Check out this 1971 Barracuda I saw

[Throckmorton]

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

 

[BUTCH1]

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)..

 

[Throckmorton]

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

If it's on the car I'm guessing it's original. No one would ruin a classic car like that with a non-original decal!

Edit: Yep http://imgur.com/edVdFAF.jpg

 

[Jumpem]

Slower than a modern day WRX.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Slower than a modern day WRX.

Yeah, but it makes up for that by getting horrible mileage.

 

[olds]

Yeah, but it makes up for that by getting horrible mileage.

And giving you a million more man points.

 

[Raduque]

And giving you a million more man points.

And being more fun to drive.

 

[phucheneh]

And being more fun to drive.

If you like donuts.

Sweet car, though. Anyone who doesn't like billboards on an old mopar is a heathen infidel.

 

[twinrider1]

Slower than a modern day WRX.

Yea, but just listen.

 

[Throckmorton]

Slower than a modern day WRX.

I don't think it's stock, considering it chirped those massive tires in 3rd gear. By chirp I mean a long chirp, like chirrrrp

 

[etrigan420]

 

[Pacfanweb]

And giving you a million more man points.

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.

 

[natto fire]

Slower than a modern day WRX.

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?

 

[JulesMaximus]

:thumbsup: I LOL'd!

 

[JulesMaximus]

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.

You're assuming anyone who owns one of these Cudas is under the age of 50.

Moar keyboard racing...

 

[LTC8K6]

I don't think it's stock, considering it chirped those massive tires in 3rd gear. By chirp I mean a long chirp, like chirrrrp

Stock was apparently pretty stout.

http://www.allpar.com/mopar/hemi/dyno-test.html

 

[nerp]

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.

 

[Jumpem]

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.

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.

 

[Jumpem]

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.

See the post above. I have experience with both.

 

[Throckmorton]

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.

You mean that Cuda is 1 second slower to 60 than mine?

But what about with modern tires?

 

[Ketchup]

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.

 

[BUTCH1]

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.

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..

 

[Ketchup]

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

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!

 

[Zenmervolt]

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!

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.

 

[cardiac]

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.

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......