Original hemi dart information

Paul Ceasrine · 09-17-2009, 10:56 PM

Bill,
Good Hemi hunting!
The Centalanzo Brothers Cuda is still a mystery. I remember a SS/A car, that I think they had for a very short time. Can't close in on the year though. They had the 67' "RO" Hemi Belvedere SS/DA for 68' and 69',
and maybe early 70'. Then a brief interuption. Then into a 71' Cuda
Hemi convertible, with the added weight it fell into SS/E. Too much torque for the weight. "Parts Go Boom"

Spent more time on the
trailer or up on the jacks at Dover, than down the track.
Flashback; July 1968. My father and I drove up to Mountain Garage, Highland Falls, NY, to buy a set of 6" wide x 14" Goodyear slicks from
Lou and Tony Centalanzo, for our Cuda. Still mounted on 14" steel rims
(4" bolt pattern), from a 273 Valiant that they used to run. The 67' "RO"
was in the garage (back bay). My first experience actually touching a
Hemi car

...IT BIT ME

(The racing bug!)

Paul (OH, 68 Cuda, "Updyke & Thomas". Tyronne, Pa.)

09-17-2009, 10:56 PM	#11
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Bill, Good Hemi hunting! The Centalanzo Brothers Cuda is still a mystery. I remember a SS/A car, that I think they had for a very short time. Can't close in on the year though. They had the 67' "RO" Hemi Belvedere SS/DA for 68' and 69', and maybe early 70'. Then a brief interuption. Then into a 71' Cuda Hemi convertible, with the added weight it fell into SS/E. Too much torque for the weight. "Parts Go Boom" Spent more time on the trailer or up on the jacks at Dover, than down the track. Flashback; July 1968. My father and I drove up to Mountain Garage, Highland Falls, NY, to buy a set of 6" wide x 14" Goodyear slicks from Lou and Tony Centalanzo, for our Cuda. Still mounted on 14" steel rims (4" bolt pattern), from a 273 Valiant that they used to run. The 67' "RO" was in the garage (back bay). My first experience actually touching a Hemi car ...IT BIT ME (The racing bug!) Paul (OH, 68 Cuda, "Updyke & Thomas". Tyronne, Pa.)