Woods74
Broke Senior
Hilarious and interesting responses so far!
NOW, I have to say, the Barracuda and the 'cuda were in fact 2 separate cars?
I just thought they got a series of serious face lifts and the 'cuda was a mere shortened labeling of the actual "Barracuda"............
I know that the Valiant was the basis to the car body, but still.....I thought the Barracuda and the 'cuda were like the 1969 Coronet, and the 1970 Coronet, same car, just a serious "face-lift" from one year to the following year.....
mopars camt be budget built.
Dad's 58 Desoto Firesweep convertible is a 350 with California emissions. One year only-looks just like a 383. Here's a weird mopar myth......in the 70's mopars-not sure of what all years-if you put your hazard flashers on, and step on the brake pedal, the flashers will stop. Keep your foot on the brake, and gently work the hazard button back in, and the radio will come on with no key! I found this out on a charger I had, and a few friends did it on a dart sport and a cordoba.Actually I hear that most coming from the GM camp. "Chrysler never built a 350."
It was the first B engine.
No offense, kind of out of the O.P's original intentions. I already know,about European influence, and the WW 2 engineering /aeronautical Chizzler development. Chrysler proposed this as an option, they determined it would fail E.P.A./C.A.R.B emissions standards.(I.E.,they pulled the plug..).If it was not offered,I consider it a partial truth... My statement, sticking to it.
Thats a myth? I thought they were banned bcuz it was dangerous to have all that power with their short wheelbase.'70 Colt's outlawed by NHRA cause they were dangerous.
OK then the "Doomsday" Hemi.........."A925" Hemi inspired by Ford's "Cammer" 427......Was "placed" engine NEVER ran. would have been something if they actually had done those bolt on parts for the normal ole 426 Hemi block. as that all it was to be is bolt on accessories....
Dad's 58 Desoto Firesweep convertible is a 350 with California emissions. One year only-looks just like a 383.
The ball stud Hemi ain't a myth. At least one was made. A myth is something that doesn't exist. While it was never offered as production, at least one certainly did exist.
I consider the Hemi A925 a myth, Why you ask? It NEVER ran! They did a "Mock-Up" and had the heads to have electric motors spin the dual Cams in them to "show" how it work.......The engine itself, NEVER ran under its own power, nor was EVER in a car, or on a dyno!
2 were to be said "made" one existed, and was never to be seen or heard of after that Nascar "fight" with ford over the "428 Cammer" they wanted to use to fight on the track with the racing 426 Hemi from our camps.......The regular ole 426 Hemi, (not that it was anything "regualr" to it), continued on, as did the Ford 428 Cammer......
The DOHC 426 was NOT able to be purchased by ANYONE, it was then boycotted after that, never to be heard of or visited, again!
Correct, except the Ford was a 427. The doomsday hemi was purely made (on paper) as a threat to force Nascar to disallow the Ford cammer. Basically a "if they get that, then we'll run this" type of deal.
not even in a twin turbo supercharged version ?
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should have no problem keeping up with them duke boys now :burnout: