MECUM SOLD $3.5 Million - 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible

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This 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible crossed the #Mecum Auction block at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle, WA in front of a packed house. After 8 minutes of dramatic bidding, this outstanding numbers matching 4-speed example achieved an astounding $3,500,000 selling price, solidifying itself as the world's most expensive #Mopar and the highest price ever paid for a '71 #Hemi #Cuda Convertible at public auction.
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@reymind9518 8 лет назад

I could never own one of these, it would be terrifying. I'd be checking on it every 10 minutes.

@fourier07able 8 лет назад

No more than $150,000 if your car is in excellent condition. Too many factors met this Hemi-Cuda. Perhaps on 2019 you could get more money for your Firebird, but it is very hard to predict. At this moment $100,000 is a very good money for your car. Again, if your car is very well conserved.

@reymind9518 8 лет назад

+Pedro Fernandez I think you're replying to the wrong comment

@fourier07able 8 лет назад

Hi Rey, it is not strange my comment be wrong as I don't speak English and I never have lived in the States either. My comment arises from your comment: " if this Cuda was payed off for $3.5M then I can sell my Firebird for about one million. That's what I understood; sorry buddy.

@Sutliff01 7 лет назад

holoholo haole no ka oi that's definitely not jalopy

@22mikelwho 7 лет назад

You would probably just have it bonded instead of insured at that value.

@rickbailey189 2 года назад

Originally, this very same car probably sold for under $6,000. The broadcast sheet and the original window sticker would prove it. Now it goes for 3.5 M? That is absolutely insane.

@vinceedwards3978 3 года назад

I saw about 8 months ago a guy driving one of these going over the Brooklyn Bridge. I was able to get next to him and said, I cannot believe you are driving this thing around!!! He told me, hey, what's the point of having it, if you can't show it off on occasion! Much respect to that guy, and that sentiment !

@gorflunk 2 года назад

Yep, ride it, don't hide it.

@Soupslusher_68 2 года назад

Most likely a 318 barracuda clone. Worth couple thousand instead of a couple million😂

@vinceedwards3978 2 года назад

@Aidan Storey I am 57 years old. This guy had the real deal. I know there are not many of them around, but his was real.

@mr.k860 2 года назад

There was only 2 of these sold in North America, this is one of them, the other one is in a car museum. It was definitely a clone. I've seen many very nice hemi cuda clones through the years, I actually own one myself. They are nearly identical to this car, just not real hemi cars from the factory. No big deal, they're still awesome and still very valuable. I couldn't imagine driving a $3.5 million car, but my $95k clone? Yup, she's getting driven all summer long.

@markthulean8313 2 года назад

Dumbshit's! That car is documented it is not a clone!

@tbone9246 4 года назад

God, that's a beautiful car. If I only knew to buy a car like that back in the day and just store it for 50 years and I'd be all set in my retirement to live like a king.

@rickbailey189 2 года назад

Buy the 2018 DODGE Demon when it drops in price. It'll be worth well over a million someday. If may be very bold to say it just may hit $10 M way into the future.

@dbrj2001 6 лет назад

I'm happy for the guy that bought it, he is very lucky. This blows the doors off all the hotshots who think they're soooo cool driving around in their Porches, Lambos, and BMW's

@rooster7658 3 года назад

Incredible piece of American automotive history

@stevenhuckaby2902 Год назад

But not for 3.5 million

@freedomfirst5420 5 лет назад

The '71 Cuda grille is absolutely awesome!

@josezunigasilva7579 4 года назад

Por que cuesta tanto??? Que tiene ???

@desertmulehunter 3 года назад

@@josezunigasilva7579 solo se fabricaron 11 de ellos y solo dos existen en los Estados Unidos.

@1959LP4U 3 года назад

The 1970 cuda was much better looking, shouldn't have tried to copy the challenger dual headlights!

@rickbailey189 2 года назад

@@josezunigasilva7579 El motor es el 426 HEMI(7.0 L). Entre le al google para saber la historia del motor. Es leyenda el motor. Es especial. Gano muchas carreras. Es muy potente el motor. Solamente 11 1971 Plymouth Cuda 426 HEMI CONVERTIBLES fueron fabricados. De los 11 carros, 7 quedaron en los EEUU y los otros 4 se fueron para otros paices. Este modelo tiene la transmicion de 4 velocidades del HURST. Solo 2 fueron fabricados con esta transmissicion y el 426. El carro esta meticulosamente preservado. Casi nunca se ven estos carros al publico. Y ademas, no se sabe quien son los duenyos de los 11. Los del anyo anterior 1970 son muy pocos tambien. Jose, carros convertibles valen mas que los hard tops. El Plymouth y el Dodge son de la compania del Chrysler.

@dmitriyshunyayev7571 3 года назад

If I had 3.5 mil that cuda would be last thing on my list lol

@shawndatrusty 3 года назад

MEDMEN stock

@ronaldnorris2179 3 года назад

I agree 💯

@kirk4086 3 года назад

Obviously most of you don't understand what a real muscle car is... You clowns ever ride in one? This car is the last of its breed... There is no substitute for cubic inch!

@dmitriyshunyayev7571 3 года назад

@@kirk4086 you don't have to be disrespectful, you probably tuff only when you write messages... I just said what I think about it

@kirk4086 3 года назад

How old are you?

