Here’s a cuda story for you-It’s kinda long (sorry) and it used to be posted on completelycudas web site owned by cuda zappa long ago-
It was a little after new year’s in 1971, I was a 7 year old kid that was really into cars. I was out riding by bike (my first taste of freedom and speed). As I turn the corner from our house, I see this brand new beautiful black 1971 cuda-black paint, black vinyl top, gilled fenders, black 340 billboard stripes, with fog lights, luggage rack (I wasn’t too fond of the luggage rack) and rallye hood. I thought that was the coolest car in the world!! I decided to ride a little closer to get a better look. As I cruised in for a closer inspection-WHAM-I get hit by a by this stream of cold water.
I stop my bike to see who wet me, and I find out it was my neighbor Mr. Dean. He warns me not to scratch it because he just bought it. I then ask him if I can get a closer look-so he then waves me over-as I am looking the car over-Mr. Dean is telling me about all the equipment that was on the car. He mentions it was the show room car at the Pasadena Dodge Plymouth dealer and the salesman says the dealership owner was trying to get one of each hp special engine (426 hemi, 440 sixpak, and 340) options in quadruple black cars and this was the first one delieved. It is equipped with the typical cuda fare but with, A/C, power windows, rear defogger and black leather seating, ect…
That summer I would go and help him wash and wax it because it was such a cool car, and I asked him when he got tired of it, would he sell it to me. Well 30 yrs later-he came over and asked me if I still wanted the whole Plymouth-of course-I said yes!
I am so lucky he has always been and still is a man of his word!
And I still have it through all the up and downs in the economy…never thought of ever selling it! It s gonna be my coffin.
