Plymouth Drag Racing Guide (1968)

[Paul Ceasrine]

Never published Class Guide from Plymouth for 1968.

With class designations and Plymouth rating guide, based upon Wt/Hp.
(E = Excellent) (VG = Very Good) (G = Good) (F = Fair) (P = Poor)

1968 Plymouth Cars;
Valiant 100 2-Door (225/145 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,O/S (F)
Valiant 100 2-Door, (273/190 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,M/S (G),,,,,,,M/SA (G)
Signet 2-Door, (318/230 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,J/S (F),,,,,,,,J/SA (F)

Barracuda (Fastback), (318/230 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,J/S (F),,,,,,,,J/SA (F)
Barracuda (Coupe), (340/275 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,D/S (G),,,,,,D/SA (VG)
Barracuda (Coupe) (340/275 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SS/F (G),,,SS/FA (VG)
Barracuda (Fastback) (340/275 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,E/S (E),,,,,,E/SA (E)
Barracuda (Coupe) (383/300 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,F/S (G),,,,F/SA (VG)
Barracuda (Fastback) (383/300 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,F/S (F),,,,,,,F/SA (G)
Barracuda BO29 (Fastback) 426 Race Hemi,,,,,,,SS/B (E),,,,SS/BA (E)

Belvedere 2-Door Coupe (225/145 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Q/S (G)
Belvedere 2-Door Coupe (273/190 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,O/S (G)
Belvedere 2-Door Coupe (318/230 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,L/S (G),,,,,,,L/SA (G)
Belvedere 2-Door Coupe (383/290 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,H/S (F),,,,,,,H/SA (F)
Belevdere 2-Door Coupe (383/330 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, E/S (P),,,,,,,E/SA (P)
Belvedere 2-Seat Station Wagon (383/290 HP),,,,,K/S (F),,,,,,,K/SA (F)
Belvedere 2-Seat Station Wagon (383/330 HP),,,,,H/S (F),,,,,,,H/SA (G)
Satellite 2-Door Hardtop (318/230 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,L/S (G),,,,,,,L/SA (G)
Satellite (Convertible) (383/330 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,F/S (F),,,,,,,F/SA (F)
Sport Satellite 2-Door Hardtop (383/330 HP),,,,,,,,,F/S (F),,,,,,,F/SA (F)

Road Runner (Coupe) (383/335 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,E/S (G),,,,,,E/SA (VG)
Road Runner (Hardtop) (383/335 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,E/S (G),,,,,,,E/SA (VG)
Road Runner (Coupe) (426 Hemi),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SS/C (G),,,,SS/CA (G)
Road Runner (Hardtop) 426 Hemi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SS/C (G),,,,SS/CA (G)

GTX (Hardtop) (440/375 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,D/S (VG),,,,D/SA (E)
GTX (Hardtop) (440/375 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SS/F (E),,,,SS/FA (E)
GTX (Convertible) (440/375 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,D/S (F),,,,,,,,D/SA (F)
GTX (Hardtop) (426 Hemi),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SS/D (E),,,,SS/DA (E)

Fury (Sedan) (440/375 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,E/S (G),,,,,,,E/SA (VG)
Fury (2-Seat Station Wagon) (440/350 HP),,,,,,,,,,,I/S (F),,,,,,,,,,I/SA (G)
Sport Fury (Hardtop) (383/290 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,K/S (G),,,,,,,K/SA (G)
Sport Fury (Hardtop) (383/330 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,H/S (F),,,,,,,H/SA (G)
Sport Fury (Hardtop (440/375 HP),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,E/S (F),,,,,,,E/SA (G)

[Paul Ceasrine]

1968 Dodge Cars;
Dart GT (Hardtop) 225/145 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,P/S (G)
Dart 2-Door Coupe 273/190 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,M/S (F),,,,,,,,,,M/SA (F)
Dart GT (Convertible) 273/190 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,N/S (G),,,,,,,,,,N/SA (VG)
Dart GT (Hardtop) 318/230 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,K/S (F),,,,,,,,,,K/SA (F)
Dart GTS (Hardtop) 340/275 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,E/S (E),,,,,,,,,,E/SA (E)
Dart GTS (Convertible) 340/275 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,F/S (E),,,,,,,,,,,F/SA (E)
Dart GTS (Hardtop) 383/300 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,F/S (G),,,,,,,,,,F/SA (G)
Dart GTS (Convertible) 383/300 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,F/S (F),,,,,,,,,,F/SA (F)
Dart GTS 440/375 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SS/EA (E)
Dart LO23 (Hardtop) 426 Race Hemi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SS/B (E),,,,,,,,SS/BA (E)

