Re: '4 door Barracuda' goes to auction
[Re: SattyNoCar]
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10/22/22 09:07 AM
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From the build notes.......... Look at the 1972 Road Runner and/or Sebring and you will see the lower windshield configuration in the design of that Factory 2 door vehicle. Our 4 door Barracuda appearance is almost identical.
With all due respect, its not identical, almost or otherwise. I can more than appreciate the work that went into this, but as so many others have said, the side glass ruins it. Duly noted, but why not use a 4-door Coronet rather than a 2-door fuselage B-Body?
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Re: '4 door Barracuda' goes to auction
[Re: McCandlessboy]
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10/22/22 12:47 PM
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Doesn't display ANY attractive traits of the 2 door Barracuda. Four door Malibu, Nova, Satellite, Lemans Skylark etc had the good looks of their 2 door brethren. Looks like a home made taxi cab in Cuba.
Keep old mopars alive.
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Re: '4 door Barracuda' goes to auction
[Re: DaveRS23]
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10/22/22 01:43 PM
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Re: '4 door Barracuda' goes to auction
[Re: 3hundred]
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10/22/22 02:49 PM
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All this brings me to think about the MOD TOP CUDA.
Is it sitting in some ultra wealthy art-ish collectors private compound weather here in the USA, Europe or some Arab State?
Many odd people in this world with loads of money that want the one thing others cant have with little re guard to societies rules that most of us live by.
This thing is fugly but one of a kind and done well and I agree the selling price might shock us all. A lot of collectable "Art" is not attractive but sure has value.
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Re: '4 door Barracuda' goes to auction
[Re: not_a_charger]
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10/22/22 06:49 PM
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Re: '4 door Barracuda' goes to auction
[Re: DaveRS23]
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10/22/22 08:52 PM
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Just remember, if the superbird or Daytona was never made and 50 yrs later someone made "the car Mopar should have made to win NASCAR", I'd venture to say folks would have laughed at the attempt.
I don't think it looks bad when you compare it to 4 door versions of other cars like a 70 b bodies. The rear roof line is actually pretty similar, so I'd think you would have seen some consistency across the different models.
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Re: '4 door Barracuda' goes to auction
[Re: Greenwood]
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10/23/22 12:57 PM
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While I wholly appreciate everything that went into this build, too much of it just doesn't work. I can think of a couple other one-of-nones that could have been built, that would have been way cooler. A four door 71 Satellite Sebring Plus with buckets, console, rally dash, and a 340 auto would have been pretty skookum. While not a 4dr, you get the idea......
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Re: '4 door Barracuda' goes to auction
[Re: SattyNoCar]
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10/23/22 02:39 PM
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Pretty obvious that incline on the rear quarter body line that makes the Cuda so attractive killed any chance of a decent mo door car.
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Re: '4 door Barracuda' goes to auction
[Re: CMcAllister]
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10/23/22 04:25 PM
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The guy had a vision, albeit one that only he shared. He spent years and a small fortune bringing it to fruition only to pass away two years later. Sad as the car is hideous. I would have rather spent that time with my family and dogs (not necessarily in that order ) rather than creating an abomination.
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'92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Front and rear disc and hydroboost conversion. 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.
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