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Soon to be optioned with a LS, 9"rear and airbags. puke

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Too bad Dennis didn't get it instead..........

Dennis seems to appreciate the history of a car, whereas Richard is just trying to make a buck, history be damned.


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Originally Posted by Satilite73

Too bad Dennis didn't get it instead..........

Dennis seems to appreciate the history of a car, whereas Richard is just trying to make a buck, history be damned.



Yep, at first I thought this was a Jeopardy answer: "Who is the LAST person you'd want to see owning a '71 Cuda, Alex."

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Originally Posted by rrbrucea
Originally Posted by Satilite73

Too bad Dennis didn't get it instead..........

Dennis seems to appreciate the history of a car, whereas Richard is just trying to make a buck, history be damned.



Yep, at first I thought this was a Jeopardy answer: "Who is the LAST person you'd want to see owning a '71 Cuda, Alex."


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Looks like an ex con sounds like an ex con. Mopar deserves better.

Why does he seem so clueless or is it an act?


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Pretty disappointing to see that Collins thought the extra metal tag next to the fender tag was for Calif. emissions. Nothing like a TV show perpetuating false info. That extra tag was just used for punching inspector marks into instead of punching them in the actual fender tag. Seems to be a LA assembly plant thing only.

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I thought California cars did not get exhaust tips and valence, that they came with turn downs.


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Originally Posted by Mr PotatoHead
Looks like an ex con sounds like an ex con. Mopar deserves better.

Why does he seem so clueless or is it an act?


That is the eternal question when it comes to reality shows. Some of the so called "stars" seem like complete morons but evidently they turn on enough TVs that their shows get picked up. Don't ask me why, I never watch the shows.

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Originally Posted by 340SIX
I thought California cars did not get exhaust tips and valence, that they came with turn downs.


for 1970-'71 e-bodies - "no tips" in California was HEMI & 440 6-bbl ONLY

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His YT channel is definitely an improvement over the old Gas Monkey show.


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Originally Posted by hemi70se
Pretty disappointing to see that Collins thought the extra metal tag next to the fender tag was for Calif. emissions. Nothing like a TV show perpetuating false info. That extra tag was just used for punching inspector marks into instead of punching them in the actual fender tag. Seems to be a LA assembly plant thing only.



All 71 cudas were built at the Hamtramck Michigan plant. Those inspection tags were some what common.

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Sounds to me like he is just getting it running well enough to flip it as it sits. Hopefully a Mopar guy/girl will end up with it, give it some TLC.


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I believe these car shows that are viewed on TV via cable- satellite and streaming are the same layout as "Professional Wrestling." Characters are actors and actresses performing to a script. I used to watch them. 20 years ago when Boyd Coddingtons' lead painter quit and was crying - that was a Jump the shark moment for me.


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I believe these car shows that are viewed on TV via cable- satellite and streaming are the same layout as "Professional Wrestling."

Somewhere I saw a video where Richard actually kinda mentions that. He was talking about the TV show ending and his contract with Discovery being up and how he would finally be able to do the things HE wanted to do (on a youtube channel). He went on to say most people don't realize just how much control Discovery had over the show, it HAD to follow a certain structure.

Wild guess on my part, while Dennis did appear on Richards show from time to time, he probably stayed away from getting a (TV) show of his own because of all the corporate control. Dennis's YouTube channel is a pretty good watch, even if his knowledge isn't 100% on point all the time.

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Originally Posted by 2boltmain
I believe these car shows that are viewed on TV via cable- satellite and streaming are the same layout as "Professional Wrestling." Characters are actors and actresses performing to a script. I used to watch them. 20 years ago when Boyd Coddingtons' lead painter quit and was crying - that was a Jump the shark moment for me.


Good lord, has it been 20 years? Boy time is not only flying, it's supersonic.


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Wait till he gets watched for money in money out of his bank account. grin Its gonna put the crunch on many non conventional auto type businesses that claim to be above board, among others.


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Originally Posted by 2boltmain
I believe these car shows that are viewed on TV via cable- satellite and streaming are the same layout as "Professional Wrestling." Characters are actors and actresses performing to a script. I used to watch them. 20 years ago when Boyd Coddingtons' lead painter quit and was crying - that was a Jump the shark moment for me.
I loved the part where Boyd';s trophy wife was crying too.....yeah nothing going on there...


