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Offline CUDA8U

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THE DAY I WAS CONVERTED TO A MOPAR MAN!!!!!!!
« on: July 20, 2011 - 06:32:37 PM »
I WAS 16 AND 2 OF MY FRIENDS BOUGHT E-BODIES....73 CUDA 340 ,72 CHALL. 340 4SPD AND I WAS CHEVY!!!!

WELL ONE NIGHT A HOPPED UP 78-79 CANARY YELLOW Z28 PULLED INTO TOWN RIPPIN UP THE STREETS,AFTER PLAYIN WITH THIS GUY AROUND TOWN (MISSING 2ND GEAR BY THE WAY) MY BUDDY CHALLENGED THIS GUY TO RACE JUST OUT SIDE OF TOWN WITH HIS CHALL.  WELL THE SMOKE WAS ROLLIN OFF BOTH FISH TAILIN DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND INTO 3RD WE WENT 1/2 A CAR BEHIND AND BY THE TIME WE RED LINED AND SHIFTED TO FORTH THAT Z28 WAS FALLIN BEHIND BAD!!!! 3 MORE RACES AND 3 MORE LOSSES ......NEVER SEEN THAT Z28 AGAIN!!!!!!

 THIS CHALL. WAS A SPECIAL ORDER 340 WITH X-HEADS I BELIEVE,SMOKED A BIT,NO 2ND GEAR AND WAS BAGGED OUT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

THE CUDA ATE MANY CORVETTES ON OUR WAY TO EDMONTON ASWELL. THIS CUDA WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OVER 150MPH  I DON'T KNOW HOW ACURATE IT WAS BUT THE POWER POLES WERE FLYING BY LIKE FENCE POSTS!! :canada:




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Re: THE DAY I WAS CONVERTED TO A MOPAR MAN!!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2011 - 10:31:10 PM »
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Re: THE DAY I WAS CONVERTED TO A MOPAR MAN!!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2011 - 09:03:37 AM »

THE CUDA ATE MANY CORVETTES ON OUR WAY TO EDMONTON ASWELL. THIS CUDA WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OVER 150MPH



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Re: THE DAY I WAS CONVERTED TO A MOPAR MAN!!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2011 - 12:09:41 AM »
If you were around Edmonton I probably know you . I was around Edmonton in the early 80s

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Re: THE DAY I WAS CONVERTED TO A MOPAR MAN!!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2011 - 01:00:10 AM »
Pretty sure no 72's had X heads, more like J and U   cool story tho.  And if you thought 72 and 73's had power, the older high compression e bodies had a little more.  Emissions slowed the muscle cars down after 71.

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Re: THE DAY I WAS CONVERTED TO A MOPAR MAN!!!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2011 - 09:12:25 PM »


THE CUDA ATE MANY CORVETTES ON OUR WAY TO EDMONTON ASWELL.  :screwy:   :poopoke:

1970 Plymouth 'Cuda.  Matching numbers 440 U Code, 4 speed pistol grip, Rallye dash, AM 8 Track, Shaker hood, 15 inch rallye wheels, Dana 60 4.10, Super Track Pak.  One of 134 - 440 "U" coupes codes built in 1970 and one of 100 - 440 Super Track Paks built in 1970.

Restoration pictures at:  http://spanks4thememory.smugmug.com/Cars/70-Cuda/7240639_M24oi#465274575_2MBqW
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"usraptr" = United States raptor - bird of prey = United States Bald Eagle.  FYI, somebody else thought of it first so I had to drop the "O" in raptor.