Plymouth Barracuda CRASHES at Del Mar, CA GoodGuys Event - 4/2/2022
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- It’s a sad day for the Mopar community. Immediately prior to this incident, I had the pleasure of speaking with the owner/driver of the car, Joe. The car is a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda with a full RMS (Riley Motorsports) suspension, fully built 727 automatic transmission, and a thumping 408 stroker smallblock v8. It’s uncertain whether the car will be rebuilt or not. The damage is extensive. These are unibody cars. Thankfully, Joe is doing ok and will be able to continue racing in the future.
Joe,
If you’re reading this, I’m so sorry for your loss. It was a great run and a new personal best if I remember correctly. The car was handling the track with ease. Keep up the great work and never let your love of racing go.
Thanks for the comments everyone. Please subscribe if you like classic car builds and racing. The gas pedal rod bent during the race and wedged itself behind the brake pedal. That’s why the car accelerated into the barrier. You can hear the front tires lock up just before the wall. Yes, the back window also made it out alive lol
I had this happen in my truck lucky I had enough space to kill the engine an slow down that was a nice car hope it’s salvageable
@@scottbeauchene2019 Nice! I’m building a ‘69 Cuda right now with a Viper v10. Originally came with a slant 6. Documenting the whole thing on this UA-cam channel.
That looks like I ke my buddy's Cuda. He passed away 3 to 5 years ago in Arizona. Did this car come from Arizona? Automatic 273 bunny motors sticker on it. That would be WEIRD if if was. He had a questionable death. Jim BCC AZ
@@jameschryst3960 I don’t think it is. This Cuda has a 408 Stroker, 727 auto, and a Ford 9” rear end.
Right how long has he had it they morph you know. Don't worry the can rebuild it. Jim
At least she went out ripping the pavement, and not rotting away in a field somewhere..
I hope the owner can re build it sometime..
Glad he's okay. As someone who's put in a lot of work and money in restoring a car, I get physically sick at the loss.
Same here, I've dumped so much money and time into my car and it still needs paint and body work, the interior finished and some suspension bugs worked out. I'd imagine I'm going to have $40,000+ into it when it's done and I can't even imagine wrecking it. I feel so bad for the poor guy, sounds like his throttle stuck open. Could happen to any of us reguardless of brand, engine, carb, etc. Really sucks to see.
Im a gear head that was raised on Mopar muscle. *What* a sweet looking, and sounding Cuda ! Alas.
Some days are lucky days and some are bummers man. I was totally surprised of the damage done to the 'Cuda on that course. I think it just means the car will come back to roll another day, another way. Hopefully restomoded,full cage fiberglass clip, rebuilt 426 police pursuit wedge/Torqueflite. Remember the1967 Hurst HEMI UNDER GLASS back in the day? That barracuda is no longer around. It was a Mid engine mount like todays C8s . I heard that the original HHUG was stripped for the drive train and a new one was built. Also the owner, Riggle, and Jay Leno rolled it at the end of a parking lot run. They weren't injured but the car was!
Tires in front of concrete barriers. Serves the same purpose and losses are minimized.
...but who am I about suggestions and costs?
Maybe if he were hit on the street. Take your car to the track and it's just a part of racing. If it's that big of a deal you should have never brought it to the track in the first place.
I never liked the autocross setup at GoodGuys as there's little margin for error if you make a driving mistake or have a mechanical issue like this. You're instantly into a concrete barrier, your beautiful hot rod is wrecked, and most importantly you're highly likely to have some serious injuries from the crash.
I wonder why they don't try some of the water filled barrels, or have the barriers farther back from the course. Just to give fans a closer view??
That's why I only compete in SCCA events or those following SCCA autocross rules, where courses are designed to include adequate run off room and braking zones to substantially minimize risk of damage. Accidents like this may result in the loss of a hard to find site or event insurance.
Sorry, but my pet peeve is a non-driver in a driving situation. I hope the best for the beautiful barracuda.
@@richardcoram1562
With today's after market supplies and auto body technology, someone will give her a new and better face lift.
