BELTEMPO 'Raids" the South!

[dinotheweirdo]

Just got a call from Joe Beltempo...THE "Northeast Raider"...He's raided the south now,settling down with recently retired wife in Myrtle Beach area of Merrills Inlet. He'll be on soon with wife guiding through the 'puter' stuff. Last time he called ...I posted this:

by dinotheweirdo on Tue Sep 07, 2010
"just on the phone....Northeast Rader ! just finished a New '63 Max wedge hardtop. Has a fresh Jerry Stein engine. Watch for hm to register here soon. trying to talk his wife out of a Vermont trip ,so he can make the Nostalgia Drags."

Photo from T.O'Shea Collection -gallery 4 ,in giant ODF Photo Galleries

[dinotheweirdo]

"working The Archives" here today ...connecting the dots...Storm King mentioned this in a post
" New Windsor/ Newburgh resident had a car on display at "Big Daddy's" for some time. Peter Poli lived right on 9W just as you got to the big cemetary on the west side of 9W. He had an original Red '68 Hemi Coronet R/T he occasionally ran. He was a knife sharpener by trade; the car was called "El Cortello" (The Knife) it only had a few thousand original miles, was absolutely babied."
AND Here's a a shot recieved recently from Brian of Joe RUNNING "The Knife" at Dover ..Brian and I are going to send "BIG" a blow-up of it... And I've got a shot of the "Knife" someplace At Big's Museum...I'm looking ...funny how things relate...Oh-Joe Beat him on this run...May 1969:

[dinotheweirdo]

Joe and Peter Staging...notice the "knife" has a plate-street driven.

Photos by Vinnie Sciarabba

[dinotheweirdo]

More' connect the dots'...Found It ! the " Knife" at Garlits ,thanks to Mikey's great photo essay When he went last year(Sorry Mikey-will post the whole thing soon) ....Now ...once we hook up with Joe here...we can find out out 'where the 'Raider' ended up"

[dinotheweirdo]

I just keep searchin on THIS site and find out Everything ...Here Ya Go Gang...Where the Raider ended up....[this is Fun!]
From Rich At M&M :
"Heres my cousin Tony Serino's 1963 Ply 426cu in crossram, aluminum nose, SS/DA car. All M&M customers would remember Tony he ran (M&M)the Dutchess turnpike store over saw the Kingston site and was the other M in M&M. The car came from Newburg and at one time was red -anyone remember it from Newburg? He paid $1,500.00 for the car wish it was around today $80,000 + ?
............And Storm King recalled this,replying to Rich:
by storm king 2 on Sun Nov 01, 2009
"More about the "Raider". After I had my first Duster painted, Beltempo took the Raider there to be re-painted. It was candy apple red, just gorgeous. Joe was going to have it done black with copper flake scallops if I recall. The painter never finished it, and it sat outside rusting for about a year. I actually tried to do a deal with Joe, to run it in 71. Wasn't interested. Joe sold it to John Boss, who ran a gas station on Broadway in Newburgh. He painted it green. Don't know if he ever did anything except street race it. What do you know of it after it left your cousins hands?"

[dinotheweirdo]

Latest on Forum..."joeyb" guess Who?

[anthonyc]

More' connect the dots'...Found It ! the " Knife" at Garlits ,thanks to Mikey's great photo essay When he went last year(Sorry Mikey-will post the whole thing soon) ....Now ...once we hook up with Joe here...we can find out out 'where the 'Raider' ended up"

Wow, thats a Dodge Coronet not a Charger,you would think of all places the Don Garlits museum would have put the right sign up.

[dinotheweirdo]

AHA!...guy sweeping the floors put the signs back flip flopped...car on left has the white seats

[dinotheweirdo]

And Now....Back to the "Raider Show".....sweet win for Joe,beating Tom Iorizzo's C/S in the final .

[Paul Ceasrine]

Northeast Raider;

1963 Plymouth Belvedere 426/425 HP Max-Wedge 'Stage II'
Sedan
Car weight #3213 lbs.
Wt/Hp = 7.68
Transmission; Torque-Flite
Aluminum components; Fenders, Hood w/scoop, Front bumper and supports, and splash pan.

1963; S/SA
1964; AA/SA
1965; AA/SA
1966; AA/SA
1967; SS/BA
1968; SS/CA
1969; A/SA and B/MP

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