Coronet 2-Door (Deluxe) 225/145 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Q/S (G)
Coronet 2-Door (Deluxe) 273/190 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,O/S (G)
Coronet Station Wagon (Model 440) 318/230 HP,,,,,,,N/S (G)
Coronet 2-Door (Deluxe) 318/230 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,L/S (F),,,,,,,,L/SA (G)
Coronet 2-Door (Deluxe) 383/290 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,H/S (F),,,,,,,,H/SA (F)
Coronet 500 2-Door 383/290 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I/S (F),,,,,,,,,,I/SA (G)
Coronet Station Wagon (Deluxe) 383/330 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,H/S (F),,,,,,,,,,,H/SA (G)
Coronet 500 2-Door 383/330 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,F/S (F),,,,,,,,,,,F/SA (G)
Coronet R/T (Hardtop) 440/375 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,D/S (VG),,,,,,,,D/SA (E)
Coronet R/T (Hardtop) 440/375 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SS/F (E),,,,,,,,,SS/FA (E)
Coronet R/T 426 Hemi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,SS/D (E),,,,,,,,SS/DA (E)

Super Bee (Coupe) 383/335 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,E/S (G)....,......E/SA (VG)
Super Bee (Coupe) 426 Hemi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SS/C (G),,,,,,,,SS/CA (G)

Charger 318/230 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,L/S (P),,,,,,,,,,,,L/SA (F)
Charger 383/330 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,F/S (F,,,,,,,,,,,,,F/SA (F)
Charger R/T 440/375 HP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,D/S (G),,,,,,,,,,,D/SA (VG)
Charger R/T 426 Hemi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,SS/D (E),,,,,,,,,SS/DA (E)

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[Hemi Moose]

Thats some interesting info there, just curious was that printed before-during-or after the 68 season.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Moose,

I can't make out the print date, but it looks like June or July 1968.

In review, if you were running a Plymouth in Stock Class,
The Barracuda 340 was the way to go (E/S or E/SA)
Followed by the GTX 440 (D/S or D/SA)

In Super Stock,
Obviously the BO29 Hemi Barracuda (SS/B or SS/BA)
Followed by the GTX Hemi (SS/D or SS/DA)
Then the GTX 440 (SS/F or SS/FA)

[Hemi Moose]

Sox & Martin and their 68 Plymouth super stocker's for 1968.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Moose,

All winners in 1968,
both Sox & Martin SS/B 68' BO29 Hemi Barracuda's
and the 68' 440 GTX SS/F car.

Another 'Hot Ticket' for 1968,
the 68' Barracuda 'Coupe' 340,,,,,,when classed in D/SA...
A 'mini-hercules' as Motion Performance called it,
when one of their 'Car Club Members' (Jimmy Boyd) won the 1968 Nascar Winternationals @ Daytona
with a 68' Barracuda 'Coupe' 340.

see; Rodder & Super Stock Magazine (July 1968)

pc

[Hemi Moose]

Sox & Martin team hauler.

[Hemi Moose]

PC, I was just curious on how did the Sox & Martin 1968 340 Barracuda do through out the '68 season...here's a recent photo of the restored car.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Moose,

Once the BO29 Hemi Barracuda's came into play, the 340 got
'third' of 'fourth billing.

I think it was raced at the 68' Springnationals, and got knocked off
by a 68' SS396 Camaro 396/325 HP (convertible) in E/SA.

I do not recall seeing it at the 68' Super/Stock Magazine Nationals
(July 1968, New York National Speedway).

It ended up with Al Farretta, 'Valley Motors' out of Altoona, Pennsylvania,
in 1969...in F/SA.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Here's one that slipped through the cracks.

1963 Plymouth Fury (convertible) 361/265 HP (2-Barrel)
Weighed only #3336 lbs. (Suprisingly light)

Wt/Hp = 12.59
1968 Class = J/SA

Made it to the J/SA Class Semi-Finals at the 1968 Winternationals, and 1968 Springnationals.

With the right components, they could get into the 13.80's

Guess who's car that was,,,,,,,,?????