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Originally Posted by Hugh Jorgan
Soon to be optioned with a LS, 9"rear and airbags. puke

Arrogant hack. down
don't forget the 22's.


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The left front, looks to be a never run tire, I think I can see printing in the tread area, so probably the spare.

I certainly don't know, was a full size spare available, was the space saver an option, and if I had an original tire one of the first things I would do is stop rolling it around to try and keep the printing visible.

On that same note, I can't remember when it was that the tire shortage was, and cars were shipped without spares, and spare tires were left up to the dealer to find, but it strikes me it was in the early 70s.


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So paid $35k for it?

340-auto that needs almost everything?

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Originally Posted by 2fast4yourBrain
So paid $35k for it?

340-auto that needs almost everything?


Where did you see that?


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Originally Posted by 340SIX
Originally Posted by 2fast4yourBrain
So paid $35k for it?

340-auto that needs almost everything?


Where did you see that?


12:46 was his 1st offer.

I figured if he brought cash, he'd offer that.

Anything over $32k is too much IMHO for an EL5 340-auto car that needs at min., front valance, trunklid, quarter patches, re-paint, full interior.

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Originally Posted by 2fast4yourBrain
Originally Posted by 340SIX
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So paid $35k for it?

340-auto that needs almost everything?


Where did you see that?


12:46 was his 1st offer.

I figured if he brought cash, he'd offer that.

Anything over $32k is too much IMHO for an EL5 340-auto car that needs at min., front valance, trunklid, quarter patches, re-paint, full interior.


It appears that he’s carrying $50k & he pulls out $5k when handing the cash to the seller. So, the general consensus is: he paid $45k. Definitely not a bargain. But, when the 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda is the most valuable muscle car on the planet, it does trickle down. He has a YT with 800K subscribers - the purchase price really doesn’t matter because it’s about driving views and making YT money.


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Originally Posted by 1972CudaV21
Originally Posted by 2fast4yourBrain
Originally Posted by 340SIX
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So paid $35k for it?

340-auto that needs almost everything?


Where did you see that?


12:46 was his 1st offer.

I figured if he brought cash, he'd offer that.

Anything over $32k is too much IMHO for an EL5 340-auto car that needs at min., front valance, trunklid, quarter patches, re-paint, full interior.


It appears that he’s carrying $50k & he pulls out $5k when handing the cash to the seller. So, the general consensus is: he paid $45k. Definitely not a bargain. But, when the 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda is the most valuable muscle car on the planet, it does trickle down. He has a YT with 800K subscribers - the purchase price really d0oesn’t matter because it’s about driving views and making YT money.

That was what I thought as,well 45K.
That's why I asked why it was mentioned sold at 35K
Still richer than I think needs total rebuild is worth even at 35. But bet it is just not to me.


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My friend just sold one for $47,500. It was a 340 4 speed shaker car,but it needed more metal work than the one in this thread.


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Im sure someone will pay over retail for the car , just so they can say whom they bought it from .
But, even at that .

Whats that car worth as is but running and some what driveable. ??? Options will help, color hurts it big time to most ,,,,,, IMO


I would think upper $30s as is would tops ?????

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What annoyed me most about that YT video, was Rawlings constantly running his hands through his hair. The guy has an obession with doing that...he probably doesn;t even realize he is always doing it. laugh2


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I guess I am stupid or just getting old. But if I had that kind of cash to waste I would take a car like that and not restore it. Do the trunk floor and extensions rear floors as needed. Redo the brakes steering all rubber hoses et. You know the drill. If motor / trans is fine just tune up, gaskets, exhaust, radiator, again what is needed. Maybe it does not need drive line rebuild maybe it does.
And just like it was me in 1980 with a used muscle car back then. Do what it needs nothing more.
Not every thing needs to be restored be fun to beat on it, park it and not worry about a scratch etc.
If course it may have other needs that come up. Down the road if it needs say motor and trans rebuild do it and leave the rest as is.
Life is short have a ball with it and when I am gone let the Resto be someone else's thing.
You can't tell me it would not be fun.
Only down side would be guys wanting it for a,song so they can fix it up bothering you always.
Paintless dent guy could get it good enough to make me happy.
And it would drive half the Mopar guys nuts too.

