Re: Bass boat hemi cuda
[Re: SRT6776]
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Beautiful car! I love that 70 vibe.
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Re: Bass boat hemi cuda
[Re: abodyjoe]
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05/13/21 08:31 AM
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damn shame he ruined it by putting it back to boring stock like that.. I've long thought this to be the single biggest travesty in the Mopar world, cracking paint and all.
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Re: Bass boat hemi cuda
[Re: abodyjoe]
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05/13/21 08:32 AM
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damn shame he ruined it by putting it back to boring stock like that.. Agreed. That car was super cool in person. What made it even better was what it is.
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Re: Bass boat hemi cuda
[Re: gtx6970]
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05/14/21 02:05 PM
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It was WAY cooler before, and the ugly wheels ruin the look of the car as well.
People are often too eager to restore cars that really oughtn't be.
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Re: Bass boat hemi cuda
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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05/14/21 02:56 PM
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I'm surprised that I'm not the only one that thinks it should have been left as it was with the vintage custom paint.
It spent most of it's life with it being a custom, now it just looks like any other purple Cuda convertible.
If it weren't a factory Hemi car, would it have been put back to factory?
If it were a 383 convertible Cuda or just a 318 Barracuda would it have been left as it was?
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: Bass boat hemi cuda
[Re: Neil]
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05/14/21 06:47 PM
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Obviously it' worth more restored to factory stock, but that doesn't necessarily make it a cooler car. Investment value is what has made many cars un-affordable to most car guys. It's a double edged sword. The cars need to have some value for most people to be willing to restore them, but people owning them just for hopeful value gains can be detrimental to people who just love the cars. A lot of the same people who bash late model muscle cars thrive on the old ones becoming unattainable to most people. Some people just love performance cars and aren't worried about "investment value".
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: Bass boat hemi cuda
[Re: gtx6970]
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05/15/21 12:54 AM
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damn shame he ruined it by putting it back to boring stock like that.. Agreed. That car was super cool in person. What made it even better was what it is. Agreed x 100...Seen it in person many times over the years, granted it wasn't the best of the best as far as custom paint layouts, and the paint was "aged", however it's was very well presentable, and a sign of the times it was created in, now it's just another purple restored mopar with dog dishes/poverty caps....ho-hum
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Re: Bass boat hemi cuda
[Re: Matt M]
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05/15/21 01:01 AM
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I like it lot better restored x2 Yep, I would have been more than glad to take some 80 grit to that mess. Set or Rallyes, as usual, would smarten that car right up. Holy schitt are that guy's Youtube videos boring as hell. I couldn't make it through his first video on these cars, just too much boot-licking going on.
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Re: Bass boat hemi cuda
[Re: DAYCLONA]
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05/15/21 09:52 AM
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damn shame he ruined it by putting it back to boring stock like that.. Agreed. That car was super cool in person. What made it even better was what it is. Agreed x 100...Seen it in person many times over the years, granted it wasn't the best of the best as far as custom paint layouts, and the paint was "aged", however it's was very well presentable, and a sign of the times it was created in, now it's just another purple restored mopar with dog dishes/poverty caps....ho-hum I agree completely.
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: Bass boat hemi cuda
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05/15/21 01:17 PM
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I'm with most of you, there is no way I would've redone that paint. That period job was just killer!! I didn't care for the mags but would've swapped over to some Keystones or something and just rocked it.
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