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Photos of the $2Million Cuda
This is the article out of our magazine called NZV8 and it reads
It had to happen,The last few years have seen the value of American muscle cars go through the roof.
Cars that could once be picked up for a song,are fetching the sort of money previously only forked out for competition-bred Ferrari's and the like.
American auction house Barrett-Jackson recently went nuts when a rear 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda convertible broke the US$2 million mark - finally going under the hummer for US$2,160.000.
One lucky owner got to trailer home one of the rarest and most desirable of all Mopar muscle cars.
The Cuda in question was built for a Chrylser Executive on a lease program and rolled of the assembly line in November 1969.
It was one of only 14 1970 Cuda convertibles built and the only one finished in Vitamin C orange paint.
It was factory fitted with a big block 426ci Hemi V8, producing 425hp, which is still in the car today.
The Cuda has remained a numbers-matching car to this day,which adds to its desirability for collectors.
It underwent a show-winning restoration in the 90's.
Perhaps the greatest tragedy of this whole story is that this beautiful muscle car will likely be a trailer queen for the rest of its life.
It had to happen,The last few years have seen the value of American muscle cars go through the roof.
Cars that could once be picked up for a song,are fetching the sort of money previously only forked out for competition-bred Ferrari's and the like.
American auction house Barrett-Jackson recently went nuts when a rear 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda convertible broke the US$2 million mark - finally going under the hummer for US$2,160.000.
One lucky owner got to trailer home one of the rarest and most desirable of all Mopar muscle cars.
The Cuda in question was built for a Chrylser Executive on a lease program and rolled of the assembly line in November 1969.
It was one of only 14 1970 Cuda convertibles built and the only one finished in Vitamin C orange paint.
It was factory fitted with a big block 426ci Hemi V8, producing 425hp, which is still in the car today.
The Cuda has remained a numbers-matching car to this day,which adds to its desirability for collectors.
It underwent a show-winning restoration in the 90's.
Perhaps the greatest tragedy of this whole story is that this beautiful muscle car will likely be a trailer queen for the rest of its life.
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