Nash Bridges Shaker Cuda' Hood used during an episode

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I am a long time lurker and first time poster! A friend of mine who has owned many Mopars including a Nash Bridges car is looking to part with this hood. It was used during an episode of Nash Bridges. I have searched the internet far and wide and am having a tough time coming up with a value on it. Hopefully someone on the board can lend a hand with some guidance. Thank You in advance for any advice you can offer!

Here is information from the episode it was in:

The hood was used on his 1970 Plymounth Cuda Convertable for the episode 89 titled "Rip Off" which originally aired on 12/17/1999. Nash has just had his car cleaned and detailed. A silent alarm call comes in from Harvey. A three man crew has just robbed Prince's Coin Shop. Waiting outside is getaway driver Mickey. Another four man crew of ski-masked robbers rip off the original robbers, taking their loot amidst machine gun fire. Nash and Joe arrive to arrest the original crew. Ernie Vesper, head of the original robbery crew, denies everything (since the loot was stolen). Mickey is arrested inside a dumpster. Mickey bargains for full immunity in exchange for information on Vesper's crew - Nash grants the full immunity. Nash has Evan brought into their latest off-duty case. Evan is to be evaluated to see if he is still fit to be in the SIU. Joe and Evan investigate Frank Harding's mysterious kidnapping of his son Frank Jr. five years ago. Forty thousand dollars was left on his door step on the anniversary of his kidnapping - the exact same amount of the ransom money. Nash's beloved 'Cuda has been tagged by a graffiti artist named "Lover 101." Nash hires Boz Bishop, a former tagger himself, to locate "Lover 101."Mickey's information leads to Brenda Valdez. Brenda is married to Rocco Valdez, head of the other robbery crew. But Brenda has been cheating on Rocco with Vesper's cousin. She denies being the link to the rip off robbery, but she does tip off Nash to Rocco's next planned jewelry store robbery. Mickey is released from jail.Joe and Harvey follow Rocco. Rocco meets Mickey to hire Mickey for his next robbery. Joe follows Mickey back to the SIU, where Mickey tells Joe of Rocco's next robbery. Rocco pulls off the jewelry store robbery, but is ripped off by another ski-masked robbery crew. Harvey and police back-up arrest both crews, but everybody refuses to talk. It is obvious that Mickey has set them all up - including the SIU.Evan does a trace of the ransom money, but it leads nowhere, as does an interview with the daughter Cynthia. Joe discovers that Frank Jr. sold his car two days after the kidnapping to a Tara Browning. Tara tells Joe that Frank Jr. left for Europe. But Tara's fingerprints reveal that she/he is Frank Jr. Joe is also disappointed in Evan's performance on the case. Boz leads Nash to the graffiti artist "Lover 101" but then the 'Cuda hood is stolen. Nash and Boz locate the 'Cuda hood in an art gallery, where it is sold as a piece of art known as "Hood from the Hood." The gallery owner Maximillian bought the hood from Nathan for $15,000. But Nathan refuses to cooperate by refunding the money. Maximillian is set to ship the 'Cuda hood to an art collector in Stuttgard, Germany. Nash figures out that Mickey is hiding the robbery loot in a toxic waste container at his hospital job. Nash and Caitlin confiscate the loot, but are unable to arrest Mickey because he has been granted full immunity. Boz saves Nash's 'Cuda hood by creating a piece of art from Maximillian's BMW hood - Boz and Maximillian exchange hoods. Joe decides not to tell Frank Harding that his son is still alive, though living as a woman - Joe refunds the retainer money.
 

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good thing it's not the shaker, that thing was made outta bondo at miracle auto painting in alameda. i worked there at the time.those cars were junk all of them except the real hemi car . and it was rarely used.
 
If this is the same hood it was also in Mopar Collectors Guide magazine when they did an article. I think it was about the last of the shows and what they were going to do with the cars.

A few of the cars have been restored and the yellow color is a mix of school bus yellow, because it showed up better on camera.

If you could get the hood signed by a few of the cast it would be a tad more collectiable I would think.

I would look for shops that deal in memoribalia and try to sell to them and I really don't think its going to be major money for the hood but I could be wrong.

It is a neat piece and I really loved the show and wish they kept it on.
 
Thank You for the info!

The hood will be listed on ebay with a $500 starting bid and no reserve. Hopefully it goes to another Mopar nut who will enjoy it just as much as he did!
 
i know this tread is 2 years old but if you still know who owns this hood i would be intrested in buying it
 
That's gotta be the stupidest lookin thing in the whole history of the universe. Ever.
 
stupid cupid...and why does he have a ***** in his mouth?
 
i went to high school with don johnson and hie brothers. they thought they was better than every one else. he wont even say he is from Wichita. i would not even walk across the street to talk to him. course he wouldnt talk to me, after all he IS better than every one else.
 
that sux! I thought he'd bee a cool dude....he DID drive a hemi 'cuda once.
 
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