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Just a little off topic here , but, I wonder what would have happened if the Ball Stud Hemi had made it to production ?

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r230/BobW57/BSH2.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r230/BobW57/BSH1.jpg

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I've got to admit, Wayne, I haven't heard of this engine before. Care to enlighten those of us who "fell through the cracks" on this one? Give us the story, inquiring minds want to know. Thanks for any info.
Danny Durham

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I was walking along looking at cars in a museum and had to take a step back for a second look. So I took a couple of pics. I guess it's the only one left and Dick Landy had it at one time. The story I read was they wanted it back , but he said no you gave it to me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_ball-stud_hemi

http://www.arruzzahighperformance.co.../Ball_Stud.pdf

:)

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Thanks Wayne,, that was some pretty good reading. I don't blame Landy for not wanting to give it back after all the work he put into it. A cool story.
Danny Durham

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I just thought I would mention that I met George Baptiste this weekend. He was at the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion in Epping, NH with his hemi Cuda.

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George was cruizin the SS/AH pits during the Hemi Challenge at Indy a few weeks ago. He must be getting the fever again

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George is a lean mean machine, I think he's 80ish and still struttin his stuff.

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It would've been great if the engine made it into production especially with the 426 Hemi phased out at the end of the 1971 model year. The Ball Stud Hemi is sort of Chrysler's version of a big block Chevrolet cylinder head but certainly not a copy of it. From what I remember reading in Mopar Action back in the mid-1990s it would've been available in both standard passenger and high performance models in both 400 cu. in. and 440 cu. in. displacements.

Another "shoulda, woulda, coulda" but didn't happen story.

M68

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I first met George at either the Spring or Fall Englishtown Swap Meet held at Raceway Park back in 1982 or 1983. He had a bunch of used Mopar parts for sale including three Max Wedge cross rams and matching cylinder heads. A few years later circa 1990 George told me and a buddy of mine he was planning to build a SS/A 1968 Barracuda. And the rest is history.

M68

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Steve Bagwell's Bo Moxley-driven Barracuda.

http://109.imagebam.com/download/tG8...601/img549.jpg

M68