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Offline cudadave72

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Has enyone every seen...
« on: January 13, 2008 - 10:35:15 PM »
The car that started my love for the E-body was my uncles 1972 Gran Coupe Barracuda. It was loaded with the ralley gauges, stripes and vinyl roof. For all accounts it was about as nice of a 318 car as you could get. The strangest thing about this car is that he bought it brand new and it was equipped with round "opera window" in the rear quarter section of the roof. Its the only Barracuda I've ever seen this way. Before I bought my 'Cuda I searched extensively for this particular car or one like it but came up with nothing. I do know this is that the glass was stamped with the Chrysler pentistar. I have a couple of pictures of the car when it was new and will try to scan the pictures but in the mean time has anyone else every seen this??????

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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2008 - 10:55:18 PM »
Definitely need to see those pics.  Any luck with the scanner??    :dunno:

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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2008 - 11:02:19 PM »
Just posted this 5 minutes ago so you might have to give me a couple days to try to figure out how to post up 35 year old pics. Just another tid bit of info is that the car was bought new in Charlotte NC in 1972 and was sold/traded to a local used car lot in Concord NC in 1988.
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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2008 - 11:05:34 PM »
Sounds like a Barracuda we would all like to see pictures of.


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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2008 - 11:13:07 PM »
got a scanner hooked up to yer putor?

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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2008 - 01:54:11 AM »
This sounds kinda familiar.  I remember a Cuda/Challenger mentioned here a while ago with opera windows.....
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340, AT, Code TB3=Super Blue, SBD=8/17/1971.  Yes, a Rallye without the fender louvers from the factory because of the body side molding option.

Pic #2 and 3 of my ARII 1/24 scale model car 

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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2008 - 02:32:07 AM »
la la la la la la la la la

me me me me me me me me me

Sorry guys, That was my Opera voice.
Now i need a car :popcorn:
« Last Edit: January 14, 2008 - 06:33:23 AM by hemiken »
1970 Barracuda   (O^--^===|===^--^O)
1971 Barracuda   (O O {]{]{]|[}[}[} O O)
1970 Challenger  (O O [======R/T=] O O)
1971 Challenger  (O O ===== ===== O O)
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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2008 - 06:44:05 AM »
Is this the car?

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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2008 - 06:46:40 AM »
Hey Finoke,


That sure looks like an Opera window to me buddy, we will have to wait to see what the other guys say.  :sleeping:
1970 Barracuda   (O^--^===|===^--^O)
1971 Barracuda   (O O {]{]{]|[}[}[} O O)
1970 Challenger  (O O [======R/T=] O O)
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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2008 - 06:54:06 AM »
Hey Finoke,

That sure looks like an Opera window to me buddy:

I would say so too  :roflsmiley: I think I stole those pics from this site awhile back. I would like to see the 35 year old pictures scanned and posted!

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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2008 - 08:41:21 AM »
Is this the car?

Cool!   I think that's the one I was thinking of...how many could there be?   :dunno:
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340, AT, Code TB3=Super Blue, SBD=8/17/1971.  Yes, a Rallye without the fender louvers from the factory because of the body side molding option.

Pic #2 and 3 of my ARII 1/24 scale model car 

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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2008 - 09:08:33 AM »
No Gran Coupes or opera windows in `72 unless it was a one off prototype.Probably dealer or owner added at some point.Any vin or fender tag info?
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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2008 - 09:58:45 AM »
That thing's crazy, never seen that before.   :o

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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2008 - 01:16:14 PM »
That thing's crazy, never seen that before.   :o
:iagree:  Very unique! 

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Re: Has enyone every seen...
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2008 - 01:19:10 PM »
Never seen one like that and I have seen some pretty strange things before.  Bet it was dealer installed.
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