Mopar of the Day

[Budnicks]

The holes in the stockings are just ICING on that cake.

she was working hard

NHRA's Doug Gordon's wife still rocks them style of boots
still backs him up (now the son of & his wife) TA/FC today
no longer the Green MB Cabinets TA-F/C it was for decades,
it's 'red' BETA Motorcycles sponsor

 

[HawkRod]

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My father-in-law did the engine work (and other stuff too like the rear). It is a super cool car that I would love to have!

 

[Budnicks]

My father-in-law did the engine work (and other stuff too like the rear). It is a super cool car that I would love to have!

yeah me too...

My 1st real love for a 6bbl car, way back when

& I love that color too

cool your dad has/had a connection to that car
it's an iconic car

 

[HawkRod]

yeah me too...

My 1st real love for a 6bbl car, way back when

& I love that color too

cool your dad has/had a connection to that car
it's an iconic car

Yesh, he and his partner Bruce Shaw were co-owners of Shaw's Speed Shops. Bruce ran the store front and my father-in-law ran the machine shop. If you look at the pictures you can see the Shaw's Speed Shop logo. Another famous drag racer that he did extensive work for was Ken Montgomery with the 555. Here are a couple of pictures:

In this picture the logo is fuzzy but is behind the rear wheel in gold and red.

There are 1:18 scale models of both. Here is the Barracuda.

 

[padam]

I posted this before, but got to see it myself today. Badass!