#29 '67/8 Barracuda Trans Am car...

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I know this is a long shot...but does anybody out there in A-body land know what happend to Gerald Robinson's #29 Barracuda that he raced in 1970 in the Trans Am series? I'm pretty sure it was mostly a '67...with a '68 hood, judging from the few photos I've seen (grainey B&W) I'm looking for photos, history etc especially anything with specs like color, engine and so-on. Google has coughed up some info...but mostly on the E-bodies. I ordered the '70 Trans Am series DVD and that has some color footage of it..but little else. As far as I know it was the only 2nd gen A-body Barracuda to compete in the Trans Am racing series in '68,'69& '70...maybe in '67 as factory support from Mopar ended until 1970.

If I can find enough info I may build a clone with my '69 Fastback...

Thanks in advance
 
Never saw any pictures of it. I didnt know there were any 67-69 fish racing trans am.
 
Hope this works...

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Thanks, been to most of those sites though. Haven't had much luck with the internet on this...I'll keep digging...
 
Thanks

I posted some questions, we'll see what happens to an A-body guy that posts on a tubby E-Body board! :lol:
 
I saw that you were on the E-Body board, so I P.M.d you over there. What do you mean by tubby? I think all those E-Body guys should blaw, blaw. :D Hope you can find your answers from someone wherever. Best of luck on the project. Ray
 
:lol: I've driven a few E-bodies...compared to my svelt "A" they were BIG! now a "B" or a ocean liner like a "C"? way too much air displacment!

Besides...everybody knows that the 1968 Barracuda FASTBACK was the best design ever built :p :lol: (which is why my '69 is "beakless", has a '68 nose...)

Rock shields up!!! :lol:
 
Ontos said:
Rock shields up!!! :lol:
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Could this be Gerald Robinson's #29 Barracuda? The pictures is unidentified in the New England Region SCCA's picture archive. Some people think the photo was taken at Watkins Glen, New York and could have been a trans am race, but others think it might also be from Bryar Motorsport Park in New Hampshire. He did a race there too, but did not finish.

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James Ray said:
Could this be Gerald Robinson's #29 Barracuda? The pictures is unidentified in the New England Region SCCA's picture archive. Some people think the photo was taken at Watkins Glen, New York and could have been a trans am race, but others think it might also be from Bryar Motorsport Park in New Hampshire. He did a race there too, but did not finish.

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the car Ontos is referring to is a 68 Barracuda Fastback.

are you saying Gerald Robinson also raced a 66 Barracuda?
 
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There are a few threads about Trans Am racing, and I believe the car was mentioned. I believe it was a 67 running a 273. Actually finished ahead of the 305 in the E body once or twice.
 
Yea. Guess this thread goes back before either Steve or I were posting here, but discussed in mopax.
The last clue I reported there was finding Gerarld Robinson's hometown listed in the race results posted here: http://www.autocourse.ca/archives/track-archives/monttremblant/1970-transam.htm
IIRC Robinson did reasonably well in one T/A race. When you look at the vehicle attrition the big bore class in 1970, that was pretty good for an independent. Now I have to remember where that website is with scans/photos of the race results.
We never got too far with either the car or the driver.
There was a namesake independent in the early 70s whose Anthony Robinson is active in the SCCA. I contacted the Anthony in 2005. He thought it was his dad. Nope. His dad only raced on the west coast and drove a Corvette. Before that his dad was driving NHRA.

Now that the SCCA archives is established in a professional research library, I've been meaning to make another request to see if they have any additional info.
 
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Mattax said:
IIRC Robinson did reasonably well in one T/A race. When you look at the vehicle attrition the big bore class in 1970, that was pretty good for an independent. Now I have to remember where that website is with scans/photos of the race results.
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Event 3 Lime Rock. (event 2 was rained out)
Finished 10th which earned $900.
http://www.historictransam.com/results/1970.pdf
 
66fs said:
There are a few threads about Trans Am racing, and I believe the car was mentioned. I believe it was a 67 running a 273. Actually finished ahead of the 305 in the E body once or twice.
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That's cause the A body is a better package, dontchya know? lol
 
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