Not to bust anybody’s bubble but that is not a 426 Hemi. This car is an old Trans Am car. One of the greatest racing series of all time with pony cars. Rules allowed a maximum of 305 cubic inches, and if offered by the factory two four barrels and disc brakes all the way around. The Big 3 offered some factory support and the major cars were the Trans Am 302 Mustang, 302 Z28 Camaro, and the Barracuda. Mopar did not offer an engine of the correct size so the SCCA allowed them to either bore the 273 or destroke the 340, I can’t remember which.
The Trans Am series is the reason the 302 Mustang and Z28 Camaro came into existence as the rules required a certain number of production cars in order to qualify.
I always liked watching Parnelli Jones race because his cars rarely had a straight panel afterwards. He was very, very aggressive.
The race teams took several liberties when trying to stay within the rules such as all body panels had to be stock sheet metal but they would acid dip them in order to save weight.
The SCCA eventually ruined the series by allowing fat add on fender wells and bigger tires and the cars no longer looked like what could be bought off the showroom. The 73 gasoline/fuel imbargo/OPEC situation also helped kill it.
Uhhh welll, sorta.
In '70 Mopar offered the "AAR 'Cuda" (not Barracuda) as it's Trans Am model from Plymouth; and the "Challenger T/A" as the Dodge version. AAR stood for Dan Gurney's "All American Racers". Both were offered with only one engine, the 340 six-pack at 290 HP. The Challenger TA was offered again in '71, but with a 340 4bbl.
I thought in the vintage races, you could run about anything you wanted to. Am I mistaken?
Geez, biff, your batting average is sorta low on this subject.
It most certainly IS a 426 Hemi Challenger.
I invite you to go to glennbunch.com for more info about the car.