Interesting how it was confirmed that Don Hardy already had a Volare built for Glidden for 1980 and that it was Mopar's bankruptcy that quit Glidden, not the other way around. So I guess that means bob had to scramble at the last minute to go back to a Ford, what a let-down that must have been for Bob.... and what a blown opportunity for Mopar.

Noone else but bob Glidden would have had the fortitude and put in the work that he did to make that combination work, let alone DOMINATE a very competitive field. Back then there were really no other "big name" Mopar pro stockers that were really Nationally competitive back then, and even if there were it's unlikely Bob would have been willing to sell off all that hard work and speed secrets to anyone else.