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French Racing Hemi Cuda
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 19 12:52 pm
by Faux-7-0
Found this during my lunchtime internet musings. I'm liking the colour scheme:-
https://www.redlinerestorations.net/1970-hemicuda
Re: French Racing Hemi Cuda
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 19 4:57 pm
by Blue
I could be wrong but I think that car came over to the Euronats a good few years ago when the French and Dutch used to come over en masse.
Re: French Racing Hemi Cuda
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 19 6:13 am
by cadboy
Yes looks very nice and for sale.............
how many Euros would it be I wonder.
Re: French Racing Hemi Cuda
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 19 5:39 pm
by MrNorm
Yes I think that's the one...used to be red and white IIRC.
Looking at the link I noticed a documentary had been made "Henri Chemin and the Lost Hemi - Documentary".
Lo and behold a quick search later, here is it, 1 hour - I shall watch this and enjoy!!!
https://vimeo.com/100741030
Re: French Racing Hemi Cuda
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 19 8:59 pm
by PaulR
Here it is when the Nats was at Long Marston
Re: French Racing Hemi Cuda
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 19 1:19 pm
by Adam
I recall that the one that showed up at a Pod EuroNats was a V code with a Hemi in it, so I think the blue one is a different car if it is an R code.
Re: French Racing Hemi Cuda
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 19 3:51 pm
by MattH
Love this sort of thing. There was an article many moons ago in Connected about this car.
Re: French Racing Hemi Cuda
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 21 10:57 pm
by MrNorm
2 Years later and today I finally got around to watching the documentary....I guess my expectations were not particularly high, but it was REALLY well done, a proper professionally made programme. I knew the car circuit raced but really had no idea how successful it was, nor that it was part of a factory Chrysler France team, with two Hemi cars and two 440's. Since the US TA cars did not use Hemi's these may be the only circuit racing hemi cudas, and certainly the ones that won the most! They speak with the original owner, Henri Chemin (who had previously run the factory Ford racing programme) and take you from the racing history of the car through finding it in a French barn, it's restoration in the US and being reunited with Henri. He has some interesting things to say about how capable the car was (good things!), being better than a works BMW and also the Mustangs before - he said it was pretty much a proper sports car!!
Anyway, I recommend watching it if you haven't....
Re: French Racing Hemi Cuda
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 21 8:56 am
by Captain Chaos
I watched it last night,great story and a Le Mans connection too.
It got me wondering what happened to the other cars?
Re: French Racing Hemi Cuda
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 21 2:04 pm
by Bozwell
there is a Hemi Cuda that features in the
Avon Tour of Britain '73 to '75 dvd
french registered.
1974 Tour of Britain only found this one on youtube, no Cuda but still worth watching.