Plymouth Cuda 1971, Estados Unidos

Plymouth Cuda 1971, Estados Unidos
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If you dislike eye-searing, head-tuning attention wherever you show up, this amazing 1971 Cuda is probably not going to help you. After all, this car presents in its factory-correct color combination and looks very similar to the example that was displayed with Plymouth’s Rapid Transit System tour in ’71. Coupled with the extensive options that were offered on the ’71 design, the car is covered in correct Curious Yellow paint contrasted with a dramatic black top, factory billboards, shaker scoop and interior. Together, these facets are an unmistakable representation of this final year of big-block E-body Mopars.

Under the quivering shaker is the original matching-numbers 383 Magnum V-8 engine, the mainstay standard engine of the Cuda line and an icon in its own right. The B-series engine is in turn backed by the A727 TorqueFlite automatic transmission, and this car features both power steering and power brakes. The exterior is highlighted by the large billboards with 383 callouts, hood pins, sport mirrors, front and rear spoilers, the factory backlight louver package, dual exhaust ending in chrome tips, road lamps and fender-mounted turn signals. As seen, there are front and rear elastomeric bumpers on this car today as well. Inside, light wood-grain accenting lends a touch of class to the bucket seats with center console and Slap-Stik T-handle shifter, the Rallye instrument cluster, AM/FM radio and three-spoke steering wheel. With both the light and molding packages on this car, the crowning touches are the 15-inch Rallye wheels with wide Goodyear Polyglas GT F60-15 tires.

Well-remembered as one of the most extreme packages to ever emerge from Detroit, the 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda has helped define the entire muscle car era, with all variations now in serious demand on today’s market. The fact that this beautiful 383-powered example restored by Paul Christopherson of Lincoln, Nebraska, features a factory shaker hood, billboard graphics and backlight louvers only adds to its desirability.