The Legendary 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda AAR! A 340 4 Speed Powered Factory Road Course Racer
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2023
- Dodge and Plymouth E-Body cars are some of the most memorable muscle era machines. They were late to the party, arriving in 1970 - and some enthusiasts might argue that they were really only any good for two years, '70 and '71. Found in some of the best of them were 426 Hemis, which obviously deserve a mention. But those cars were heavy, unwieldy, a pain in the butt to service, and often broken. In my book, the best package that could be had was the small block 340 with a four speed behind it. In the short and light Challengers and 'Cudas, it was plenty fast, and much better balanced. And the best cars in the category? The 340 six pack / six barrel equipped Challenger T/A, and its Plymouth brother - the 'Cuda AAR. These cars were built to go around corners, and then accelerate out of them with authority. What a cool package.
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Price?
Sold!
I know, They're both cool, I guess to me it's like John Wayne or Brad Pitt. If I wanted to impress the ladies and spend a lot of money, Pitt would be tough to beat. But if things got really rough, and you had to "make do," I take the Duke!
And after all, Money Comes and goes. Life's faster on the interstate, but the view is better on a dirt Road.
@@DeadDodgeGarage What was it sold for?
@@autonomous_collective it’s customary not to disclose the sold price…. But you should be able to ascertain what the asking price was .
@@autonomous_collective Ever heard of Kelly's Blue Book? The obvious answer can be found on their site.
In April of '71, I bought a used B5 4 speed, 3.91 AAR that also had the fast ratio steering option. In '72, I came across a '70 Hemicuda...automatic, Super Trak Pak which I thought would be fun as well. These were my two "everyday" cars, but I found the AAR was so much more fun to drive, that I hardly drove the Hemicuda. That thing drove like a dump truck compared to the AAR, and I sold it after about a year, and sold the AAR about a year after that...foolishly. I managed to find my original AAR again in 1990, bought it back and had it restored and still loving it today.
Awesome! The happy ending is great. Most stories about cars people owned in the bad old days that I get here in the comments section don’t have that… glad it worked out.
I had a 1970 Barracuda, bought it used in 71 in va. While home on military vacation. It only had 25, 000 miles. I kept it for 5 more years. When I sold it, I seen it 10 later with 44,000 new miles on it,
To this day I had kept it.
I could drive from Massachusetts to Virginia, on $ 20.00, gas and tolls.
It was lime green, 318 on the floor.
Agree with you 100%. For my money, the AAR 'Cuda and Challenger T/A are the best E-bodies ever, bar none. Sure, the Hemi cars can make more tire smoke, but they can't touch one of these for balance. I did a 100 mile drive in 55 minutes in one of these in 1971 and have never forgotten it.
That aar 340 was a mean motor,always taking out big blocks back in the day.
Ah, nothing better than a 70 AAR Cuda. Except maybe a 70 Challenger T/A. And I LOVE 340s, that's why I have 2 of them.
I used to see a beat up 66 Charger sitting on a lot on our drive to the cottage, I would have been about 15 years old maybe. One time as I was driving by in my first car, 73 Cuda, I stopped to check it out, to my dismay that car was gone! It fuels my love for the big fastbacks that carry’s on until this day! Anyways, I had a look around the yard and there was a dilapidated shed- I peered in between the 2 barn doors and could only see a hood scoop- couldn’t tell what the car was…. A couple years later as my Mopar knowledge grew I realized I had been looking at an AAR Cuda, dammit .
A car that checks all the boxes!
Absolutely beautiful car.
Strobe stripe gets me every time!
I love that exhaust sound. I swear them mufflers think they are glasspacks. Thanks also for showing us this one too and the free ride along.
It sounds *so* good. Just awesome.
Wow! What a special car. That thing kicks ass!
Absolutely flipping sweet
Wow my dream E body especially it being a AAR. What makes that 340 the best and most rare is its casted for it to be a 4 bolt main engine and best cylinder heads relocating the intake pushrod to be able to port the intake alot. This is why i love Chrysler for making that from the factory for you to build some serious power.
Absolutely. I was really pressed for time and didn’t go into any of the specifics in the engine. The “TA” 340 is very special indeed. Despite being a warranty replacement engine, this one is still marked “TA” as well.
Beautiful Cuda and one of my favorite colors too!👍
Cool car! You definitely have some perks at your job!
Another great review, keep up the good work. Awesome cars.
