Here's a couple new ones. The blue Barracuda is Richard Petty. The Petty's spent a short time drag racing when Nascar outlawed the Hemi for stock car racing. They took a break just to protest. tmm
That little Barracuda of Richard Petty's was actually an Altered class car because of several reasons, the most obvious being the altered wheelbase, a no-no for Gassers of that era. I think, working headlights were required on Gassers, at that time, too.
No matter; it's still one of the neatest A-Body race cars I have seen. I love it!!! Thanks to all who posted it!:cheers:
It's competition life was cut short when it was involved in a serious (fatality) accident. Too bad; it was well-engineered and visually appealing.
To my knowledge, Richard never went drag racing again. I think it ran "B" Altered (6.6 pounds per cubic inch, at the time, IIRC.)
