Ron Pratt / Barett Jackson

hey 6 pack...

i used to street race a lot from 1969 to 1973. my 68 formula s 4sp barracuda pretty much beat all the "at the time" muscle cars. there were no fords of any drive train or model that gave my mopar any competition at all. the only ford that did give me a bit of a run (losing by only 1 car length) was a 1970 "Super Cobra Jet" 429 4sp "drag pack" torino.

i lived in a small town in w.va. there was a chevy, ford, plymouth and american motors dealer in the town. but some of the cars offered by these companies never ended up on the streets. a few "rich people" bought the fancy luxury version cougars and there were plenty of "old men" buicks and olds. however, to my knowledge, there were never any of the following within 30 miles of my town: XR7 Eliminator Cougar, GS 455 Buick, W-30 Olds, AMX or SC scrambler. there was one shelby mustang KR500 and a Ford Pantera and a yenko camaro.

i think it would be very cool now to see and drive (that would be really cool) a few of the muscle cars that due to price or popularity at the time never made it to my small town. so if you have a line on an XR7 429 Eliminator, that's great! i would not have been caught dead in a buick "back in the day" but surprisingly the GS Buick had a tire melting highest torque motor. that car would probably be a blast to drive. drop me a line and let me know if you get the cougar ... and what it runs like..

take care