Eddie Smiths BO29 formerly Porters Pride

I work for the guy who owns this car now and we are trying to find some older pictures.I have lots of pictures as Eddies car but searching the older history on this car when Bob Porter owned it..Any help would be appreciated.

I cant help with pics but I do like that Cuda ! Ron

mark janakey should check in soon. no one knows more about those cars

What state was Bob Porter from? There is a Bob Porter from Northern Ohio that had a Cuda and a Dart several years ago. He also has an old Pro Stock Duster that was called "Tasmanian Devil". I had not seen him in years until his nephew bought and old spray booth that we sold at our body shop. If this sounds like the same Bob Porter, I can probably hunt him down and see what history he has on that car. Charlie Moore

I have copied this off a couple sites
One of Eddie Smith’s old cars, “West Virginia Hemi,” this ’68 Barracuda originally was bought by Bob Porter, in Ohio, where it was called “Porter’s Pride.” Porter also owned a ’64 or ‘65 car that was beat up in a tornado that destroyed his house and garage. The ’68 survived virtually unscathed. Porter obviously needed money, so he sold the ‘Cuda to Eddie Smith, who painted it red and black, and raced it extensively. The car was then bought and raced by Richard Beshore, who turned it into the show car you see here. This ‘Cuda won the Hemi Shootout at Indy a couple of years ago

I forgot to thank everyone for the help

check out the blog at classracer.com. go to the nostalgia stock & super stock fourm and look for "orginal hemi dart information" started by liteweight, a member on here. it is the most comprehensive hemi dart/barracuda blog i have come across. might be some pics there and if not i know you will enjoy the site. dave

Are Eddie and Mike still in prison ?

Bob's son, jack, lives right down the street from me in Pataskala. Ill see if he has anything on it. I know he has some pictures of the 65 car.


Casey

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Are Eddie and Mike still in prison ?

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Mike got 2 years, he should be out. Eddie is doing 5, has less than 3 to go.

I used to drool over the WV Hemi cars when they came to the Gators.