Plymouth Drag Racing Guide (1968)
 

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)

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

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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)

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Sox & Martin and their 68 Plymouth super stocker's for 1968.
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4090/4...9d30b4f1_z.jpg

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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

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Sox & Martin team hauler.
http://classracer.com/classforum/pic...pictureid=3364

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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.
http://www.bjmotors.biz/images/inven...4/large_01.jpg

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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.

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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,,,,,,,,?????

http://visipix.dynalias.com/newsgrou...rtible_f3q.jpg

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1966 Indy Nationals

G/SA Class Winner

'Akron Arlen Vanke'
1963 Plymouth Fury (convertible) 361/265 HP (2-Barrel)

Somebody said it was his 'daily driver car', which had all the
'performance goodies' installed prior to the 66' Nationals.

Won G/SA Class Final with a 14.07 @ 94.33 MPH (on the brakes)
It could run 13.80's @ 100 MPH.

In 1968 not sure who owned it, but this is what it did;
J/SA Class Semi-Finals (Winternationals)
J/SA Class Semi-Finals (Springnationals)
J/SA Class Qualifier (Indy Nationals)

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It would be interesting to know some of the other stockers that these drivers had before they moved up the ranks into the super stock & pro classes.

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The Sox & Martin 1968 340 Barracuda,,,,,,,E/SA

The perfect car for the 1968 E/SA class.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...7&d=1266888692

Later, in the hands of Doug Kahl

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...5&d=1266886705

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Can anyone make out who's '68 Barracuda that is on the far right lane.
http://classracer.com/classforum/pic...pictureid=3389

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My best friend back then: John Greenwood won AHRA Super Stock National

Championship in 1972. He raced a 65 Belv. Station Wagon with 361 Two

Barrel that ran low 12's. He liked the wagon because it was very comfortable

to sleep in compared to my old 1950 White Ramp Truck. It ended up at Santa

Fe Springs Ecology Center sometime in early 90's.