1968 Plymouth HEMI Barracuda Super Stock “East Town – Arlen Vanke” Blue with Graphics Limited Edition to 372 pieces Worldwide 1/18 Diecast Model Car by ACME

• Brand new 1/18 scale diecast car model of 1968 Plymouth HEMI Barracuda Super Stock “East Town – Arlen Vanke” Blue with Graphics Limited Edition to 372 pieces Worldwide die cast model car by ACME.
• Brand new box.
• Real rubber tires.
• Has removable hood.
• Has steerable wheels.
• Detailed undercarriage.
• Officially licensed product.
• Has opening doors and trunk.
• Made of diecast with some plastic parts.
• Manufacturer’s original unopened packaging.
• Detailed interior, exterior, engine compartment.
• Dimensions approximately L-10.25, W-4.25, H-2.75 inches.

“Akron” Arlen Vanke was a working-man’s drag racer. Competing–and winning–in the Stock, Super Stock and Pro Stock classes, he set records with Pontiacs and, later, Plymouths, earning multiple Stock Eliminator titles with both marques. Through it all, he built the cars in a backyard garage and often drove his open ramp truck to the track and back. In fact, Chrysler hired Vanke to test their performance technology. In 1967, Arlen modified the RO23 Hemi intake manifold for racing. “NHRA rules allowed racers to modify the intake manifold, so I made the stock manifold into a plenum chamber manifold, ” he