Re: 72 thru 74 cudas
[Re: harborracer]
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04/28/12 08:06 PM
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72 fugly grille, round tail lights.
73 fugly grille, large rubber bumper guards, round tail lights.
74, fugly grille, huge rubber bumper guards, round tail lights.
'.. it was long ago and it was far away, and it was so much better than it is today..' Jim Steinman
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Re: 72 thru 74 cudas
[Re: harborracer]
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04/29/12 01:00 AM
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if it has stripes on the side each year is different.
What was I thinking....
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Re: 72 thru 74 cudas
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04/30/12 02:31 AM
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72s are easy to tell apart from 73s and 74s. 72s have the bumpers close in to the body, like the 70s and 71s did, and they used the same thin chrome bumper guards that hang below the rear bumper like the 70s and 71s did. For 73s and 74s the bumpers stick out about 2 inches further out from the body front and back due to the "5 MPH Bumper" federal regulations, and they came with the big ugly rubber bumper guards that many people removed over the years. You can see those bumpers sticking out away from the body from a long way away.
You could tell the difference between a 73 and 74 if its got the "340-4 barrel" or "360-4 Barrel" emblem on the hood, since 73 was the last year for 340s and 360s were available in 74 only, but that also could have been changed out through the years, so it's not foolproof. Other than that, it's tough to tell the difference between a 73 and a 74 without looking at the numbers.
1974 'Cuda 360/TKO
1990 Ram Van
1998 Neon
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Re: 72 thru 74 cudas
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04/30/12 05:26 AM
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72 fugly grille, round tail lights. 73 fugly grille, large rubber bumper guards, round tail lights. 74, fugly grille, huge rubber bumper guards, round tail lights.
while I'll admit that the 71 Challenger and 71 Barracuda Grilles are the high water mark for both cars, the 72-74 Cuda grille looked much better than the same year Challengers.
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Re: 72 thru 74 cudas
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04/30/12 10:09 AM
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72 fugly grille, round tail lights.
73 fugly grille, large rubber bumper guards, round tail lights.
74, fugly grille, huge rubber bumper guards, round tail lights.
Unlike the 71 Cuda that looks like it was designed by an engineer putting every double sidded tape stick accessory possible out of the 1970 JC Whitney catalog.
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Re: 72 thru 74 cudas
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04/30/12 10:33 AM
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72 fugly grille, round tail lights.
73 fugly grille, large rubber bumper guards, round tail lights.
74, fugly grille, huge rubber bumper guards, round tail lights.
Unlike the 71 Cuda that looks like it was designed by an engineer putting every double sidded tape stick accessory possible out of the 1970 JC Whitney catalog.
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Re: 72 thru 74 cudas
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04/30/12 11:16 AM
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72 fugly grille, round tail lights. 73 fugly grille, large rubber bumper guards, round tail lights. 74, fugly grille, huge rubber bumper guards, round tail lights.
while I'll admit that the 71 Challenger and 71 Barracuda Grilles are the high water mark for both cars, the 72-74 Cuda grille looked much better than the same year Challengers.
'72 - '74 'Cuda grill looks good....challenger, not so much. From a strickly styling perspective, I think the '72 and up grill looks better than the '70. Instead of looking at the 5mph bumpers and the bumper guards as a big negative, I am reminded that they are 1000% better than what GM did to their cars to comply; we got lucky!
Dave
1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack
1974 'Cuda
2008 Ram 3500 Diesel
2006 Ram 3500 Diesel
2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel
2003 Ram 3500 Diesel
2006 Durango Limited
[url] http://1970superbee.piczo.com [/url]
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