Description
Lot #833.1 - This custom 1968 Plymouth Barracuda was built with a 572/850hp Chrysler mega-block engine with Siamese cylinder walls, 4.5" bore with Callies 4.5" non-twist crank, attached to Crower billet steel rods with Chevy Journals and JE pistons, low tension rings, roller cam, Ray Barton oil pump and 10-quart oil pan with swing arm, Jessel belt drive with Aerospace components vacuum pump, Stage V raised exhaust port heads fully ported, Stage V rockers, and Indy Cylinder head tunnel ram with one-off four 2-barrel throttle body setup. It’s equipped with a custom Be Cool alum radiator, headers and Flowmaster mufflers, Triangle engineering fuel cell, Aerospace fuel pump and filter, as well as an NOS nitrous system underneath the intake manifold. The Dave Smith Pro Trans automatic transmission features a Hurst pistol-grip shifter, ATI 9" converter attached to a Mark Williams steel driveshaft. This Barracuda is also equipped with a Mark Williams all-aluminum Pro Stock rear end with Detroit locker and 4.10 gears with 35-spline axles, Mark Williams rotors and calipers with KONI double adjustable aluminum coilover shocks, custom Pinto rack & pinion steering, tubular upper A-arms and lower control arms, Lamb master cylinder with Lamb hubs, rotors and calipers, heavy-duty steel strut rod and big-block torsion bars with Lakewood 70/30 shocks, and a chromoly 1-5/8" steel chassis and aluminum tin. The 1968 Barracuda body is finished in custom PPG paint and features an 8” rear stretch, original steel front fenders with 2” stretch, AAR fiberglass and a carbon-fiber hood scoop. The interior features professionally installed Bostrom bucket seats, side panels, headliner and carpet, custom dash panel with Auto Meter gauges, and custom pull-strap side windows. This Barracuda rides on Mickey Thompson tires wrapped around Budnik Teardrop custom wheels.