@Roadghost88 10 лет назад

You're buying a memory here. This is a car that belongs in a museum as an icon of a decadent era, where working men (most of the guys who bought these were just working dudes) went to the drag strip on the weekend, or tore up the main street of their home town in stoplight races. These days the working man can't afford the new muscle cars, and they can't afford to lose their car, license and insurance for drag racing. Truly a time gone forever, and that car is a little piece of the great memories of a carefree time. BTW, as the 60s and 70s generation grows older and since the new muscle cars eclipse their ancestors, you can expect the value of these to actually drop over the next few decades. Newer generations don't have the same fondness for them that the older generation does.

@spencerglover1 6 лет назад

Roadghost88 nah the younger generations do like these, there’s Defo a lot of young lads love McQueens Mustang, and the 68-70 Dodge Chargers look loads better than the modern ones.

@tonyp3067 5 лет назад

Correction: Buying history. A big piece of technological history.

@braxwright31 5 лет назад

Only a certain few of the younger generation appreciate these.

@grantprice2328 5 лет назад

After reading this I went out bought a project 64.5 project mustang that I've been contemplating the last few months, thanks.

@baddazzgarage2953 5 лет назад

People today still love cars from the begining of time to collect im sure this car will hold its value!!

@Nightshade_787B 2 года назад

I absolutely love the dedication of the guy who bought this for 3.5 mill. He is a true muscle car fan.

@Nightshade_787B 2 года назад

@@cornpop3954 They were almost 3,500 back in 1971. But that doesn't matter. It is still worth a lot of money now. And it's decently fast even by today's standards.

@steviedee71 9 месяцев назад

No, he’s just a true billionaire 😂

@tyvekhomewrap9164 5 лет назад

I read an article in Hemmings Magazine about one of the previous owners of this very car. He sold it for $250k years ago thinking he'd made a fortune.

@ahoorakia Год назад

it was purchased by JAY LENO then,I believe this is the same car

@zuke58able Месяц назад

Was it Illinois Auto Brokers. Because the exact same car back in the late 90s he wanted$650k

@hidros1461 5 лет назад

9:02 that's the face of a true Mopar guy, poor guy was devastated to sell his pride and joy even after 3.5 million dollars

@ShikokuFoodForest 2 года назад

It’s only money. I would never sell that car.

@billjamison2877 Год назад

He's laughing 😂 all the way to the BANK!

@murphyr31 Год назад

What’s he doing at the auction if he’s not wanting to sell it. All the bullshitting around with the reserve is stupid.

@dtimm612 9 лет назад

To think it cost around $5,000 new - EDIT from replies should have said ~$4,000

@Boredout454 9 лет назад

Give or take a few hundred. Just think in the 80's you couldnt give these away.

@mikesteelheart 9 лет назад

Boredout454 The Hemi Cudas were collectible and expensive for an old car in the 80s. Just read an article about a guy trading a new Vette for a '71 Hemi convertible in 1984. He was asking $25,000 for it otherwise.

@kushdaddy144 8 лет назад

+dtimm612 $5000 back than is like $20k today

@2011blueman 8 лет назад

+dtimm612 $5,000 in 1971 is $29,248.89 in today's dollars.

@connerbutler1077 7 лет назад

Leggo My Ego lol that's the price of a base model 5.7 hemi challenger.

@alexcowan6543 5 лет назад

If I owned this car it would be sitting in my living room

@erwinmonti5066 4 года назад

YES AND ON A MATTRESS WITH PILLOWS..

@Trev_Swen 3 года назад

Id be sleeping next to it in my room

@donnie8917 2 года назад

I would be sleeping inside the car.

@TraitofSiNN727 2 года назад

And when you need to go to the washroom take it with you..lol

@alexrmz4728 2 года назад

That's lame as hell guy cars are ment to be on the road

@waynewintermute3869 3 года назад

When I was 19 I had a 71 barracuda! I loved that car. Who would have ever known what they would be worth today.

@eugenesolonka5468 2 года назад

Ya the car we had in the 60s and 70s as teens and 20s yrs olds if we had only would have had crystal ball. Didn't had the crystal ball but did have lot's of fun and good times . wouldn't trade that part of my life for what the same age group had in the 80s 90s or 2000s but I do love my new hell cat no more 150+ on the street now day .I go to the track more fun than jail

@rickbailey189 2 года назад

@@eugenesolonka5468 Problem with most stoners back then was they weren't worried about having a crystal ball...they were after the crystal "meth."

@rickbailey189 2 года назад

I almost bought a 71 Cuda 340 when I was 20 back in the 80's. He wanted 2900(2 thousand 900). Super clean car too. RED with black interior and A/C too. It's like the girl you wanted to marry but she said no. C'est la vie.

@TraveladvRajanSRai Год назад

Reg cuda bout 50 60k

@nicks2746 Год назад

I would honestly live in it. That is a car that dreams are made in. Every young kid that gets to have a ride in it will fall in love with muscle cars. Even in 2022 the Hemi is still leading pack.

@weseethetruth158 Год назад

Incorrect the hemi doesn't lead the pack in performance or desirability. The Ls far outperforms the hemi and shelby cars bring more money...

@cluckinwing8388 5 лет назад

“What’s another couple hundred thousand when your already in it for 3,000,000” a shitload of money still lol

@gilbertjuarez7064 5 лет назад

Imagine how the guys that had one back in the day feel when the car they beat to crap and sold for 500$ sells for this amount all these years later

@carynunez3155 3 года назад

This particular is one of 11 made only 2 sold in the 🇺🇸

@shawndatrusty 3 года назад

MEDMEN stock

@Erichhh 3 года назад

Likely many of these were driven in rust belt winters and succumbed to structural damage. Leaf springs popping through the trunk floor, torsion bar mounts breaking off and letting the front end crash to the bump stops. Chrysler cars of that era rusted very quickly.

