Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with  Amendment  No. 1 to the  Annual  Report of  Hometown  Auto
Retailers,  Inc. (the  "Company") on Form 10-K/A for the period ending  December
31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), I, Charles F. Schwartz,  Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the  requirements of section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
            material respects,  the financial condition and result of operations
            of the Company.

/s/ Charles F. Schwartz
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Charles F. Schwartz
Chief Financial Officer
September 20, 2005