Cracklin rose '71 Cuda

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Mon Jan 21, 08 12:05 am

Cannonball wrote:had a call earlier that one off the brighouse boys has bought the cracklin car this weekend, more northern muscle

Well the guy Steve didnt mention it tonight, then again I suppose he wouldnt.

Intimated he was sorting out new loom he had bought

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Mon Jan 21, 08 12:10 am

newport100 wrote:

Best Soap Opera goin!

Cant wait till the next installment!!

Hard for me to type, but sooner would watch a week of Corry than be in this soap

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Mon Jan 21, 08 12:13 am

Cannonball wrote:not to worry mark, yours is about ready for the street so you get first dib,s in my book, get it taxed n tested mate

Cheers

Workin on it mate, well a man is as they say. Trying to get it finished asap. Planning on March at the moment.

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Mon Jan 21, 08 11:25 am

Cannonball wrote:had a call earlier that one off the brighouse boys has bought the cracklin car this weekend, more northern muscle

Not sure thats true ??

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Mon Jan 21, 08 12:14 pm

Love to read that article.....

Tim Fennell told me his AAR 'Cuda possibly has some connection with the Rose's as well. One of those '71 Cuda's they had has an AAR hood on it, most likely from Tims car. The shaker hood on Tims car with the modified snorkel scoop on it, was originally plum crazy, possibly the original hood from the Hemi convertible. I don't recall the Hemi convertible having a shaker hood on it when I photographed it years ago.

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Mon Jan 21, 08 12:16 pm

PaulR wrote:I finally found this article from Feb 75 edition of National Drag Racer.In the article it says that the Rose Bros had 2 cudas at the same time.The Cuda which became Cracklin Rose came with a 340 which was swopped into Derecks cuda and a 440 from their old Zephyr fitted into Cracklin Rose.It also says that they were negotiating to buy the purple Hemi cuda convertible from Mustapha Errol with the plan of swopping the hemi and replacing it with the 340 motor originally out of Cracklin Rose.
I also have a programme from the July73 meet at Wroughton.In it it lists in Production D.Rose B/P18 Plymouth 5600cc and in Modified D.Rose B/M10 Plymouth Cuda 7200cc also listed is M.Errol B/M12 Plymouth Cuda 6995cc .From this programme it would appear that Dave and Dereck ran both cars at this meet.
Over to you Inspector Blueso

Paul....you gotta get them scanned bigger ....thats even better than the program supplied with Cracklin Cuda

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PaulR · Post by **PaulR** » Mon Jan 21, 08 12:27 pm

I will have another go at enlarging the article tonight but be patient as i'm no too hot on computers!

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Mon Jan 21, 08 12:56 pm

Dave Rose won the Super Street final with a 12.95 in his Barracuda "Cracklin Rose".

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Jan 21, 08 1:01 pm

AllKiller wrote:Dave Rose won the Super Street final with a 12.95 in his Barracuda "Cracklin Rose".

disgustin time, pete wise wont be pleased if the best his hemi can achieve is a 12

dont think he is even havin a tunnel ram, i have one for sale pete,

i know allkiller maybe it was the 383/340

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Mon Jan 21, 08 1:32 pm

it doesnt say....383/440 i think

Mind you Tony Dicksons Money hungry only ran 12.4 straight off the boat from the U.S. at that tim,e and that was a supposed to be the Nuts

R.RUNNER · Post by **R.RUNNER** » Mon Jan 21, 08 3:50 pm

Clive, Same family, been there years, you don't mess with them, the Cuda under the cover got wrote off last year, I've got a pic of it somewhere, I think the reg No was 005 006 I'm sure a lot of people know the car.[/quote]

I love a challenge............. I will try and get over to their place if somebody can give me the address. (Don`t mess with me, I say)

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Mon Jan 21, 08 3:58 pm

R.RUNNER wrote:
I love a challenge............. I will try and get over to their place if somebody can give me the address. (Don`t mess with me, I say)

Love it

PaulR · Post by **PaulR** » Mon Jan 21, 08 10:34 pm

At last I think I have got this article to a readable state.I can't seem to improve on the photos much though so have only posted the text.The photos seem to show the car pretty much as in the photos Blue posted earlier.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jan 21, 08 11:04 pm

R.RUNNER wrote:Clive, Same family, been there years, you don't mess with them, the Cuda under the cover got wrote off last year, I've got a pic of it somewhere, I think the reg No was 005 006 I'm sure a lot of people know the car.

I love a challenge............. I will try and get over to their place if somebody can give me the address. (Don`t mess with me, I say)

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Its about 5 houses past Spurgeons Hill, on the main road called Beulah hill. Last house before the flats.

I bet they have a yank under that tarp still, after all those years.