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I have started going in this direction with a lot of my cars. It's more fun to drive them and not worry about anything happening to them that would give me a heart attack or make me have to exterminate anyone who damages them.


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Originally Posted by RoadRunnerLuva
What annoyed me most about that YT video, was Rawlings constantly running his hands through his hair. The guy has an obession with doing that...he probably doesn;t even realize he is always doing it. laugh2


Maybe he needs a hit. laugh2

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Originally Posted by RoadRunnerLuva
What annoyed me most about that YT video, was Rawlings constantly running his hands through his hair. The guy has an obession with doing that...he probably doesn;t even realize he is always doing it. laugh2


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Originally Posted by basketcase
Originally Posted by 2boltmain
I believe these car shows that are viewed on TV via cable- satellite and streaming are the same layout as "Professional Wrestling." Characters are actors and actresses performing to a script. I used to watch them. 20 years ago when Boyd Coddingtons' lead painter quit and was crying - that was a Jump the shark moment for me.
I loved the part where Boyd';s trophy wife was crying too.....yeah nothing going on there...

Lol you are correct, I remember watching that episode when Charlie was living with Boyd and his wife. He was going to work for Chip Foose, and Boyd's wife crying, first thing I though was boy what's going on there?
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Originally Posted by 340SIX
I guess I am stupid or just getting old. But if I had that kind of cash to waste I would take a car like that and not restore it. Do the trunk floor and extensions rear floors as needed. Redo the brakes steering all rubber hoses et. You know the drill. If motor / trans is fine just tune up, gaskets, exhaust, radiator, again what is needed. Maybe it does not need drive line rebuild maybe it does.
And just like it was me in 1980 with a used muscle car back then. Do what it needs nothing more.
Not every thing needs to be restored be fun to beat on it, park it and not worry about a scratch etc.
If course it may have other needs that come up. Down the road if it needs say motor and trans rebuild do it and leave the rest as is.
Life is short have a ball with it and when I am gone let the Resto be someone else's thing.
You can't tell me it would not be fun.
Only down side would be guys wanting it for a,song so they can fix it up bothering you always.
Paintless dent guy could get it good enough to make me happy.
And it would drive half the Mopar guys nuts too.


Wow that is spot on what I came by to say. Exactly how I feel. Biggest issue is the wanna be dealers at every corner, following you home, etc. I have passed on several cars I thought would be fun just because of that. Drive a shiny car and you don’t get a bunch of new “buddies.”


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Re: Richard Rawlings 71 Cuda [Re: SomeCarGuy] #2979108
10/28/21 12:20 AM
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I saw the thread and decided to go have a look see at the video. That one owner car appeared to be flipped by the second(?) owner to the now third owner for 45k. I think if the numbers match for sure, it redlines at 40k. Much more reasonable to restore at a low 30s price, that one will end up needing a lot of stuff. Likely to laungish somewhere as a guy that should’ve saved up more to get a done car tries to figure out how to pull it together without getting divorced. People are paying outrageous money right now for clapped out cars.


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Re: Richard Rawlings 71 Cuda [Re: SomeCarGuy] #3003879
01/10/22 05:20 PM
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An update of sorts, mopars5150 out in California ended up buying this car off of Richard. There's a video on mopars5150 Instagram account that shows the car running, it sounds GOOD. It looks like all the Monkeys did was clean it and get it running. The car was sold new in California, so in a way its going home. So, as of right now, no LS swap or air bags, its going to a proper home.


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Re: Richard Rawlings 71 Cuda [Re: SattyNoCar] #3003971
01/10/22 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Satilite73

An update of sorts, mopars5150 out in California ended up buying this car off of Richard. There's a video on mopars5150 Instagram account that shows the car running, it sounds GOOD. It looks like all the Monkeys did was clean it and get it running. The car was sold new in California, so in a way its going home. So, as of right now, no LS swap or air bags, its going to a proper home.


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Looks like they squeezed out some dents too...


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