That AAR CUDA is bad ass. How ever I love your 392 swap 6 speed.
I wish it was actually mine… but I get to be the proud dad of the engine swap at least. Haha. That car is amazing. Don’t ask me to pick my favorite between them.
@@DeadDodgeGarage I may become a customer sooner or later. 😉
Stunning vehicle. Thanks for sharing it Jaime!
A friend of mine has one.But he's modified it heavily, kept the 340,with EFI,and re-did all the suspension with a kit that uses late model aluminum Corvette parts.
Wow Dude, love the AAR/ T/A 'Cudas' and Challengers, I actually like them over the BIG Block and HEMI E-bodies!!! Mopar Nate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
I agree, it makes for a much better balanced and better handling car. But, that said, I wouldn't kick a 70 Hemi Cuda out of my driveway, even if it leaked oil on it.
I feel the same! I really love Hemis… it would be hard not to. But the 340 is just so great. Light, happy, rev hungry engine that takes the abuse and loves it, while making really impressive power for its size.
The owner should be proud , greetings from Spain .
Thanks..now I have the" party all the time " song stuck in my head
Alright… I’m really sorry about that. Lol.
How things change. I was a tech at a VW dealer in Calgary in the 70s. One of our wash rack guys had this exact car. Now, this guy was earning minimum wage and was a dope smoking party guy. These were just used cars at this time. One other guy I knew drove a Boss 302 Mustang. Same deal. Minimum wage earner and party central. I greatly miss those times. Cars were plentiful and cheap.
Yep… I would’ve had a yard full of Chargers 😭 alright, I’ve still got my fair share of good cars. When I started around 2008, cars like this were already quite valuable, but you could still get any regular A body for a few hundred bucks. Late Chargers were easy to acquire - I had three or four. I’ve been in the hobby since then, watching things slowly change. Of course everything is expensive and stupid now. I can’t be the only one sitting around cheering for things to crash and for these cars to get cheap again… pretty sure that’s coming.
What a neat car!
The E in E Body stands Extremely Expensive!
Sure as shit does on this one…
Find you a construction zone with Jersey barriers on both sides. The reverb of those side exhausts bouncing back is heaven. The cackle when you let off the gas....
I absolutely dreaded the center divider in my Cobra… just awful racket
@@DeadDodgeGarage I had them on my big block crewcab. I was setting a little higher. I did get pulled over once. Brand new exhaust. Paint wasn't even burned off the glasspaks. And I had had the week old reciept in my hand. I almost felt sorry for the dumbass.
Thanks Jamie for all the info about the unique stuff on the AR's and TA's I did not know a lot of things that you explained I've never owned one so I guess I don't know that idiosyncrasies of them but now I do
As a young man my neighbor bought his son one, in fact same color, cool car, I had a 70 barracuda, and he would thrash me until I swapped in a 383 experimental block (out of a 68 road runner). Then he never won, always wondered if I was faster or if he was just that bad a driver. Now the kid down the street had a bright orange Super Bee with a hemi, he was damn fast, it was a toss up over who would win, I think he won more then me though, oh by the way this was in 74. I recently came across your You tube page, and I have been really enjoying it.
Good times! Man, I love 383s… don’t make me pick between the 383 and the 340. That would be really tough.
Daaaaaang Jaime you have sooo many cool cars...You are living a dream..
I mean that (like most of the nice stuff) wasn’t my car, but I did get to touch it. So that’s cool. Haha.
Beautiful 😍
An engine shop built a to spec regular 340 and a 340 Six Pack, 320hp for the regular 340, 370hp for the six pack on their dyno. Originally rated 275 and 290hp.
I think those factory ratings were strategically conservative… but I could be wrong.
I went out today in my White 70 340 Challenger. I only have a 4 barrel though. Or is it a 4 pack? Your drive was similar to mine. But I was a little easier on it. That drive in these machines is therapeutic to say the least. And the people I run across just love the car. Soon my 70 GTX will be completed and I too will have a six barrel to help recycle oxygen. Thanks again for the ride along. That AAR Cuda is awesome. Totally awesome. 😀
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with having *only* four barrels… but six is definitely more exciting. Haha. Sweet!
Thank you ..... very nice car...
Beautiful car!
Oh the beautiful noises!
My 70 Challenger RT has that same thing on the center console. I had no idea that's for the seat belts!
Yeah! That’s ‘70 only! Then it becomes an ashtray or something.
Totally Awesome- my Favorite E-body !
1970 E-Bodies were always favorite, AAR Cuda 4 speed and Rallye dash...Nice
I love mine!!
And what a treat it is!
My Friday is Much Better Now!!
Thanks for the owner letting you record playing with it!
Thanks Jamie!
My favorite color
Gave me chills when you first took off
Thanks Jamie
They go good in the snow! :-)
I like the 340 sass it sounded pretty peppy and went down the road very nicely
My favorite engine 340
I watched this again, Big Thumbs Up!
Thank you!
Almost talked my foster father into co signing for a 71Challanger, 4speed 340 but I foolishly took him on the test drive and he said NO!. It was a yellow ragtop too 😢. Guess I shouldn't have slid him around the little back seat so much.
yup nothing BETTER!!!!
Yes, yes, yes!
Awesome!!
Eye candy
Love everything about that car, BTW thats a long reach to roll down that window
Luckily I’ve got pretty long, gangly arms. Haha.
Personally I would prefer this car over a hemi cuda.
Me too!
Had a T/A in Panther Pink with a white guy, 4 speed car. Every threaded fastener holding it together was loose from the factory. Once I went over the car with a torque wrench, it was the most exciting, best thing I have ever done while wearing clothes.
Should say gut, not guy ....I'm 68 and not good at texting
Understood. Haha. That’s awesome! I really liked this one. Obviously I didn’t get to test it thoroughly, but it’s a really cool car.
Thx J
I just noticed the trailer from Tousley Motorsports of White Bear Lake, MN. I grew up a few miles from there. We used to drool over the snowmobiles in the showroom. Beautiful AAR in one of my favorite colors. Keep doing what you’re doing Jamie!
Oh cool! I thought someone might notice that some day. Haha. That's actually my coworker Trev's trailer. I have no idea how he came to own it, but there it is. Thanks!
I always liked the rear spoiler on these things 😊😊😊😊
Nice!
Redirect your attention to my video of the 73 hemi orange cuda on my channel i built for my 16yr old son. I sold that car and the guy never transfered it so i still own it. I should go get it. That one had a cage and a built 383 with a reverse valve body 727 but a stock shifter and it sucked to shift. Personally not a cuda fan but they are cool and as my son said cops love them.😂
My 1969 340-s 4 speed barracuda another factory race car . No ps or brakes u stop with the down shift from 140 mph miss my race car
Thats A Beutiful Car
Z28's and GT mustangs eat your heart out!
Damn right!
AAR
*speechless*
Man does that thing have a sweet exhaust note.
I was so stunned i did not have my corn dawg 😂 thats a bad machine
Very nice Canadian car with some added options....Oh, that console was also used into the 71 production year
With the seatbelt holders? Interesting. But it wouldn’t surprise me.
Is that A Job? Well It's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it!
I'm a B/RB guy myself., but that is really cool 😎! As cool as your Dodge Ram? Not quite! But still very nice...
Awesome car,you really need to start enjoying your job.😂
Seriously. It’s such a drag all the time 🤣
Almost bought the exact car same color in 1979 right when I got out of high school... the guy had a for sale sign in the window .. 1800 bucks with 15k miles...couldn't find the guys house and didn't have a phone number...Still makes me sick to this day...About a year later I found the car in the guys front yard with the front end smashed in. The guy totaled it... made me sick... I'd still probably would have the car if I had bought it..
Damn… that’s not ideal.
Never knew that about antennas, and I was trying to get through this whole day without learning something😃😃 . And it probably goes without say I appreciate these lol. 3:07 8:34
Sometimes I like to channel Owen Wilson. Haha. I apologize for making you learn something today!
It made me snap my neck almost sounded like a 351c
Wonderful video that brought back memories of being lucky enough to having worked on and driven one of these E body Mopars...a real T/A in my case. I think another detail was that the inner front fenders were wider than non-trans am E bodies?
I know there was a different wheel opening lip for 15” wheel cars, so wonder if that’s it? I seem to recall Hemi cars came with those, so one that doesn’t have them is identifiable as incorrect. But I think that would come with 15” wheels whatever the model. I am not an expert here.
I'm a big fan of Dodge
You and me both haha.
Those BFG white letters need some attention
I used a sos pad followed up by a red Scotch Brite pad to whiten them up quite nicely
Mopars Rule!!
