Gurney/Savage T/A Barracuda or Posey T/A Challenger Rear Suspension Photos/Pictures?
I'm curious if anyone has or can point me to photos of the actual rear suspension setup of one of Gurney's or Savage's T/A Barracudas? Specifically, I'm curious to see the horizontal shock system that I assume was installed for tuning the leaf springs/dampening axle wrap. I have an October 1970 issue of Car Life with a writeup of Savage's car that says for the rear suspension, "There's a Panhard rod for sideways location . . . . There are shock absorbers in the usual places, plus the AAR chassismen added horizontal units, made from Konis, running from the roll cage back to the top of the axle housing just inside each wheel." I'm curious to see the setup.
I found photos of Posey's #76 T/A Challenger hoping it shared a similar design, but any possible horizontal shock is blocked in the photo. I see a single approx. 7/16" or so bolt (judging by the head diameter compared to the cage tubing) through the subframe on each side that could be the mount for one side of the shock (I've circled them in the photo), and the Car Life article says the shocks ran from the roll cage back suggesting this subframe location might be the attachment point.
I'm curious if anyone has or can point me to photos of the actual rear suspension setup of one of Gurney's or Savage's T/A Barracudas? Specifically, I'm curious to see the horizontal shock system that I assume was installed for tuning the leaf springs/dampening axle wrap. I have an October 1970 issue of Car Life with a writeup of Savage's car that says for the rear suspension, "There's a Panhard rod for sideways location . . . . There are shock absorbers in the usual places, plus the AAR chassismen added horizontal units, made from Konis, running from the roll cage back to the top of the axle housing just inside each wheel." I'm curious to see the setup.
I found photos of Posey's #76 T/A Challenger hoping it shared a similar design, but any possible horizontal shock is blocked in the photo. I see a single approx. 7/16" or so bolt (judging by the head diameter compared to the cage tubing) through the subframe on each side that could be the mount for one side of the shock (I've circled them in the photo), and the Car Life article says the shocks ran from the roll cage back suggesting this subframe location might be the attachment point.