jjr426
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that thing is cool as hell id love to have it keep posting pics and get that thing up and running id love to see it on the road it will probably freak a bunch of people out. Justin
Hi Sully, certainly looks like my old Cuda.
I sold it to Nigel Cooper who is/was a Facel Vega restorer in Fulham London.
His wife used to drive it everywhere with the hood down and the kids in the back lol.
Those were the days my friend, I thought they'd never end...
If you need any RHD trim bits I have a bunch around here, I did the ALterK front end deal on mine, I'm still waiting for the new RHD rack from Flaming River though. As for skyline vs cuda, no comment- although Norm (Mopar 71) will tell you quite how fast that little car is around the lanes here and it's got a LOT fast since then...
Wonder if its still around?..
See any in wreckers these days?
I'd love to find another dash board., my center is a bit cut up from radio destruction.
Sully, regarding your first post on the RHD Barracuda in NY. I found a gold RHD Barracuda in a junkyard just outside of Binghamton NY. It was just about rusted in half. It was used to deliver mail and the only thing that I removed from it was the mirror delete plate. Years later I ran into a fellow with a RHD Barracuda convertible and it turned out to be the nephew of the owner of the junkyard. He had taken the RHD parts off of the fastback and installed them on the convertible. My big mistake back then was not buying the two 69 Formula S Barracuda Convertibles that he had stashed. Both were 4-speeds, one being a 340 and the other was a 383. He also had a Super Bird with a standard Road Runner nose on it. The dealer removed the original nose and installed the RR nose when the car was new because he couldn’t get anybody to buy it the way it was. The funny thing was that they left the wing on it and he told me that he ran into one of the mechanics who remembered throwing the nose into the dumpster after switch was made.
Interesting that the speedometer is in mph.Man, if you could turn back time, huh?
Does not sound like a UK car though?
Interesting that the speedometer is in mph.
The story goes that the car was purchased in New York City and it was used for mail delivery.Man, if you could turn back time, huh?
Does not sound like a UK car though?
Figured that a RH drive car would be built for export, and the majority of those countries use the metric system. I have read the recent post that the car was used for mail delivery. Which is still interesting. Of all the vehicles that could be special ordered for mail delivery, it seems that a second generation Barracuda would not top the list.Why is that interesting?
Figured that a RH drive car would be built for export, and the majority of those countries use the metric system. I have read the recent post that the car was used for mail delivery. Which is still interesting. Of all the vehicles that could be special ordered for mail delivery, it seems that a second generation Barracuda would not top the list.
Do you have any idea what the up charge was for the RH drive option?Well prepare to be surprised.
Do you have any idea what the up charge was for the RH drive option?
And could any Chrysler/Plymouth dealer order that?
All part of the history of the car.Not a clue, sorry. But the RHD cars where built in the US (maybe Canada as well?) So I cant see that being an issue?