@ronaldnorris2179 3 года назад

@@carynunez3155 still not worth that kind of money...ridiculous...some people have more money than brains apparently.

@arrowheadftball 3 года назад

1 of 11. Only 2 examples in the USA. The rarest of the rare. It's probably the most iconic representations of that Era of American muscle cars.

@abdulrehmanmian1476 5 лет назад

Imagine that driver denting the car on the way out of the auction room

@pineyLt 6 лет назад

And to think these were once in the hands of everyday Joe’s. 😢

@lexymcdaniel5263 3 года назад

Only 11 made.

@samleen 3 года назад

11 made for average people who had different taste

@jamessveinsson6006 3 года назад

Now both of them sit in underground garage is in the middle of the desert I filthy rich prince

@gerogyzurkov2259 2 года назад

Nah packages like this costs in the 1000s which for late 1960s/early 1970s which was didn't named then upper class and upwards rich people.

@DeadBunny69 7 лет назад

There was something in the face of the man who sold the car that spoke of regret. For most of these guys it's owning that something special that somehow reclaims a part of their youth, makes them relevant again. They already have money so it becomes more about regaining something they feel is slipping away from them as they grow old. They're like big kids with the coolest bike in the neighborhood that all the other kids want. Part of him died inside when he sold it that the money could never possibly replace.

@ChuckKeough 5 лет назад

He's already rich, didn't need the 3.5 million. Now his car is gone.

@israelarechiga9214 5 лет назад

That's deep

@StevenSoto 5 лет назад

DeadBunny69 it’s true. Most in the comments drool at the 3.5 but that man’s face held pain.

@carnationvideos4258 5 лет назад

He will buy another car with it.

@roberturkevich9014 5 лет назад

Cant drive it really all you can do is look at it its like any ugly guy looking at a hot girl never going to enjoy it

@ratscoot 10 лет назад

3,5 M $?? Was Richard Rawlings drunk at an auction again??

@scottwest1813 5 лет назад

I cant stand that guy.

@JoseRodriguez-qc5jr 4 года назад

ratscoot bloody drunk 😵

@mauricioledezma6204 3 года назад

He’s to cheap he wouldn’t spend that much and I also can’t stand him something about him that really bothers me.

@eb1247 5 лет назад

Rick Harrison- I can do $16,500

@michaelinhouston9086 4 года назад

$100 bills.... right now.....

@FRANTHESCRAM 4 года назад

Ah you know ...it’s gonna sit on the shelf, I gotta inventory it 16,500 is my best😂

@h2oskiaddict 3 года назад

Not a penny more!

@riaandw3155 3 года назад

I am taking all the risk here.

@njmenaceify 3 года назад

then, richard rawlings "idk 16,500 is a little high, i have $5000 cash right now"

@Gregster2448 5 лет назад

I grew up with these cars on the road. The Cuda was one of the most popular cars with Mopar torque under the hood. Duster 340, Road Runner, Charger, Challenger and Cuda made Dodge and Plymouth the car to have...

@allysonhanks9159 2 года назад

Hello, how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. Looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind thank you.

@Asmith-1111 Год назад

I saw a sign out front of the residence of a guy I was buying a car from that said "You can't buy happiness, but you can buy a Corvette, and that's basically the same thing." I died laughing. If you're wondering what kind of car it was, it was a 1970 Pontiac GTO. It was an unfinished project. It did have a motor, but it didn't run.

@weseethetruth158 Год назад

Yet they always fell short of both Ford and Chevrolet..

@ianpleasant 6 лет назад

I’d love to see this car in person. Really gorgeous car. It’s cute watching all the people in the comments criticize it while they drive their Hyundai

@saulsegura7659 5 лет назад

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@user-cl4kr4dj4l 5 лет назад

If you think this piece of metal deserve these millions then you don't deserve oxygen

@lifestyleofabillionaire9540 5 лет назад

And that Hyundai is probably faster than this piece of shit. (I don't drive a Hyundai, I'm just saying)

@fixit4u73 5 лет назад

I drive a Daewoo Lanos. I can't afford a Hyundai.

@silver01mustanggt47 4 года назад

Man I remember this I was about thirteen and me and my dad were just joking with each when this bad boy pulled up and we were both stunned

@tbone9246 4 года назад

My first car back in 1978 was a 1968 Barracuda. I babysat my nephew's and niece multiple times and my brother gave it to me when I was 15. On my 16th birthday I was driving legally. Not many kids in Detroit were driving their own car at 16. The fun I had in that fastback with my girlfriend. Great memories!

@SoaringEagle1 3 года назад

Kewl!.....I had the '68 Notchback Formula S......340 / 4 Speed / 3.91 rear.....QQ1 Surf Turquoise Metallic

@rickbailey189 2 года назад

BH23 only you have the rest of the VIN. I had one as a hand me down. Folks bought it new in 1968 for 3 grand. Car came from Hamtramck. Beautiful car with a vinyl top and floor shifter. Took lots of photos before I sold it.

@71three5ohscrambler8 4 года назад

The only year it had 4 headlights.

@hmc2s 3 года назад

The absolute holly grail of muscle cars.

@jimharris8597 10 лет назад

What balls of steel the owner has....! Well done.

@paulwhitaker5550 4 года назад

I had a 73' with a 340 and it was fun to own during college. Also had a 73' Challenger. Man I miss those cars

@flya787 2 года назад

73 not a muscle car

@darylwizzard 3 года назад

I'm watching this six years later. I wonder how much that CUDA is worth today.?

