Original hemi dart information

[mopar68]

I just found this photo (online) tonight.



Any history?

M68

[Paul Ceasrine]

M68,
Never saw that Cuda before...I wonder if it is an original BO23?
Correct on the Test Mule.
A 1967 383 4-speed car.
I'm not sure where I heard it, but I think it was an executives 1967
company vehicle. So it did have some miles on it, along with the standard items.
Radio, heater, body sealer and under-coating, rear seats, etc.
Most of the calculations were done on paper, to determine what would be required (removed off the car/lighten) to run 10.90's..
If you see the magazine with the car, you can see that the Test Mule was
an automatic, with the proper Hurst shift box/console.
The heater controls were still present, as well as an abundance of
under-coating on the under-carriage.
PC

[6t5frlane]

OK I'm a newbie here and saw this thread. I'm a bit older now but I seem to remember a 68 Hemi dart owned by a guy named Olori. They owned Olori Crane in Nanuet NY. Not far from Pomona. He lived in the New City/Bardonia area. Pretty sure that Olori Crane is still in business. For the life of me I cannot remember the color. This may be nothing but might be worth a shot to call the company and see.

[Paul Ceasrine]

65Fairlane,
You may have found a connection.
Possibly the missing Pomona Dart.(1975 thru 1979)
Paint was dark-gray when I saw it.
I saw the car at a guys repair shop, that he had adjacent to his house
The car was somewhat beat. When I saw it, it had been sitting for 2 years.
That car supposedly ended up in Tompkins Cove, at some Sunoco Gas Station (?)
off route 9W. (I'm guessing 1980 or so)
After that, it disappeared into the deep-dark world of an
auto salvage yard.
Not sure if it was the same car as the Olori Crane Co.
PC

[6t5frlane]

Paul, I remember that gas staion.My buddy had a 440-six pack Road Runner and we went there to prepare his car. The guy there had a T/A Challenger 340 six pack car that he raced on the streets at the time. This was about 1973 or so

[6t5frlane]

BTW That Station was not in Tompins Cove. It was in Haverstraw on 210 or 202

[Paul Ceasrine]

65Fairlane,
1980-ish
I remember heading south on Rt. 9W from Bear Mountain, and the gas station was on the right. Small 2-bay station, with a bunch of cars parked on the right side. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it was a Sunoco Station.
Of course, Tompkins Cove was kind of one horse town.
Thats where the car supposedly ended up.. I went there, but never saw the car there, but was told by several people, that the mechanic (not the owner) owned it.
I wonder if that car ended up in the little junkyard in town?
Anyone interested in Hemi Hunting?
PC

[68hemiss]

The Suppa Cuda is the Test Mule. Arlen Vanke bought the mule and sold it to Tony. I heard that Tony had some problems running the car in class because it had different seats, ect... from the Hurst built cars.

[68hemiss]

6T5, you may have been the guy who emailed me about the Orlani Crane Dart (possibly from the old hotrodder.com site)? I called them some time back and spoke with one brother - he really didn't know - said his brother ran cars mostly Fords. Might be more to the story if someone can talk with the other brother??

[6t5frlane]

I did speak to an " older " Hot Rodder from the Rockland area about the Dart. Said he thought John Olori owned it but could not remember much more. I'm guessing John would be in his early 60's by now......FYI