The famous line is “That Plymouth had a Hemi with a Torqueflite,” but it appears to be an AAR ‘Cuda. And yeah, there’s a Daytona, too. Check out the opening scene after the jump!
Tag Archives: ‘Cuda
Instagram of the Week: ‘Cuda Build
Vantastic ‘Cuda
I don’t know much about the Vantastic ‘Cuda other than it is awesome and lives in Europe. If you know French or want to mess with Google translate you can check out the Vantastic Racing website, and there is some more on the car here. But you definitely need to watch the video of this 8-second E-body after the jump!
Mopar Album Cover: Sucking the 70s
I’ve never head this one but according to Wikipedia it’s a “two disk collection of 1970s songs covered by modern stoner rock bands.” Whatever. The cover art with the ‘Cuda is awesome. More info at the Small Stone website.
Triple Black
Most people agree that triple black = black paint, black interior and black vinyl top (or black convertible top). Makes for one mean combo, especially on a Mopar. There was a great thread on this option combo on Moparts recently, with pics of some very cool Mopars like this triple black 1968 Dodge Cornonet R/T. More examples after the jump, including triple black ‘Cudas and Challengers!
Movie Mopar of the Week: 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda Convertible from Nash Bridges
Don Johnson’s show Nash Bridges ran from 1996 to 2001. This was just before E-body convertible prices went sky high. Still, 1971 ‘Cudas are very rare so the show modified a bunch of 1970 Cudas to look like 1971s. Here’s some info from the seller of the claimed “Nash Bridges #1” car that was on eBay last year:
The show used 3 or 4 cars. They were ALL 1970 cars with ’71 features. This was Don’s favorite car that was driven often. During the show’s run, he had the car fitted with a 360 V8 and 4-speed with a shattershield. This (Nash #1) car eventually received a full-on rotisserie restoration and a crate Hemi engine. Also, a brighter color was chosen for all the cars during filming. It was found the correct yellow made the car look green to the camera.
It’s hard to find many scenes with the ‘Cuda on YouTube, but I have one short scene from the show after the jump. I also have a promo video for the sale of the #1 car mentioned above. Check ’em out!
Instagram of the Week: Black 1970 ‘Cuda With Steelies
Sox and Martin Collector Series Hemi ‘Cuda
This photo shoot was done back in 2010 to promote the Sox and Martin Collector Series Hemi Cuda built by Mr. Norm’s Garage in conjunction with Diane Sox, but it is so ridiculously awesome I’m dropping it here. That ’68 S S&M Hemi Barracuda is amazing. More pics after the jump! Via Autoblog
Instagram of the Week: ‘Cuda Drag Car
AAR ‘Cuda Burns
Not sure where or when this happened, all we know is it’s sad. The guys at Moparts speculate that the fire was the result of a flammable glass reproduction air cleaner assembly and rubber fuel line. Apparently the owner ran through his only fire extinguisher quickly but wasn’t able to stop the blaze. All he could do was stand there and take pics til the fire deparment showed up. More pics of the carnage after the jump!
