New Member - 1967 Barracuda Fastback Drag Car
Yes it is.
I bought the car last September from Dave Young, the Technical Editor for Mopar Muscle magazine. Dave built the car and both engines that have been in the car. He also raced it and taught his wife to bracket race in it.
I started looking for a 2nd generation Barracuda drag car about three years ago. About one year into the search I bought some back issues of Mopar Muscle and ran across the B3 articles. I study them very closely and learned a lot about how to build a cost effective, reliable, fast, and consistent car. This helped a lot as I continued to search for a car. Then last Sept I get on Racing Junk and there is the B3 for sale. Holy ****! I called Dave and bought the car.
I am really lucky to have been able to purchase this great car and meet a great guy like Dave. He provide me with a 3 inch thick binder with all the receipts as well as a five page set of notes on how to maintain and drive the car. I have not drag raced before so this was really important for me.
The original car (picture above) ran in the low 10's. Dave then made additional changes including replacing the 650 HP 451 with the current 750 HP 500 engine. The car now will run low 9's (after I get my NHRA license). My first run down the track (ever in a drag car) scared the **** out of me, but I loved it! Before the season ended I got 6 passes in the car with a best 10.8 after lifting at 1000 ft (don't want to get kicked off the track for running below 10 sec w/o my license).
I plan to get my license this summer and go to Columbus in August for the Mopar Nationals. Dave is going to bring up his 68 Cuda (8 sec tube chassis blown hemi) and we hope to be able to run both cars side by side down the track.
Ma Snart
Here are the issues that had the B3 in it as well as a few pictures:
Isn't your car the Mopar Muscle project car "B3 bomber"? #9298?
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/projectbuild/mopp_0610_1967_plymouth_barracuda/index.html
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/projectbuild/mopp_0707_mopar_rearend_replacement/photo_01.html
Yes it is.
I bought the car last September from Dave Young, the Technical Editor for Mopar Muscle magazine. Dave built the car and both engines that have been in the car. He also raced it and taught his wife to bracket race in it.
I started looking for a 2nd generation Barracuda drag car about three years ago. About one year into the search I bought some back issues of Mopar Muscle and ran across the B3 articles. I study them very closely and learned a lot about how to build a cost effective, reliable, fast, and consistent car. This helped a lot as I continued to search for a car. Then last Sept I get on Racing Junk and there is the B3 for sale. Holy ****! I called Dave and bought the car.
I am really lucky to have been able to purchase this great car and meet a great guy like Dave. He provide me with a 3 inch thick binder with all the receipts as well as a five page set of notes on how to maintain and drive the car. I have not drag raced before so this was really important for me.
The original car (picture above) ran in the low 10's. Dave then made additional changes including replacing the 650 HP 451 with the current 750 HP 500 engine. The car now will run low 9's (after I get my NHRA license). My first run down the track (ever in a drag car) scared the **** out of me, but I loved it! Before the season ended I got 6 passes in the car with a best 10.8 after lifting at 1000 ft (don't want to get kicked off the track for running below 10 sec w/o my license).
I plan to get my license this summer and go to Columbus in August for the Mopar Nationals. Dave is going to bring up his 68 Cuda (8 sec tube chassis blown hemi) and we hope to be able to run both cars side by side down the track.
Ma Snart
Here are the issues that had the B3 in it as well as a few pictures:
