74 cuda tooling car

[Plum6Pak]

I would do some serious checking into what this is before I did anything to it, this may be the only one like this left, if it is, got a rare find for sure!  :thumbs:

[Moparmatt]

Try calling up the Walter P. Chrysler Historical Foundation... they might have some info.

Seems like a pretty rare automobile, though. My guess would be that the "tooling body" was made up to test the accuracy of the toolings for the body panels. It could have been gridded off so that they could check for accuracy to the prototypes square by square.

[Street_Challenged73]

All I can say is that car is really "different", but in a good way.  I'd be leaning more towards what Plum6Pak and MoparMatt suggested, instead of the racing theme. :dontknow:  Either way, it is definitely something that belongs in a class of it's own. Thanks for posting the pics 4C and especially focal 7 for giving me some new knowledge about a car I thought I knew nearly every aspect about. :thumbs:

[Plum6Pak]

Hey Focal7, if it was me, I'd just dump it as fast as you could, who wuold want a car with all those silly lines on it?    Want to sell it to me? hehe, just kidding, that's a very interesting car you have there, it will be even more interesting once you get to the bottom of the mystery tool time car!!   :thumbs:

[JS27N0B]

Makes you wonder why there was a tooling mock-up of a 74 car?? the body panels would have all been done for 1970. Very interesting, I would shoot the pics to http://www.gvgovier.com/  Galen might have an answer, or someone willing to pay big bucks for the car!!

[71'cuda340]

I think this car is something special.  I work on an aircraft assembly line and we had the first few "tooling" aircraft that came through that were never intended to be finished.  They were just like practice planes to set up all the machines, robot arms, etc.  when starting a new assembly line.  If that is what this car is, then I think it would be vary rare and should be in a muesem or something.    :dontknow:

[74MOPAR]

 There was an article on a very restored Yellow 74 Cuda about a year + 1/2 ago in one of the Mopar magazines.
 The guy had done a very extensive resto. Reason I mention is that he found that the body lines on his car weren't as "crisp" as those from say 70/71.
 His reasoning was that the steel molds for the panels had worn down over the years, and 5 years after introduction had "eroded" some.
 
 I say clear coat over the pencil squares if it can be proved it was relavent to settting up the production line for fitment issues.
 Way cooler than another orange/ purple body.  Congrats to your friend for not fudging with it all these years !!

[focal 7]

I truely appreciate all comments on this car. I am going to do as JS27NOB has suggested, I have a Wed. PM consultation appointment with Mr. Gaylon Govier by phone. With all info on the car along with some 1st generation photos maybe we can come up with a satisfying result. While I will keep everyone posted, I would still like to entertain any further comments. Thanks to all.   MK
 

[Moparmatt]

I would strongly advise that you call the WPC museum/historical society before paying Govier for the privledge of talking to him...

[AllGreen70RT]

I think Moparmatt and Plum6Pak are pretty close to the money with their comments. I have seen a few of these 'tooling" bodies over the years, complete with gridlines. They are used for various aspects of pre-production tooling setup. I am very surprised one of these survived much less was sold. They are typically destroyed. I would think the Chrysler Museum or diehard collector may be interested in body.