Plymouth Cuda 1970, Estados Unidos

Plymouth Cuda 1970, Estados Unidos
Motor: 440/390HP
Exterior: Preto (Black Velvet)
Interior: Preto
Fotografia

HIGHLIGHTS

1 of 852 V-Code automatic Cuda Hardtops produced in 1970

Broadcast sheet

Factory TX9 Black Velvet/Black leather interior car

440 6 BBL V-8 engine

Torqueflite automatic transmission

A32 Super Performance Axle Package

Power steering and brakes

Rallye hood with hold-down pins

Red 440 hockey stripes

Bucket seats and center console

6-way adjustable driver seat

Slap Stik shifter

Rare overhead console

Rallye instrument cluster

Goodyear Polyglas tires

Styled road wheels

Full size spare with jack kits

V is for Victory, but it also means something special to Mopar aficionados who pay attention to that fifth digit in the VIN tag. Cars like this example, one of 852 V-Code automatic Cuda hardtops produced in 1970, got a V when the factory planted the hot 440 6-BBL engine down between the front fenders. That this highly optioned car features not only that but very rare factory-correct TX9 Black Velvet paint coupled to red hockey stripes and a black leather interior makes it an exceptional standout. Of course, under the scalloped sport hood is the 390 HP 440 6-BBL V-8 engine with dual exhaust from cast-iron manifolds, an open-element air cleaner, Chrysler electronic ignition and power brake booster. Born for the nightlife, it is backed by the TorqueFlite automatic transmission and the Super Performance Axle Package, which included the 4.10 Sure Grip Dana 60 axle, power front disc brakes and heavy-duty cooling equipment. The Rally hood features J45 hold-down pins, while other Cuda dress-ups like road lamps, ribbed rocker moldings, valance-exit exhaust tips and the aforementioned 440 callout hockey stripes complete it. Inside is also quite upscale, as the car got the leather-upholstered high-backed bucket seats including the deluxe six-way adjustable driver seat, center console with round-knob Slap-Stik shifter, Rallye instrument cluster with tach and clock, radio, dual outside body-color mirrors and the rarely seen overhead console option. Of course, Cuda identification is on both inside and outside locations, with chrome ‘cuda 440-6 hood tags. In keeping with a refined theme, this car wears 14-inch styled road wheels and raised white-letter Goodyear Polyglas tires, allowing for a full-size spare with jack kits to be put in the trunk. The Cuda as an E-body was in its inaugural year in 1970, and it proved to be popular despite a rapidly changing marketplace. This stylish example, combining beautiful color choices, a premium interior, careful attention to overall appearance and V-code power to spare, would be hard to top: Victory, indeed.