How about "Jet Black " exterior and a bad Ass cam thumping crate 360 ci engine. a nice interior and a 1000 Amp killer stereo system to listen to "zeppelin","blue Oyster Cult, ac/dc, or what ever tickles your fancy etc..etc . She's not dead, they'll get her running again, they'd better do it damm it !
Sorry brother l got carried away !
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the driver has an option to run the course, no one is forcing them to do it
As a car guy this Breaks my heart to see something like this. Hopefully the owner can salvage something, it was a nice looking ride.
@Bob stiles the 67 was a better year that one looked like a Valiant still with the big back window.
@@Daniel-fd3wp the 1st gen Barracuda were 64-66 Valiant Barracudas. Plymouth knew about the worst kept secret at Ford at the time, the Mustang, and decided to modify the Valiant to bring out the 1st Pony car. They didn't change any other styling other than the fastback and they used that time to design an all new a body car for the 2nd gen for 67.
It brakes my heart. HAH
@@Daniel-fd3wp I certainly agree the 67 was a better looking car, but I still hate to see anyone’s pride and joy destroyed like that….
@@bobstiles1681 it’s a matter of personal opinion on that tho Bob folks either loved or heated the first Gen barracuda and I fall into the love category but I didn’t care for the redesign in 67 near as much. I’ve owned both and my 66 was almost identical to this one which is probly why it hurts me so bad to see her get smashed! My 66 was a Formula S car but the old 273 was gone long before I came around and had a nice 318 in it when I got her and the previous owner had been racing her for several years with the heated up 318 and she did surprisingly well but I wanted a bit more so I built a really nice 340 and that woke the car up more than it should have and I could not keep the front tires on the ground and she’d spin the back ones shifting from 2nd to third at 60+ mph! My 67 tho was a convertible and I had her set up as just a cruiser in nice weather. Loved em both and miss em both dearly and wish I still had em. Funny thing is that they were both yellow but the 66 had black interior while the 67 had the white. They definitely require a different type of owner than what your mustang and camaro owners are, that’s for sure!
Absolutely repairable, no problem as long as original 66 Baracuda body parts can be located. You could 100% straighten out the unibody with an old Big Chief easy liner let alone a modern computer assisted system. Hopefully Joe has the resources and can find the right guy to get it fixed.
There is a guy in Rochester Wa that has 3 straight body 65 fastback Cudaz !!!! But he may not want to sell them?
@@steveeddy6876 66 front sheet metal different, could change whole car to 65, underlying unibody probably the same, most front sheetmetal ,same as 66 Valiant.
Get a front clip from any early A body for most of it, but body parts have to be '66 Barracuda.
Yes the car is repairable but how deep are his pockets? A lot of these drivers are just regular people and this probably hit him really hard in the wallet department. I feel sick for the poor guy, awful!
That's heartbreaking. We all hate the people who let their cars rot away in storage or outside but this is almost as bad. Take care of your classic babies.
Spoken like a man who drives a kia. He was enjoying his car. He crashed his car, and will most likely repair it and have a hell of a story.
@@sportfuryman spoken like a millennial who does everything for the camera including trashing the car his daddy bought him. Lol you confused snowflakes destroy everything you have for no reason.
Those events are mostly just hoon fans trying to flex. A Kia with a lucid driver could probably put up a decent time in that crowd lol.
Early engineering, cars back then were designed after the look of animals or fish or planes. Such design that today they impress even the newest of generations. Mopar or No Car!!!
I was in the stands when this happened. Not a huge Mopar fan, but sad to see ANY car suffer carnage such as this. I have been going to the Maguire's Good Guys Del Mar Nationals for several years and was super excited when they returned earlier this month. Sad day for the '66 'Cuda, but John walked away, which is a testament to the safety requirements to be out there racing. Don't know if the 'Cuda is salvageable, but look forward to next year and seeing John out there again.
Ive seen them rebuilt from a pile if rust and a vin tag he can rebuild it
My only concern is the frame, but I imagine with today's technology, that can be fixed too
No parts repoped for these. It’s done.
Were they actually playing loud music instead of letting the crowd hear the engines rev.....
