Cracklin rose '71 Cuda

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Jan 21, 08 11:08 pm

Clivey wrote:
R.RUNNER wrote:Clive, Same family, been there years, you don't mess with them, the Cuda under the cover got wrote off last year, I've got a pic of it somewhere, I think the reg No was 005 006 I'm sure a lot of people know the car.
I love a challenge............. I will try and get over to their place if somebody can give me the address. (Don`t mess with me, I say)

Its about 5 houses past Spurgeons Hill, on the main road called Beulah hill. Last house before the flats.

I bet they have a yank under that tarp still, after all those years.

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bloody hell clivey where you bin, its prob that 70-71 cuda 383 plum crazy ragtop thats crashed under the tarp,

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Mon Jan 21, 08 11:29 pm

Thanks Paul.

The last paragraph is interesting......."whilst at the rear, offset spring shackles are used to get the narrowed Road runner axle under the bodywork" All of this is still there

And mid way......." The gearbox is wrapped in a Lakewood trans blanket, Lakewood also supplied the rollbar bolted in behind the driver" Obviously the rollbar is still there!

More investigation required on the car

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Jan 21, 08 11:32 pm

mopar_mark wrote:
Cannonball wrote:had a call earlier that one off the brighouse boys has bought the cracklin car this weekend, more northern muscle
Well the guy Steve didnt mention it tonight, then again I suppose he wouldnt.

Intimated he was sorting out new loom he had bought

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Mon Jan 21, 08 11:38 pm

Has Billydoo had it then Dunc

RayC · Post by **RayC** » Mon Jan 21, 08 11:52 pm

No don`t think its Dave one of his mates has had it so Dunc was told.

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Tue Jan 22, 08 10:27 am

From reading that it looks as though they had 3 Cudas at one point

" for 73 Dave bought the barracuda with a 340, this came out and went into Dereks older Cuda making room for the 440"

.....SoThats 2 cudas

" Dave also negotiated to buy Mustapha Errols Hemi Cuda over winter, Taking the engine out of the unsuitable body and put back his original 340 motor
This may be used as a tow car in matching Colours"

.... and this makes 3

what do you think ??

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Tue Jan 22, 08 12:28 pm

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Tue Jan 22, 08 12:32 pm

AllKiller wrote: .... and this makes 3
what do you think ??

More the merrier, as far as I'm concerned

RayC · Post by **RayC** » Tue Jan 22, 08 7:24 pm

Fat Tony wrote:
Cracklin Roses - more common the General Lees these days

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Jan 22, 08 7:30 pm

I'm Jim Smithing my Astra as we speak

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Tue Jan 22, 08 7:31 pm

AllKiller wrote:From reading that it looks as though they had 3 Cudas at one point

" for 73 Dave bought the barracuda with a 340, this came out and went into Dereks older Cuda making room for the 440"

.....SoThats 2 cudas

" Dave also negotiated to buy Mustapha Errols Hemi Cuda over winter, Taking the engine out of the unsuitable body and put back his original 340 motor
This may be used as a tow car in matching Colours"

.... and this makes 3
what do you think ??

what do you mean unsuitible body ???

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Tue Jan 22, 08 7:45 pm

Cannonball wrote:
AllKiller wrote:From reading that it looks as though they had 3 Cudas at one point

" for 73 Dave bought the barracuda with a 340, this came out and went into Dereks older Cuda making room for the 440"

.....SoThats 2 cudas

" Dave also negotiated to buy Mustapha Errols Hemi Cuda over winter, Taking the engine out of the unsuitable body and put back his original 340 motor
This may be used as a tow car in matching Colours"

.... and this makes 3
what do you think ??
what do you mean unsuitible body ???

I think they ment
The Hemis body was unsuitable compared to Cracklin.
probably means it was to good, no scoop, glass wings, flared rear arches etc or heavily optioned /heavy.