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You Should Have Been There.......

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Take a look, Charlie.
Danny Durham

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1968 Dover Drag Strip, {Wingdale, New York}

Heads Up {John Macey}

Yes, we used to park right next to him when he was at Dover.

Very fast..........10.80's like clockwork in 1968.........

http://www.doverdragstrip.com/phpBB3...e.php?id=14320

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Just like Liteweight's LO23 Dart, this BO29 Barracuda gets driven on the street from time to time:

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

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Cool photo, Paul; thanks for sharing. Here's another one...

http://110.imagebam.com/download/rbU...anair78672.jpg

Anyone know the whereabouts or history of this car before and after Alan owned it? Or does he still own it? Is he even still around?

M68

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Anyone know this one?

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I see there is a BO29 car registered at the Seattle Mecum auction coming on June 13th and 14th 2014 :)

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http://110.imagebam.com/download/Nlm...jack_arnew.JPG

M68

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Cool pic:

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...7&d=1399864696

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Yes it's the gentle Ben car that's up for auction.

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See post #137

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Also former De Frank & Cohen and former Harry Holton ride, among others.
Danny Durham

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Thanks. What year did you purchase it? Was it more or less in the condition as seen in the picture?

M68

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http://110.imagebam.com/download/-6U..._%26_cohen.jpg

M68

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http://111.imagebam.com/download/OjZ...pinet_bros.JPG

M68

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1970 New York National Speedway

'Snapper' Hemi Barracuda

http://www.dragracingimagery.com/photos/V10%2377.jpg

http://www.dragracingimagery.com/photos/V10%2316.jpg

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Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

http://111.imagebam.com/download/iPE..._ss-a_cuda.jpg

M68 :D

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Who's behind the wheel? It doesn't look like Ronnie Sox. I know Don Carlton drove one of
S & M's 1968-turned-1969 Barracudas in Pro Stock but it doesn't look like him behind the wheel either.

http://109.imagebam.com/download/I6V...in_beeline.jpg

M68

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Looks like a young Herb McCandles to me.

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Anybody see the video of Bucky Hess kissing the wall at the Division 1 meet at Maple Grove ? OUCH:eek:

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Herb wore glasses and so did Carlton but I can't see any on the driver. Can you?

M68

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Here's Ronnie...

http://111.imagebam.com/download/XZu..._barracuda.jpg

M68

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Randy Morgan out of WV owned it at one time.

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Great Photo's M-68,

I'm pretty sure that Sox & Martin wanted to run this Barracuda in A/MP, but it weighed in 'too' light.

So, they swapped on a Hilborn Injector System {short tube} and ran it in B/G.

http://111.imagebam.com/download/XZu..._barracuda.jpg

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The photo is too grainy to be certain, but I can see glasses on the driver and the facial features do look similar to Herb's. The world may never know for sure.

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Why doesn't somebody just ask Herb or maybe Buddy?
Dan

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I believe Phil Roar owned it at one time also.

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It's Don Carlton.I have seen other pictures of this car with that 1262 number and Don's name on the door.

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Herbs pro stock number was 211 if my old memory is working correctly today

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Not trying to knock anyone off subject here, but I would like to share my Hemi Cuda story with you. Back in about 1980 or so my brother and I purchased a Hemi Cuda from Billy "Big Deal" Jacobs in Enterprise, AL. It was maroon and was lettered "Chopper" in faded gold leaf at the time if I remember correctly. It was represented to us at the time as as ex-Sox & Martin car. It was possibly a factory Hemi car as it had the fiberglass front end, lightweight doors with pull-up lexan windows and the lightweight van seats. We didn't really care about that, we were just mopar bracket racers at the time, ('68 Roadrunner) and wanted to move up in the food chain! Back then the whole Hemi car thing was not the huge deal it is today. My bother owned a small business and I was a line mechanic at a GM dealer and the price was right, so we jumped at the chance to campaign a Hemi car in the IHRA combined eliminator classes, which were popular in the southeast at the time. The car was a leaf spring set up with auto trans and ran 6.50's in the eight mile and 9.90's in the quarter with nothing but routine maintenance and fresh tires and plugs.( a lot of plugs!) After a couple of years, money got tight and the car was sold to Frank Barnett who turned it into a 440 wedge Super Gas car. I have no idea what happened to it after that, just wondered if anyone has any info. It was painted white with a red Chrysler pentastar under our names on the doors when we raced it and I think Frank kept it white when he had it. We ran into Warren Barnett a few years ago and in the bench racing that followed, totally forgot to ask him about it. Wish I had known then what I know now and I would have bought my brother's half and put it in storage. Big regret in life right there. Sorry for the long first post, but I could have rambled on even longer!
Thanks,
Terry

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Terry
I am likely riding with Frank to Mississippi this week to pick up a toter and trailer. I will try to remember to ask about the car.

