1970 Plymouth Cuda 440-6BBL V-Code #'s N96 SURVIVOR 4-spd 53K Trac-Pac

1970 Plymouth Barracuda 'Cuda

Up for auction is my '70 Plymouth V-Code, Trac Pac, Dana, 4spd, B5-Blue, matching #'s, stripe delete 'Cuda. I've owned this car for 15+ years. Car has been garaged essentially its entire life. I am the 4th owner but original owner owned it twice, from 1970-76, and 1986-2003. Mileage is just under 54k from new. I have the ownership history and verified its' history with the orig owner when I acquired it. It is a very special car. It is not listed on any registry as information from the original owner is more than enough to document this car. It has been out of sight essentially since new and locked away in my garage thereafter. This is a rarely seen documented ORIGINAL car.
The car maintains its ORIGINAL motor, transmission, paint & interior. A little history: the header panel was removed from the car and painted sometime in the '70's, so it does not exactly match rest of car. The shaker bubble was also repainted the original silver in the '70's when owner felt it was beginning to turn slightly yellow. It has held up extremely well since then. This was originally a factory undercoat car that which the orig owner scraped clean and painted black soon after it was purchased. The underside of the hood was also painted black in '70's. There are a few touch-ups around the car worth mentioning: one is a minor repair on driver side a-pillar (see pic), and right rear quarter where orig owner backed into something in his garage some 40yrs ago causing a slight crease (see pic, but hard to see unless up close); the quarter may have been painted and I only say that because there is a slight change in how the paint is fading around that area. Then there are some random slight scratches & blemishes that have occurred throughout its life, but which are original to the car. The driver side lug nuts are also still factory left hand thread. On driver seat, there are a couple of areas beginning to split; the dash is MINT; there is small tear in headliner above driver side visor; shoulder seatbelts never down; vin plate never touched.
Throughout my ownership I have made repairs to keep it completely operational. It is NOT a restored car, but maintains its' appearance as it did nearly 50yrs ago but with some replacement parts. Under the hood has been detailed. Everything has been sorted out and everything works as it should, even the clock! It burns a little oil, as most 440's did of that era; I am running 10w-30 AMSOIL (synthetic w/ zinc), and have NEVER run anything but 100 octane (race) fuel in this car since I've owned it. Per the orig owner, the carbs were replaced as a set in 1978 with a set of (correct) California 4spd carbs. I had the primary carb rebuilt, replaced the gas tank & sending unit, fuel lines, vapor separator, fuel pump, master cylinder, entire cooling system (twice), correct fan clutch, oil pan, throwout bearing, clutch disc, flexplate, & pressure plate, shocks, exhaust (last year) with Accurate pipes & mufflers accompanied by NOS resonators dated coded 8-70 (but still has original exhaust tips). The front factory disc brakes are in perfect working order. Also rebuilt the heat riser in right exhaust manifold.
As with most 'Day-2' 1970's mean machines, slight alterations were made to this car (none of which could not be reversed if so desired; I left as is because it's part of the history of this particular 'Cuda). In this case the following: the coil was relocated to the pass side fender; the orig owner put 2 gauges on the firewall under the hood for easy tuning at the track (only the oil pressure one works; disconnected other); carb air switch under the dash is hooked to the choke cable, and a stewart Warner tach was placed in the lower dash and the factory tach in the rallye dash was disconnected. As I said, all works as it should and car runs great!
This 'Cuda was ordered by orig owner with chrome racing mirrors and a 4.10 reared; upon delivery it arrived with body colored mirrors (hence the blue mirrors with chrome bumper) and a 3.54 geared rearend. The orig owner swapped out the 3.54 for a 4.10 decades ago which remains in the car today. 'Cuda also was delivered with same wheel setup as an AAR Cuda with bigger rear tires, but currently all tires are 235-60-15 (have about 1k on them).
'Cuda was accepted to, and on display at CHRYSLERS AT CARLISLE MOPAR SURVIVOR Tent from '99-'02. It is that ORIGINAL! It was also the 2010 SpeeDee Oil Change TV commercial car. See the following link:https://youtu.be/NiZ9fEcbOOw. Air cleaner lid is signed by Ronnie Sox, and shaker bubble is signed by Dick Landy accompanied by a photo at Carlisle of him (Landy) signing it for orig owner.
I think I've covered nearly everything but you can email me with questions at weborthwick@yahoo.com (recommended) or call me and leave message and I'll get back to you at 650-642-7103; my name is Bill. 'Cuda is California titled & registered in my name, so paperwork is CLEAN! The car has NOS 1970 license plates assigned to it via the YOM program here in CA. If buyer is in CA he/she needs to complete proper paperwork to maintain said plates. I'm a hard working guy who loves Mopars; I'm not a dealer; I don't flip cars; it's just time to sell; it rarely sees the pavement and deserves to go to someone to continue to preserve it's originality. You'll probably never see another ORIGINAL vehicle this nice for sale. Reserve is beyond fair for a car of this caliber.
A payment of $500 is due via PayPal within 24hours of auction; remainder of payment (NOT by PayPal) due in full within 7days of auction, by wire transfer, bank/cashier check with verification, or cash. If you need some time to pick up car, I can store for a short period of time as long as payment has been received. I live 20min from SFO airport, and 30min from San Jose airport. Buyer responsible for shipping but I can meet shipper within 5mi of my residence. Included in sale is several old photos of car from 1970's & 80's; and a nice flannel CA car cover ($350 value).

On Mar-11-19 at 20:12:13 PDT, seller added the following information:

I have added a link to youtube to show the car running. The noise you initially hear in the video is the hood 'shaking' on the hinges. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdbii4aBVbs

On Mar-11-19 at 21:05:17 PDT, seller added the following information:

If anyone needs additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask; it's nearly impossible to sum up the condition of this car in just 24 photos. Bill

• Condition: Used
• Make: Plymouth
• Model: Barracuda
• Type: Coupe
• Trim: 'Cuda
• Year: 1970
• Mileage: 53735
• VIN: BS23VOB242195
• Color: Blue
• Engine size: 440-6BBL
• Number of cylinders: 8
• Fuel: Gasoline
• Transmission: Manual
• Drive type: RWD
• Interior color: Black
• Drive side: Left-hand drive
• Vehicle Title: Clear
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