AAR Cuda production built???
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Don't know if this has been answered before here, but anyway.... Anyone here know how many AAR's in 1970 were produced with factory bench/buddy seat and column shift?? Thanks for your help!
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Re: AAR Cuda production built???
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GG's "'Cuda Option & Accessory book" shows: BS23 16,710 built to US spec. *~2,724 (of 16,710) w/A53 (TRANS AM) 16.3% *~1,203 (of 16,710) w/bench seat 7.2% ~10,243 (of 16,710) w/C16 (console) 61.3% *~1,604 (of 16,710) w/A53 & D32 (auto trans) 9.6% *~1,120 (of 16,710) w/A53 & D21 (4spd trans) 6.7%
I do not believe the number exists for 'Cuda AAR w/bench seat.
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Re: AAR Cuda production built???
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Thanks Dan! Still though, it's a rare combo! I know someone who has one for sale. And I was curious about the # produced like this.
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Re: AAR Cuda production built???
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The AAR's were not really ordered by customers to dealers didn't want to have an expensive car sitting on thier lots they didn't know if they could sell.
..... but the bench seat was still an OPTION, with a $16.50 price tag. Bucket seats with a column auto was "cheaper". The console was a $53.35 OPTION.
The only reason bench seat (non-AAR) 'Cudas are not seen today, is because the more mundane 4bbl (340, 383, 440) automatics w/bench seat interior were shuned & parted years ago as undesirables. Multiple carb cars have a higher survival rate because of multiple carbs.
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Re: AAR Cuda production built???
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1 out of every 6 automatic 1970 US spec. 'Cuda hardtops were bench seat & column shift. NOT RARE!!The numbers I used above are approximate (namely the ~1203 bench seat 'Cudas), figured another way - I end up with ~1336 bench seat 'Cudas. Using the ~1203 number - & this is a big " IF" - just to give some perspective I KNOW THE NUMBERS DO NOT SUPPORT THIS!!: ~7771 total 1970 automatic US spec. 'Cuda hardtops (BS23) lots of approximate numbers so I'll use +/-50 to cover the ERROR 340-4bbl auto 1788 $216.20 1778/7771 (22.88% x 1203) ~275+/-50 = 225-325340-6bbl auto 1604 $$??.?? 1604/7771 (20.64% x 1203) ~248+/-50 = 198-298 column shift bench seat AARs 383-4bbl auto 2540 $227.05 2540/7771 (32.69% x 1203) ~393+/-50 = 343-443440-4bbl auto *618 $227.05 *618/7771 (*7.95% x 1203) ~*96+/-50 = 46-146440-6bbl auto *853 $227.05 *853/7771 (10.98% x 1203) ~132+/-50 = 82-182Hemi2x4 auto *368 $227.05 *368/7771 (*4.74% x 1203) ~*57+/-50 = 7-107Barry, What did an automatic cost in an AAR? What did it cost in a T/A?
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Re: AAR Cuda production built???
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The AAR's were not really ordered by customers to dealers didn't want to have an expensive car sitting on thier lots they didn't know if they could sell.
..... but the bench seat was still an OPTION, with a $16.50 price tag. Bucket seats with a column auto was "cheaper". The console was a $53.35 OPTION.
The only reason bench seat (non-AAR) 'Cudas are not seen today, is because the more mundane 4bbl (340, 383, 440) automatics w/bench seat interior were shuned & parted years ago as undesirables. Multiple carb cars have a higher survival rate because of multiple carbs.
Very good points. I agree, most of what we see today is not a good indication of what was built and sold. I didn't remember a bench seat was an extra cost option.
But even as multiple carb 440-6 and Hemi 'Cudas go, in your opinion does it seem to you a lot of AAR's are bench seat?
I realize you could order an AAR/TA, but most were not.
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Re: AAR Cuda production built???
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I have never paid attention to prices, but I may have that listed somewhere.
For AARs that actually were ordered, I know of 76 so far.
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Re: AAR Cuda production built???
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I like them too Barry. Here is my old 70 383 R/T conv. with column shift, (couldn't get a bench in a rag top even though the original owner ordered it that way) cruise control, am/fm, pw, pt ... FC7 but Black and White when I owned it. Doug Lepak The Steering Wheel Guy web site: www.stwheelz.com
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