The high-riding 'Cudas - officially the Hurst Hemi Under Glass (HUG) cars - were built by Hurst for the Factory Experimental (A/FX) class to advertise the company's aftermarket shifters and wheels.

Plymouth Barracuda Hurst Hemi Under Glass - 9 units ; 1968 Dodge Hemi Dart LO23 - 80 ... Maybe the key takeaway from this is ...

Shrewsberry confirmed the HEMI Under Glass' original purpose in a 2008 interview with NHRA.com. "It was never Hurst's intention for the car to do wheelies," he said.

He nicknamed the project "Hurst Hemi Under Glass" and it stuck. See All 27 Photos It's not what Hurst had in mind, but they went with it and it became a huge success.

One of the other marketing schemes Hurst came up with was actually developing an exhibition car to run during drag racing events. Hurst ended up developing the Hemi Under Glass, a Barracuda whose ...

George Hurst and Hot Rod Magazine’s Ray Brock originally built it as a drag car back in 1965. When they put the blown 426 Hemi V8 in the back to get more traction, the resulting wheelstands were ...

For the uneducated, the Hemi Under Glass was a staple exhibition car during the golden age of drag racing. Check out the video below for a quick guide through the car’s history. View full post ...

In a season 2 episode of his show, the comedian gets the opportunity to ride in the Hurst Hemi Under Glass race car as his childhood hero, legendary drag racer Bob Riggle, takes the wheel.

During filming for a segment of his show “Jay Leno's Garage,” Jay Leno found himself a passenger in a 2,500-horsepower, Hemi-powered Plymouth Barracuda - the Hemi Under Glass drag car. The ...

Kirk Bell June 27, 2016 Comment Now! Since he was a kid, Jay Leno has appreciated the Hurst Hemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda. With a Hemi engine moved to the back under the rear glass, the car ...

Not only did these exhibition drag cars have huge 7.0-liter Hemi V8s sitting above their rear axles, these engines were also placed under glass windows, showing them to the world.