Unrestored 1971 Plymouth HEMI 'Cuda for sale / 133269

The all-original time capsule 'Cuda you see here was custom-ordered by one of North Carolina's most fearless backwoods daredevils, and spent most of its life sitting in his world-class car and motorcycle collection. Not only is the car packed full of rare and unique options, it's also equipped with a top-of-the-line, high performance drivetrain, still covered in original paint and still cradling a 2,010 mile original Hemi V8!

Being the heir to the Reynolds tobacco empire, and having an avid love of Winston cigarettes, Zach predictably ordered his brand spankin' new 'Cuda in Chrysler's FE5 Rallye Red, a V1X black vinyl top and V6X Hemi billboards. When the car arrived at Ed Owens' dealership a few touch ups were performed on its hood and fenders, 70s assembly line quality being what it was, and the black billboards were automatically accented with white Hemi letters and white outlining stripes that continued onto the car's profile. As any decent daredevil knows, you can't be good at cheating death unless you taunt death; so in addition to having his name painted right above both of the car's door handles Zach commenced decorating its fenders, hood and trunk with his typical array of skull decals, ace of spades decals and American flag decals. For the first 30 years of its life, this is exactly how the car would remain. It was only after a high caliber Mopar collector Steven Juliano bought it from a North Carolina museum that it was returned to 100% factory luster. Steven determined the only way to safely separate the vintage decals from the vintage paint was to carefully scrape them with his finger nails. The painted "ZACH" letters on the doors were whittled to a mere outline using a mild buffing compound. And the entire car was treated to a through polish and shine.

Under the car's hood, there's an all-original, low-mileage Hemi which wears a correct 2468330-2 casting number above a matching 295999 partial VIN. There's a gracious amount of original Hemi Orange overspray that creeps onto the engine's closest ancillary components. And there's original Rallye Red paint covering a firewall and inner fenders that look so fresh they've likely never seen a mechanic's cover. The engine cranks immediately and runs just as well today as when it rolled into Ed Owens showroom. And there are tons of little details like specific fuel lines, original carburetor hardware, original brake booster hardware, original coil wiring, mild weave hoses and original factory-fill fluids that can't even be duplicated by today's nicest NOS and concours cars.

That high powered big block spins an original A727 TorqueFlite 3-speed automatic transmission that's branded with a correct 3515849 Barracuda code and a matching 295999 partial VIN. And that heavy duty gear slinger churns torque through an optional Dana 60 rear end that's still equipped with a tough Sure Grip differential, killer 4.10 gears and an original factory paper strap that's branded with a build sheet matching 026 part number. At the front of the car an original torsion bar suspension, which is complete with a thick sway bar, specially tuned shocks and original control arms that still display a thin layer of factory Cosmoline, helps increase both drivability and track times. At the back of the car, the aforementioned Dana pumpkin utilizes original leaf springs and a second pair of specially tuned shocks to ensure tight turns and drama free launches. And all this first rate hardware proudly stands on original 15 inch Rallye wheels which wrap original F60-15 Goodyear Polyglas GTs around pristine center caps and spotless trim rings.

Inside the car a rare split bench front, full bench rear seat combination displays virtually no signs of wear at all. Opposite those seats, a fresh black dash hangs and a fully-functional Rallye instrument cluster above a standard Music Master AM/FM radio, an optional locking glove box and a lit ashtray that still conceals butts from Zach's beloved Winston cigarettes. On the doors, sculpted panels proudly hang bold "'Cuda" emblems above optional power window switches, integrated door handles and chrome lock latches. And the driver interfaces with the road through an optional three-spoke Rim Blow steering wheel and a chrome column shifter.

[kevinpatrick]

its a well optioned cuda with 2 fender tags . its even got power windows

[MontrealMan]

Must be the most valueable non-conv 71 Hemicuda.

[josephbliskowski]

Wow!, super cool but for the money I'll buy some modern muscle, a truck, a everyday driver, a Harley, a boat, a house and

[edcain]

Only Way This Museum Timepiece Brings Over A Million is Either To An International Buyer or Semi Retired to Retired Millionaire Than Doesn' t Want or Can' t Shift A 4 SPD.& Or His GF or Wife Likes the Bench.

[kennethc.bishop]

I can barely tolerate the 3spd auto, but a COLUMN SHIFTER and BENCH SEAT? My mother's '74 Vista Cruiser station wagon was similarly prepared. And it had a tinted skylight!
Honestly, twisting the key and reaching up to tug the gear selector down to "D" is nothing short of emasculating. This boltbucket should stay in a museum.

[timpriddy]

Those prices are a dying dont give a damn

[andrewp]

Not original, it was painted..so its 99%

[mibars]

Looks like price has dropped, because you can have it for a mere 2 million! It's funny as the price has dropped by 20% and for that 20% you can buy a collector Ferrari :)

[roryvonbrutt]

Shows that like this and auctions etc. etc.
have ruined muscle cars forever‼️®™️
Like the rickshaw driver on
.... ''the government''

[ElSlametySlam]

Lol... it's a nice car and all, but I can't see anyone spending 7 figures for this shit.

[chuckschams]

Too nice and low mile you can't drive it.