1970 Plymouth Barracuda For Sale
1970 Plymouth Barracuda
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1970 Plymouth Cuda 383 4bbl.An ultimate barn find from the famed 104 car collection of the AllanReitz estate as featured in the August 2018 issue of Hot Rod magazine. Last licensed in 1989, this Cuda waspreserved alongside the orange 1970 Challenger SE in an outbuilding on the farmnear Mansfield, SD. Truly a uniqueproject opportunity as an original heavily optioned big block Cuda fitted with the rare frontelastomeric bumper option. Would make agreat restoration candidate. Car has a clear Wyoming titlein my name and matchingdash VIN, fender tag, driver door decal, radiator support and cowl numbers.
Exterior: Frame railsand core structure of the car are very solid with minimal to no rust as shownin the pictures. Passenger area floorpans have only light surface rust with no holes anywhere. Engine compartment area is soundly intactwith minimal rust swelling ahead of the hood hinge mounts and no rust issues inthe cowl or radiator support. and no rust swelling in the shock tower area. Frontfenders are damage free and dry with no rust in headlight bucket area and veryminimal rust developing in the lower rear “pant leg”. Doors are solid with tight lower pinch weldsfree of rust swelling. Passenger doorhas been replaced while the driver door is original to the car, still showingthe factory door decal with VIN and September 1969 production date. Trunk floor, trunk extensions, quarter panelsand outer rear wheel wells all contain typical E-body rust and will requirereplacement. Trunk lid is extremelysolid with no rust in the rear lip and contains provisions for a luggage rack. Hood is an original AAR fiberglass hood addedby a previous owner showing signs of prior repairs to the inner structure, justahead of the hood hinge attachment.
Interior: Allinterior panels, seats, belts, dash components, etc. appear to be original tothe car. Previous owner had front bucketseats upholstered while attending college in the mid-70’s. While the interior was removed for cleaning,I was unable to locate a build sheet for the car in any of the seat backs.Aftermarket shifter has been removed and I have a good front console mounting bracket includedwith the car.
Engine: Original 383 and A/T are gone and a 318 with A/T iscurrently in its place. I have anoriginal 383 with A/T from a 1970 Charger 500 that is available to the winning bidder for an additional $750. Engine ran when removed and will need rebuilt. I am willing to remove the 318 and install the 383 at no charge to help with transporting the vehicle.
Fender tag:
V5B Y05 EN1
M88 N41 N42 N85 R11
G36 J45 L31 M21 M25 M31
EB5 A01 A21 A62 C16 C55
EB5 H6B5 000 A02 011903
E63 D32 BS23 N0B 143988
Additional items: Auction includes a clean copy of the August Hot Rod magazine containing the cover page article highlighting the barn find collection. Also includes the auction day t-shirt given only to successful bidders ofeach of the 104 cars. All t-shirts are the same, featuring a picture of this Cuda alongside the Challenger resting in a shed on the Reitz soybean farm. A full vehicle report from GTS is provided with complete fender tag decoding, documenting this Cuda as #43 of 217 in VIN sequence of all 1970 Plymouth Cuda 383 2-door hardtops accounted for at the Hamtramck, MI plant and built to specifications for US order.
