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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, Ohio.  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."

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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, Ohio.  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."

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Subject ID: 12493