https://bringatrailer.com/listing/plymouth-cuda-engine/?utm_source=transactionalemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bat_model_notification
This Plymouth Hemi V8 was originally produced for a 1970 Hemi 'Cuda, purchased by the seller as part of an estate sale 20 years ago, and kept in storage until a 2018 rebuild by Gray's Automotive of McMinnville, Oregon. The work included hot tanking and magnafluxing, a .040″ overbore from 426 to 433 cubic inches, and reassembly using a polished crankshaft, new bearings, and JE pistons with a 10.2:1 compression ratio. The cylinder heads were overhauled, the timing system renewed, and the resurfaced intake manifold fitted with two restored Carter four-barrel carburetors. Subsequent dyno testing recorded output of 453 horsepower and 461 lb-ft of torque. This rebuilt Hemi V8 is offered in Newberg, Oregon with rebuild invoices and a bill of sale.
Casting numbers and block stamps show a casting date of November 18, 1968 along with a machining date of June 26, 1969 and a 10,000-day calendar assembly date of 3003. The seller states that the original vehicle's serial number matched a Barracuda 'Cuda based on DMV records. Photos of block casting number 2468330-2 and other numbers can be seen in the gallery below.
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:lookatthat: What dose anyone think it will sell for? :bigmoney: :drooling:
what is it about a Hemi that just makes my heart skip a beat. :inlove: That is a pretty sweet package.
@ScottSmith_Harms (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/scottsmithharms_164) have you seen this one yet?
don't know of the 'cuda - first I heard of it was back in May '19 - engine was listed on Portland's Craigslist
Yes I've seen that one, it's legit. Value guess? tough one to guess. A complete 70-71 core with no block repairs or damage, carbs to exhaust manifolds (assuming all is original parts), has got to be worth 25-30K, then add an expensive rebuild plus break-in on a dyno? 45-50K seems reasonable to me. :alan2cents:
Those exhaust manifolds don't look 1970. Wonder what the # is on the $1,200 alternator?
Is this a no reserve auction?
Visual impact? :perfect10:
Here is the VIN. I hope the car is still out there and the owner puts this back in his car!!
Nearest VIN to that number that I'm aware of is 159450 which is only three digits off and happens to be the Ramcharger's Candy-Matic HemiCuda. :burnout:
SOLD FOR $32,426
:clapping:
Sure would be fun to have the pockets to be able to drop $33k on a motor....
Quote from: ScottSmith_Harms on December 21, 2019, 11:01:51 AM
Yes I've seen that one, it's legit. Value guess? tough one to guess. A complete 70-71 core with no block repairs or damage, carbs to exhaust manifolds (assuming all is original parts), has got to be worth 25-30K, then add an expensive rebuild plus break-in on a dyno? 45-50K seems reasonable to me. :alan2cents:
considerably less. I wonder why it sold for only 32K?
This block popped up?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/612900029516665/?ref=feed_rhc
Good point. Only takes two people to drive perceived prices.
I did ask for his list. :D
The buyer pays a 5% fee on top of the final price so the new owner got a very cool engine for $34,000.
I have the same Hemi package that has not been built yet with restored carbs and a 1970 blank VIN 426 Hemi block that I am going to put on the market. I was thinking of starting at $25K OBO. My engine builder can put it together for about $5k and break it in on the dyno, but I figured someone might want to built it to their own specs.
Quote from: cuda hunter on December 27, 2019, 03:34:34 PM
Quote from: ScottSmith_Harms on December 21, 2019, 11:01:51 AM
Yes I've seen that one, it's legit. Value guess? tough one to guess. A complete 70-71 core with no block repairs or damage, carbs to exhaust manifolds (assuming all is original parts), has got to be worth 25-30K, then add an expensive rebuild plus break-in on a dyno? 45-50K seems reasonable to me. :alan2cents:
considerably less. I wonder why it sold for only 32K?
Quote from: Cuda Cody on December 27, 2019, 05:11:56 PM
The buyer pays a 5% fee on top of the final price so the new owner got a very cool engine for $34,000.
I have the same Hemi package that has not been built yet with restored carbs and a 1970 blank VIN 426 Hemi block that I am going to put on the market. I was thinking of starting at $25K OBO. My engine builder can put it together for about $5k and break it in on the dyno, but I figured someone might want to built it to their own specs.
Quote from: cuda hunter on December 27, 2019, 03:34:34 PM
Quote from: ScottSmith_Harms on December 21, 2019, 11:01:51 AM
Yes I've seen that one, it's legit. Value guess? tough one to guess. A complete 70-71 core with no block repairs or damage, carbs to exhaust manifolds (assuming all is original parts), has got to be worth 25-30K, then add an expensive rebuild plus break-in on a dyno? 45-50K seems reasonable to me. :alan2cents:
considerably less. I wonder why it sold for only 32K?
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