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Frenchy's Cuda
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09/18/09 11:34 AM
09/18/09 11:34 AM
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 99
FRANCE / PARIS
NENE
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Here is my baby : a '70 Cuda I bought 20 years ago like new, with a 440 and a auto trans. Soon I started to convert this car into a "pro street" and after a full race car. Now there is less than 50 lbs remaining from the Mopar origin. Andy Robinson Race cars (http://www.robinson-race-cars.co.uk/) in Great Britain built for me a very nice full round tube chassis. The engine is now a 572 Alu. Keith Black with a 3 speed Lencodrive and a fabricated rear axle. The car ran for the first try a pleasuring 8.46" - 158mph w/1.16" 60ft on the British Santa Pod racetrack. I usually go every year to the Las Vegas Sema show for my own business, it's there where I first met Dennis Radford with his '70 Cuda Pro mod. He gave me a lot of inspiration for the paint job of my car. Hop my poor English is good enough to be understood. More news about my car later ! 
'70 Cuda with a 572 Keith Black / B1 heads with a sheetmetal intake (2 dominators) Lencodrive 3 speed trans. 2350 lbs with me
Run 8.04" / 168 mph 1.11" 60 ft
Fastest Mopar at the Euro Mopar Nats
website : http://vantastic-racing.com/
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Re: Frenchy's Cuda
[Re: Bigcube]
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09/18/09 11:40 AM
09/18/09 11:40 AM
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Anonymous
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A Vantastic Franch Frier 
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Re: Frenchy's Cuda
[Re: 1Fast340]
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09/18/09 12:22 PM
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A shed in England
Tig
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Awesome 
'74 Challenger..9.46 @ 145.9 1/4, 6.001 @ 118 1/8 so far. 4023lb !!! # N/A, Marsh performance 655ci, Indy Maxx, T/R, Indy 600-13 X's, Street legal, pump gas, full interior, Cal-Tracs, mufflers, 3:73's and real 10.5 radials.
9.51 @ 142.4 1/4, 6.003 @ 114 1/8 with our old mule KB, 572-13, 580 wedge.
RHD '68 Barracuda Fastback 323ci street/strip. Best ET 13.88 @ 99.03
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Re: Frenchy's Cuda
[Re: jim sciortino]
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09/18/09 12:54 PM
09/18/09 12:54 PM
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Jacksonville, NC
RonP
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Outstanding ride!!!
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Second: I am really thinking about an oversees vacation with the wife in the future so maybe I can come check it out in person.
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Re: Frenchy's Cuda
[Re: NENE]
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09/18/09 01:39 PM
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So how much more does it cost building something that nice in France. Does the shipping add like 10% to the cost. Where do you buy most of the parts? Does the difference in the Euro vs the dollar help any? Any tips on buying overseas.
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Re: Frenchy's Cuda
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09/18/09 01:52 PM
09/18/09 01:52 PM
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FRANCE / PARIS
NENE
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It cost me a leg to build (something around $140,000) The shipping is nothing compare to the customs  nearly 40% more to the US price as soon as the parts touch the French ground ! The car was built by the king of the promod in Great Britain (they don't know how to cook even a hot dog but they are very good in race cars) http://www.robinson-race-cars.co.uk/ He is the European Pro mod champion with his Studbaker. His knowledge and background can't be challenged. Of course the euro vs $ is a good help for me. But my business is to import American car parts for the French market, here is my website http://www.monsieurmustang.com/, so I'm naturally helped.....
'70 Cuda with a 572 Keith Black / B1 heads with a sheetmetal intake (2 dominators) Lencodrive 3 speed trans. 2350 lbs with me
Run 8.04" / 168 mph 1.11" 60 ft
Fastest Mopar at the Euro Mopar Nats
website : http://vantastic-racing.com/
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Re: Frenchy's Cuda
[Re: NENE]
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09/18/09 02:00 PM
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Somewhere Over the Hill
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Wow no offense to all others but I think i've finally found a Pro-Mod car that I really like!!!
Beautiful car Frenchie!!!!!
"The advantage of being armed the Americans possess over the people of all other nations,which are carried as far as the public resources will bear, the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."(James Madison)
69 Hemi Coronet R/T
70 456 Dart Swinger
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Re: Frenchy's Cuda
[Re: Mr. Dodge]
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09/18/09 02:10 PM
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Posts: 2,528
Mansfield, Tx
Jacob Pitt
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Car has a great stance. Well done!
2013 NHRA D4 Stock Champ
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Nice stance, nice #'s, great look and on and on.. Welcome to the site..
