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Mopars Of The Month -
November, 2003 |
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1970 Plymouth 'Cuda
By Bill Wonder |
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| Hi, my name's Bill Wonder.
I'm Secretary/Newsletter Editor for the Mid-America E-Body Mopar Club.
Here's a few of shots of my 1970 U-Code 'Cuda (375 h.p. 440 4 bbl.). I
purchased this car in October of 1990 in western South Dakota. . .it had
been stored in a barn since 1982 and was still wearing that year plates.
The tires were bald, plug wires cracked, rusty and leaking exhaust, it
had a rubber fuel line running to a Holley carburetor, big A**
solid-lifter camshaft, and we had to jump start it, but drove it 550
miles home at 65 miles per hour across the entire state of South Dakota. |
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A South Dakota car, it was
sold new in Sioux Falls and was originally a dealer demonstrator (coded
Y13 on the build sheet). 1970 was the only year of the E-Body you could
get the 440 4 bbl.
engine and just 618 hardtops were built with the Torqueflite automatic
(334 with a 4-speed) making them actually rarer than a 440-6 car! After
a 'clean up' and driving, collecting parts, trim, accessories and even
showing the car over the past 12 years, it went into the shop in March
of 2002 for some much needed attention. |
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The 'Cuda came home in
February of 2003 looking like this! Options include ps, pb, Hemi
suspension, Rallye 3-speaker dash, AM-FM Thumbwheel Multiplex Radio,
'Fish Cap' Rimblow Steering Wheel, Leather interior, Floor Console,
Overhead Console, A21 code Elastomeric 'Rubber' front bumper Pkg. Dual
Chrome Rallye Racing Mirrors, Belt Moldings, 'Fish Gill' Rocker
Moldings, Wheel Lip Moldings, SHAKER hood, Black Vinyl Top, Black
'Hockey Stick' Stripes, and I've added the rear
Go-Wing Spoiler (the car originally came with a Luggage Rack!), Front
'Chin' Spoilers, and Rear Window Louvers and a console-mounted Factory
Cassette Player. |
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| I've also replaced the
solid-lifter cam with a milder (yet still 'rumpy') hydraulic stick,
cleaned-up and retained the big tube headers and added 2 1/4" exhaust
all the way back with Hemi Mufflers and the factory exhaust tips through
the rear valance. It also came from the factory with 14" Magnum 500 Road
Wheels, but now runs 15 x 8" and 14 x 6" Cragar S/S wheels on P275 60R
15 and P235 60R 14 B.F. Goodrich T/A Radials. |
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| Thanks, |
| Bill Wonder |
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Click Here For More Pictures Of
This Cool Mopar! |
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