That's a heart breaker for an owner. Sounded like the throttle went wide open while his foot was in the brakes.
I'm glad that the driver is ok (physically).
What a loss, I hope he and his friends, hopefully can rebuild her?
Looks like the main body is ok. Restorable with lots of hard work & searching for some not so easy to find parts.
Hey at least the back glass is still intact by far the hardest piece to find for that car
Maybe a call to Graveyard Carz
This guy won and lost at the same time. Hurts to watch it so I played it backwards so it had a happy ending.
Just gut wrenching. Blessings to know the driver was okay.
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I'm kinda pissed off tbh.
It was his car so, he can do whatever he wants but damn. I could think of a dozen other ways to showcase a rare classic car like that. I mean, what even is that event? I'd be content with just parking it and showing it off with the hood, trunk and doors open.
Welp very sad to see, but it will be rebuilt I'm bettin. When I saw that back window wasn't broken I was like whew those are hard to replace jack! But that whole front clip sub frame and all CAN be replaced pretty easily and I'm sure it will. Those are such iconic cars and none should be lost to a sad event such as this. Good luck with the rebuild!
I’m fricn sick!!!! I had a 66 Formula S but I only took it and street raced or t the track. I would have never attempted anything like this cause the car just wasn’t built to handle the twists and turns and not sure what braking system he had upgraded to but you need a top notch system for that. He had a close call a bit sooner at the other end of the track cause brakes were fading out on him and it should have been a sign then to pull the plug, but it’s all easy to say fro sitting back here and I’m not faulting the guy or bashing him, it just fricn sucks we lost such a beautiful car!!
Hoping since they’ve had a chance to look at it closer that they may be able to put a new clip on the front and pull things straight again and do lots of grinding and welding and try and save the ole girl!! It’s worth a shot anyways!! But at least the driver is good and not hurt. We can build another barracuda, we just don’t want to! Hope it all works out fits, she’s still a beautiful car in my eyes! I put a 340 in mine and I had trouble keeping the front end on the ground. She was definitely a big block slayer for sure. She embarrassed more than a few 440s back in the late 80s down in the Florida panhandle! Golly, I miss that car so much!!!
Hard to give this a thumbs up.
I feel ya. It was a good pass though. Curious to see what he does with the car.
By far the prettiest of all the MOPARS ever made. That huge rear window, and nice tail lights are awesome.
This is unfortunate, as someone who has been trying to restore a 1966 barracuda for 15 years, I Know firsthand how difficult it is to find part's for this one off car.
Need a rear window or some taillights? I know a guy.
Great choice of vehicle to restore my friend !!! I absolutely would choose no other vehicle. Those body lines.. an absolute pleasure to see let alone own, I think if I spent fifteen years plus!!!!! and not to mention the penny's I'd be very over protective!!! GOD bless you my friend.. the day you get to drive down the road will be a super special day for you.. you deserve it ,. After fifteen years plus.. a buitiful legacy,. 🙏🥺
almost sounded like the throttle stuck you can hear the engine Rev as he is heading towards the exit and you can also hear the sound of tires screeching like he was locking the steers up trying to stop it. im so glad the driver was ok! I think the car can be saved but it's going to take alot of work! these cars are few and far between
Throttle was on and off then he locked up.
Well you can now remove one more from the equation.
Almost like you read the description and just repeated it.
Very sad.
As an owner of a 66 Cuda, we hate to see any wrecked.
Only 38k or so built that year.
I am just happy no one was hurt.
Wow, I’m glad the driver is okay!
This is terrible....I used to own a "65 Barracuda....These are badass little cars.....And you don't see many around.....Hope you score another one and make it even better than before.👍
Wouldn't take much to get this one back right
I dunno why they use concrete barriers, they shoulda used hay bales.
that really sucks 😢 breaks my heart to see this happen to such an awesome car! upside is the driver is ok
Well the cement barrier did it's job, maybe it would be a good future prevention measure to have stacked tires infront of the cement barrier on strategic corners to help reduce major body damage. It would add a lot to the track setup but could be beneficial
One would think that an event like that would be held where there's plenty of unobstructed space surrounding it...
