Big John's Funny Car, the Barracuda
was driven by Rich Siroonian
The 1969 Barracuda was constructed of 4130 chrome-moly steel tubing
by Ron Scrima of Exhibition Engineering and had a wheelbase of 120 inches.
He also did the car's suspension, steering and roll cage. The body
was one-piece made of fiberglass.
It had a Supercharged 1958 392 Chrysler which cranked about 1500
horsepower. It ran the quarter-mile in the mid-seven seconds range
at over 190 MPH, consistently quicker than the established NHRA National
Record at that time. |