I have a question about a 70 Grand Coupe Cuda I'm looking to buy.
The original color is FC7 but the owner says it was painted Black with some crazy graphics on the side some time in the early 80's. The factory FC7 paint is all still there under the black paint.
Looks to me like a Purple 383 2BBL, Column Shift Auto, White Interior, Elastomeric Bumper, 8-Track.
Condition / Price:
Body is in great shape ! All the metal looks very good except for bottom 3" of rear quarter panels are bubbling (Needs a patch), the floor and trunk pans are very solid (never stored outdoors and carpet removed long ago), Underside very solid and clean, the fire wall has 3-round holes on the passenger side cut for gauges (previous owner raced it - will have to be fixed), fenders look good (hand rolled wheel openings for racing, but can easily be restored).
Comes with interior (needs restored), 440 engine and tranny, and Air Cond/Heater parts, overhead console, all in good shape. Al in all, it comes with almost everything.
Price as is: $8000.00
I know this is just a 2BBl 383 Automatic, but how collectible is a car overall if restored back to original ?
The car does not have a drivetrain, and If I buy it, I'd like to put a modern Fuel Injected Hemi with a 6-speed tranny rather than a 383. Everything else would go back to original.
If however, the car has some very collectible options, I might need to go back with a correct 383 / 727 drivetrain to keep it stock.
Never owned a Grand Coupe Cuda and not familiar with them, or their options.
Thoughts ?
Thanks
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