Car looks like a front subframe replacement might rescue it ...I hope.
It looked very unsafe, it should be a go kart track and nothing else. Wait until someone gets killed, maybe. that will wake these clowns up who run this thing.
1:34 "Uhh yeah that WAS a personal best." lol savage
Man I’m a big moose guy and I didn’t get to see it because I was in the low rider building. But man sad to see. Hopefully next year I’ll take my 77 dodge w150 up there
I’m glad the driver was ok. My dad has a 64,sad to see a bad ass mopar gone.
Obviously this sucks and pains me for the owner. I t-boned a Vega in my '68 Cougar when I was a teen and was able to rebuild it, but that wasn't a concrete wall. Really sorry.
But I agree with others here... there's no run-out after the finish line. It was an accident waiting to happen. Running street tires with short sidewalls that become slippery when hot, brakes that were overheated, both of which you see/hear on that second lap. Then you push it to the finish line for a good time and you go straight into the wall. I also agree that some crash barrels would have been better, but the organizers didn't care about the hazard in the first place so not sure they would have paid for water barrels.
What a ridiculously LAME event! The ONLY thing it is, is an opportunity to destroy your car! Couldve killed someone too!
It's always a very sad day when a classic gets wrecked!!!
Are there any videos on this car before the crash ? I would love to see more of it.
Sounded like he was on, then off, then on the gas again before hitting into the barrier. I’d like to here the driver’s comments about what mistake caused him to crash. Obviously the dude can drive.
I think he probably hit the gas again trying to get it to unstick. Then since the throttle rod was jammed into the brake pedal it may have opened the throttle more when he hit the brakes hard.
Always glad to hear the driver is ok .. but man it's sad to see that cuda crushed up ..cut it at the firewall and graft a new front subframe on it and cruise the street...
Oh that sickens me. Not going to get into what happened to my classic Mopar, but this is hard to see. Hope he can get this baby back together !!
I feel your pain.
Damn. Such a sweet ride. I wonder if the driver's foot slipped off the brake onto the accelerator?
Sounded like accelerating no breaks at impact
He's a friend of one of the guys in a group I belong to. The accelerator pedal arm bend to the left, and got pinned under the brake pedal.....when he slammed on the brakes, it floored the car and basically caused the car to full throttle plow into the concrete barrier.
@@johnhgt40 Thanks for the clarification John.
@@johnhgt40 I call bs on that, foot slipped off the brake pedal is more realistic.....
@@keithbusch4014 you can call BS all you want. I saw the pictures of the bent accelerator arm. The brake pedal is like 6 inches wide, being an automatic car. It got pinched by the right side of the pedal. The harder he pressed on the brake the harder it press on the gas. Moral of the story, don't use thin aluminum parts on your throttle linkage.
glad hes ok such a beautiful car and ive seen worse fixed def worth trying to save
Oh wow.... That's an image I'll never be able to unsee. Tears...
Makes me so sad!!! I'm so very sorry for your loss buddy!
Wish I can help that Gentleman with another Barracuda, gotta help our fellow Mopar friends!!! Glad he's okay!!👍👍🙏🙏
I've watched a you tube video just yesterday about a mopar car yard in Oregon ' they had a lot of that model of barracuda sitting there and probably a ton of parts in storage as well.ive seen as bad as that fixed before. I hope it all works out for the guy.
That's just heartbreaking you don't see those kind of Cudas anymore.
That course is incredibly tight. Wow.
Na, I wouldn't say that's a total loss. The driver door seems to have opened OK, the unibody is probably OK. As long as that back window didn't crack this should just need a front clip. Sad to see but probably not as bad as it looks.
Yeah. Thats the 1st thing I wondered about after the driver. That rear glass. About as hard to find as some C-body mopar glass. Id definitely say shes got one more round left. Still some parts around for this.
I have a modern frame rack... That's child's play... Just find me the sheet metal 🤘
A local Mazda club held autocross every weekend. The course was kept very tight to prevent much real speed. Miatas were with Corvettes since horsepower was mostly taken out of the equation. Occasional spinouts, never saw any damaged cars.
