint is still the same as it was applied in 1986. As Marfen has asked; this car was sandblasted from front to rear on jackstands on a driveway & then painted in a double car garage on a rotissire. No high end down draft paint booths required here.Just a real good paint & body guy.No clear applied,just old school acrylic enamel. I drive this car every chance I get,& it sees alot of street miles. I'm a believer that these cars were built to be used, so it does frequent the race track when the need arises. Liteweight Daryl

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