Has anyone seen a documented original `70 cuda 383 born with a factory shaker hood ?
I have had several "Mopar experts" that tell me "none of the 383 cuda's were allowed the shaker option" stating that in 1970 the shakers available to the Plymouth dealers were reserved for only the Hemicuda & 440-6 cudas. I have personally seen one 70 cuda 340 #'s matching documented shaker hood car. So I was wondering if any 383 cuda guys checked off the order form for the N96 option and their 383cuda was built with a shaker ?
thanks Doug. ( dougandcindy@sympatico.ca )

Yes.

That would be very rare - a factory screw-up. You were NOT supposed to be able to order shakers on Cudas & Challengers with the 340 & 383 until 71. I've never seen a 70 with a shaker unless it was a 440-6 or Hemi.

Read the bottom of this page from 1970.

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/whatsNew/new5.jpg

Barry, footnote 1 says available on R/T's with 440-6 & HEMI engines only.

Am I missing something? Plus, the poster is talking about Cudas, not Challengers.

Oops, I got my footnotes mixed up, 2 is for the N94 hood.

Here is the only known '70 N96 vert, it's a 340 auto

There used to be a legit '70 340 'Cuda N96 car around these parts (yellow on black) - have since lost track of it.

The '71 340/383 shakers on 'Cuda are certainly more common

The car from CT
Challenger 383 vert with shaker
I have a pic somewhere

Don't forget there is one 72 hemi 'Cuda as well.

This along with the complete setup and hood came off a real N96 70 383 Cuda in a yard in upstate NY in 1973.
I've heard rumors of the 72 Tom speaks of.. Alaskan car?? and there was even a serial number provided in a club newsleter.
Could be next door to Barry in a garage and he doesn't know.

I have seen and know of a 70 340 cuda with a factory shaker. It's an auto,brown exterior with tan interior. Was for sale in 1997 for 6,000, but I didn't have the $$$. Currently not for sale but I keep in touch with the current owner and am hopeful I will have a shot at it as I've known him for 20yrs.

I have told the story before about the 72 hemi 'cuda. I examined myself, it was the real deal, very very low vin, found within 200 miles of Detroit just like the RTS caravan cars.

If you want to be stupid and make fun of it go ahead, be stupid. Be happy I told you about it.
Car lives in canada now EH!!!!

That blue 340 ragtop, was it owned by a guy who owned an art store in Birmingham, MI?

That reminds me of this thread, if you have a few hours of your life to waste it's worth a few laughs.

Factory 72 Hemi Cuda

I don't doubt oddball Chrysler cars were built, plenty of other examples have surfaced that shouldn't have been but do in fact exist, and if such an animal as a 72 Hemi Cuda exists it would be neat to see. But with all of the recent corruption with fake VIN tags, Broadcast Sheets and such, until some real SOLID evidence surfaces I'm not buying it as fact.

With all of the Muscle car craze we've all been through in the last 5 years, you'd think if one does exist it would have surfaced by now and photos, documents, etc. would have been seen or published by more than just a select few eye witnesses who claim one exists.