Your doing better then me. I can't justify one Mopar let alone a yard and shop full.
I see it has the famous BF Goodrich brown letter tires.
Yes, it was fresh out of a garage and bound for a Trev detail job. He also fixed a slight power steering leak (loose hardware on a freshly rebuilt gearbox, shocking,) as well as the goofy driver remote mirror before it went to its new owner.
I wish my totally average normal days were like that! LOL
I’m really, really lucky in some ways 😅 I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. But damn I’m having a good time with all this
@@DeadDodgeGarage No need to apologize, I'm living vicariously through your RUclips channel and get to look smart at car shows by knowing the finer details about these cars.
I'd love to hear more on your opinion why the 340 is so good! Not many around here in Australia
Short stroke, big bore, high compression ratio, good cylinder heads and fairly good manifolds, as well as a (relatively) aggressive camshaft - all in a package the size of your standard cruising model 318. Then for these six barrel engines they turned it up to 11 with a modified head casting, adjustable arms, even more aggressive cam (I believe,) and of course the intake and carbs. With the technology and parts we have available today, it’s easy to make an engine that outperforms the 340 in its stock form - even out of an engine like the little 318. Big block Chevys easily make 800 horsepower… I mean regular V6 sedans today make 300+ horsies. But stock for stock in the day, the 340 was a hell of a performer - and they’re still plenty fun now.
Thats my uncle’s car!!!!! He bought and restored from the ground up!!! Over 20 years ago!!!!! Where is this!!!!
Oh dang! That’s amazing! It’s in western Washington now.
@@DeadDodgeGarage he just called me on the phone and sent me this! There specific details on it that only this one has!! We stripped that thing right down to the bone!!!! It took almost couple of years to do!!! Pretty amazing !!! It was in montreal Canada. We knew it had gone to the states but didn’t know more! Thanks!!
T/A- AAR, They are also the only mopar with quick ratio steering from that era if I’m not mistaken.
There was a quick ratio manual gearbox option in the Formula S Barracuda, and possibly other models. As far as I know, you are mostly correct on the quick ratio power steering, *but* it did make it into other E bodies as well. I don’t know if this was a case of the factory using up extra parts or if it was a regular option, but I do know that the T/A box can be found in non T/A E bodies from time to time. I’m no expert here, but I have seen a factory T/A box in a ‘71 Challenger 340 (non-R/T) pace car convertible lookalike, and have heard that is not entirely uncommon.
I like your dodge Charger better but it’s still really cool!
Hey love the show !!!! And really love the AAR!!!! Quick question tho where the oval tag is on front of k frame isn't there suppose to be a metal tear drop welded there ???? Not sure about the oval tag that you can see on that car but the tear drop was on one I followed for over 15 years and couoent afford and another one that I worked on
I don’t know enough about the specifics there to say, and didn’t look. I’m not familiar with oval tags there at all, to tell you the truth. I’m familiar with the washers welded to the front of various factory performance K frames though.
Wow what a sweet car ! I had a couple 340’s when I was a kid they were my favorite engines - I’m sure they were well over 300hp, mine only had thermoquads but man they were fast
Fussy magpies there won’t eat that licorice? The ones here will eat literally anything
Can’t say I’ve ever seen any magpies around… Thermoquads are great! When they’re still functioning correctly, anyway. Haha. I just love 340s. All LA engines, really, but the 340 is the best.
@@DeadDodgeGarage oh really? I am in Calgary Alberta, magpies are plentiful here - very rugged birds
Both of the 340’s I had the carbs worked great other than the odd choke issue - easily cured with a clothespin lol, some of the guys that I would race against had 440’s and disliked me because the 340 could beat them off the line if you hooked up well - ya they would end up screaming past at higher speeds but IMO the 340 was the best bang for buck, at least in their time of existance, I wish I had kept those 2 old cars I had as it would be a great retirement fund.
I was looking up the dimensions of the Barracuda compared to Challenger the other day , I knew that the cuda is shorter ,but didn't realize it's by around 6 inches ish, also it turns out that the cuda is about an inch and a half narrower. The only interchangeable body panel between the two is the roof. I think the Cudas of Dan Gurney and Swede Savage competing in the 1970 Trans Am series looked by far the coolest , but they seemed to have a lot of trouble with their destoked 304's blowing up , despite the motors having input from Keith Black .Sam Posey's Challenger did better I think .
