1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible

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This vehicle also has the. Across the muscle car landscape 1971 was the beginning of the end.

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Which wouldnt have meant much if it didnt sell quickly to a broker who reportedly soon sold it on eBay for 1300000.

1971 plymouth hemi cuda convertible. 164 Johnny Lightning - Rag Tops - Top down In The Sun - Limited Edition Fewer Than 20000 Made - 1971 Plymouth HEMI Cuda Convertible 426425 - Die-cast Metal Body Chassis - Authentic Colors and Graphics - Opening Hoods - Detailed Engines and Interiors - Car is C-7 In Violet Purple Poly and has a Black Convertible Top and Boot. Only 107 hardtops were produced for the US. 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible While involved in development work on aircraft engines during World War II Chryslers engineers saw firsthand the potential for hemispherical combustion chamber engines and those engineers had a longstanding tradition of.

323 open cog One of 12 known 1971 Hemi Cuda convertibles known to exist. Except that is for the Mopar E-Body. 1 of 12 Hemi Cuda Convertibles produced for 1971 7 for the US.

And of that class of muscle cars the 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda stand out as exceptionally elite. Market that year like this example now up for bids at Hemmings Auctions. Under its hood lies a 70-liter 426 Hemi engine mated to a four-speed manual transmission.

In terms of total output were looking at 425 hp and 490 lb-ft of torque says Gear Patrol. By 2002 a few 1971 Cuda convertibles changed hands in the 500000750000 range. One of seven US production cars One of five automatics of that seven total cars to the US.

Assembled in Hamtramck Michigan and destined for France this 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible was one of the last of its kind built as. A rare 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible muscle ca r received a high bid of 48 million at the Mecum Auctions event in Indianapolis Friday night but. That said the most recent example to change hands publicly is the car pictured here.

A Plymouth Cuda without a fixed roof and equipped with a Hemi engine is rare indeed. It is a classic guaranteed to generate a seven-figure. This 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible could be slotted neatly into any or all of those categories and it is a vehicle that is sure to generate intense interest when its time arrives on the auction room floor.

Only 12 Cuda convertibles were fitted with a Hemi engine in 1971 and of those only seven were made available in the United States while the other five went overseas. This car was reconstructed from little more than a shell rescued. Exactly 12 examples were built with this roofengine combination 7 of which were destined for.

Rebuilt 426ci Street Hemi V8 And 727 Torque Flite Trans. In case you forgot In 1971 Plymouth only made 12 HEMI Cuda Convertibles and only three of them came equipped with the A833 4-speed transmission. Then in late 2002 a 1971 Hemi Cuda 4-speed convertible the other US-spec B5 Blue one was advertised for 1000000.

1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Mecum Auctions As its name suggests part of what made the Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible so desirable was its engine. 1-Of-12 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible Heads To Mecums. So it will be interesting to.

That 426ci V8 looks ready for Concours judging but also benefits from a recent rebuild by Dick Landry Industries as does the transmission while the original unibody sheet metal was repainted in the single-stage FE5-coded. As Jeff Koch put it in the June 2019 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines. The 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible is one of the rarest and most desirable muscle cars the kind thats almost guaranteed to start a bidding war at any auction.

And 5 for export 1 of only 3 equipped with factory A833 4-speed manual transmission The only 1971 Hemi Cuda Convertible produced in Winchester Gray Exported to France for original owner Jean Teyssier. A Plum Crazy 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible that sold for 1320000 at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in January.

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