@jamessveinsson6006 3 года назад

I think the world economy tanked a little bit during this past year year and a half

@rickbailey189 2 года назад

It could be worth possibly 10 to 20% more. EASILY 4 million possibly 5. Only 2 were made with the 4 spd. manual HURST.

@possiblycrazy442 2 года назад

Well, I was about to spew shit about muscle cars being over the hill, but apparently another 4sp Hemi 'Cuda ordered new by a Frenchman got up to 4.8 mil but the buyer wanted 6. -_- These old 13 second cars are not worth this money for performance by a long shot. They have looks and if you grew up with old V8s then they have sound, but I get the feeling that these billionaires are only chasing clout. Another trading card to add to their deck. For 3.5 million dollars, you could buy multiple cars, make all of them cooler, AND build a shelter for them.

@rickbailey189 2 года назад

@@possiblycrazy442 Totally agree. I call it "STUPID MONEY."

@donnovicki4918 6 лет назад

We used to go to NY State drinking when we were 16. Yeah I know, in the little town of Ripley Any there was a Plymouth dealership that somehow managed to get 3 or 4 Plymouth Superbirds for sale new. I never did stop and look but those things sat on that lot for a couple years before they finally sold them. Why wasn't I paying attention.

@janeandrews8798 5 лет назад

Don Novicki in

@vipervas 8 лет назад

I sold a restored nbrs matching 1970 FY1 lemon twist with black interior, original pistol grip 4 speed, rim blow, rubber bumper 'Cuda convertible (1 of 63) with all documents including build sheet and original Shaker added back in 2012 for 60k which I bought for 8K in 1990. I loved the car for all those years and drove it to shows having a blast top down cruising. Not a trailer queen but extremely clean and presentable. Nash bridges tv series brought back the notoriety of the Cuda. Before then not many people were aware of this beautiful and rare Muscle car.

@KTFZXbox360 8 лет назад

that grille is just so unique

@kc-6837 8 лет назад

It's awesome!

@gregh7457 6 лет назад

"Rim blow" ???? sounds like a sex act

@darrellthornton8671 3 года назад

I admire the seller. Steely.

@rockinrowdy13 5 лет назад

My brother bought a '70 BARRACUDA Gran Coupe new..only 334 units made. The "luxury" cuda with leather int and chrome bumpers (not those body color plastic pos) They came with either a 335hp 383 4bbl or a 390h.p. 440 with either a 4bbl or 6pak. His had the 383 with the Hurst pistol grip. Paid $2,700.00 NEW. I learned to drive stick on that car :-) Wish I had it today

@henchicken1 10 лет назад

This car is like hitting the lottery if you had bought it new!!! Just amazing as this car sold for under ten grand new!!!!

@craiganthony7836 3 года назад

Could have bought two for ten k

@bongodave13 5 лет назад

One of the best looking cars ever made. They look so mean, top up or down.

@chuckcarlini6896 5 лет назад

over rated turd,, I restored those cars for 6 years, they are the most shoddy build cars on the planet,, you assclowns buying them have more dollars than cents,, l.o.l. they don't hold a candle to the quality of a buick gran sport, and by the way,, I have a 1970 stage 1 that runs mid 11 second times,, mildly build,, try that with one of those boat anchor HEMIS,,, NUFF SAID, JEEZ..

@jerryhouck2708 9 месяцев назад

My wife and I stayed at a Motel 6 in the Seattle area back in about 1987 and we saw this car in the parking lot and I took a picture of it that I still have. The license plate read "HEMI RAG" Who knew back then. I have always been a car guy and I kinda knew how rare it was but I never could have dreamed that it would fetch this kinda $$$$

@TechnicJunglist Год назад

That car is a beautiful beast. I fell in love with the 'Cuda the second I saw it as a kid in Phantasm. It fit the tone of that film so well.

@methinks1507 5 лет назад

I will give you $3600 💰 cash when I get paid on Friday

@kevindavis9815 5 лет назад

Lol

@randylute2005 4 года назад

that's what I gave for a new small block cuda in 1974..

@aongusaongus4371 4 года назад

This is why these auctions drive the cost up on everything. Then when you look at a car for sale some schmuck thinks his is worth 10 times its value.

@anonymous134y 4 года назад

try 100x the value of this car lol The car is worth 30k in today's dollars

@02mp9696 4 года назад

Its like trying to buy a toyota 4x4 or a jeep lol.

@andrewvalenzuela4383 3 года назад

Not really, he wanted to go fast cash. These cars can go for much more on the internet, then you get international bidders, that thing would go for over 10 mil.

@vertousofficial3735 3 года назад

Shoo, my generation thinks that their Honda Civic is worth at least $2250

@semperfidelis1550 2 года назад

That guy loved that car and was still torn about it when it sold! That car is one of the rarest beast!…🔥🔥🔥

@Johnny53kgb-nsa 4 года назад

I understand the rarity, the era, and like he said he would never see another one again at auction, but, imo, I would buy 5 or 10 vintage cars, nice vintage car's, just not " as " rare, and have a couple million$ in my pocket. Value lies in the eyes of the beholder.

@MerleOberon 8 лет назад

If I only had a time machine...lol...who knew then?

@thetractorlegacy7477 5 лет назад

2:21 Dick Cheney is that you

@benzielke7149 5 лет назад

I knew someone that had one. Guy in Oregon where I used to live. I don't think it was one from this year, but it was a convertible Cuda. It was a basket case, didn't run, was rusted pretty bad all over, interior was toast, looked like it had been pulled right out of a junk yard. In that condition he paid about 80k for it. After spending all that money he couldn't pay for his house, and it was either the car or the house so he sold it for a little more than what he paid for it since he had started working on it. He had about 8 other cars, original 1st model Dart that had the fins, 2 Chargers, a challenger, and I forget what else...

