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Offline Topcat

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pre production Cuda
« on: April 10, 2008 - 11:00:22 PM »
The old timers from a few years ago will remeber this. It was posted here 2-3 years ago. 

Remember that Cuda that had the lines all over it? For measuring the body before it went to production?
Who had it and where is it now? Was wondering what will or has become of it.
Mike, Fremont, CA.





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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2008 - 11:06:23 PM »
I'm not an old timer and I remember it, but I have no idea what happened to it or remember where I saw it.
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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2008 - 11:18:46 PM »
It was in a mopar magazine last year-someone bought it and is restoring it

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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2008 - 11:49:55 PM »
That must be where I saw it.
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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2008 - 12:01:02 AM »
The 1974 model, right? I would love to know too.

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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2008 - 07:43:02 AM »
do you mean this one?

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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2008 - 09:23:55 AM »
Thats the one!!

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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2008 - 10:10:43 AM »
For those confusing people such as I, a little more background?   :dunno:

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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2008 - 10:25:45 AM »
Yeah, how is 1974 pre-production..............  :dunno:
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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2008 - 10:32:43 AM »
It isn't a '74, it's a '70, and the car was in Mopar Muscle.  Afraid I don't remember which issue, but as TC said, it was 2-3 years ago.  IIRC, the car was put together with pre-production body parts and the lines are to assist the engineers to make sure that the body panels coming out of the forms would line up correctly on the car before allowing the machinery to go into full production.  Every mass-produced vehicle has at least one model like this, but they're usually crushed.  I don't remember the circumstances that led to this one surviving.
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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2008 - 11:36:20 AM »
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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2008 - 11:44:44 AM »
Judging by the marker lights and bumper guards the car is a 74.
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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2008 - 09:31:46 PM »
And by the title of the pictures. ;)

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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2008 - 11:17:06 PM »
And by the title of the pictures. ;)

Good eye.
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Offline NoMope Greg

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Re: pre production Cuda
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2008 - 11:35:59 PM »
I've e-mailed Mopar Muscle to see if they'll send me the article.  If I get a response, I'll post it.
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