Re: Original Hemi Cuda Info.......
M68,
The black car in #79...(#1609-SS/A)...might be Centolanza..BUT it looks an AWFUL lot like George Baptiste's car..out of the NY area.... Think he's had it a long time...and I saw it run just a few years back...is he still running it? |
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Here's a photo I took of George in the pits at Raceway Park in the mid-1990s along with similar comments in a post I made in the Hemi Dart thread back in 2009: http://www.classracer.com/classforum...4&postcount=89 Quote:
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Saw George at Shakedown at Etown 2 years ago said he still has the car and it is gonna be his nephews.Still a sharp guy .
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Wow...that's an interesting story on George and his car(s)! I last saw him run the
Cuda in SS maybe 6-8-10 yrs ago...I dunno? Got a couple questions relating to BO29's...they were probably discussed some- where on here...but I don't have time to dig them out...and these are probably well-known by the MOPAR NATION..... 1.) If the original plan by Chrysler Corp. was 50 Cudas/ 50 Darts sent to Hurst... just how many BO29's ended up being built by Hurst? Is the exact number UNKNOWN? I see your research...on the original owners...in that post a while back...could the number of REAL Hurst-produced BO29's be possibly close to 80? 2.) Any guess on how many UNCUT Hurst BO29's exist TODAY? 3.) There was no other company involved in building BO29's...right? |
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ss wannabe
1) There were 2 runs made of the LO & BO cars. The first runs were 50 each to meet NHRA's mandate. Then Chrysler had a strike, but the orders kept coming in for them. Once Chrysler got back on line they closed the orders & completed the orders they had on hand. The general acceppted total numbers were 70 barracuda's & 80 darts 2) Uncut Barracuda's----very few. I know of only 2,but I'm sure there are a few more. 3) You are correct. Hurst was the only company that was commission by Chrysler to build these race cars. liteweight |
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Daryl and SS Wannabe,
I think I posted the Original Chrysler Press Release, where the original plan was to build a few more LO23 Dart's than BO29 Barracuda's. I believe it was 60 Darts and 50 Barracuda's. The NHRA originally accepted that number to qualify for Super Stock, providing that all the cars were in the hands of Drag Racers, and not sitting at Hurst. Once the Magazine's hit the stands in April 1968 with photo's of the Test Mule {Barracuda}, and next Sox & Martin, and followed by Dick Landy - All hell broke loose........:D |
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I believe there is an uncut car in South Central Pa. Possibly in the care and custody of the original owner.
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Read Post #896 in the Original Hemi Dart thread
January 15, 1968 Chrysler Press Release Plans to build '60' Hemi Darts. { '35' Automatic and '25' Manual } And '50' Barracuda's { '30' Automatic and '20' Manual } |
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How about the Carpinett brothers car
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