@mjames3662 Год назад

Funny this specific car came from a collector in Oregon as well! Except this one was confiscated along with others in a drug investigation, then auctioned by the the state police... Probably just an odd coincidence...🤔😉

@daystatesniper01 4 года назад

So many staff walking around doing nothing ,i could cut their overheads by 65%

@wolfattack402000 3 года назад

They are about as annoying and unprofessional as an auction house could get.

@darylwizzard 3 года назад

I thought I paid too much for my 2015 Chevy Cruze $15,000 now I don't feel so bad

@alexismoraleszepeda.1697 3 года назад

15k for a Cruze??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

@toonzbrah4316 6 лет назад

i could think of better ways to spend 3.5 million

@ojm1943 6 лет назад

Toonz Brah Pizza and hookers

@rafaelmorfin6693 6 лет назад

O J M lmao

@rayperez2397 5 лет назад

Your opion doesn't count n no one cares

@rayperez2397 5 лет назад

@Sabrina Dugan no one cares

@rishirishiroopnarine5067 5 лет назад

Ray Perez wast of money just like you bum

@patrickcork7981 3 года назад

I am 70 lived in Milwaukee back When Like Wowwwww. These Cars :)

@satyris410 4 года назад

commentary: "what's another hundred thousand when you're already at three million dollars..." me: ...

@savagetuner2404 4 года назад

satyris410 idk bro maybe it’s ANOTHER HUNDRED THOUSAND

@satyris410 4 года назад

@@savagetuner2404 ikr!

@mayanation 9 лет назад

This car is priceless to some people.

@TugboatJames 9 лет назад

mayanation And it will only go up in value. It's the only one around. Jay Leno, who should know, said "You didn't pay too much for [a classic car], you just bought it too soon."

@MIKEK3NT 9 лет назад

mayanation It may be expensive, but I hope it isn't a garage queen.

@kushdaddy144 8 лет назад

+MIKEK3NT No auto insurance will payout 8 million or close to that if it gets involved in an accident. The owner will never drive it on the road

@kushdaddy144 8 лет назад

silverbird58 I bet if you were handed down this car by your long lost grandfather you'd be hoping it worth over 30 million

@rayflower1915 6 лет назад

in 30 years we will have flying cars, not to mention where are all the roads going to be

@moparshua3 9 лет назад

Beautiful in its simplicity. Not only do they show, but man do they go! Mopar muscle for life...

@jpcooler 9 лет назад

Josh S. Yes but this one will never drive down a street again, it is a show piece in a vault now. the honda guy is right.

@moparshua3 8 лет назад

I own a '73 Cuda with a well balanced, purpose-built 383. A drag car before I owned it. It's my first Mopar, and I can honestly say I'm addicted to the big block power! The 340 is an awesome powerplant. They can be built any way you like. For this guy? I gotta have the neck snapping torque of a big block! It's how I always envisioned the muscle car era. Stoplight, to stoplight.

@djstl100 5 лет назад

Used to walk by a hemi cuda sitting in a driveway in my childhood neighborhood .. nobody thought much of it back in late 70s..just an old used race car..

@black-hw7zg 6 лет назад

i remember going to car cruises in rochester ny in the 80s. A plum crazy auto. Hemi Cuda convert. owned by Drake Automotive s to show up once in a while. It was 1 of 7. beautiful car. there was also a hemi Roadrunner in the same family that would show with it.

@gf4353 4 года назад

You are absolutely correct sir, one of 7 on the U.S. i thought i was the only one that knew that. They built 14 in 70 and 7 in 71 they also built 9 HEMI Challenger convertible s in70 and none in 71.

@azindependentsrt5721 6 лет назад

The '71 Hemi Cuda is the perfect muscle car period, and an icon in automotive history. There are a lot of beautiful American muscle cars, but there is just nothing like the Mopars.

@johhnyo 5 лет назад

yes they look great, lots of power..hopefully the Cuda drives the same..I recently drove a buddys 68 charger..nice car, but a huge bucket to drive and was in a one condition. Chrysler had ways to go back then compared to ford and especially Gm.

@bultacowally 4 года назад

@@johhnyo what the hell R U talking about??? you must be younger obviously not around back then making a stupid statement like that.

@Shebasandfleacornelius3rd 5 лет назад

The owner selling the car is a bad ass!!! Obviously a smart guy, that's how he's rich lol

@NoName-cn3cp 3 года назад

Or he is just a white man with generational wealth, which is highly likely as well.

@Aquablue62 3 года назад

No Name just beca you’re white doesn’t automatically make you rich

@NoName-cn3cp 3 года назад

@@Aquablue62 duh

@Shebasandfleacornelius3rd 3 года назад

Oh shit here we go with the race shit. God dsmn what fucking year is it. Only reason why this shit exist is because no one will let it go. Im not saying forget about it but don't hold everyone thats a different color accountable for actions of others. We are not old generation. Its time to step up and change. One fucking love. Stop making everything about race. Instead brace each other. Think about this. Mlk Jr said all man are equal. You really think he would be proud today of all tjis shit. The hate the violence? Its people like you who don't want change. You pretend you do and say stupid shit like that. Let all tne racist old generation die off and keep teaching our future the right way. We are all the same. And my comment would have been the same if he was any color or nationality. I guess stupid is stupid. So I'm sorry for you man. Hopefully you'll see the big picture instead of feeding into back steping.

