keithcuda's Cars

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Nov 16, 06 11:29 pm

OK, I posted a message on another part of the forum and got quite a few welcomes. So as to minimize the length of that thread it was suggested i introduce myself here, so here goes.

Some of you may recognize my 1972 cuda fro the last 2 or 3 Euro nationals, see photo. It was also in the last Connected Newsletter and in the Euro Nats program as the car used by Sinton Tyres Ltd (By the way any chance i can get discount off tyres for that?? i wasn't asked if they could use the car!!!, i digress, don't mind really, don't harm to ask)

You may also remember a couple of years ago hearing about Flat Rat Racing originating from Jersey. The origins of the name I'll leave for a later story.

Anyway i bought the car in Sept 2003 but had difficulty re-registering the car i Jersey cos the Vin on the dash had changed when it was renovated 3 or 4 owners earlier, changing the interior from white to black. In the end i had to return to the UK with it to get a permanent export certificate with an agreed VIN taken from the Slam panel and the cowl in front of the windscreen. I also have some of a Build sheet from the seat that matches most of the code. I may use this forum to find the original dash pad.

So its a 1972 not 73 as stated in Connected, it has a 440 that i still need to dial in properly, a 3.23 rear and still managed a 13.4 quarter.

I also got a 1968 charger at the end of last year from Universal Salvage. A guy imported it from the US, asked me and King Rat (Noel)(65 Coronet owner) to take a look at it to see what needed doing to it to get it registered in Jersey (like an MOT in the UK). Anyway he decided to start it up the day before and set fire to it, his loss my gain, the dude had no idea about mopars, just wanted a General Lee for when the film came out.
I picked it up for a song, just over 2K and no rust, dents, no ripples.

Here are some pics, hope you like.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Fri Nov 17, 06 12:33 am

Deal on the Charger!

You know the big money Mopar Jersey Dude?

JustinMFox · Post by **JustinMFox** » Fri Nov 17, 06 9:23 am

How was the fire caused?

Holly · Post by **Holly** » Fri Nov 17, 06 9:31 am

Very good deal on the Charger!!

Sorry the 'Cuda was mis-labelled, I usually run out of time to check the captions properly

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Nov 17, 06 8:39 pm

No problem about the connected caption James.

Hi Justin, I'm led to believe he poured petrol directly into the carb, then it backfired and caught fire. IF he kept the accelerator nailed it may have sucked everything in, but instead they shut the bonnet and called 999 for the fire service.

Firemen turned up and busted through the front grille, as its a 69 grill, and i want to put it back to a 68, guess they've done 1/2 the job for me. Still i may be able to salvage some of it for someone else.

I saw the car the day after the fire and they already had someone up to quote to fix it, but i guess the quote was more than the insured value, so insurance payed up and i got it from Universal Salvage.

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Fri Nov 17, 06 9:46 pm

Nice Cuda love it

are you sure The Charger is a 68? it also does not have a 68 rear lights

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Fri Nov 17, 06 10:32 pm

fantastic Cuda

, good luck getting the Charger sorted, you gonna keep it a GL??

TYREMAN wrote:Nice Cuda love it are you sure The Charger is a 68? it also does not have a 68 rear lights

it's got '68 side markers, could have had the rear panel changed ... ??

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Nov 18, 06 10:36 pm

The General was bought by the previous owner from some garage in the us that does conversions. Thanks 'Charger' you are correct the side markers are 68 as is the VIN. They did a real good job on the conversion. Welding etc. I still need to look over the car properly definitely get it up on the lift etc (yes i have my own two pillar lift (3.5ton)). Need to investigate why the VIN says Auto when this one has a 4speed stick.

When i do the full rebuild I'll be documenting it all on a website and maybe link into it or add bits to the forum. I'm sure everyone will like that.