1970 Plymouth Barracuda

AAR Fastback

AAR-Spec 340 CI Six Barrel Engine

4 Speed Manual Transmission with Pistol Grip

BS23J0B306909

Clear

Gasoline

Offered for sale is a very rare and special Real “J” Code 1970 AAR Plymouth Cuda with a High Performance AAR-Spec 340 CI Six Barrel Engine, Pistol Grip 4 Speed Transmission, and Sure Grip Differential with a 3.91 Axle Ratio. A Rare and Very Special Mopar: With only 2,741 AAR Cudas ever produced – of which less than half came with 4-speed transmissions - this is a very rare Mopar. Making this car even rarer and more special is the fact that it is a true survivor, highly original, and unrestored car in mint condition with less than only 34.000 original miles. As if this wasn’t enough, the car came for the private collection of NASCAR legend Ray Evernham. Ray Evernham is a 3-time NASCAR champion crew chief for Jeff Gordon, and currently serves as a consultant to Hendrick Motorsports and hosts Velocity's TV show "AmeriCarna". He is also a classic car analyst for the Barrett Jackson car auctions, and was named the NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated “Person of the Year” in 1999. Ray is a great guy and philanthropist. He is very active for the cause of autism, and has a foundation named the Evernham Family Racing for a Reason. They’re Only Original Once: As mentioned above, this 1970 AAR Cuda it is a true survivor, highly original, and unrestored car in mint condition with less than only 34,000 original miles. The AAR-spec 340 Six Barrel engine is unstamped, and verified to be a warranty replacement by the original selling Plymouth dealership, which took place in 1971. With the exception of the dealer installed warranty replacement block, upgraded radio tires, battery, belts and hoses, the remainder of the car is all original and in fantastic survivor condition; including the Six Barrel carburetors, 4-speed transmission (D21) and rear differential (D57), fast ratio power steering (S74), power disc brakes, side exhaust (N44), very rare Elastomeric (A21) colored front bumper, wheels, all the body metal, chrome, trunk compartment, floorboards, black high bucket vinyl seats, carpet, dash, instrument panel, solid state AM radio (R11), and the finally, the all original high impact yellow paint (Lemon Twist, code FY1).In review of the pictures including in this listing, please pay special attention to the original factory “hurray up and get these AAR Cudas out-the-door” paint over-spray in the engine compartment, trunk, and undercarriage. The first picture of the trunk shows paint drippings very common of original factory paint jobs. Again, this is a non-restored car, with all original metal and paint!Mint Unrestored Condition: This is an unrestored survivor in excellent condition. The body is rust free and straight, and the paint and chrome are in great condition and really shine. There are few very minor light scuffs on the side of the doors, and a very small dent on the hood of the car. The engine has minor wear marks and light rust in areas such as the fan blades. The original side strobe stripes (V6H) are in good condition, with very minor wear or peeling. The interior of the car is in fantastic condition, and shows very little if any wear. It even includes the original steering column lock instructions on the driver side sun visor. The trunk is in great condition, and only has slight surface rust stains in a few areas. This is the same for the undercarriage. It is in very good condition, with only light surface rust on shocks, springs, and a few other places.This Cuda starts easy and runs strong, and is perfect working condition, including the motor, transmission, brakes, and steering. All of the instruments are in great working condition. The battery is new, and the oil was last changed in April of 2015. Included with the sale is the original window sticker.Ownership History: Built on April 15, 1970 at the Hamtramck assembly plant, this four (4) owner Mopar legend was originally sold new at H.L. Moore Chrysler Plymouth in Albany, CA. It was originally purchased by the brother-in-law of the owner of the dealership. A great guy and avid car named Jon H. out of the Minneapolis, MN area, acquired the AAR Cuda (as well as a 1964 Plymouth Fury) from the original owner in the late 1970s. The car had just over 30,000 miles on it at this time, and Jon bought it at the age of 40 to add to his fast growing car collection. Jon – whom I have talked to a number of times – was early to recognize the future growing values of classic cars, and recognized the AAR Cuda as a special car that would only increase in value. As such, the car was acquired to become part of his collection and appreciate in value, and not to drive. Jon informed me that he removed the drivers side hood spring when storing, as to limit the upward bowing of the fiberglass hood. Jon still has the original polyglas tires that were original to the Cuda, and has indicated that he will be happy to send them on once he gets them out of storage. Nearing retirement, Jon sold the the AAR Cuda as part of a block of other cars he had collected. The Cuda was sold in January 2013 at the Mecum Auction, at which time the actual mileage had increased to only 33,232 miles. Due to both its originality and rich racing history, Ray Evernham acquired the car to add to his collection of cars displayed in Mooresville, NC. For those of you that watch AmeriCarna, you know that Ray is a great car lover, and seeks out unique and interesting cars with a lot of history and originality. One of Ray’s bucket-list cars had always been a white 1958 Impala like the one from his favorite movies - American Graffiti. Ray contacted me earlier this year about my 1958 Impala. My Impala was not only the same look and color to the Impala in American Graffiti, but was very original and in great condition, featured a # match 348 tri-power motor, and had very low mileage at only 39K miles. After completely verifying the originality of the Impala, we discussed a partial trade for the Impala for a car from his collection of over 80 classics and race cars. After going back and forth on a few cars, we settled on a trade of the Impala (plus some additional funds out of my pocket) for this original and un-restored 1970 AAR Cuda. Included in the pictures featured in the listing is a picture of Ray signing the inside of the AAR Cuda trunk lid. I asked him if he wanted me to sign the trunk of the Impala, but he was not too keen to the offer.While I really love the Cuda, I am not comfortable driving it due to its originality and value, and have only put less than 200 miles on the car. I was originally selling the Impala to help fund college expenses, of which tuition for two of my children is due in the next month. As such, I have elected to sell the AAR Cuda after only of short time of owning it, and am offering the car at a good value with a lot of upside appreciation potential. A review of the Hagerty valuation information featured in one of the last pictures of the listing, shows that the AAR Cudas have not only been steadily increasing in value, but have experienced an especially sharp increase in value over the past few months. This would be an excellent investment and a great addition to any Mopar collection. Please contact me if you should have any questions about this great MOPAR!On Aug-01-15 at 17:11:22 PDT, seller added the following information: Show Winner! The AAR Cuda just received Top Show Honors at the 2015 Le Concours de Livingston - an invitation only concourse event featuring over 100 premier classic cars and motorcycles.On Aug-04-15 at 14:57:14 PDT, seller added the following information: Thank you all for your interest in the AAR Cuda,, and for those of you that have bid on the fine car. The reserve has been lowered, and is now very close to the current high bidder amount. Again, thank you and best of luck bidding.