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[thunderchicken]

Thats my buddy's 57 and it is a beast. Make no mistake.

What's he running? How fast is it?

 

[churchmouse]

What's he running? How fast is it?

He streets it mainly but I believe he can bust of a mid to low 10 with it. I may be wrong here.

 

[Leo]

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Most of those were gone even when I was a kid. It may have been a Henry J wagon to start, but I think they were a two piece tail gate, Hinged at the top and bottom. There is no way that curved back side glass was original. Looks like a fun little beast.

 

[Drewski]

 

[mikek]

Interesting print ad for the 1981 Chevy "V8 Special Economy Truck". It boasts of V8 power with 6 cylinder economy, but there's no mention of engine/transmssion/gearing specifications. We're thinking it's equipped with the base 305 and probably 2.73 gearing. Or perhaps the diesel 350?

 

[thunderchicken]

Interesting print ad for the 1981 Chevy "V8 Special Economy Truck". It boasts of V8 power with 6 cylinder economy, but there's no mention of engine/transmssion/gearing specifications. We're thinking it's equipped with the base 305 and probably 2.73 gearing. Or perhaps the diesel 350?
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350 diesel? You talking about the diesels GM put in all those military Blazers (I think they refered to them as CutV's) and pick ups?
We had some of those through a use equipment exchange deal and I spent 2 weeks working at Camp Atterbury to become familiar with them. They were pretty gutless pigs from what I saw. Biggest thing I got was I was genuinely impressed with how much those guys could take apart with the Gerber version of a leatherman multi tool. Those poor guys weren't working with much in way of quality tools. Really surprised me. I have couple of their issued service manuals and they are broken down so just about anyone could follow the directions how to repair them.

 

[gregkl]

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Unfortunately for me, she is still not old enough to be a cougar for me!

 

[mikek]

1970 Plymouth Barracuda with a 225 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine and a 4 speed

 

[thunderchicken]

1970 Plymouth Barracuda with a 225 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine and a 4 speedView attachment 198405

So much room under that hood. Kinda reminds my of the 79 Fairmont I had with an inline 6 and a whopping 1bbl carb. Took a minute to get rolling good but she would cruise once the fire box was stoked up lol

 

[churchmouse]

350 diesel? You talking about the diesels GM put in all those military Blazers (I think they refered to them as CutV's) and pick ups?
We had some of those through a use equipment exchange deal and I spent 2 weeks working at Camp Atterbury to become familiar with them. They were pretty gutless pigs from what I saw. Biggest thing I got was I was genuinely impressed with how much those guys could take apart with the Gerber version of a leatherman multi tool. Those poor guys weren't working with much in way of quality tools. Really surprised me. I have couple of their issued service manuals and they are broken down so just about anyone could follow the directions how to repair them.

Gerber rules.
Period.

 

[churchmouse]

1970 Plymouth Barracuda with a 225 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine and a 4 speedView attachment 198405

Oh hell no. It has A/C

 

[gregkl]

1970 Plymouth Barracuda with a 225 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine and a 4 speedView attachment 198405

Love the '70 Cuda. My favorite year of all of them. My brother had a 440, Pistol Grip 4-speed car. It was a screamer. I saw he posted on FB the other day in response to what car would you have liked to have back and he said his Cuda. And he had a lot of cool stuff over the years since he grew up during the pinnacle of hot rodding. (he's 73)

 

[Hardscrable]

350 diesel? You talking about the diesels GM put in all those military Blazers (I think they refered to them as CutV's) and pick ups?
We had some of those through a use equipment exchange deal and I spent 2 weeks working at Camp Atterbury to become familiar with them. They were pretty gutless pigs from what I saw. Biggest thing I got was I was genuinely impressed with how much those guys could take apart with the Gerber version of a leatherman multi tool. Those poor guys weren't working with much in way of quality tools. Really surprised me. I have couple of their issued service manuals and they are broken down so just about anyone could follow the directions how to repair them.

I would definetly agree with “gutless”. I had a 3/4 ton Silverado 4 spd. with the 6.2 ( 350 ) diesel. Used as a farm truck. Trying to take off from a stop while loaded down or while towing something weighty left much to be desired.

 

[kramer5702]

My current fun rides, a 2007 Hayabusa (currently selling it hopefully lol) and a 2004 Yamaha VStar 1100 that I'll be selling next so I can get a Harley.

 

[Hardscrable]

Love the '70 Cuda. My favorite year of all of them. My brother had a 440, Pistol Grip 4-speed car. It was a screamer. I saw he posted on FB the other day in response to what car would you have liked to have back and he said his Cuda. And he had a lot of cool stuff over the years since he grew up during the pinnacle of hot rodding. (he's 73)

One of my best friends finished 2 years of service and returned home from Nam in early ‘70. Almost immediately bought a 440, 4-speed Cuda. I can affirm that it did scream !
Coming to my house 1 day, came to a canal bridge -opposite side roadway went down hill and oncoming traffic not visible to him . As he got to bridge another car popped up coming towards him…in the middle of the road. He swerved and ended up in the water. Barracuda couldn’t swim !

 

[churchmouse]

Love the '70 Cuda. My favorite year of all of them. My brother had a 440, Pistol Grip 4-speed car. It was a screamer. I saw he posted on FB the other day in response to what car would you have liked to have back and he said his Cuda. And he had a lot of cool stuff over the years since he grew up during the pinnacle of hot rodding. (he's 73)

I can’t pin it down to any single car I have owned and that list is long and storied.
The 64 Dodge Polara Hemi 3 peddle comes to mind as a front runner.
Maybe the 70 W-30. Man I loved that car and owned it a long time.
The 64 SS blown BB 3 peddle Chevel. Yeah I miss that one.
I could go on.

 

[mikek]

 

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[Ironhippie]

1970 Plymouth Barracuda with a 225 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine and a 4 speedView attachment 198405

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