1973 Plymouth Barracuda

Cuda Coupe

Automatic

BS23H3B460515

Clear

Gasoline

1973 Plymouth 'Cuda Original 340 car, now with 1970 trim. This is a genuine 'Cuda with a race-prepped engine. Priced to sell, there are a lot of rust buckets selling $13-19K in the TX area. Simply put, too many projects and I need to clear out the garage a bit. NO TRADES No known rust issues, previous owner owned it for over 30 yrs and addressed it. Floor pans are clean as are windowsills, etc. Mods: Fender flares, custom grill, ducting, air dam, rear spoiler, AAR style front spoiler, AAR style hood, AAR stripes, side exhaust thru rocker panels.Paint: Gold & Black; black base coat, clear coatInterior: fiberglas racing seats (2), 5 pt. Racing harnesses, full cage, fire suppression system, transcooler in rear seat area, added gauges for oil pres., oil temp., trans temp., fuel pressure, tach, 200 MPH speedometer, voltmeter, fuel-oxygen ratio displayRoad race suspension: all urethane bushings - front, rear, trans mount; Front: 1.22 torison bars, 1 1/8; sway bar, Koni shocks Rear: Flex-O-Form fiberglas monoleaf springs; sway bar, Koni shocks, panhard rod,Front spindles: stock with Wilwood hubs and calipers with Wilwood 12 1/4"; rotorsRear end: Until 2003 Mopar 8 3/4 with 2.76 gears and Sure Grip. Now Ford 9"; ratios vary from 2.50 to 3.23. Drum brakes - 2.5" wide shoes. Front-rear brake balance control.Wheels: Varies with event and tire sizesTires: BFG R-1 or Hoosier 245ZR50 rear 245ZR50 front for road race on shorter tracks such as Road Atlanta and Summit Point; 255ZR60 front and rear for faster events such as Nevada Open Road ChallengeEngine: 1972 Mopar 400 block; now 474 cu. in. with stroked 440 crank. Ross pistons, Eagle rods, Clevite bearings, Speed-Pro rings, reground 440 crank, Melling HV oil pump, 1/2"; hemi style pickup, ARP studs, Stage VI heads, Comp. Cams roller with .626 lift and 274 duration @ .50, Isky springs, roller rockers, M-1 single plane intake, Carburetor Shop Holley vacuum flows 930, extra capacity and baffled oil pan, Fluidamper, 5"; pulley, fuel from 22 gal. cell through Holley "Black" elec. pump, Moroso crankcase ventilation pump.Ignition: Mallory, MSD Blaster, MSD wires, one wire large pulley alternator, battery in trunkTrans.: Mopar 727, 5 clutch, fresh rebuild in 2007, Hurst Pro-Matic with slap stick action up & down, A-1 RV Special 1800 stall converter, B&M Transpak, Perma-Cool cooler with fanExhaust: Hooker 1 7/8", thermal wrapped, Dyno Max race glaspaks, 3"; pipes, custom side exitCooling: Four core Mopar w/o transcooler, forced air cooling ducted from above spoiler and below bumper, opt. elec. fan, remote oil filter and cooler with fan, Aeroquip hosesOther: Force-fed airbox on air cleaner Preparation: Head porting and spinning assembly by Muscle Motors of Michigan; block by Lentz automotive of Newton, NC; engine assembly and trans mods by Doug Barlow of Boone, NC; suspension, ducting, cooling mods.Other: Still has lights, wipers, horn, etc. for street licensed driving on pump gas (93 octane) to car shows and to mechanic's shop for tuneups and gear swaps.Also comes with an extra set of wheels - Hoosier 245ZR50 rear 245ZR50 frontTo address: I think the fuse for the engine oil cooler fan needs replacing.(though you may not need it). All the switches mounted on the horizontal cage bar have an in-line fuse a short distance behind the switch - 20 amp as I recall. The maintenance manuals should show where all the factory fuses are located, etc. The foot switch for headlight dimming may need lube.Door locks are supposed to work with ignition key, but are balky - need some lube.Rear trunk lock needs to be replaced, has a fail safe wire to open.Driving lights fuse.Need to install new fuel gauge, although you wouldn't need it for racing.Performance: Winner 160 MPH class May, 1997 and 1999 Nevada Open Road Challenge. Won2003 One Mile Drag of Sandhills Open Road Challenge in Nebraska @167 MPH .Small block with solid lifter cam and 2.40 gears ran 12.80 in quarter at Bristol,TN dragway; Big block with 2.76 gears ran 12.08 at Rockingham dragway @ 121MPH. Radar timed at 180 MPH in 1998 Nevada Pony Express event.Magazines: Write Ups In: High Performance Mopar, Oct. 1995 Mopar Action, Dec. 2001