1971 Plymouth 'Cuda 440+6

1971 Plymouth 'Cuda in Phantasm, Movie, 1979

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
antp ◊ 2007-02-11 12:11	From RAF383:
crossroads ◊ 2007-04-10 21:13	4 stars
crossroads ◊ 2007-04-11 03:08	-- Last edit: 2007-04-18 01:20:17
Skid ◊ 2007-04-18 00:51	Technically, it's not a Barracuda, it's a 'Cuda. Those were considered separate models from 1970 through 1974. I also notice that it's a 440 Six Barrel. Quite a rare car, as only 237 hardtops and 17 convertibles were built with this engine for 1971. This would be quite the collector's item today, as these consistently sell for six digit figures.
Magnus1959 ◊ 2007-04-20 07:39	It was only made to appear as a 440 six barrel. Check into the history of the movie.
Magnus1959 ◊ 2007-04-20 07:45	http://www.angelfire.com/id/newssection/Cuda2.html
Skid ◊ 2007-07-04 21:29	According to your link, Magnus, the car was originally a 340 'Cuda. Interesting. Still a rare car, though.
biff ◊ 2007-07-21 11:43	Skid is right,its a 340,(interestingly enough,in the second movie "Reg" drove a 71 Hemicuda,totalling it near the end of the movie,the third movie starts with the end of the second one and continues from there with Reg driving a 70 Hemicuda convertible!)