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YOU ARE VIEWING A VERY SPECIAL SOX & MARTIN STYLE BARRACUDA CUSTOM WITH 340 BY PETE THOMPSON RACING IN THE LATE 1960's THE SOX & MARTIN BARRACUDA FASTBACKS DOMINATED THE DRAG STRIPS AND TRACKS - THE FASTBACK MODEL WAS THE PERFECT CANDIDATE TO HANDLE THE TORQUE, QUICK ACCELERATION AND WIND RESISTANCE ON THE STRIPS AND TRACKS, GIVEN ITS STRONG CONSTRUCTION, LIGHT WEIGHT AND AERODNAMIC DESIGN - IN THE LATE 1980's A CALIFORNIA BUSINESSMAN AND MOPAR ENTHUSIAST COMMISSIONED A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CUSTOM SHOP, TO BUILD HIM A SOX & MARTIN STYLE BARRACUDA FASTBACK - A CAR WITH THE BAD BOY LOOK AND SERIOUS POWER, BUT TUNED TO BE DRIVEABLE ON THE STREET AND TRIPS TO CAR SHOWS - HIS MANDATE FOR THE PROJECT WAS TO BUILD A COST NO OBJECT STATE OF THE ART SHOW CAR - A DESIGN WAS APPROVED AND AN EXCEPTIONAL RUST FREE PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA FASTBACK WAS PURCHASED LOCALLY IN PALM SPRINGS, FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER - (THE ORIGINAL 1968 DEALER SALES AGREEMENT AND ORIGINAL CALIFORNIA TITLE COPY ARE STILL WITH THE CAR) - WHILE THE BODY, INTERIOR AND MECHANICALS WERE BEING DONE, A STRONG HIGH REVVING MOPAR 340 WAS BEING PREPARED BY PETE THOMPSON RACING ENGINES OF CHULA VISTA - THE VEHICLE WAS PAINTED IN THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE SOX & MARTIN COLORS, WITH COLOR CODED CUSTOM BLUE INTERIOR - SOME MECHANICAL FEATURES INCLUDE BILSTEIN GT3 COIL OVER SUSPENSION, MANUAL SHIFT TORQUEFLITE AUTOMATIC, WILWOOD DISC BRAKES, AMERICAN RACING ALLOY WHEELS WITH PERFORMANCE TIRES, AAR STYLE SIDE TRUMPET EXHAUST, UNDER HOOD PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS, ETC. - IN 1989, THE OWNER MET WITH THE TEAM WHO BUILT HIS CAR - HE WAS ECSTATIC, WHEN HE SAW AND TOOK DELIVERY OF HIS ONE OF A KIND MOPAR - HE NAMED IT THE "CALIFORNIA 'CUDA" - THIS IS THAT CAR - IN 2012 THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND BROUGHT TO WESTMORELAND, PENNSYLVANIA WHERE IT WAS PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION AND SPECS - THE CAR IS AMAZING - WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THE JUBILATION AND SIZE OF THE CROWDS THAT SURROUND THIS VEHICLE ALL DAY AT MOPAR EVENTS AND CLASSIC CAR SHOWS - THIS OUTSTANDING VEHICLE IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF PERFORMANCE CARS AND RARE CLASSICS CARS, NOW LISTED FOR SALE ON www.raremuscle.com - PRICE REDUCED FOR EBAY AUCTION - I WILL BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS THE VEHICLE FURTHER OR PROVIDE INFORMATION ON FINANCING OR DELIVERY BY ENCLOSED TRANSPORTER - (412) 736-3600
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'71 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible sells for $3.5M [w/video]
Mon, 16 Jun 2014
We're plenty used to seeing classic cars selling for millions of dollars. It's just that they're usually European: Ferraris, Bugattis, Mercedes and the like. There are some rare American exceptions, usually wearing the names Duesenberg or Shelby. But what we have here is the most expensive Chrysler product ever sold at auction.
The vehicle in question is a Plymouth Barracuda - specifically a 1971 Hemi Cuda Convertible, chassis #BS27R1B315367 - that Mecum Auctions just sold after eight solid minutes of feverish bidding for a high bid of $3.5 million at its auction in Seattle, Washington. That figure positively eclipses the $2.2 million paid for a strikingly similar Hemi Cuda (chassis #BS27R1B269588) fetched nearly seven years ago in Scottsdale and another that was the first muscle car to break the million-dollar mark in 2002.
Barrett-Jackson 2014: 1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird passes half a million dollars
Sat, 18 Jan 2014The Plymouth Superbird is one of those classic American cars from the muscle car era that has captured the imagination of all sorts of automotive enthusiasts long after its presence on roads and race tracks wore away. It's easy to see why. Where else but in the Swingin' Sixties and Seventies would a car leave the factory with an aerodynamics package that included a pointy beak and a rear spoiler that sat several feet above the rear deck?
The example you see above, which was born in 1970, is one of the finest Superbirds we've ever seen. Combine its complete restoration with its original 426 Hemi engine, and it's no surprise that it managed to bring in a cool half million dollars (plus 10 percent in fees) at Barrett-Jackson. See it yourself in our high-res image gallery above, and scroll down below for the official auction description.
If you want to follow along with the coverage, check out the Hagerty Fantasy Bid online game here.
US Marshal's classic muscle car auction officially in the books
Thu, 25 Sep 2014The US Marshal's so-called Blood Muscle Auction was completed earlier this month, with the prestigious nine-car field (two cars were added following Autoblog's initial story, a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 and a rare, mid-restoration 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda) finding new and hopefully law-abiding owners.
While we'd normally recap the stars of the show, in this particular auction, every car's sale was newsworthy. The full list of sale prices doesn't seem to be published, but according to The New York Times, the auction brought in a total of $2.5 million, or an average of about $277,000 per car.
The king of the contest seems to be a 1970 Plymouth Superbird (above, right), complete with a 426-cubic-inch Hemi V8, which brought home $575,000. The trio of Yenko Chevys, meanwhile, all easily cleared the six-figure mark, with the Yenko Camaro (above, far right) clearing $315,000, the Chevelle crossing the block for $237,500 and the supremely rare - one of just 37 - Yenko Nova (shown above, left) selling for an even $400,000.