Just a bad choice of location, because the bowl shape of the track meant that they had to slow down quickly from the wheelstand and then turn to avoid hitting the farside wall, and then the slicks hooked on the soft tall sidewall, and flip!
Showing posts with label Barracuda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barracuda. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Jay and the Hurst Hemi Under Glass... and the wreck
Just a bad choice of location, because the bowl shape of the track meant that they had to slow down quickly from the wheelstand and then turn to avoid hitting the farside wall, and then the slicks hooked on the soft tall sidewall, and flip!
Friday, June 24, 2016
WHOA! Stolen! The mod top Hemi Cuda of Steve Juliano, the only mod top Hemi Cuda, and worth 1.4 million bucks
Last featured in 2014 in Muscle Car Review, it was just this April when it was due to get loaded up and moved from the mansion in Pelham Manor (just North of the Bronx, between the golf courses and the country club) to the collection in Los Angeles, when the security company sent the alarm to Juliano. http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/news/plymouth-barracuda-worth-1-4m-stolen-westchester-home-article-1.2620854
Juliano owned Manhattan nightclubs and his father ran the Copacabana in Times Square. His collection of Mopar stuff is unmatched in the world. See the inside of his personal museum here: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/steven-juliano-collection-im-betting.html
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Don Grotheer's 1969 Winternats winning Super Stock Barracuda is going to auction, as rare as these are you better not pass up this chance to own it, they don't come to auction often
Campaigned by NHRA legend Don Grotheer who drove this car to win the 1969 Winternationals at Pomona, California.
A period correct 426 cid Hemi V8 powers this beast, topped off by cross-ram, dual Holley carbs. It rides on a set of original Keystone mags, supplied for the restoration by Grotheer. Only the bare necessities are found inside the car, black vinyl seats, no back-seats or radio or heater, and a proper Stewart-Warner tach.
http://motostalgia.com/car-detail/?car=IBY16-1968-Plymouth-Barracuda-&vin=B029M8B390678-CarId31419-87
June 18th, Indianapolis
Friday, June 3, 2016
it's rare that a car gets an engine transplanted from an older car to make it faster... it's also rare that anyone has an 'Cuda, or a 426 Max Wedge. Now, add the rare factor of owning that same car for 43 years
You simply do not hear of Ford and General Motors guys swapping in a motor that’s 10 years older than their car. Why? Because they don’t have anything in the arsenal that can hold a candle to the mighty Max Wedge. Ever heard of a guy putting a 409 in a Camaro and making it faster than it was stock? Exactly.
This started life as a 383 4 spd 'Cuda, and upgrading to a 426 Max Wedge was a no brainer when the Pro Street craze came along. Along with a stout 727 and a 4 thou converter, the change over was thorough, from blah to beast, and a narrowed Dana 60 was added for dependability. Tubs and rollcage complete the raceability, and it's been high 10s in the quarter mile for 3 decades
http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1606-man-owns-pro-street-70-cuda-for-42-years-and-still-runs-10s/
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