curious why it has front marker lights
Makes sense, I'm aware of the fiberglass front end, but I always thought that the doors on the Hurst built cars were metal but acid dipped.I'm thinking because the "mule car" was the proto-type built by Chrysler engineers, likely from a "off the line / production " car w/ steel fenders. The Hurst built super stock cars were purpose built from shells with fiberglass fenders and never had steel fenders or other steel components (hood, doors, etc) / production parts on them
JMHO....yours may vary
Wasn't the guy that had and still has that car a member here? Seems I remember a guy joining who had the car. He shared pictures and all. Am I imagining that? I don't think I am.
The Suppa cuda was the mule car!! Tony Suppa bought the car from Arlene Vankee and raced the car for 10 years. Family caught up and he parked it! He got a call from a collector in 85 and sold the car to the collector for whatever he had in it. At the time he was very happy with the sale but today big regrets. The car went back to Woodward garage and returned to the condition it was when they had it originally. A doner car was supplied and the whole chassis was cut out and replaced. The car went to Arizona for a while and then sold to another collector in Michigan. Tony drove to Michigan years ago to verify and confirm that it was his old car. I painted another 68 barracuda for Tony 20 years ago and he told me the complete story. He was going to recreate his original car but changed his mind and painted it blue, Hope that helps!!! I saw the car at Quaker city raceway 10 years ago for Jim Krammer big Hemi reunion. The car looks exactly the way it was in 68 and I have a couple pics.
One thing has always confused me is the colors. I know it's easy for pictures to get colored different, but some of these are real different. And Beige, who picked that combination?
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One story that make sense, is this car was like a test car Chrysler had way back to test the 1967 model. Than car was updated for the ´68 model. Suppose this was done maybe summer of ´67 for the ´68 production cars. This car was now just sitting and available for the Hemi A-Body program team to start working on. The Mule had fiberglass fenders, but the side markers were later deleted to save money and time.
As for the fenders, body was shipped to Hurst with steel fenders on. Car was a roller at this stage, and in order to get the grill and stuff with the car, this is how they were delivered.
Absolutely correct about early designs. The 70 Barracuda design was started somewhere during '67/'68 if I remember correctly.Not really. Cars back then were designed 2-3 years in advance.
The Abody Super Stock project didn’t get rolling until Fall/Winter 1967. That well into the 1968 production year. No reason for 1967 Barracudas to be laying around.
But the real deal is the Super Stock project notes say it’s a 1968. Even lists the lot/tracking number for it.
Definitely change the font for the words Plymouth and went from black to gold leaf.
Bob is a member here.
Bob 'Turk' Tarozzi