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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

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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.

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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

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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

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

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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

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I know the station you are talking about. Looks like something from the 50's !!. The other one I mentioned had a lot of Mopar stuff back in the day. If I were the gent looking for the Dart info I might still reach out to Olori people. As In said we are talking around 73/74 so memory may or may not be so good

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65Fairlane,
On the Hemi Car, I first saw the Pomona Dart at Dover, the end of
75' or very early 76' before Dover closed (May 76').
It had some lettering on it that I think said 'Pomona Speed Parts'.
Back in maybe 78' or 79', I came upon the car at a repair shop in Pomona. I think the guys name was Vic, and he had a 2-car garage repair shop adjacent to his house, which may have been called
Vic's Repair Service or Radiator Repair.
Inside the garage, his office was a little speed parts store, called
Pomona Speed. Nothing fancy, and it may have been just a name he used to purchase parts at a discount.. No signage on the building.
Alongside the garage, the Hemi Dart was there. It supposedly was driven and raced on the street for a short time. Maybe North Jersey or down Route 303. It was dark-gray. It was not for sale.
PC

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Hey Guys
It's been awhile since I've been on this thread & it looks like I might have another lead to check from 6t5frlane. I did some Google searching on Olori Crane & in fact did find some contact info. Looks like there are three names attatched to this company. Ron, John, & Bob Olori. Does this ring a bell with anyone??? I will be making some calls this next week to see if this takes me anywhere. I appreciate all the info that you guys are putting on this, & keeping this thread alive. There's been alot of very cool info put into this thread.
thanx again
liteweight
Daryl

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I called Olori Crane today, and the person I talked to said he will get back to me with any info on the car that he can. I'll post any updates.