Original Hemi Cuda Info.......

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by James Perrone

Saw George at Shakedown at Etown 2 years ago said he still has the car and it is gonna be his nephews.Still a sharp guy .

Nice to know George is still around. Thanks for the update. Btw, his nephew is the guy in the turqoise t-shirt leaning over the engine compartment. This same nephew used to drive his uncle's similar black and 4-speed 1969 440 Six Barrel Road Runner that George bought brand new in 1969.

M68

[ss wannabee]

Wow...that's an interesting story on George and his car(s)! I last saw him run the
Cuda in SS maybe 6-8-10 yrs ago...I dunno?

Got a couple questions relating to BO29's...they were probably discussed some-
where on here...but I don't have time to dig them out...and these are probably
well-known by the MOPAR NATION.....

1.) If the original plan by Chrysler Corp. was 50 Cudas/ 50 Darts sent to Hurst...
just how many BO29's ended up being built by Hurst? Is the exact number
UNKNOWN?

I see your research...on the original owners...in that post a while back...could
the number of REAL Hurst-produced BO29's be possibly close to 80?


2.) Any guess on how many UNCUT Hurst BO29's exist TODAY?


3.) There was no other company involved in building BO29's...right?

[Liteweight]

ss wannabe
1) There were 2 runs made of the LO & BO cars. The first runs were 50 each to meet NHRA's mandate. Then Chrysler had a strike, but the orders kept coming in for them. Once Chrysler got back on line they closed the orders & completed the orders they had on hand. The general acceppted total numbers were 70 barracuda's & 80 darts

2) Uncut Barracuda's----very few. I know of only 2,but I'm sure there are a few more.

3) You are correct. Hurst was the only company that was commission by Chrysler to build these race cars.

liteweight

[Paul Ceasrine]

Daryl and SS Wannabe,

I think I posted the Original Chrysler Press Release, where the
original plan was to build a few more LO23 Dart's than BO29 Barracuda's.

I believe it was 60 Darts and 50 Barracuda's.

The NHRA originally accepted that number to qualify for
Super Stock, providing that all the cars were in the hands of Drag Racers, and not sitting at Hurst.

Once the Magazine's hit the stands in April 1968 with
photo's of the Test Mule {Barracuda}, and next Sox & Martin, and
followed by Dick Landy -

All hell broke loose........

[bigcam]

I believe there is an uncut car in South Central Pa. Possibly in the care and custody of the original owner.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Read Post #896 in the Original Hemi Dart thread

January 15, 1968 Chrysler Press Release

Plans to build '60' Hemi Darts. { '35' Automatic and '25' Manual }

And '50' Barracuda's { '30' Automatic and '20' Manual }

[john oliverio]

How about the Carpinett brothers car

[Paul Ceasrine]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Read Post #896 in the Original Hemi Dart thread

January 15, 1968 Chrysler Press Release

Plans to build '60' Hemi Darts. { '35' Automatic and '25' Manual }

And '50' Barracuda's { '30' Automatic and '20' Manual }

Original Plan from January 1968