1972 Dodge Colt
On the detective work, it's easy when you talk to people who love a car and it's not about the money or some super rare expensive part you want to buy. Just knowing where these people last lived and doing some internet searches and being lucky. What is working against any search is time, folks pass away, memories fade and poof the trail ends. The only real hole in this car's history is when it was in Kansas City for 3 or 4 years. The story is that it was in a KC auto show and won an award. Can't find anything about that. And exactly why didn't it race when the original purchaser had it finished. I know the fabricator who installed the Hemi and got it all together. I know how it got from the OP to the first racer. A few other details are missing but they are minor, maybe time will bring that info out.
Bill, on paint, I would go back to the original candy green and pearl white in a NY minute! That paint job followed the Colt body lines and it would tie it back to history. I have found some of the original paint in a few places. You just have to look for it. This paint job, while in GREAT shape, I don't think does the little car any favors. But paint will be last. After it's on the track.
Thank you guys for the comments and following my snail pace build. I have the block between the rails now figuring the mid plate, pan, intake clearance today.
Bob Cope the last man I found has been super nice, he dug out some photos and sent them to me today. That is a proud man next to his Hemi Colt!
On the detective work, it's easy when you talk to people who love a car and it's not about the money or some super rare expensive part you want to buy. Just knowing where these people last lived and doing some internet searches and being lucky. What is working against any search is time, folks pass away, memories fade and poof the trail ends. The only real hole in this car's history is when it was in Kansas City for 3 or 4 years. The story is that it was in a KC auto show and won an award. Can't find anything about that. And exactly why didn't it race when the original purchaser had it finished. I know the fabricator who installed the Hemi and got it all together. I know how it got from the OP to the first racer. A few other details are missing but they are minor, maybe time will bring that info out.
Bill, on paint, I would go back to the original candy green and pearl white in a NY minute! That paint job followed the Colt body lines and it would tie it back to history. I have found some of the original paint in a few places. You just have to look for it. This paint job, while in GREAT shape, I don't think does the little car any favors. But paint will be last. After it's on the track.
Thank you guys for the comments and following my snail pace build. I have the block between the rails now figuring the mid plate, pan, intake clearance today.
Bob Cope the last man I found has been super nice, he dug out some photos and sent them to me today. That is a proud man next to his Hemi Colt!