Plymouth HEMI Cuda de course

The HEMI 426 feels at home in the Cuda

Here are a few pictures of the 426 HEMI V8, as it is installed by the MOPARSHOP. Sharp eyed readers will notice the racing power steering pump and compact racing alternator.

Hurst Airheart calipers on our HemiCuda

 

The Cuda is coming together nicely at the Moparshop. Here are the latest pictures. As you can see, the HEMI feels at home and the HURST Airheart calipers also found their place. Side glass, made of Lexan, was fitted in order to comply with the FIA Group 2 regulations. Next on the list is the fuel system and the dry sump tank. Stay tuned for the initial fire-up!

Latest WiP report: Cuda Rollcage finished

Bob Fulmer has now finished the 8-Point rollcage of the Hemi Cuda. As you can see by the following pictures, work is now being done on the fuel cell bracing and front stabilizer bar housing.

Let there be rock! Hemi Cuda will be back

Here is the first update on our Plymouth Hemi Cuda build-up! This is the 1970 Plymouth, that we will turn into a recreation of one of the famous four Chrysler France race Hemis. It started life as a 383 4-speed Top Banana Barracuda. To heck with matching numbers, this Barracuda will be a racecar!

Chrysler Hemi Cuda at Belbeuf Hillclimb

Here is an interesting picture of one of the four Hemi Cudas at the Belbeuf hillclimb in Normandy. Judging by the paintscheme and licence plate, it could be Christian Avril in 1972 or 1973.

Photo: Le Tahitien

Hemicuda at Mont de Ventoux hillclimb

Thanks to our fellow reader and Hemicuda owner Pascal Sarazin, we received these two great vintage pictures of the famous MOPAR at the Mont de Ventoux 21 km hillclimb. Pictured above is Gerard Sarazin in 1972 and below Henri Chemin in 1970. As you can see on the early picture, Chrysler France was not sure about its official paint scheme for the cars during its first year of racing!

Hemicuda France weblog launched today!

France is mostly know for its wines, cheeses, landscapes, revolutions, strikes and cuisine but MOPAR Fans also know its HEMICudas! From 1970 to 1974, Chrysler France's motorsports boss Henri Chemin launched a team of four HEMICudas that competed in the hillclimb championship.