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Lets see if we can get all their cars lined up.

The first BO29 (BO29M8B299110).

Super Stock & Drag Illustrated Magazine (June 1968)
Photo shoot from late-March

* White hood w/blue stripe
* Champion, Hooker Headers and GoodYear decals up front on the fender
* Barracuda (lettered on the grille-center)
* Lil Boss (lettered on the front fender)
* 426 Hemi (lettered on each side of the hood)
* Blue roof and Blue trunk deck-lid

http://images16.fotki.com/v382/photo...tinCuda-vi.jpg

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Yes lets try and put these old Sox & Martin photos of their B029's in chronological order or at least try too...white hood w/blue stripe, Barracuda lettering on nose, 426 Hemi call outs on hood, Lil Boss on fenders.

http://images32.fotki.com/v1062/phot...68Cuda8-vi.jpg

http://www.colesy-juniorstockforum.c...le.php?id=9240

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1968 NHRA Springnationals
Englishtown, New Jersey (June 14,15,16 1968)

Sox & Martin SS/B Class Winner

During Time Trials and Class Eliminations, this car ran nearly 6/10's under the 10.91 National Record (set by Don Grotheer 1-week earlier).

In the First Round of Super Stock Eliminator, Ronnie Sox spun the
left (driver side) GoodYear slick off the Keystone wheel as he left the
line.

As you can see, this car has a blue hood with a white center stripe.
Also, this car had a white stripe on the roof and trunk deck-lid. (Re-painted ?)

http://image.moparmusclemagazine.com...front_side.jpg

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This photo was taken at 1968 US Nationals...

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/7...ox7martinb.jpg

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Promotional Program with the #1 BO29

http://www.colesy-juniorstockforum.c...le.php?id=1614

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More of the #1 BO29 (Now sporting a white stripe on the roof and trunk deck-lid)

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/...69clinic19.jpg

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Does anyone here know if that is a 'Hot Sheet' that is stuck on the front windshield on the Sox & Martin '68 Hemi Cuda, or is it something else.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/JUNE-1968-SUP...7E%7E60_57.JPG

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More of the 1968 NHRA Springnationals @ Englishtown, New Jersey
(June 14, 15, 16 1968)

Note; The car does not photograph well with the blue hood.

http://image.moparmusclemagazine.com..._1968_nhra.jpg

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Has there ever been a better looking race car than the Sox & Martin BO29?

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1968 Season

The 68' Hemi Barracuda also won the SS/B Class at the Indy Nationals.

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/...69clinic27.jpg

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Hey Paul, Dave Collette here in Perryvile, Md. has one.

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HM,,, interesting photo here,,,not sure about the "Hot Sheet", but as I'm holding my June '68 issue in my hand and using a magnifying glass, I see the second line under the red H visible appears to be the designation BO29, and the next line under that has been blacked out and the wording Sox & Martin appears substituted in. The wording in the 1st and last line I can't make out, but the 1st line is someone's name, and it almost (to me), looks like the bottom line says: Thank You V.J. Whoever that is.
The action in the photo obviously is staged, as theres a whole lot of nothing going on here. Theres a speed wrench on the cowl, yet Buddy is spinning one in the spark plug hole. One of the Holley carbs is loose, sitting on a rag and Ronnie appears half asleep staring at it. Nice job of "Product Placement" with the Fram filter AND box, labels up, on the radiator support, the Valvoline racing motor oil can, and the Hurst box on the floor with a mount and a white shift knob in the plastic bag in plain view. I'm assuming the other gentleman in the shot is Jake King.Curiously, I see theres some kind of smudge on the back of Buddy's right leg that I thought was a defect on my cover until I look at your photo and there it is again. I'm a little surprised to see the windshield wiper motor still in the car, perhaps it was required at the time.
Cool thread here, keep it going.
Danny Durham

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http://www.colesy-juniorstockforum.c...le.php?id=1684

http://www.colesy-juniorstockforum.c...le.php?id=5598

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Sox & Martin won the A/MP class at the 1969 NHRA Winternationals,
with this BO29.

http://www.dragracingimagery.com/pho...snmcudaamp.jpg

1969 Season

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1969-Sox-Mart...qyiWw~~0_3.JPG

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Yes that's a HOT sheet.

