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Gator Grain top hemi cuda at Mecum

Started by JH27N0B, January 06, 2025, 08:33:06 AM

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JH27N0B

This is an interesting car.  I've only seen 3 gator grain hemi cudas before including this one.  Lots of little details that could have been done better on this restoration, like the GM F body space saver tire.
https://www.mecum.com/lots/1136504/1970-plymouth-hemi-cuda/
They went to efforts to hide the VIN of this car.  They claim 5 gator grain top hemi cudas known.  The other 2 that I've seen are B3 blue and FC7.  I wonder what colors the other 2 are?

RzeroB

Brad, that beauty is 175719.

There are at least six HemiCudas with V1G ... although one of them exists only as a broadcast sheet.

Of the five that definitely still exist, there's this EV2 one, the aforementioned EB3 and FC7 ones, a FE5 one and a FK5 one. Personally I like Tom Mackey's EB3 car the best. 

The one that only exists as a broadcast sheet is also FE5. Someone found it in the seatback of their own HemiCuda but it didn't match their car.
Cheers!
Tom

Tis' better to have owned classic Mopars and lost than to have never owned at all (apologies to Alfred Lord Tennyson)

JH27N0B

Thanks Tom, great information!
I saw the B3 one at MCACN 6 or 7 years ago. Given the sensory overload of MCACN, I only was able to give it a quick look and took a picture or two.
A local friend of mine owned the FC7 one but never installed the top on his car.  Otherwise it's about as plain Jane as a hemi cuda could be, black interior, auto, rally's.  I don't know if it even has a Dana rear.
He sadly passed away around 4 years ago.  As far as I know the car is still sitting in their garage, likely untouched in the last 5 years. His widow who was in bad health, seemed committed to keeping it and eventually passing it on to their son. 
It'll likely end up in one of Ryan's barn finds videos in 5 or 6 years!


JH27N0B

Another very rare 1 of 1 gator top E body coming up at Mecum.  This Challenger is an N96 car too!
https://www.mecum.com/lots/1137402/1970-dodge-challenger-r-t/?aa_id=643363-0

Brads70