Mopar Muscle Association UK

If that car was up n running and re painted, in say in its old race paint, i'd give 15+ for a 70-71 Cuda with a 440 / Hemi all day long...probably more, vins or not

Im no dealer, or car wheeler dealer but i know what i like, and a street legal Cuda with the right motor will sell.....and they aint getting cheaper thats for sure

Hold on Dunc........a nice Hemi is worth £10k bottom $ on it's own

Blue wrote:It's Cracklin' Rose all right, of that I have absolutely no doubt. But I don't believe it's on the right number plate, even if stamped numbers match, I'm convinced it's wrong. If you've looked at all the old photo's and read that magazine article, I don't know how you could think anything else. Anyway If I had the time and money I'd love to buy it and put it back to something like it was, to me it's a piece of drag racing history. But I'd have to try and trace Dave Rose to ask him if could remember what the registration no was....

Blue, I am 100% percent behind your thoughts.

I don't doubt this could be the Cracklin Rose(rose paintwork) having now personally been round to see the car & inspect it.

.......... again, I also don't think its on the right Number Plate.

I have no idea at present, how, when or by whom this switch was done by.
I also don't understand how this has not arisen earlier. The previous owner (James Lee) bought/ registered this vehicle in 1990. This was approx 6 months after my car had passed its MOT, insured & taxed for the year. I just don't understand how this was not picked up as, car registrations were fully computerized at this time.

I'm sure one of the 2 of us will end up losing the registration number through neither of our faults. If the DVLA are involved, I assume I will come off the worse as my car now appears the most non original. I have paper evidence, documentation, etc but this will probably not be enough to satisfy the DVLA.

I haven't given up on proving AEG 261 J belongs to my car & neither will I give up without a good dispute. All being well & ideal I hope this is a DVLA screw up & they issue one of us a new age related plate.

Maybe if I had kept my car like the 2nd time I did it up, then I wouldn't be having this argument/debate as to if my car is what I say it is........

Been digging through some of my old photos looking for history on the Cuda, anyway thought you may like to see couple of photos I found of AEG261J. Bit more enthusiastic in those days, that was my 2nd paint job I personally did, was well chuffed at the time

Yours very disillusioned.......Mark

AllKiller wrote:

R.RUNNER wrote:Lets start a new thread............. Long lost 68 Charger WMH 53G.....where are you

[quote="Mopar MarkMr RUNNER, wasn't this for sale last year at a bash in Poole?

Start another thread not here [/quote]

Watch out ALLKILLER or I`ll post some photo`s of your car.....

Brian J wrote:

steveo wrote:Allkiller , guys not trying to confuse matters further , as i have been trying to work this out also , allkiller steve the cuda is pink correct , when was it last raced at the pod , & huge's pinkie , when was that first raced in pink at the pod , i say this because remember a pink barracuda being raced at the pod early 90's , all striped out in side & painted with black hammerite from memory , don't think it was tubbed or any thing like that . think this might be it . but not sure rear arches look like they have been altered

WOW That is the first pic i have ever seen of my old Duster I sold this car to Dave B and he painted it white ,

I have got pics of your car and pinkie, was it a 360 Brian.
Mick

R.RUNNER wrote:

AllKiller wrote:

R.RUNNER wrote:Lets start a new thread............. Long lost 68 Charger WMH 53G.....where are you

[quote="Mopar MarkMr RUNNER, wasn't this for sale last year at a bash in Poole?

Start another thread not here

Watch out ALLKILLER or I`ll post some photo`s of your car..... [/quote]

out of interest, do you have a whole computer dedicated to old photos?

I for one would pay 20k for a road legal nicely restored 71

try finding one for that money! specially over here or in europe

Couldnt give a stuff about the numbers any more

get em back on the road - I cant see anyone losing out in the long run

newport100 wrote:I for one would pay 20k for a road legal nicely restored 71

try finding one for that money! specially over here or in europe

Couldnt give a stuff about the numbers any more

get em back on the road - I cant see anyone losing out in the long run

thats easy to say mark or allkiller you try puttin your hard earned money down on a car without the correct plate vin,s or what ever,
would you really give 20k plus without that vin tag i doubt it,


and budge i got 8k for the hemi, but a had not realized a hemi came with this barracuda

i never new your car had been orange mark it looks well is that a stroker in there or a 383 ??????????

Cannonball wrote:

newport100 wrote:I for one would pay 20k for a road legal nicely restored 71

try finding one for that money! specially over here or in europe

Couldnt give a stuff about the numbers any more

get em back on the road - I cant see anyone losing out in the long run

thats easy to say mark or allkiller you try puttin your hard earned money down on a car without the correct plate vin,s or what ever,
would you really give 20k plus without that vin tag i doubt it,


and budge i got 8k for the hemi, but a had not realized a hemi came with this barracuda

Just checking whether the "quote" function works as it doesn't seem to work for a lot of peeps in this thread, very confusing...

Kev wrote:

Cannonball wrote:

newport100 wrote:I for one would pay 20k for a road legal nicely restored 71

try finding one for that money! specially over here or in europe

Couldnt give a stuff about the numbers any more

get em back on the road - I cant see anyone losing out in the long run

thats easy to say mark or allkiller you try puttin your hard earned money down on a car without the correct plate vin,s or what ever,
would you really give 20k plus without that vin tag i doubt it,


and budge i got 8k for the hemi, but a had not realized a hemi came with this barracuda

Just checking whether the "quote" function works as it doesn't seem to work for a lot of peeps in this thread, very confusing...

this must be the longest thread kev ever????

Dunc

Yes

Why not

If that Cuda was back on the street and around the conditon of mine ie - a good 20 footer - definately

I know of a 71 Cuda 340 in France Circa 30K and a bit tatty. and another (much nicer and a 440) on its way at 36k

so if it looks and runs right - 20k is no prob

I agree - If you buying to invest or make profit -NO
but if its the car you want and you want your money back at the end or lose a bit - YES

Be better off with a `70 anyway Mark

Cannonball wrote:i never new your car had been orange mark it looks well is that a stroker in there or a 383 ??????????

Thats the 383 motor that came with the car when I bought it, infact that block is what the engine number relates to on both Log books.
Motor was rebuilt +0.030", TRW pistons,Reground Crank, Resized rods, 509"cam. As usual built by me, ran pretty good on the street.

I painted the car black with red hockey stripe, but didnt like it. So repainted the whole car again, less than a month later. Colour was Ford Vista orange

Now if I had a kept the log book from my Challenger..............