Re: shaker colors
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08/15/11 11:34 AM
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Welcome back! Scott Harms will know. There are many others with exceptional knowldege on here too, their names tags escape me. Moparts is the number one resource for these scrapes of information.
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda #'s 440-6(block in storage)currently 493" 6 pack, Shaker, 5 speed Passon, 4.10's
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible 408 Magnum EFI with 4 speed automatic overdrive, 3800 stall lock-up converter and 4.30's (closest thing to an automatic 5 speed going)
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Re: shaker colors
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08/15/11 11:46 AM
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Hi Frank,
My educated guess - Red.
The intent of the SHAKER bubble, for FE5 Rallye red cars, were to be painted FE5 Rallye red. Only the FE5 cars were intended to have the body color bubble. Flag ship color and all (at least for the early advertisments).
Other exterior colors for 1970 had the Argent bubble. Sometime late in the 1970 model year (~Late May or June), the Argent was replaced with the Black bubbles.
There are many original cars and documents that have exceptions.
Late 1970 with Red bubbles, late 1970 with Argent bubbles, early 1971 cars with Argent bubbles, etc.
But those topics have been discussed here before. Maybe a site seach will yield some additional information for you.
Ola
Edit: Oopps, I must type really slow. (Replies while I was replying.)
Terry always has the correct SHAKER/Fram manufacturer information. He has a wealth of knowledge.
I also agree with the other poster, Scott has a great deal of information too. I'm sure he will post soon.
Some of us researched as much as we could, even back since the mid 80s.
Last edited by cudaized; 08/15/11 11:54 AM.
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Re: shaker colors
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08/15/11 02:03 PM
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The only exception I was told by a Fram employee, is that he hand painted at least two orange scoops in 69 which he badged with Challenger engine callout nameplates.
Suits from Detroit waited while he painted them and left with fully assembled units claiming they were for special cars ( I'm guessing for the orange brochure shaker Challenger and press release photos).
Cool info to know!
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Re: shaker colors
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08/15/11 10:53 PM
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fig426
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Hi Frank,
My educated guess - Red.
The intent of the SHAKER bubble, for FE5 Rallye red cars, were to be painted FE5 Rallye red. Only the FE5 cars were intended to have the body color bubble. Flag ship color and all (at least for the early advertisments).
Other exterior colors for 1970 had the Argent bubble. Sometime late in the 1970 model year (~Late May or June), the Argent was replaced with the Black bubbles.
There are many original cars and documents that have exceptions.
Late 1970 with Red bubbles, late 1970 with Argent bubbles, early 1971 cars with Argent bubbles, etc.
But those topics have been discussed here before. Maybe a site seach will yield some additional information for you.
Ola
Edit: Oopps, I must type really slow. (Replies while I was replying.)
Terry always has the correct SHAKER/Fram manufacturer information. He has a wealth of knowledge.
I also agree with the other poster, Scott has a great deal of information too. I'm sure he will post soon.
Some of us researched as much as we could, even back since the mid 80s.
 Red had red bubbles. Early cars argent. Late cars black. Some exceptions in between. If restoring a non FE5 car, and you don't know the original bubble color for sure, do argent for pre-May '70, Black for post-May '70. My October 10th '69 70 Hemi Challenger is argent. My June '70 70 383 Chally is black.
Chris from New Jersey
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Re: shaker colors
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08/15/11 11:35 PM
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So ALL FE5 cars had red shaker thru the model year? I thought it was only early built FE5 cars had red shakers?
I'm the CARETAKER of Weinstats '69 440 'cuda registry and have 104 of the 360 cars to date. 84 fastbacks/20 coupes. Always looking for new(REAL M-code) '69 440 'cudas to add to the registry so drop me a note if any are found or known. This isn't a publicly released registry. Thanks, Dave
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Re: shaker colors
[Re: cudaized]
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08/16/11 01:42 PM
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Ken,
That is the exact picture that I was thinking about concearning the Hemi Orange Challenger R/T SHAKER bubble! It probably is the one Terry wrote about.
Yeah, I love it. It's Go Mango though. It's from the new car issue of Car and Driver (I think). 2 page fold out.
The Challenger brochure has a Go Mango one too, though it looks more like Hemi Orange.
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Re: shaker colors
[Re: big-block-dave]
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08/16/11 01:45 PM
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So ALL FE5 cars had red shaker thru the model year? I thought it was only early built FE5 cars had red shakers?
I'm pretty sure all red Cudas had red shakers, but that is not true for Challengers.
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Re: shaker colors
[Re: big-block-dave]
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08/17/11 10:34 AM
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friend of mine used to own an unrestored FE5 red 6 barrel cuda. and I'm about 90% sure it was a argent shaker, maybe black but it defintly wasn't red.
I know it had a rubber bumper on the ft and I think rear also if it matters
Anyway to find out the SPD on this car that he had?
Sorry, but No, that car has been gone 15 years or more. It went to the Hillsboro Ohio area in a pkg deal with a 1970 Hemi Cuda
The V-code car was FE5 Red , black interior, black vinyl top, 440 six barrel, 4 spd, (I think it was a non console), 4.10 Dana , pwr disc brakes , Shaker , Ft rubber bumper and I think a rear rubber bumper.( not 100% sure on the rear though)
I might have a picture of it, but it would take some serious digging to find it.
I tried to buy them both but he always wanted more than I thought the cars were worth at the time.
Hemi car was an original black car with black int. , console auto. But had been painted a bronze color then block sanded to look like red oxide primer
When he sold them the V-code car had huge N50-15 on aluminum slots on the back of it.
and the Hemi cars engine was painted a bright yellow which really stuck out in the original black engine coompartment
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