@AlejandroP1980s 3 года назад

@@Shebasandfleacornelius3rd if you don't vote for me you ain't black thanks Joe now I can't drive my 71 boss 351 because no more gas and diesel thanks Joe for ban gas and diesel so how much is this barracuda worth nothing cause you can't move it im from the future by the way defend the police so less cops in Seattle more crime

@strattuner 5 лет назад

I had the job at 18 working in a Chrysler Plymouth dealership in Kansas city,i was told by the boss to roadtest every vehicle prior to the sale,this was a very good job for me,there were many of these that went thru the dealership,the cudas sold like lce on a hot day,most of our customers wanted the 440 6 pack,but a few doctors and lawyers bought the hemi,there will not be anymore of these made or reproduced,if it were so ,where are they,i read where a dentist paid almost 4.3 million for the very first hemi challenger off the line,it was the 16th car constructed,value is in the eye of the beholder,paper money for a rare car,its only money,buy what makes you happy,same as the summer of 1969,the sound of those cars in the shop idling,PRICELESS

@Minivan_Man 10 месяцев назад

The holy grail, insane...wow.

@TheHillyardwp 7 лет назад

sure wish my 72 Duster would bring that

@drakefallentine8351 3 года назад

That is true muscle perfection with grace. Guess I'll be admiring the diecast version. The kicker is, back in '71, the drive out price from the dealership was probably $3500

@flya787 2 года назад

No $14500

@dyer2cycle Год назад

one thing that has always intrigued me about the Mopar musclecars is, unlike most GM and Ford musclecars, you see most of the Mopar ones with plain painted wheels and law car hubcaps..I wonder why? You'd have thought they would have come up with some trick-looking chromed steel styled wheels...

@beaumontmichaels3575 3 года назад

When I was a kid,my father was looking for a car I Remember these Mopars lined up and in the forgotten section of the dodge/chysler/Plymouth lots in mid 70's, couldn't give em away!🤔 my father bought an AMC Ambassador!

@donniebrown2896 3 года назад

I messed up in '72 big time. Saw a '72 nova yenko on a dealership showroom floor. Sticker was around 10 grand. Instead I bought a '72 Vega GT.

@haightbum 4 месяца назад

People here dissong this car can have their opinion but it's always been my dream car. Killer ride!

@kenamaro 6 лет назад

It’s a historic and rare car.... I hope the new owner can share his good fortune and let other people see it...

@arizonacolour8793 6 лет назад

lol no, it's too much money to drive. He'll just store it in a collection room. never will be seen again

@FELIPE1JR 5 лет назад

Look up mopar ponderosa In MN. He owns it

@michaellrakes5521 4 года назад

That's a fucking killing machine. The alpha/Omega of muscle cars. If you have the cash? Accept no substitutes, although I do like the hardtop better personally and in Black, it is the definition of beauty

@rclark128 3 года назад

In 1972 is saw a 1971 Hemi Challenger convertable for sale on a lot in Columbus, Ga. Yellow w/white top.

@mattc677 4 года назад

I'm a mechanic and I have a wealthy client that owns a Mecum rebuilt muscle car purchased at a well know auction site. He was having some problems with the car soon after purchase, within approximately 1000 miles, and it fell to me to repair the vehicle. It was supposedly totally restored and gone through by Mecum. During my work I found numerous short cuts and half-assed rinky-dink bs repairs made throughout the vehicle. Both the owner and I were surprised. I advise you to have a competent inspection by a third party before buying one of these cars.

@neorev01 3 года назад

I make my living fixing and finishing restorations. There is a lot of nice looking junk out there, mostly coming from auctions. There is a museum near me that sells "restored" cars. I dont want to say the name but they are located in Volo Illinois. Ive made a lot of money fixing perfectly restoredcars that came from there

@neorev01 3 года назад

Third party inspection is great advice. The problems with auctions is that youre not allowed to look to closely at the vehicles

@GiveMeYourNachosButthead 8 лет назад

Ohhhhh, Barracuda!

@Taco-bomb-GTA 3 года назад

I like this cuda "71 model , but 3.5 million , WTF...

@originalfiremancancelled7303 5 лет назад

At the time I saw one of these down the street from my house in a barn I did not realize there was only 11 made it looked as if it had been sitting on the bottom of the ocean floor for 10 years I was 20 years ago😨🤤

@originalfiremancancelled7303 3 года назад

@Hugh Jorgen you are correct about where they went but yes I did see it with my own eyes

@tonywomack9161 5 лет назад

That price is insane omg even if i was rich or had money to just spend their is no way i would pay that kind of money for a car and i like this car alot

@Bruningable 10 лет назад

Muscle car without roof- there's a reason why just a handful of customers ordered such a car back in the day: because it's nothing but ridiculous.

@05gtdriver 10 лет назад

Most Hemi cars are rare because of the engine being nearly 1/4 cost of most Mopar cars available with the Hemi as an option. The 440 V-8 was only about 8% of car cost as an option in comparison. The purchase price could backfire on it's new owners down the line if they bought it to flip it and that's a shame if they bought it just to flip it.

@Roscoe_B 10 лет назад

05gtdriver Just looked it up...the Hemi option in '71 was $ 883.90

@boerharms2209 7 лет назад

440 was a way better street engine too... the HEMI just cant breathe at slower speeds.. also, less weight means better handling.. dont get me wrong, i absolutely love the HEMI but still, the 440 is a better road-car engine

@stripervince1 6 лет назад

boer harms agree. Over 75 mph the hemi was king. The 440 was just a good for the street to a certain point. Much easier to maintain. Guys with hemis weren't doing the required maintenance. ..426 hemis were solid lifter engines from 1966-1968 . Then they went to hydraulic and it made it much easier....