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OK, Stewart. Also ask him what they did with that fresh motor(never fired) that was in the car then. He did very well on that deal! LOL!

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I am not sure what the deal was aside from what I was told - if you see pics of this car and Gary Ostrich's Cuda from Indy - I think that this was 69 - Chrysler had them run in the gas classes - an auto & stick car with fuel injection - Chrysler was probably trying to sweep the sportsman classes at Indy - Ronnie also ran an S/S Barracuda at Indy that year.
Mark J


I'm pretty sure that Sox & Martin wanted to run this Barracuda in A/MP, but it weighed in 'too' light.

So, they swapped on a Hilborn Injector System {short tube} and ran it in B/G.

http://111.imagebam.com/download/XZu..._barracuda.jpg[/QUOTE]

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Terry,
I PM'd you about this - I know of a red Hemi Cuda that was supposedly sold to Billy - I am guessing that this was the car - if so, it was an original S/S car - I have the history back to the original owner. I would really like to hear more about this car and any pics if you have them.
Thanks,
Mark Janaky
1968 Hemi S/S Registry






QUOTE=Terry Drinkwater;433381]Not trying to knock anyone off subject here, but I would like to share my Hemi Cuda story with you. Back in about 1980 or so my brother and I purchased a Hemi Cuda from Billy "Big Deal" Jacobs in Enterprise, AL. It was maroon and was lettered "Chopper" in faded gold leaf at the time if I remember correctly. It was represented to us at the time as as ex-Sox & Martin car. It was possibly a factory Hemi car as it had the fiberglass front end, lightweight doors with pull-up lexan windows and the lightweight van seats. We didn't really care about that, we were just mopar bracket racers at the time, ('68 Roadrunner) and wanted to move up in the food chain! Back then the whole Hemi car thing was not the huge deal it is today. My bother owned a small business and I was a line mechanic at a GM dealer and the price was right, so we jumped at the chance to campaign a Hemi car in the IHRA combined eliminator classes, which were popular in the southeast at the time. The car was a leaf spring set up with auto trans and ran 6.50's in the eight mile and 9.90's in the quarter with nothing but routine maintenance and fresh tires and plugs.( a lot of plugs!) After a couple of years, money got tight and the car was sold to Frank Barnett who turned it into a 440 wedge Super Gas car. I have no idea what happened to it after that, just wondered if anyone has any info. It was painted white with a red Chrysler pentastar under our names on the doors when we raced it and I think Frank kept it white when he had it. We ran into Warren Barnett a few years ago and in the bench racing that followed, totally forgot to ask him about it. Wish I had known then what I know now and I would have bought my brother's half and put it in storage. Big regret in life right there. Sorry for the long first post, but I could have rambled on even longer!
Thanks,
Terry[/QUOTE]

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Mark, your mailbox is full! But, no I don't have any pics of the original paint job when we got it. As best I remember, you could call it red, a very deep red (sorta faded) with Cragar Super Trick wheels. I do have some as we raced it, but will have to get them scanned before I can upload.
Thanks,
Terry

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the pictures of the sox and martin cuda running b gas at indy in 1969 and then don carlton driving the same car in pro stock at the winters in 1970, the first year for the new class. i do believe this was the little thumper cuda that s/m bought from carlton. also one reason s/m ran b/ gas at indy with injectors instead of carbs is for an advantage as jenkins and schartman were also in b/gas along with jim zakia who won the class.they were running
to showcase pro stock for the next year for nhra and fans. this was the same year as mini class runs to determine the class winners in s/s. as a young 18
year old i was at indy and saw this first hand.

mike koester 66 nova

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What ever happened to the Steve Bagwell Hemi Cuda? I know it went out to California to Jimmy DeFrank and Cohen. Where now? It was sitting in the shop at Barnett's when I went to get the motor freshened. The difference between his stuff and our low buck operation was depressing! I got to look over all three of his cars and realized there was no way we could ever compete with cars like that. That probably led to the decision to sell ours and I went back to driving for some of the local bracket racers and outlaw pro stockers.