Back in the ’60s, Mopar wasn’t playin’. In the famed Hemi, Mopar created maybe the baddest engine known to man. To make them legal for NHRA and NASCAR use, they started putting them in street cars in 1964, which was a major element defining the Super Stock era.

In 1968, Dodge introduced the Super Stock Dart and Barracuda program, working with Hurst Performance to produce the cars. The cars were lightweight, with fiberglass front ends, and belts for getting the windows up and down. They were designed to be race-ready to race right off the bat.

This particular car is a re-creation of that great idea, and is an accurate representation of that original thought to put the biggest engine in the lightest car possible. This eBay find is the right year, the right engine, and the right stance. In this author’s eyes, it’s also the right color, with the right wheels.
None of this should surprise us since the car was built by SS And AFX in New River, Arizona. With a name like that, it should be an accurate representation of the original Super Stock cars, and they nailed it. SS And AFX stripped the body to bare metal, and show-worthy black paint was added.

You know, just your average, everyday 528-inch Hemi with a cross-ram intake, and A/C. Nothing to see here.

The engine is a 528-inch Hemi reportedly producing 650 horsepower, backed by a Torqueflite transmission, and a Dana 60 with a Sure-Grip differential and 4.10 gears. And your eyes don’t deceive you — that is an A/C compressor on the engine. Yes, even though the 4.10 gears aren’t highway-friendly, your next Super Stock Barracuda recreation will be able to keep you cool on the way to the cruise, or the track.

However, if you’re at the wheel of this Super Stock recreation, we’re pretty sure the A/C won’t be needed for that.