Notable Mopar/Hurst Collaborations: Plymouth Barracuda Hurst Hemi Under Glass - 9 units 1968 Dodge Hemi Dart LO23 - 80 units 1970 Chrysler Hurst 300 - 501 units 1971 Hurst Jeepster - 105 units ...

The HEMI was mounted under a clear canopy and labeled the "HEMI Under Glass." Brock and Hurst enlisted driver Bob Riggle to test their new creation, who popped a wheelie on his first drive.

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This prompted Hurst to turn the "HEMI Under Glass" into a wheel stander running the quarter-mile with the front wheels up in the air. The HUG racers were showcased in the A/FX class, the precursor ...

It all started in 1965 with the Hurst Hemi Under Glass, a purpose-built funny car powered by a heavily-modified, mid-mounted 426 HEMI that became a drag racing legend.

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As I read Hemi Under Glass: Bob Riggle and His Wheel-Standing Mopars by Mark Fletcher and Richard Truesdell, I went back in time to my childhood, where I had a series of vague memories connected ...

And a couple of exhibition cars that warmed my heart: The rear-engine 1967 Plymouth Barracuda, the original Hurst Hemi Under Glass, driven by Bob Riggle. It is the result of an eight-year restoration.

Due to the Barracuda’s large rear window, the 426 Hemi was on display for all to see—hence the “Hemi Under Glass.” The resulting weight formula was biased so heavily to the car’s rear that the ...

Not only did these exhibition drag cars have huge 7.0-liter Hemi V8s sitting above their rear axles, these engines were also placed under glass windows, showing them to the world.

Created by Hurst Performance in the late '60s, the Hemi Under Glass 'Cuda relocated the Hemi engine to the top of the rear axle for extreme wheelies. Jerry Perez Updated Apr 22, 2019 2:05 PM EDT 0 ...