Everybody likes the 71 grille over the 70 TODAY...and i think thats a stretch saying that's even true today to begin with, but back in 1971, most people liked the 70's cleaner look over the 71. I myself thought the 70's were a nicer car....the fish gilled fenders, quad headlites and Biilboard stripes were a little "over the top" IMO. But I bought my first 71 cuda in 1998 and the car really grew on me. If you look at the sales stats, the 70 Barracudas outsold the 71's by over 3 to1.
The reason the 71's are more $$ today is production numbers and that over the top styling, the exact reasons that back in 71 they did not sell as well as the 70 model. Goes to show how time changes our perspective on things!
Back in that time period, people expected a car to change year to year, it was just part of the game. As Chrysler saw the writing on the wall for musclecars, they reduced the $$ spent on the E-bodies as they knew they were going to phase them out. So the 72-74 cars go almost unchanged except for Federal mandated 5MPH bumpers and stripe kits and other such minor changes.
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