Amazing Cuda...

[Day2_69Z]

Of course its going to be quite different . .
The 81 mile car was Modified to Drag Race...
Removal of Intake, Carbs, Distributor, Exhaust manifolds . Etc. Etc.
The Engine was probably pulled to do the Mods. especially adding Headers.,Scatter shield, Blow proof Steel Flywheel and Performance Clutch and Pressure plate..
All of which were SAFETY REQUIRED BY ALL SANCTIONED BODIES

AND NO WAY ... WAS THAT CAR EVER IN THE 10's
They were Stones on the Drag Strips back then !
Referred to as Slow Dumb Elephants and Dawgs that couldn't get out of there own way ....

The Only Hemi Cars that Ran well were Highly modified, well funded by Extremely talented owners, teams or co ops
The Semi Professional and Professional Teams funded, sourced through and supported via MOPAR or CHRYSLER with High Quantities of Parts and Cash.

Buddie Martin of SOX & MARTIN FAME Summed it up this Way.......without out the influx of endless parts we could have never competed with Hemi Engines......They ate up everything to make them fast...and they didn't last long

We had tested the 440's and they stayed together with less parts, time and expense and ran darn close to our Hemi's
.........Chrysler wanted HEMI DOMINANCE and RECORDS. EXPOSURE and. MOPAR PERFORMANCE PARTS SELLING LIKE HOT CAKES.
Most any true Mopar racer of the period will concure ......
As they ran from the nightmare of racing one to .....the BB 440's and such.
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I can't wait to hear and see the comments on this .........