@Angrykat420 6 лет назад

Bruningable thank you!!!!! I was thinking the exact same thing as I started to read your post

@johnnysokko6533 10 лет назад

That car is a work of art!

@boronin10 5 лет назад

Johnny Sokko lmao a work of art it's a fucking slow turd that can't even get to 140

@darinp5612 5 лет назад

@@boronin10 how's your honda civic?

@vassa1972 2 года назад

Wish that I could go back in time and grab a few of these then and sell them now

@fifocrew3040 3 года назад

The person who brought that, would be that rich. That spending 3.5 million would be like the average person spending 35k. Good on them for keeping history alive.

@theshatzer885 3 года назад

So, you're telling me, that someone who spends $3.5 million on a car is rich? That's crazy.

@jamesrusso4830 6 лет назад

they need to make kits cars of the 1970-1974 hemi cuda.

@milesrowe2263 5 лет назад

Yeah

@smokeythehuman3596 5 лет назад

Jim Russo itd still be far from the real thing........ id rather walk than drive a fake mopar exspecially a cuda

@henrybourdon6712 5 лет назад

@@smokeythehuman3596 bullshit! oh look!,, there's a camera on, now show the world how you can blow money out of your ass with bubbly noises. now tell me how you would not drive a mopar crate Hemi 4 speed converted 6 cylinder convertible in your choice of color combo. somehow i believe my smile will be bigger than your's as a drive by you in your Nikes. bet you will not see if the number's match as i DRIVE by either.

@kyboy5 4 года назад

HELL NO! Kit cars suck

@xyrzmxyzptlk1186 4 года назад

A nice restomod is superior in almost every way. If you owned this $3,500,000.00 travesty what use would it be? Other than an expensive dust collector that is. 👀

@CSJiGSaW08 3 года назад

9:05 he doesn’t believe he is selling it

@perryreasch1499 5 лет назад

In 1976 I bought a 1968 ply GTX for 500 dollars had 90 thousand miles on it / drove it to South Carolina

@allanmcelroy9840 2 года назад

I admire the guy for being a sticker for his price...both history, mint condition and sentimental value...hard to put a price on that.

@seanthorton3054 10 лет назад

The reason that it sold for so much is because of the "numbers matching" engine and 4 speed transmission. Most of the hemi 'cuda's were blown up or cut up and raced heavily. This car is the pinnacle of muscle cars, nothing could beat it. Those of us who tried to race it would see nothing but tail lights:)

@bigjohnfury5662 7 лет назад

sean thorton it's a restoration though..way too dear

@e4300 7 лет назад

Nothing could be it you said, Really...At the time a Chevelle 427, BOSS 429, Torino 429SCJ, Trans AM SD455 to name 4

@TheHillyardwp 7 лет назад

Mark well those were all pieces of shit Mopar no car look the song up that car is the cream-of-the-crop not one person in the world would turn that car down if they could get their hands on it

@bigjohnfury5662 7 лет назад

James I would dumb fuck coz it's a fuckin resto so fuck you loser

@mxrodriguez22 7 лет назад

sean thorton say what you want .i beat one of this in my SVT Cobra Terminator

@jonnelson4657 8 лет назад

1 of 11? Suprised Jay Leno did'nt buy it!

@Tarakasper1012 3 года назад

Only one left with documentation 1 of 2 left the other isn't number matching

@choicewoods889 3 года назад

I LOVE MECUM AUCTIONS

@Camoburb 2 года назад

There is a factory plumcrazy purple convertible hemi cuda, numbers matching and original paint in a private collection in Wilsonville, Oregon.

@WillowCooper 10 лет назад

Gosh my first car was a 71 Cuda fastback with a pushbutton automatic tranny. It was a lemon and I traded it for a 71 Duster. Wish I'd kept it now...

@timrayburn2461 10 лет назад

they didnt make a cuda fastback in '71

@vinman1029 10 лет назад

tim rayburn or with a pushbutton auto.

@WillowCooper 10 лет назад

Maybe it was before 71? I would know a picture of it if I saw it. I had just turned 16 and it was my first car, but it was a lemon, so I traded it in for a 71 Duster. Now that I think about it, I think maybe it was a 67 Cuda? I've never seen a pushbutton auto since. The Cuda was white and pretty plain - wasn't flashy, but I souped up the Duster and dragged it on the 1/4 mile strip. Good ole days...

@vinman1029 10 лет назад

cudas had fastbacks from 64-69.I don't think they had pushbutton transmissions after 66 but I might be wrong.

@moparacer74 10 лет назад

***** No- you are right vinman1029.

@galactictrifecta9750 5 лет назад

I think the fact that it sold for 3.5 million is more amazing than the car itself.. they just put too much hype into this car.. and auction.

@ShikokuFoodForest 2 года назад

Nothing amazing about selling this car for 3.5M. Just proves some people have so much money to throw away.

6 лет назад

......I couldn't be further from this transaction....and yet I feel buyer's remorse.

@cardtrix1970 3 года назад

Beautiful Vehicle; Absurd price!

@danpatterson8009 3 года назад

The factory only made 14 of these as I recall. You could have a very convincing clone built for 1/20 of the price, or buy the parts and do it yourself for 1/50 the price. Worth it for an original? If someone pays it, it's worth it, at least to them.

