I thought I recognized your car! When Rich was working out of my shop in Pomona for awhile, we talked about it. I thought it was one crazy bitchin car!!! Still think it is!!! Glad you are using it!!!
re: Gary Ostrich 65 plymouth awb. Wrong auction for this car. This year's BJ was all about bling, paint and billet. The great cars were down the street at Russo Steele-reserve auction. Race Hemis, hemi wings, street hemis, etc.were all there. A car like this should have brought 200g. Yeah the wheels bother me, Strickler car was wearing these as well but that's easily dealt with. Racing heritage/soul this car has is priceless...a great car.
Did you guys catch Steve's commentary during Ostrich altered wheel base selling where he mentioned the weight distribution was 60% on the rear wheels. Gotta check this out on my car since a pal just picked up a set of car scales. I just can't see it 60 % w/o lots of ballast. Anyone else check?
Let us know what your car "scales" out to be in weight distribution department. That'd be interesting to know. Magnante's Wilshire Shaker Chevy II with the Aluminum-headed 502 came in at Frt=45% / Rr=55% according to his How-To book. Chevy II's don't have the severe rear overhang as the '65 10/15 Chrysler products but I suppose it's possible.
Just thought I would add this in a picture of my car from 1975, when it was retired from racing. With two little alterations from the computer, front wheels ten inches forward and rears 15 inches or as close as I could approximate with my limited computer abilities.
Got word that Pee Wee Wallace passed away today and thought I would post some photos of the Virginian from when I found it,and after I restored it and had it at Carlisle in(maybe) 1994. Pee Wee came to see it.
I'm going to start gearing up for the next build out of my hobby shop. Altered wheelbase injected 440 early Barracuda running on 100% CNG. Ought to be a real laugh when I cruise it in the carpool lane here in SoCal, or pull up next to the gas pumps with the transit buses at the CNG filling stations. Near -zero emissions. The tree huggers'll love it- - - or hate it. Artist rendering coming soon. Already have the name penned in: "GAS UNDER GLASS"
Been wanting to do a Barracuda myself,you gonna stretch the front end a few inches?I think they look better with the long nose.
Struck the deal earlier this evening: A very nice car, purchased from a true Chrysler diehard who knows that it'll be transformed into something really cool! This weekend, both the 65, and the 65 A-100 will pose together, to eventually be transformed into one altered wheelbase Barracuda. Looks like Nikki is finally getting the donor parts off the van!!
Ah, yes! I remember the incredible carbon fiber talents that you have!! Picked it up tonight, and tucked it away in the trailer. Too dark for a ride, but the little 273 sure purrs like a little monster! Too bad it won't be used, but maybe we can find a new home for the drivetrain when that time comes!
RIP to one of the originals. Good restoration that you did originally. It got over restored by a NJ owner. Joel
Bored? Not many new posts? Do yourself a favor, and start back at post number one. Bitchin stuff no matter how many times you look at it all!! Thanks to all who have continually posted pictures. Its a great motivator!!!
296- Bitchin ride. It will be one wild ride. Do you know anything about that group of guys over on your side of the locean that are forming up The Gasser Circus?? Your car would totally fit right in, if you plan on racing it!!! Dale
My ol' man built this altered wheel base among others. This one is The "Bad News" Dodge. He hung out and worked in Ted Detar's shop as a teenager. A guy on the east coast own's this car now and runs exibition with it. When my ol' man had it the car only had a front plexiglass windshield, no side glass, no back window. It was fun watching this car run when my ol man was running exibition with it in the 80's and early 90's, because they didn't handle well at all and there was always excitement. He keeps threatening to build another one now! We have a picture of Ronny Sox sitting in this car in St. Louis at the Chrysler factory I'll have to dig up, I think it was around 89 or so. I remember him saying how he would rather go in the 6's in a modern car, than in the 9's again in one like this. These cars had unique handling characteristics that you will never find in others!
Lined 'em up with each other earlier today. The hot knife'll be cutting on the van starting next weekend hopefully:
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