CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGEMONDELLO & MATSUBARA AA/FA. Sush Matsubara raced this car in the 1969 season setting the NHRA national record of 7.24 ET/213 mph at the U.S. Nationals. It was powered by a 427 Chevy coupled to a 400 turbo-hydro trans and a Ford 9-inch rear end. A key element to this car’s performance was Joe Mondello’s open chamber cylinder head design.
