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Check out this 1971 Barracuda I saw

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It must have had some insane power... He chirped his tires in 2nd and 3rd gear and white smoke came out the exhaust

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Is the "Hemi" decal original? other than that sweet ride, that huge decal breaks up the great body lines of the car IMO..

EDIT: OK, yea, that's factory for that car, I guess it would hurt it's value to take it off but it would look less cheesy (although this car had the balls to back up the cheese)..
 
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oldsmoboat said:
And giving you a million more man points.
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If it gave you ANY man-points, it'd be more.

And a WRX is NOT faster than a freaking Hemi Cuda, even with the Cuda on that old rubber. Equalize things and let the Cuda take advantage of modern rubber and it's an even bigger gap. Not even close to begin with, actually.

If you have one of these Cudas, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that not only is it worth more now than 2 brand new WRX's, it's worth more now, at 30+ years old, than any WRX will be worth at any point in the future as it ages. Assuming any are still around in 30 years.
 
Jumpem said:
Slower than a modern day WRX.
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But how does it compare to a medieval day WRX? Renaissance? What about when a few modern day technologies are applied to the 'cuda? Give the WRX carbs and bias-ply tires? What about if both were pushed off a cliff?
 
Pacfanweb said:
If it gave you ANY man-points, it'd be more.

And a WRX is NOT faster than a freaking Hemi Cuda, even with the Cuda on that old rubber. Equalize things and let the Cuda take advantage of modern rubber and it's an even bigger gap. Not even close to begin with, actually.

If you have one of these Cudas, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that not only is it worth more now than 2 brand new WRX's, it's worth more now, at 30+ years old, than any WRX will be worth at any point in the future as it ages. Assuming any are still around in 30 years.
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You're assuming anyone who owns one of these Cudas is under the age of 50. 🙄

Moar keyboard racing...
 
Faster than a WRX? Pfftt. Do people even remember the golden era of the Hemis? Apparently not. The 71 hemi Cuda was a BEAST. Hell, even a Chrysler Newport with the 440 Magnum could beat a modern fart-o-matic 4-banger.
 
Pacfanweb said:
If it gave you ANY man-points, it'd be more.

And a WRX is NOT faster than a freaking Hemi Cuda, even with the Cuda on that old rubber. Equalize things and let the Cuda take advantage of modern rubber and it's an even bigger gap. Not even close to begin with, actually.

If you have one of these Cudas, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that not only is it worth more now than 2 brand new WRX's, it's worth more now, at 30+ years old, than any WRX will be worth at any point in the future as it ages. Assuming any are still around in 30 years.
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A WRX is 4.7 seconds to 60. The Hemi Cuda is 5.8. 🙂

My STi was surely quicker than my uncle's 440 Charger.
 
nerp said:
Faster than a WRX? Pfftt. Do people even remember the golden era of the Hemis? Apparently not. The 71 hemi Cuda was a BEAST. Hell, even a Chrysler Newport with the 440 Magnum could beat a modern fart-o-matic 4-banger.
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See the post above. I have experience with both.
 
Good video. If you put the power of that hemi on a modern chassis, suspension, tires, that could handle the torque, it would blow away a WRX, not to mention sound amazing. There is a reason Hemi's were banned from NASCAR. And at stock that car would spin the tires in all 4 gears. I know for a fact that a '70 Chevelle SS 454 does the same.
 
ketchup79 said:
Good video. If you put the power of that hemi on a modern chassis, suspension, tires, that could handle the torque, it would blow away a WRX, not to mention sound amazing. There is a reason Hemi's were banned from NASCAR. And at stock that car would spin the tires in all 4 gears. I know for a fact that a '70 Chevelle SS 454 does the same.
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Keep in mind that ALL the big three were deliberately reporting the HP less than it actually was to try and keep insurance costs down (and car sales up). Even if a WRX is faster there's something about the sex appeal of the '60's and early '70's cars that endures, that's why that car is probably worth 80K as-is..
 
BUTCH1 said:
Keep in mind that ALL the big three were deliberately reporting the HP less than it actually was to try and keep insurance costs down
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I remember seeing that. I remember feeling it too. My uncle took me for a ride in his '68 Mustang GT CJ with the 428. 335 HP my arse!
 
ketchup79 said:
I remember seeing that. I remember feeling it too. My uncle took me for a ride in his '68 Mustang GT CJ with the 428. 335 HP my arse!
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I still love Chevy's under-rating of the L88 in the Corvette. They rated the L71 at 435 horsepower and the L88 at "only" 430 to keep people who weren't going to be racing the car from ordering the L88.
 
Zenmervolt said:
I still love Chevy's under-rating of the L88 in the Corvette. They rated the L71 at 435 horsepower and the L88 at "only" 430 to keep people who weren't going to be racing the car from ordering the L88.
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Back in the early 70's, Nickey Chevrolet (Chicago) dyno'd a stock L88 and rumor has it that it was just shy of 600 hp......
 
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