18-YO Got a Hemi Cuda 4-Speed in 1975, Ran 11s at 123 Mph at the Drag Strip, He Still Drives It

"We shift at 8,000 in this thing," declares Al Smyth from behind the wheel of his magnificent machine. Surprisingly, it’s not a V12-powered exotic, or some intricate overhead cam ramrod. In fact, it is a pushrod, a good old-fashioned V8 muscle. THE iconic Detroit powerhouse of the sixties and seventies – the 426 Hemi, wrapped in the most iconic body of them all: a 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda... (continue reading...)

  Car Talk, Autos   Aug 21, 2026   0   2  Add to Reading List
18-YO Got a Hemi Cuda 4-Speed in 1975, Ran 11s at 123 Mph at the Drag Strip, He Still Drives It


















"We shift at 8,000 in this thing," declares Al Smyth from behind the wheel of his magnificent machine. Surprisingly, it’s not a V12-powered exotic, or some intricate overhead cam ramrod. In fact, it is a pushrod, a good old-fashioned V8 muscle. THE iconic Detroit powerhouse of the sixties and seventies – the 426 Hemi, wrapped in the most iconic body of them all: a 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda... (continue reading...)
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