Hurst Hemi Under Glass Huntsville Dragway
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Hurst Hemi Under Glass is the name given to a series of exhibition drag racing cars campaigned by Hurst Performance between 1965 and 1975.
Each wheelstander was based on the current Plymouth Barracuda for the corresponding model year. The car was so named because the fuel injected Chrysler Hemi engine was placed under the Barracuda's exceptionally large rear window. The result of the rearward weight transfer was a "wheelie" down the length of the drag strip.
The Hemi Under Glass was developed by Hurst Corporation with assistance from wheelstanding exhibition racer Wild Bill Shrewsberry and was driven by Bob Riggle, who was also from Mansfield, OH. Riggle was involved with Hurst as a mechanic, fabricator and pilot of the Hurst Hemi Under Glass car and campaigned the cars with Hurst as the sponsor until later years when the Hurst Company was sold, the car ran without the "logo" and was simply known as the "Hemi Underglass."
Popular model kits of the car were produced in 1/32 scale by Aurora Plastics Corporation and in 1/25 scale by Model Products Corporation. A limited edition 1/18 scale diecast model of the 1966 car is currently available from Highway 61.[1]
Riggle returned to exhibition racing in 1992 with a replica of the 1968 car.[2] The original 1965 car is still owned by Bill Shrewsberry and is in storage in Southern California
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This was my first model car kit. I was five and it was molded in black plastic and it was actually 1967. Yay for nostalgia!
@nuhaadam8818
5 жыл бұрын
Damn lol that was when my dad was born and I'm 16
Worked as a go-fer at Hurst Performance Research in Madison Heights, MI in the spring of 1965 while they were developing the 65 Barracuda known as "The Hurst Hemi Under Glass". It was very interesting and way fun for a 17 yr old high school kid.
This was the ultimate Hemi engine car back in the day
I dont care who you are, that never gets old.
I'm sitting here in 2023 building that exact AMT model kit... Unbelievable
Great man!
I have the Hot Rod magazine that features this car! So amazing and awesome!
@robertlay4310
3 жыл бұрын
Saw it in person at Greenvalley Raceway!!!✌
That was my favorite car back wen I was a kid like he said first car I seen as a kid was the hemi underglass on a magazine which I imagine was hot rod magazine started my love for mopars great show car I really like his 68 would love one of these cars awesome now most tracks won’t allow skid plates he has to or he had to use wheels on the wheeling bars in later years as they thought it tore up the track also bob riggle a legend every body into hot rods knows this car and driver great memories great video
Awesome 👍
I remember when he ran at Norwalk against a police car wheel stander. I can't remember the name of that car. What wild times in the 80s.
Yep , Wheelstanders are just plain cool. Mike
Absolutely perfect!
Saw this at Pacific raceway yesterday, pretty cool
Rest in Peace 🙏
I miss the old Huntsville Dragway days. Almost forgot the HUG car made an appearance there years ago.
@williemoon7522
3 жыл бұрын
my track too back in the early 80`s ..
Saw it in person at Greenvalley Raceway!!!✌
so does the weight of the motor only make it wheelie or is the rear end setup adjusted a certain way also helping?
@KingRoseArchives
8 жыл бұрын
I think all of those factors come into play. He worked on it for years getting weight distribution and power just right.
He was showing off with Jay Leno in the passenger seat and he rolled this car and destroyed the body.....wow that footage even shook me up....check it out on Jay Leno Garage on KZread
@jacktheinator1748
7 жыл бұрын
The car on jay Leno was a 1968 cuda and this one in the video is a 1966 cuda
@DLMlive
5 жыл бұрын
... no a "newly built replica" was destroyed that had no history. The new driver for the current car with the longest history is now Mike Mantel. The original driver in '64 was Wild Bill Shrewsberry.
Toast now.
Jumping bean likes to roll. Yikes!