71 cuda "ugly duckling"

[Jamie]

 I cannot believe I spoke to a mopar nut today at a jersey swap meet who owns a 70 cuda,and he called the 71 an "ugly duckling" and then confirmed his feelings with "red headed stepchild from chrysler". I felt like someone called my kid ugly!!!!  I just thought it was funny and wanted to share        
  By the way I walked in some coldass weather with a pocket full of cash looking at chevy parts,like 200 vendors and do not recall a mopar part other than a pair of 69 charger quarters and 2  14" rally`s . I am not going to another parts event until all-chysler carlisle.

[67vertman]

Forget him.  "one man's ugly duckling is another man's golden goose"

I like both of them.......

[TorOrange]

  Someone should tell him its the same body shape. You should steal his 70 and mail it to me 

[moparclown]

Actually I think it was motor trend or car and driver when they test drove the 71 Cuda said the same thing
Just an opinion by one person and beauty is in the eyes of the beholder

[brads70]

71 is THE year to have with the Cuda! 

[AARCUDADEN]

Forget him.  "one man's ugly duckling is another man's golden goose"

I like both of them.......

And by the sound of that statemnt he made doesn't sound much like a true Mopar kind of guy anyways.

[the_engineers]

It's the best, even better than a Challenger

[Chryco Psycho]

I have never been called normal so my opinion that the 70 is the nicer car should not surprise you !!
I woiuldn`t call the 71 Ugly , I just prefer the cleaner look of the 70 .

[TorOrange]

I have never been called normal so my opinion that the 70 is the nicer car should not surprise you !!
I woiuldn`t call the 71 Ugly , I just prefer the cleaner look of the 70 .

   

[aris_unlimited]

I actually prefer the 71 to the 70. But I love my 72 more than both of them.....because it's mine lol.

I also know how you feel about the swap meet having no mopar parts. The biggest local car show has a swap meet every year and last year there was only one guy that had mopar parts (the same guy I bought my 'cuda from, and I had no use for the model 70 specific parts).

I also go to the biggest car show/swap meet in the state every year. And while they had a few more mopar parts....pickings were real slim.

[torredcuda]

I have never been called normal so my opinion that the 70 is the nicer car should not surprise you !!
I woiuldn`t call the 71 Ugly , I just prefer the cleaner look of the 70 .

   Me three!

I think the `71 is a little more in-your-face aggresive and some may think it is too much-almost gaudy.I like both but the `70 is just a cleaner,smoother look.

[cuda]

Just his opinion i guess....i prefer the 71 grill to the 70 grill but i give both cars 2 thumbs up  

[Road_Runner]

Not a slam to any year, but if I were building a Franken-Cuda I'd pick 70 tail lights & a 72-74 grille.  72 fender gills might make the cut, too. 

Later, Jim

[acudanut]

Not a slam to any year, but if I were building a Franken-Cuda I'd pick 70 tail lights & a 72-74 grille.  72 fender gills might make the cut, too. 

Later, Jim

YUCK..If you can't afford a 71, Don't knock it.

[drewcrane]

If they are so damn ugly why are they worth so much?