And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Somebody would be willing to spend stupid, big bucks for that. The only Hemi I got a ride in, was a '66 Satellite with a 4 speed. Scary fast. One of the most awesome cars I saw was while doing high school auto shop OJT at the local Plymouth dealership, there was a CHP car that was a So. Cal. desert Porsche eater. It was a stripped out 66 or 67 Plymouth Satellite with roll bar, 1 bucket seat and a 426 Hemi, can't remember what the intake was. I was told it got 6 mpg. Ahhh, the good old days.
I wish that somebody was me. I've liked the Barracuda's since the beginning but the early 70's Cuda's pushed ALL my buttons. Drove one once and it had a .357 handle for a shifter.
The 426 was an expensive engine option, which is why there are so few. On paper it made more HP and torque than the less expensive 440, but you needed a factory technician to set up a 426. The 440 was a blue collar racing motor. A guy with good mechanic skills could set one up, go to the strip and win. I’ve seen it.
Thanks for sharing. The ‘70 Cuda was one of my favorites.
One of my friends in high school rebuilt a ‘70 ‘Cuda with a 440. He even had it painted Plum Crazy Purple. The engine was balanced, blue-printed and bored out. As far as I know, the only parts he didn’t replace on this 2-year restoration between’87 and ‘89 was the tie rods. Meaning, it ended about how you would expect.
They were fun and would really run it seemed back then, I had a GTO, 396 Nova, ss-Camaros. 3, 'Vettes, 2, a W-30 442 and a few others,,, raced plenty of Mopars and they were always tuff,,, but nowadays they aren't so fast. My wife's small turbocharged SUV will do 0-60 in 6 flat.
that is something my mom used to say to me all the time. it is only worth what others will pay for it (whatever it was ) and she also told me to value anything as to my NEED for it. not what you want, but need.
Judging by the injector stacks, that ones got a racing pedigree. A Sox & Martin car with documentation is a priceless artifact compared to a stock but restorable model or Joe Blow the local street heroes ride.
Only if the seller was an idiot. Cash in hand talks. That hunk, which probably hasn't been driven since Carter was president, has sat out in countless snowy winters, and if not for rust and Bondo, would likely be nothing but a pile of random paint flakes. The rebuild would be exactly the ground-up restoration imagined, down to the smallest nut or bolt, requiring literally thousands of man-hours of sweat equity on top of the parts hunting, and cost more than a new mid-range Mercedes even pricing your labor at $0.
Get it fully restored, and it's a six-figure (quarter mil is high-end) cherry at auction. In its current state though, it's just a paperweight. Or a chicken coop.
Only really worth the investment if it’s a matching numbers vehicle. The description doesn’t say, so that’s the first thing. If the numbers match, 5 grand is too low by half or more. If not, 5 grand may be a good offer.
...reminds me of my highschool buddy Marty, who is currently cleaning up his 340AAR Cuda (original nut and bolt resto!)...same red body with a 340 sixpack...fastest damn car I've ever been in back then...I'm looking forward to seeing it finished!
Somebody would be willing to spend stupid, big bucks for that.
ReplyDeleteThe only Hemi I got a ride in, was a '66 Satellite with a 4 speed. Scary fast.
One of the most awesome cars I saw was while doing high school auto shop OJT at the local Plymouth dealership, there was a CHP car that was a So. Cal. desert Porsche eater. It was a stripped out 66 or 67 Plymouth Satellite with roll bar, 1 bucket seat and a 426 Hemi, can't remember what the intake was. I was told it got 6 mpg. Ahhh, the good old days.
Somebody will turn that into a show car. Strip it down to the last nut and bolt, touch every square inch.
DeleteI wish that somebody was me. I've liked the Barracuda's since the beginning but the early 70's Cuda's pushed ALL my buttons. Drove one once and it had a .357 handle for a shifter.
DeleteIt had 425 hp and was a 14 second quarter mile car? That must have been a heavy car.
ReplyDeleteThe 426 was an expensive engine option, which is why there are so few. On paper it made more HP and torque than the less expensive 440, but you needed a factory technician to set up a 426. The 440 was a blue collar racing motor. A guy with good mechanic skills could set one up, go to the strip and win. I’ve seen it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. The ‘70 Cuda was one of my favorites.
One of my friends in high school rebuilt a ‘70 ‘Cuda with a 440. He even had it painted Plum Crazy Purple. The engine was balanced, blue-printed and bored out. As far as I know, the only parts he didn’t replace on this 2-year restoration between’87 and ‘89 was the tie rods. Meaning, it ended about how you would expect.
DeleteThey were fun and would really run it seemed back then, I had a GTO, 396 Nova, ss-Camaros. 3, 'Vettes, 2, a W-30 442 and a few others,,, raced plenty of Mopars and they were always tuff,,, but nowadays they aren't so fast. My wife's small turbocharged SUV will do 0-60 in 6 flat.
ReplyDeleteYou have to run ethanol-free in those older engines to get the performance.
Deletethat is something my mom used to say to me all the time. it is only worth what others will pay for it (whatever it was ) and she also told me to value anything as to my NEED for it. not what you want, but need.
ReplyDeleteJudging by the injector stacks, that ones got a racing pedigree. A Sox & Martin car with documentation is a priceless artifact compared to a stock but restorable model or Joe Blow the local street heroes ride.
ReplyDeleteBumper stickers...why, oh why would anyone put bumper stickers on this?
ReplyDeleteI'd pay not over 5K for that, it would cost over 50K to restore, and that number is most likely too low.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, you would be laughed at if you approached the seller with a $5000 offer, and rightly so.
DeleteOnly if the seller was an idiot. Cash in hand talks.
DeleteThat hunk, which probably hasn't been driven since Carter was president, has sat out in countless snowy winters, and if not for rust and Bondo, would likely be nothing but a pile of random paint flakes. The rebuild would be exactly the ground-up restoration imagined, down to the smallest nut or bolt, requiring literally thousands of man-hours of sweat equity on top of the parts hunting, and cost more than a new mid-range Mercedes even pricing your labor at $0.
Get it fully restored, and it's a six-figure (quarter mil is high-end) cherry at auction.
In its current state though, it's just a paperweight. Or a chicken coop.
Only really worth the investment if it’s a matching numbers vehicle. The description doesn’t say, so that’s the first thing. If the numbers match, 5 grand is too low by half or more. If not, 5 grand may be a good offer.
ReplyDelete...reminds me of my highschool buddy Marty, who is currently cleaning up his 340AAR Cuda (original nut and bolt resto!)...same red body with a 340 sixpack...fastest damn car I've ever been in back then...I'm looking forward to seeing it finished!
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