So you wanna bag on K-cars, do you? The Spirit R/T and the Daytona IROC R/T just weren’t enough for you? Too little power? Wrong wheel drive? Ok, I’ll take care of that: how about the decent-looking, plenty aerodynamic Chrysler LeBaron coupe set up for drag racing? Twin turbos poke out of the hood and force-feeds the B1-equipped 528ci Keith Black bullet under that hood. Set up for Top Sportsman, the LeBaron was fully engineered and built by Quebec’s own Ghislain Beaulieu, a man who has been racing since Mopars since 1970. In stock form the LeBaron is a touch underwhelming but in full-on race mode? That front end suddenly takes on an intimidating shape, especially with the hidden headlights. Sure, it’s an all-out race car, but it’s one that will give plenty of people fits and is a nice change from the usual roster of Camaros and late-model bodies. This run is from Sanair in 2009 and shows just what Chrysler’s in-the-shad0ws coupe can be.
How about Charles Schafer’s Chrysler LeBaron that he ran the Silver State Classic with and set an average of 207mph with?
Very nicely done! Love the screaming turbo cars.
Here’s a picture of the car in action at Napierville Dragway, Quebec, taken in August 2014. At that time the car was driven by Ghislain’s son Cedric.
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For those interested in drag racing in Quebec, see my Facebook community page (no need to log on Facebook).
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zenphoto/132002620326165
Enjoy.
New link to LeBaron’s picture. I hope this one works: