70-71 Barracudas?

[Harlow]

My patience may have paid off. Someone I know, knows a lady looking to sell her 'Cuda. I still haven't been able to go look at it but it is a 70 or 71. I'm supposed to have a price from her this weekend. The cars were her husbands, the barracuda is more of a project and they have a blown 69 charger race car (I'll get pics of both) Are there any parts I should look for on this car? Anything extremely expensive I should make sure it has? I'm guessing I should make sure the grill is in good shape, maybe tail lights? I don't know what model/engine combo it is yet so it could be a /6 barracuda or a 'Cuda. Frankly I don't really care though. I really hope I'm able to pick it up. Its been long enough to not have a mopar project. I've settled into school and I'm ready for a mopar again.

[69bronzeT5]

The grille for sure. Those things are expensive.

[rav440]

good luck but chances are they arent going to be cheap .

[The70RT]

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[hemi-hampton]

The 71 Cuda will have the vented fenders, The 71 Chessegrater grill hard to find unbroken & expensive to replace. LEON.

[elitecustombody]

The 71 Cuda will have the vented fenders, The 71 Chessegrater grill hard to find unbroken & expensive to replace. LEON.

usually Hemi-Cuda will have gilled fenders, not regular Cuda

[Ghoste]

All Cudas had the gilled fenders, regular Barracudas do not.  You may be thinking of the flared wheelwell fenders that went on the Hemi cars and TA cars.

[elitecustombody]

All Cudas had the gilled fenders, regular Barracudas do not.  You may be thinking of the flared wheelwell fenders that went on the Hemi cars and TA cars.

where are you getting your info? 90% of real Cudas in existence do not have gilled fenders ,there are bunch of resto-mods with aftermarket gilled fenders,but most Cudas don't have gilled fenders

[71ChallengeHer]

71 Cuda's have gilled fenders.   

[Ghoste]

For 1971?  Well, I guess my information first comes from years of observation but since I haven't seen every Cuda I can only say that every Cuda I have seen has the gilled fenders.  The same ones they show in the 1971 brochures for Cudas and the road tests of the era.
There may be a handful of resto mods with the added gills but since they have only been out for a few years it only leaves one of two possibilities for 25 or so years prior to that; either every 71 Cuda I saw had the gills added by someone painstakingly crafting them by hand or all 71 Cudas had them.  Not Barracudas, Cudas.
I'll stand my statement and ask where you are getting your information that only Hemi cars had them?

[ACUDANUT]

 That's not correct. Me being the Cuda Nut, I will lay my life on the line on this one and bet you a million bucks. Barracuda= plain jane no gills and no frills.  All real 71 'CUDAS have the gilled fenders.  340's on up to the 426's.
Even the girls know this. (no offense)
Also real Cuda's have a VIN that starts BS23 I beleive.  Do they not

[71ChallengeHer]

Let me help you guys out a little bit. 

[71ChallengeHer]

and there you go a 71 plain jane

[ACUDANUT]

 Yes your a girl, and I hate green 
Nice pic BTW what does the Barracuda's VIN start out as ??

[elitecustombody]

OP never made it clear if it was 70 or 71, so you owe me a million bucks

[ACUDANUT]

The 71 Cuda will have the vented fenders, The 71 Chessegrater grill hard to find unbroken & expensive to replace. LEON.

usually Hemi-Cuda will have gilled fenders, not regular Cuda

Sorry read his last post. 

[71ChallengeHer]

Yes your a girl, and I hate green 
Nice pic BTW what does the Barracuda's VIN start out as ??

BH    Thank you and I happen to like green on my Challenger.    And I owned 3 Barracudas. 

[ACUDANUT]

 Girl you are awesome.  Why didn't I find a girl like you 10 years ago. 

[71ChallengeHer]

Girl you are awesome.  Why didn't I find a girl like you 10 years ago. 

Check above. I modifed my post 

[ACUDANUT]

 Three Barracuda's ?? Your my Hero.
Wait a minute, what about CHARGERS

[elitecustombody]

The 71 Cuda will have the vented fenders, The 71 Chessegrater grill hard to find unbroken & expensive to replace. LEON.

usually Hemi-Cuda will have gilled fenders, not regular Cuda

Sorry read his last post. 

hemi-hampton  is not OP

[ACUDANUT]

What does that mean ??

[71ChallengeHer]

Three Barracuda's ?? Your my Hero.
Wait a minute, what about CHARGERS

I  owned 1 69 Charger. And I think BP was  Barracuda Gran Coupe

[elitecustombody]

For 1971?  Well, I guess my information first comes from years of observation but since I haven't seen every Cuda I can only say that every Cuda I have seen has the gilled fenders.  The same ones they show in the 1971 brochures for Cudas and the road tests of the era.
There may be a handful of resto mods with the added gills but since they have only been out for a few years it only leaves one of two possibilities for 25 or so years prior to that; either every 71 Cuda I saw had the gills added by someone painstakingly crafting them by hand or all 71 Cudas had them.  Not Barracudas, Cudas.
I'll stand my statement and ask where you are getting your information that only Hemi cars had them?

sorry,I had a brain fart, yes,all 71 Cudas had them,not the plain Barracuda with small block or /6  ,I wasn't even trying to argue there

[elitecustombody]

What does that mean ??

OP= original poster