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Danny thanks for the analysis on the magazine cover...and yes the photo shoot was obviously a staged one, Ronnie looks like he's ready to fall asleep and all those parts placed just right for advertising purposes...I do find it odd though that they left the 'hot sheet' on the front windshield of the car for the photo shoot, I thought they would have thrown it away or file it away somewhere in the office...also if the racers had to pick up the cars at the Hurst factory, whose name was on there or who signed off on it...questions-questions.

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Sox & Martin SS/B

1968 NHRA Springnationals @ Englishtown

Super Stock Eliminator vs. Barrie Poole (First Round)

Snapped the GoodYear slick off the Keystone rim.

If you look close, you can see that this BO29 has a wide white stripe
on the roof and trunk deck-lid.
http://www.colesy-juniorstockforum.c...e.php?id=10487

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A little trivia, can an anyone spot the differences between the two '68 Hemi Cuda's Sox & Martin raced...how do you tell them apart from all the photo's posted on them in the various threads posted here in the forums, other than their class #.

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Some show his "Ronnie Sox" name on the door.
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Here's an article by Bob Frey on some of the Sox & Martin cars...

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=246791

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Here's one with Ronnie Sox in front of their Sox & Martin B029 '68 Hemi Barracuda...take a real good look at that front end, can you spot anything unusual....I'll let Paul C fill you in.

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/..._110164408.jpg

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Moose,,,,,,,,,,,Excellent photo from early-1968

The #1 BO29,,,,,,,,,

The front bumper was twisted on that car.
The front left (driver side) section was twisted upwards.

The hood & grille paint scheme on that car was changed a few times.

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Another shot of Sox & Martin at the '68 Spring Nationals winners circle...

http://image.moparmusclemagazine.com...front_view.jpg

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Paul, did you also notice in the early pic's of Sox & Martin's '68 Hemi Barracuda #784 they went from a small Keystone decal to a larger one...and in later pic's the Keystone decal was moved to the front of the fender.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2.../SoxMartin.jpg

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Yeah, blue tinted parking light and turn signal lens covers.

M68

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Some aero going on with the lower valence opening.

liteweight

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Never,ever saw this one.
Anyone have anything more on it it?
I thought all the Billy Stepp stuff was later model.

http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/94...600x600Q85.jpg

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Charlie, that B029 '68 Hemi Barracuda was originally Billy 'The Kid' Stepp's car...it was later bought by Sox & Martin and repainted in their red white & blue colors...it is still around and making the car show circuit, ( I think it's the same car that I posted that link earlier.)

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I know that Stepp had a rumored "mystique" (for lack of a better word) around him.
But, for the racing part of his image, he always had some of the best looking stuff out there.

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Here's another shot of Billy 'The Kid' Stepp's '68 Hemi Barracuda...

http://www.prostockhemi.com/gallery2...serialNumber=2

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Here's another early photo of the Sox & Martin B029 '68 Hemi Barracuda... Wheels Up.

http://www.prostockhemi.com/gallery/soxmartin/15.jpg

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All good points made...but check out the early pics and see if you can spot the twisted bumper in them...look for the gap between the right & left grills and the bumper.

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Not an obvious Sox&Martin, might not even be a B029.
Any ideas on whose or what it is?

http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/44...600x600Q85.jpg

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Is that Vanke in front of the car?

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Great pictures and stories guys, Thanks!

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Here's another old shot of the '68 Hemi Barracuda from Sox & Martin at Cecil County Drag-O-Way...

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...516-ugiii8.JPG

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Moose/Paul,
This is S&M's first car - the one that was put together in SS&DI - note the red pinstripe near the rocker panel - This photo shows the first outing after the NYC Car show. This photo, the SS&DI photos and one clinic photo are all I have seen of this car - either it got re-painted or sold early??
Mark J

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Charlie, That is a real BO29 car - it is Ed Miller's before it was lettered.
From what I have heard, Billy Stepp did not buy a BO29 car new - he had 2- possibly 3
but they were bought from original owners. BTW, His Demon and Dart Sport P/S cars were originally built by others before Billy got them as well. Not sure about the Challenger.
Mark J

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Look at that 10.59 dial in(?). That was FLYING in 1968!

M68

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I think they just repainted the lower rockers later on and eliminated the pin-stripping altogether, notice the paint lines differ in early pics as they show the paint line 'above' the lower door edge, and in later pics it shows it 'even' with the door edge.