HOLY HAIL !! THAT'S A FINE FINE RIDE !! 😭
Damn!!!!!!!!! Such a cool machine. But correct use of barriers at the event protected everyone. Glad that rear window wasn't broken, probable impossible to replace.
This time I sound heartless...wrecking a car like that sheds a tear..in most vehicles that do any racing-especial this type-I'm expecting the driver to be ok. There are saftey equip inspections, right?
Damn...let's hear about the drivetrain and exhaust. Sounded sooooooo gooood. What a terrible loss.
That’s painful to watch . I’m not a molar guy, but it’s sad to see a beautiful car go down that way. Glad nobody was hurt.
Honestly. it sounded like the throttle stuck or he was on the gas instead of the brakes. The 1st time he went into that curve he was off the throttle much earlier.
I was thinking the same.
Sad.....just plain sad 😔 (but glad driver is ok. Myself, I'll stick to drag racing, tyvm ✌😎)
The muscle cars of that era were not known for handling or good breaks.
Eurgh it's brakes.
Besides this looks like a resto mod, I highly doubt its on stock suspension and brakes let alone the running gear.
Aweful to see that but thankfully he is alright. Just subscribed and looking forward to more great content!
I can't tell for certain from the video, but it appears as though the "Finish Line" was just before the corner where the car left the course.
Proper autocross layout design would never do that, as the tendency to keep the power on through the lights and not pay enough attention to what comes after creates a dangerous situation.
Hey there... I think we know each other... (Alan?) I also was a National 125 driver when it was called F125. (Dave) Been doing cars since then, but recently got a new shifter chassis to re-join you guys. Agreed with you. Our Safety Stewards would have never approved that short shutdown area. But from another video posted on UA-cam of this crash that was taken right at the impact site, it's obvious that the throttle got stuck. Still, with a shutdown area that short, there is no margin for error.
@@daveds50 Hey, Mr. H! So glad that you are still enjoying the sport, hope you are well. This location had not one, but serious mishaps, and the other had along a passenger. ua-cam.com/video/wUhogRVzlIQ/v-deo.html
Gotta be safe out there!
@@125AXer, Thought that was you! Everything good here, Wife is still running too. That little baby from back in the day is now 19... threw him in a FJA at 13, and has been co-driving with me in our underprepped Z06 Corvette since he turned 16. He has turned into quite the driver, and that's why I bought a brand new CRG... we lost our local kart track, so it's still not tuned in yet. Yeah, saw that truck crash... Way too short of shutdown, especially since a lot of first time drivers participate in those Goodguys events. I have done some LS Fest events that also use K-Rails to line the course, but have never seen a shutdown like that.
@@daveds50 19! Time does fly. MY FJ guy will be 30 this summer! If I had to guess I'd think my old co-driver JT is nearing 35.
You really don't want to know how many decades are behind me... Edit: Just got 40th with the club, heheh.
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That commentator jinxed him “ personal best for Joe “ … “ OH NO ! “ 😟
How much destruction!!! Oh my car loving brother.. I cannot , I will not allow my mind to even begin calculating the cost to repair that historical classic! At least the back window was not damaged!!!😔
Sorry to hear about this but take it like that to car shows. I bet it gets more attention than million dollar cars
Was the rear glass ok....?
Man, that's too bad .....
Good looking car that’s definitely worth rebuilding, appropriate music was a nice touch.
“Ah… we meet again… I knew we would…”
-Your Insurance Adjuster
It's amazing how many guys will dump tons of hard earned money into a powerful car and don't spend a few bucks on a racing class. You can see him breaking through the turns instead of before the turns.
Like they say,,,,,you play,,,,,,you pay.
I’m glad that the driver was OK. Sadly the car was heavily damaged but it may open up the door to a new chapter. Take what you can of that car and make something of it. Maybe time for a tube chassis. At least it’s not rotting away in a field somewhere🏁
As long as the drivers ok, that car can be repaired
That could be rebuilt but not easy. That 340 sounded awesome!
Good to hear he’s okay
I'm honestly surprised good guys hasn't been hit with a negligence lawsuit because their tracks are patently unsafe.
That will buff right out.
