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Offline Moparal

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Re: Any Ragtops In 1973?
« Reply #15 on: December 31, 2009 - 07:17:47 PM »
I have the 72 cuda vert pilot. But it's a 426 not a 318. I can post the vin, but wont do the last 6




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Re: Any Ragtops In 1973?
« Reply #16 on: December 31, 2009 - 07:29:42 PM »
Just passing it along FWIW.  You know what they always say with Mopars, "never say never".
Here is the thread, the poster who said he saw a JH27G2B car was "chargervert", scroll down in the thread to see his story:
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=5695175&an=0&page=3#Post5695175

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Re: Any Ragtops In 1973?
« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2010 - 12:15:28 PM »
what gives it away to me that this isn't a normal production car is the 70-71 marker bezels on the sides instead of the generic plastic ones they used from 72 on...
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Re: Any Ragtops In 1973?
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2010 - 07:48:37 AM »
 I have a book with the Chrysler production numbers for each year for both cuda/chally.

it says 1971 was the last year for the vert: chally 383  4bbl auto    was    126 verts.
                                                           chally 383  4bbl  4speed was     41 verts.


     1971  cuda/barracuda   vert numbers: barracuda 383 4bbl auto was  9  verts
                                                              "        383 4bbl  4speed  was 10 verts
                                                             "         383  4bbl  3speed     0  verts.
                                                         gran coupe 383 4bbl auto       0   verts
                                                         gran coupe 383 4bbl  4speed   17 verts
                                                         gran coupe  383 4bbl  3speed   0  verts

                                                         CUDA   340 4bbl auto      102  verts
                                                            "       340 4bbl 4 speed   30 verts
                                                            "      340 3speed             0  verts
                                                            "       383 4bbl  auto      87  verts
                                                            "       383 4bbl 4speed   33 verts
                                                         "       383 4bbl  3 speed  16 verts
                                                         "       440 6bbl auto    12 verts
                                                         "      440 6bbl 4 speed   5 verts
                                                         "      426 auto              5 verts
                                                      "      426  4speed          2 verts

 Total challenger convertibles  for 1971  was  1,793

    Phew.................hope that helps !!!          :2thumbs:                         
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Re: Any Ragtops In 1973?
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2010 - 04:48:13 PM »
C'mon Alan, everybody knows the 72 hemicuda is a hardtop. Unless of course, you decided to cut the roof off or something...  :poopoke:
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