Finally some pics of Cudablu

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Mon Jun 26, 06 9:05 am

That's a '69 chaps, check out the side markers, rear lights and boot trim and the peaked hood and front panel, all different to the '67, unless of course someones gone to the trouble of changing it all....

There's still a surprising amount of RHD Barracudas around considering the majority of them have been in the UK since new. No idea on production figures, but I doubt more than a few hundred were sold new in the UK, anyone know any different? Anyways, cool car Sickfish, don't think I've seen it before.

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Mon Jun 26, 06 9:31 am

Fair play, Blue, I stand corrected! I'll start a count going...

Us... 1!

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Mon Jun 26, 06 10:25 am

Well me.... so that makes two!!

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Jun 26, 06 5:47 pm

sick fish
you sur that cuda has raced, it well looks like my brothers old 69 it was that colour and had a lot off glass panels on it last saw it at a show in knutsford about 97 but it was a street car with 318, reg wyh 6h

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jun 26, 06 6:17 pm

It is a 67 guys but with a lot of 69 parts on it, the v5 says so and the chassis numbers match

Duncan the guy I bought it of had it since 84 and lived in Slough, before that it was in Baselden.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Jun 26, 06 8:57 pm

right, just looks so like the old car and same colour exactly, great machine for ya

TonyO · Post by **TonyO** » Tue Jun 27, 06 7:36 am

The research I have come up with over the odd twenty years concerning the RHD Barracudas sold in the UK by the sole importer, Warwick Wright of West London, seems to point to a figure of 653. These cars were SOLD new between 1967-69. I can break down some years to models, engine sizes etc, however you will have to wait untill the book comes out. It is VERY difficult to find an original unmolested RHD Barracuda nowadays. Much of my research has come from Gaydon and taken a lot of time going through old records etc. No computor records back in the late sixties!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Jun 27, 06 7:59 am

Who's Gay don?

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Tue Jun 27, 06 11:07 am

mate off gay ray

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Tue Jun 27, 06 11:28 am

TonyO wrote:The research I have come up with over the odd twenty years concerning the RHD Barracudas sold in the UK by the sole importer, Warwick Wright of West London, seems to point to a figure of 653. These cars were SOLD new between 1967-69. I can break down some years to models, engine sizes etc, however you will have to wait untill the book comes out. It is VERY difficult to find an original unmolested RHD Barracuda nowadays. Much of my research has come from Gaydon and taken a lot of time going through old records etc. No computor records back in the late sixties!

not trying to hijack this thread Tony O, bit of a long shot is there any records availible to find out what other mopars they supplied new hear .

TonyO · Post by **TonyO** » Wed Jun 28, 06 12:06 am

Hey, Blue, Gaydon is the home of the Museaum of Motoring, Uk Heritage Center, its up the M40. Maybe Gay Don is a guy you met in another life, mind you: you could also get confused with Gaylon.
Never really looked or dug about trying to find the other Mopar sales. I guess someone in the MMA will have the Aussie numbers. Would be very intersting to find them out. Any ideas?

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Thu Jun 29, 06 5:51 pm

It is VERY difficult to find an original unmolested RHD Barracuda nowadays

Thank gawd!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Jun 29, 06 10:54 pm

Well funnily enough I ended up down at Darren's dad's tonight to pick up some swag, I reckon you picked up a bargain there! How anyone can cope with the aircraft noise down there I just don't know, when he said he lived at the end of the runway at Heathrow I didn't think he meant literally.....

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Fri Jun 30, 06 10:07 am

Jeff wrote:
It is VERY difficult to find an original unmolested RHD Barracuda nowadays
Thank gawd!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jun 30, 06 1:01 pm

nice buy ! i know there were only 200 rhd's built in 1969, and they all came here, SA didnt get a look in for 69.