Heart wrenching to see. As soon as I saw this beautiful vehicle I fell in love with it. Good to hear the driver is okay... My heart goes out to you all. To be honest it still looks fantastic even in the aftermath. What a beautiful design. I pray that she will be saved somehow 🙏🥺
As a Chevy guy, this turns my stomach. So sorry this happened.
Probably jinxed the car with that huge "Plymouth" sticker on the windshield.
Sucks really bad,hard to find parts for those.
i was there i felt terrible for the gentleman
I had just spoken with him about his car prior to the run. Hope he’s able to resume racing soon.
What a shame, beautiful Barracuda and it handles very well. It is rebuildable with a front clip/subframe swap, and can be better than ever. Just depends whether the owner wants to go that route.
Sad video, was such a stunning looking car!
Idk why you would drive this beauty...that back glass alone would make me garage queen it
Love the Heart music! Ooooooooo Barracuda!
Love it. Wish there was a better camera angle. Like to see if his head rocked like he was at a Black Sabbath concert.
Used tires or water barrels are a lot better than concrete barriers on a windy small track like that.
Concrete is just overkill, poor guy totaled his ride doing 20mph smh
just curious, does insurance like custom car full coverage insurance cover that?
with video proof i wouldnt think so
Auto Cross courses like that are the worst, that’s why I don’t do them. Surrounded by cemented barriers, your inches from death and/or destruction of your pride and joy.
I'm glad driver/owner is ok but ' It's all right ' a good body shop will fix it up again. Hopefully they'll paint it jet black with same style custom wheels, put a killer stereo in it. Hopefully they'll never take it to these contests any more. Yeah it's OK to go fast just not in curves.
I'll bet it was difficult explaining this to his insurance company. I would recommend sticking to cruise nights & car shows on the next one. Glad he was ok.
Only squares have insurance
You can have insurance to cover track days and racing, just costs extra.
@@astonike8383 .....You mean irresponsible people.
@@lawdog43494 na
Opened the door no problem and got out, passenger door looks good on the trailer too, windshield not broken. Rebuildable for sure.
I'm sure it took some years to get it looking that good but if he did it once he could do it twice, just don't wreck it twice or at least that bad
Gotta love those 1966 brakes
When I went to watch the autocross at the street rod nationals, they have a lot bigger track and more shut down area.
Remember Joe, no texting while driving !
The word Mopar and auto x should never be in the same sentence.
The Wrigley’s field parking lot. Northern California. (They tore it down. But, the parking lot was so large, There was no chance of wrecks like this happening, So, You could really ‘Let it rip’ / If you knew how to control it! Tough break for the Barracuda Fastback. ‘Keep up the hope.’ (Maybe, you’ll find something nice again).
Hats of to the dude for puttin it on the track and standing on it. I dont know if I could do it wth my baby. Didnt show up on a trailer.... know what i mean. mad props.
That car can be fixed if he can find parts. Take it to a old school frame man that knows what he's doing. It's a shame that happened to a beautiful classic but it can be fixed good as new.
Car has unibody, needs NEW school frame man.
Damn thats so sad☹
Somebody save the lads car please...
I was there. Very scary to see. No brakes what so ever when he went into the wall.
What was the cause for no braking? If not driver error, what specifically failed in the braking system?
@@johnmcmullen456 have no idea
@@DahflowGee Saw a couple more videos, one showed the blue truck having the almost identical smashup at that event, and the other one providing a much better view of the Barracuda crash. The Barracuda sounded like it was accelerating after the finish when it should have been heavily braking in that short slow down zone provided.
😹🤣 the pov video from the stands is gnarly
That shit’ll buff out
Thankful the driver and fans are all OK. Not sure this layout is ideal for vintage sports cars…. Technical layouts like this with bumps and concrete barriers in close proximity are better suited for IndyCar. 🙏🏽👍🏽
The driver thought he was driving a sports car. 😂
That tub wasn't designed to go fast around corners. 🤣
Autocross at a Good Guys event? WTF Wasn't a show full of cool cars and used car corral enough? Some even featured nostalgia drag racing though that was eons ago.