@scottwiggins8794 3 года назад

Just 11 Hemi Cuda convertibles were built for the 71 with only 2 of them being delivered in the US with the pistol grip 4 speed manual. This is the only one in existence that is a numbers matching. The other is still in existence but with a period correct 426 hemi and not the original

@donniebrown2896 3 года назад

My wife's uncle, in his 80s now, was an electrical engineer for Chrysler. As an employee he could buy a new car direct from Chrysler for cost. He still has the last car he bought as an employee. He was featured on a tv show along with two young guys about 10 years ago. The show got the two guys to get down and smoke the tires, do some donuts, have a good time. When they got back to uncle they asked him to do the same. His response? "You don't have enough money". His car? A 1970, dodge charger, dukes of hazard orange. Black bucket seats, 4 speed, 440, all factory original, matching numbers, no scratches, factory wheels. Less than 40k documented miles. Then another one of her uncles just sold his car to a collector in dallas. The collector sent a crew of 4 to retrieve the car. A 1960 all original 'vette convertible.

@catsandcarsringtailgang6188 2 года назад

My best friend had one. Stopped by the auto parts place i just got a job at. He'd lost his job, offered to sell me his Hemi cuda convertible orange with white top for $7000. If I remember right, 71-4spd. New wife, kid on the way, part time job, I couldn't buy it. I KNEW at that moment was mistake to say no. We rode in it to lunch, we talked much later after, he'd sold the car. Later I was driving 66 Hemi charger, & 67 Hemi GTX. Being broke sucks, sold em both. Never saw my buddy again, suicide. I'd bet one of those million dollar cars was our lunch car...... I looked at production #'s only 5 made of his

@geraldroraback5432 4 года назад

There are 2 of these in San Diego on Universal Drive at a Specialty Auto Dealership. Both in great condition. 150K. 3 million is a joke.

@1013HotShot 3 года назад

They weren’t this one, only made 11 of these

@negativezero3107 Год назад

I have a memory of when I was about 20, so 94, had not been in Texas long yet and was staying with my brother, I was out with him on his job of him checking filters n coolant n such on A/C units at businesses, we were at a big thrift store and I saw this lady who had to be ninety yrs old come walking out with a cane, back super hunched from age so I kind of trailed her with my eyes in awe she was still getting around. She reached a car that was that really bad puke green/brown metallic color from the late 60's/early 70's, it was a fucking Hemi Cuda, prob was her husband's and he passed I imagine and she used it for a grocery getter, she fired that thing up and it sounded like and looked like it just rolled off the floor. I was just thinking wow that is a dream, she pulled out of the lot and when I saw the back window it had "FOR SALE 500$" on the window haha, I begged my brother to loan me the money, he did not lol. I promise you that lady did not make it a block in Texas before guys were trying to pull her over n throw money at her. 500$ pristine... oh the pain.

@digidrum2003 3 года назад

Sad......my kids will never see one of these cars out on the road....it will be locked away or put up in a showroom with buffer zones all around it. I at least have the memories of the sounds and smells of these old muscle cars and that will have to be what my kids will hear about.

@MrEdwin57 8 лет назад

I'd rather spend 20 to 30 grand for a muscle car that has a nice paint job engine and wheels and have the average Joe , or female , or teenage kid look at it from across the street or notice it at the end of a parking lot and say....awh man ...look at that.... now that is nice. What is it ??? That"s why l enjoy Hot Rod and Muscle car weekend every year at Ocean City Maryland ! ! ! Aaaand, be able to cruise in it ! ! !

@connerbutler1077 7 лет назад

Paul Arthur this car is an investment when it comes up for sale again it might go for $5,000,000+

@jeremygrubb9665 5 лет назад

I would have to drive it but you couldn't much so body would hit it or be parked getting gas and some one would be rubbing it people are to jelus to have something like that out driving it

@jameslemon51 5 лет назад

I have one as project. 1988 Pontiac Formula. It drives like a corvette

@talon1706 5 лет назад

For that amount of money they could have aligned the trunk lid better. 1:06 It's a beautiful car. The boss hates it if my job looks like this. ;)

@adriancampbell1921 5 лет назад

I was just looking at that. Great Eye Bro

@theflyingscotsman9902 5 лет назад

Brutal fit and finish on Chryco cars back then ! Thats a factory misaligned trunk.

@bigbugkiller530 6 лет назад

Good to hear

@stevenosborne5117 4 года назад

If you thought that collector muscle car prices were slowing down, think again. This ultra rare 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda sold at Mecum Auctions Seattle over the weekend for a staggering $3,500,000! Back in 2002, a 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda convertible generated national headlines when it became the first muscle car to sell for over one million dollars. Yet even before reaching that historical milestone, Plymouth’s Hemi-powered Cuda was long considered by enthusiasts and authorities alike to be the ultimate creation of the muscle car era. Since then, we’ve seen muscle car prices continue to rise, with Hemi Cudas leading the pack. Due to federal regulations and rising insurance costs, Plymouth only sold 16,159 Cudas in 1971, of which only 108 coupes and 11 convertibles received the legendary 426 Hemi engine. This car was just one of two 4-speed manuals delivered in the US, and it’s been hailed by enthusiasts, collectors, journalists, researchers and appraisers as the Holy Grail of muscle cars. www.guysgab.com/this-1971-plymouth-hemi-cuda-convertible-just-sold-for-3-5-million/

@weseethetruth158 Год назад

The hemi cuda did not lead the pack in fact the shelby's mustang and roadster have always set the standard for muscle car prices being the first to jump up in price. Even the original zl1 Camaro is valued at more than the hemi cuda. The only reason this car sold as high as it did is because it's a 1 of 1 car.