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