Factory Hemi Dodge Dart being restored
for a private collection
8/22/08
- Painted
8/30/07
- On the rotisserie. Correct 4-speed tunnel
8/17/07
- Body progress
4/13/07 - disassembled
4-speeds, bell-housing located and cleaned
12/19/05
- Core has returned from
blasting and has been primered.
Chrysler's
precision engineering inspired the factory to approach the hemi
shock-tower clearance challenge with a sledge hammer. This is one of the
uniquely crude features you could expect to be included with your
freshly delivered Hemi Dodge Dart in 1968.
11/29/05 - Stripped to the bone and sent off for media blasting.
Lightweight (acid-dipped) doors were hand stripped and removed to avoid heat
related warping from the blasting process.
5/6/05
- Car showed up off the trailer today as is
