Showing posts with label 1970. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1970. Show all posts
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Plymouth Barracuda 1970 1974 legendary Muscle Car
Plymouth also built a special model for 1970: the Plymouth AAR Cuda. AAR was taken from All-American Racers Dan Gurney, who ran Cudas in he Sports Car Club of America Trans-Am series race. But while Ford and Chevrolet built special models (Boss 302 Mustang and Camaro Z28) meant to mimic race cars, Plymouth built a street rod. Along with the similar Dodge Challenger T / A, AAR Cuda sported a unique 340 cid V8 with 3x2 carbs that pumped out 290 bhp. The exterior was definitely unique, with a matte black fiberglass hood lift-off, through body-side stripes strobe, tri-colored AAR shield, and standard black ducktail spoiler. The AAR Cuda also had special shocks and recambered rear springs which raised the rear end 1 3 / 4 inches on the regular Cuda which allowed clearance for exhaust pipes that came out in front of the rear wheelwell (after routing through the standard muffler beneath the trunk). It also allowed the use of larger tires in the rear of a first uses the most rear tires of an automobile production.
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| 1971 Plymouth Barracuda |
The Plymouth Barracuda continued in 1971 with minor styling changes, including a segmented grille with twin headlamps, dummy front fender vents, and segmented taillights. A full range of engines were available and the performance models were once again called Cudas. The AAR Cuda was no longer available. To cope with emission laws becoming stricter, Plymouth was forced to detune some of their engines, resulting in a drop in power. Only 115 Hemi Cudas were sold and Plymouth decided to retire the Hemi engine before it had to be detuned to meet new emission standards. Therefore, the Hemi would end his reign as the most feared engine and possibly the most influential of the muscle car era.
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| 1972 Plymouth Barracuda |
1972 was a sad year for fans of performance as the powerful and the 383 Hemi engines were removed because they could not meet new emission standards. The remaining engines had to be detuned and now valued at net power numbers, which on the surface looked like a huge drop in power. Unfortunately, the top engine choice for the Barracuda was the 340 cid V8 convertible and was no longer available.
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| 1973 Plymouth Barracuda |
The six-cylinder engine was removed and the entry level model now had the 318 V8. Optional was the 340 V8 that came standard on the Cuda. "In the summer, the 340 was replaced by a new V8 360 cid, although performance has not improved.
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| 1974 Plymouth Barracuda |
1974 was the last year for the truth Barracudas, which continued with 318 and 360 engines. The Barracuda would never come back as a real performance vehicle.
source: musclecarclub.com / musclecars / cuda-plymouth / plymouth cuda - history.shtml
1970 Torino The 50 Fastest Muscle Cars
Ford Torino was made for the U.S. market between 1968 and 1976 It was produced by Ford Motor Company. The Torino was a mid-size car, but very large by modern standards during its production time. This car replaced the Ford Fairlane, although the name was retained for the base models of the company to trim, different models of Torino. Ford Motor Company chose the Torino as the representative of his NASCAR entry during the time that the car was at its peak.
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| 1970 Ford Torino Cobra-Dark Green-Right View |
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| Red 1970 Ford Torino Cobra-Front Left View |
Even though there were several models released over different years, the Torino 1970 brought a completely changed look with a larger body, a grid of points, with longer lines. The year 1970 saw the Torino being selected as the Motor Trend Car of the Year. Its early name, Falcon, the body was moved to Turin as a low-grade line after the same model was replaced by the Maverick.
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| 1970 Ford Torino Cobra-Rear Up View |
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| 1970 Ford Torino Cobra-Green-Left View |
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| 1970 Ford Torino Cobra-Yellow-Front Left View |
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| 1970 Ford Torino Cobra-Engine |
However, the name was abandoned in the U.S. after the 1970 model was released. During this time, other models like the 500 Torino, Torino GT, and the new Torino Brougham were also released. The GT and Torino Brougham were the only models to have hidden headlights. The Torino 1971 that was produced was almost identical.
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| Red 1970 Ford Torino Cobra-Front Right View |
1970 and 1971 were the only years in which Ford produced four-door hardtops, despite conventional sedans were also available. Torino wagons were offered as benefits to the success of Tupperware salespeople. The 1970 Ford Torino was an aggressive and powerful vehicle. Even today, these machines are available and are still as powerful as they were before.
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| Brocure of 1970 Ford Torino Cobra |
1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda by a stunning 3 2 million
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| 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Orange-Front Angle |
We can be forgiven for thinking that in general tend:cars to lose their value as they age. No matter how excellent the condition a car 40 years old was sold more than three million dollars. It is not likely to get more than a few hundred dollars. Unless, of course, the car will be highly sought after vehicle was a limited edition back in his day.
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| 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Orange-Rear Left View-TopSpeed Collection |
When limited editions tend continue to increase in value as they age, The Hemi Cuda is an even more unique. This vehicle was never intended for sale, but rather was a prototype. For someone who knows about cars, the price of $ 3.2 million is not surprising at all. But for the rest of us, we just dropped our jaws and gape in astonishment at this E-body Hemi Cuda, which was built by hand at the point of Claire Chrysler facility in Michigan -which partly explains the hype-.
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| 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Orange-Left View-TopSpeed Collection |
Go to the Classics Auto Trader to push your bid.
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