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Old 12-17-2010, 07:34 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Hot Rod Magazine recently carried a story about a 4-cyl 'cuda called 'Blowfish' with Cd 0.20 that exploded its engine during an LSR attempt at Bonneville.
Beautiful car!
Out on the salt,the trays offer traction,directional stability and clean air for the drogue-chute to catch, so as to get the main chute out better 'cause the brakes burn out pretty fast at these speeds.
George Poteet's Blowfish is an amazing car, simply stunning to look at. Powered by a turbo Dodge four cylinder, it set the F/BFCC record at 255mph.

Hot Rod article:
1969 Plymouth Barracuda Blowfish - Hot Rod Magazine

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