My 1971 'Cuda

[Fullboogie]

My college roommate from 1987 just sent me these pics of the '71 'Cuda I drove back in the day. These are the only known pics of my old car - god I wish I still had this thing:

With the original 340 engine:

I spent the summer of 1987 building up an old 440 I bought from a local racer. I was 19, and this engine was my first real, complete engine build:

Unfortunately, about 6 months after this rebuild, the engine developed rod knock. I was dead broke and had to sell the car for $2,500. There's not a day that goes by that I don't miss this car...

 

[psfracer]

At the same time i had a 1967 mustang GTA fastback. A friend of mine had an orange AAR Cuda, i think it was a 70. It was a great looking car.

What do those go for today? I got mine in 1985 for 3500 cash. I worked as a dishwasher then busboy and saved every penny i had for 1 1/2 years so i could buy it. I wish i still had it.

 

[ford20]

At the same time i had a 1967 mustang GTA fastback. A friend of mine had an orange AAR Cuda, i think it was a 70. It was a great looking car.

What do those go for today? I got mine in 1985 for 3500 cash. I worked as a dishwasher then busboy and saved every penny i had for 1 1/2 years so i could buy it. I wish i still had it.

I would say somewhere around 30-40k. Those Mopars really fetch quite a pretty penny even in rusted form.

 

[lethe]

I think we all have a car or two we wish we still had.

 

[Fullboogie]

At the same time i had a 1967 mustang GTA fastback. A friend of mine had an orange AAR Cuda, i think it was a 70. It was a great looking car.

What do those go for today? I got mine in 1985 for 3500 cash. I worked as a dishwasher then busboy and saved every penny i had for 1 1/2 years so i could buy it. I wish i still had it.

About three years ago I tried to buy another '71 'Cuda for a project car. In rusted out, shitball shape with no drivetrain - $20-30k. For a driver in C minus condition, about $50k. In pretty darn nice condition, $75k+. 'Cuda's (not Barracudas) were extremely rare cars, and I have a feeling I'll never be able to afford another one.

 

[stkjock]

Was a sweet car Dave. Always like those and the Chargers.

 

[Kidd]

Sweet car OP, I love old Mopars!
If your seriously interested in finding another one at a "reasonable" price get on Craigslist and look at the Minnesota, Minneapolis/St Paul area. There are several Cudas on there including a couple 70 cudas for between $4500 and $6500:thumbup:

 

[808muscle]

What a cool picture from so long ago. Why didnt we take pictures back then? I have hardly any of my car or my friends cool cars back in the day.

 

[Boss281]

My loss was a 383 69 Roadrunner in plum crazy purple. If only...

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[LAStang1234]

Too cool!

 

[Shotokan1509]

My father had a 72 before I was born, I still give him sh** for selling it but back then it was just a car at normal prices not what they go for now

 

[Renesis07]

I love mopar muscle, cuda is still a bucket list car for me.

 

[DTony]

Beautiful car!! I am a Mopar guy at heart. I have even been considering getting back into one.

 

[kylecm85]

love those cuda' cars. My dad had one almost exactly like yours except blue when I was a kid. Sold it before we moved. I would love to have a 71 hemi car. But that will never happen.

 

[konablue11gt]

I also had a 71 Cuda ..440 auto car ...god I loved that car...woman,moving to florida,ect ect forced me to sell way back when..to this day im always looking for another. Mine was orange/black

 

[Fullboogie]

I just noticed the "Auto Shack" battery - how many of you were around before "Auto Zone"?

 

[Bingo]

Badass...I think Mopar made the best looking muscle cars back in the day. Love the old pics.

 

[86GT351]

Sweet Car!

 

[BLKBULLITT]

So awesome and seriously amazing how a car can mean so much to a person