1970 Hemi Cuda

[aussiemark]

How are the hood pin cables supposed to be routed? I replaced mine and just followed the original routing which looks the same as this car.

[70 Challenger Lover]

I was watching some mecum auctions yesterday from earlier in 2018. A collector was selling five of his hemi cars, one being a black 70 Cuda and another being a plum crazy 70 Challenger, all back to back auctions. Both the e bodies were beautifully restored top notch numbers matching 4 speed cars. The Cuda only got up to 180k but the challenger reached 240k. That's a huge difference. Especially when Cudas have traditionally been a bit higher in values.

It really made me think just how volatile prices must be at those higher levels. If the same auction occurred at a different city in a different time of year, we might have seen the Cuda at 240k and the challenger at 180k. 500k seems absurd for this car. I know he's hoping for a miracle but I would imagine that high dollar cars like this are generally bought by collectors who know the market a bit better.

[E74cuda]

I was watching some mecum auctions yesterday from earlier in 2018. A collector was selling five of his hemi cars, one being a black 70 Cuda and another being a plum crazy 70 Challenger, all back to back auctions. Both the e bodies were beautifully restored top notch numbers matching 4 speed cars. The Cuda only got up to 180k but the challenger reached 240k. That's a huge difference. Especially when Cudas have traditionally been a bit higher in values.

It really made me think just how volatile prices must be at those higher levels. If the same auction occurred at a different city in a different time of year, we might have seen the Cuda at 240k and the challenger at 180k. 500k seems absurd for this car. I know he's hoping for a miracle but I would imagine that high dollar cars like this are generally bought by collectors who know the market a bit better.

The cars that go through auctions and don't bid to the amount that they should always have something wrong. Reasons mostly are, rebody, no history or documentation, fake tags. Watching an auction on TV, most cars look good. People mostly don't consider the possible negatives of a hemicuda that bids to 180k or less vs one that might bid to 300k or so. Out of the cars produced the majority of the surviving examples have major flaws. When they were new people didn't care about saving the originality of the car in most cases. A lot were beat and hacked.

[anlauto]

  exactly, nobody watching tv really knows the details on any car.

[70 Challenger Lover]

Good point. Both cars were stunning and they said correct in all details but there may have been something wrong they didn't mention on tv.  I think I was just trying to point out how fickle buyers can be from day to day. What's hot this moment might not be hot the next moment but the following week it's hot again. In that particular auction, it could also be a color thing I suppose. If I had deep pockets to buy a hemi Cuda at an auction and I had a white one and a black one to choose from, I'd bid very lightly on a white one. I can't stand white so there is no way in the world I'd pay top dollar for it. Same for white interior cars. I'm sure there are collectors who have their own personal preferences and bid based on that.

[JH27N0B]

I was talking to a guy once who does inspections of cars for potential bidders at auctions.  At an auction last winter, he had clients hire him to inspect 8 GMs.  He said he invited them all to dinner before the auction, and proceeded to tell them that each and every one of them was fake!
Good thing they hired an expert to inspect beforehand.
Buyer beware at auctions.  Do your homework or hire an expert to inspect before bidding.  And if a car sells cheap, good chance there was a reason.

[BS27R1B]

If you feel this price is out of line check out their White Boss 429. They advertise the heck out of their cars and that Boss has been on line for over two years.

[blown motor]

@BS27R1B Welcome to the forum. We're only an hour apart. We'll have to get together in the summer.

[cuda dad]

How are the hood pin cables supposed to be routed? I replaced mine and just followed the original routing which looks the same as this car.

I agree with you.

[3.0CSL]

What is said to be Paul Newmans Hemi Cuda on E bay GB at the moment.
£375,000 English Pounds.....

[JS29]

 @3.0CSL, cool first post.

[3.0CSL]

Thank you JS 29 !

So, did Paul Newman buy a new Hemi Cuda ?

[Captain Cool]

Photos can be deceptive. Hemi Cudas are in big demand and I would never buy one sight unseen.