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Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« on: October 09, 2013 - 08:45:01 PM »
Mike's ride...  8)

Looks like a '72 with a '71 nose?  Or actually a '71 Vert with a '72 tail panel?  Any discussion on this?



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Re: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2013 - 08:45:41 PM »


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: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2013 - 08:46:41 PM »
But wait a minute...look at the tail panel now...  :clueless:

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: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2013 - 08:48:27 PM »
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: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2013 - 08:52:49 PM »
Just found some info.  Other cool brady trivia too  :):

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063878/trivia

The Bradys all drove Chrysler Corporation vehicles (until the final season). Mike Brady drove a 1968 blue Dodge Polara convertible in the pilot; a 1969 Plymouth Fury III convertible also blue; second season a 1970 Plymouth Fury III convertible in blue; a 1970 blue Plymouth Barracuda convertible in year three; a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda convertible in year three (in one episode it has a rear clip from the '72 Barracuda; Plymouth dropped the Barracuda convertible in 1971); also there was a 1972 blue Chevrolet Impala convertible; a red 1973 Chevrolet Caprice convertible; and a dark red 1974 Chevrolet Caprice convertible in year five (the one Greg and Marcia used for their "driving test"). The "Bradys" 1974 dark red Caprice was also used in an episode of The Odd Couple in 1975. Carol, on the other hand, drove five different Plymouth Satellite station wagons, one representing each year from 1969 through '73. The '69 took the Bunch on an overnight camping trip in season one; the '71 took them to the Grand Canyon in season three; and the '72 was involved in a fender bender in the later part of that same season. The vehicles were loaned to Paramount by the Chrysler Corporation and The Chevrolet motor Division for filming. Incidentally, the 1969 Plymouth Fury III convertible that "Mike Brady" drove was recently restored to showroom condition.
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: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2013 - 09:03:20 PM »
That's really cool.
I was too young to watch this show, but I have seen it here and there.
Never realized Mike drove several cuda's.

So, did they just switch the rear tail panel on the 71 so that it looked like it was a new car in 72 or 73?
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Re: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2013 - 10:03:08 PM »
Where are they now ?

Hemicuda clones :stirpot:
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« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2013 - 11:17:28 PM »
I was really surprised they din,t have a GC Convert with the picnic rack on the trunk. The Brady's would have used it.  :poopoke:

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« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2013 - 12:56:39 AM »
Where are they now ?

Hemicuda clones :stirpot:

Or destroyed by Nash bridges, which really, means they are hemi cuda clones anyway, so it right on the money alan
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Re: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2013 - 07:48:04 AM »
I assume these cars were slant sixes?
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Re: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2013 - 11:40:34 AM »
Looks like a '72 with a '71 nose?  Or actually a '71 Vert with a '72 tail panel?  Any discussion on this?

IIRC, the Mod Squad Challenger that's been for sale since the Earth cooled off started life as a 71, but was modified to represent a 72 for that model year, making it (if all that is true) the only factory 72 convertible. Mike might have had similar surgery to his ride.


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Re: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2013 - 11:47:24 AM »
IIRC, the Mod Squad Challenger that's been for sale since the Earth cooled off started life as a 71, but was modified to represent a 72 for that model year, making it (if all that is true) the only factory 72 convertible. Mike might have had similar surgery to his ride.
Interesting.


I assume these cars were slant sixes?
That would be to assume.  Without badging, they could be anything.
Anyone know any details?
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Re: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2013 - 06:02:10 PM »


So, did they just switch the rear tail panel on the 71 so that it looked like it was a new car in 72 or 73?

They did that also in the original Gone in 60 Seconds.  They put a '72 Challenger grill on a '71.
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: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2013 - 07:24:34 PM »
i use to have a '70 Fury III convertible  :smokin:

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Re: Brady Bunch Barracuda pics...
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2013 - 07:29:27 PM »
C bodies are cool.    We used to have 1969 Chrysler Newport. 
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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