That’s interesting. I didn’t realize it was narrower. I wonder if that’s just because of the body line on the Challenger, because I don’t think the actual important widths (floor pan, frame rails, etc) could be any different. I didn’t think the roof was interchangeable either… despite sharing the basic platform and most of the internal structure, they are very different cars.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Come to think of it , if the cuda is narrower, you wouldn't think the roof would fit both of them .However I googled that information, and have rechecked it , the cuda is 74.9 inches wide , and the Challenger is 76 point something inches wide . The Cuda has a shorter wheelbase, and is overall 5 inches shorter .Check out a recently posted video on RUclips Rare Cars channel "Plymouths legendary answer to the Z28 and Boss 302" ", "The rare 1970 AAR Cuda " it goes into detail on the difference in dimensions between the two cars 🙂
@@DeadDodgeGarage You may be right about the side shape of the Challenger making it wider.
They’re also lighter, and IMO better looking. 👍
I had a friend with one that was a daily driver in the 80s, a guy came with a flatbed and have him 8500 for it and we all thought the buyer was crazy...lol who was crazy now?
Did this one have the fast ratio steering option? What a difference that makes!
Do they not all have that? I am not an expert there. But yes, pretty sure.
@@DeadDodgeGarage It was an option. They could be ordered with manual steering, regular power steering, or fast-ratio power steering.
This guy pat Flannery had a restored 70 a.a.r cuda burnt orange and a 1970 r/t s/e 440x6 pack challenger his basement had e-body parts hanging on the walls youda had trouble walking after you seen the shit he had BONER for sure the last tjme i saw he had let it go and was getting rusty but said hed just redo it again thats here in ottawa ont canada if you saw ray dupuis hemi car collection youd bust a nut right in your shorts he has a 1967 440 g.t.x hardtop and a 1967 hemi g.t.x hardtop and a 1967 440 g.t.x convertable and a 1967 hemi g.t.x convertable his 1966 hemi coronet is black on black and has dog dish caps so beautiful and has a 1969 hemi road runner and a 1970 fj-6 sassy grass green t/a challenger and other cars i havent seen yet here in ottawa canada
A hemi ‘66 coronet just sounds amazing… that or ‘66 Charger would be my preferred Hemi car.
@@DeadDodgeGarage his coronet would make you sticky in the shorts out of all his hemi cars its my favorite
Like we used to say back in the 70s......It's sex on wheels man.
Suweeeet
Please let me know I'm very curious. Also I just got a 70 duster it has 440 in it auto trans was built in the 90s I can give pics if you want to see it the owner was awsome did not lie about anything !!!!! Solid car to what is a 70 duster 440 swapped. Worth these days. Of course rough idea
I don’t know… but Dusters are really hot right now. The hottest are definitely numbers matching factory performance cars in great condition. A 440 swapped specimen is a horse of a different color and not going to command the big bucks… but it’s sure cool, and definitely worth something. Without seeing it I just don’t know where to start. You could email me pictures to jamienoise@gmail.Com if you’d like.
Need to know one thing,does the dome light work?
Sheeeeeit I actually didn’t check, and it’s a little late now. Now that you mention it… it might not have?
I appreciate your accuracy when using Mopar terminology such as, Six Barrel (for Plymouth) Sure Grip, Road Lamps, etc... 3.55 gear in this 'cuda?
I never verified the gear ratio, but that sounds right. I don’t want the hardcore Mopar people to yell at me (they’ve done it before 😅) so I do try to get the terminology as right as I can.
Good lord i'm late..... And the stupid bell was on.
😭😭
I want your job!
Well, you can’t have it! You would at least have to fight me for it 😅
Very handsome! I'm referring to the car of course. Especially since it's not green! Is that a reproduction hood? I wonder, because it's not warped on the sides.
I think we all know you couldn’t have been referring to any other characters in the video. It’s so not green, it’s amazing. I think you are right and it is a reproduction. If I remember a conversation correctly (I probably don’t, and this could be fully the work of my imagination,) it had a different reproduction that sucked. Or maybe it was the same hood, but the blackout was done with flat paint instead of organisol? I literally have no idea what I’m talking about at this point… I wasn’t around for the restoration on this one.
Don't git much gooder than that!
What a Beautiful Girl!❤
One of my cousins had a challenger think it was a TA something, that had a 340, can’t remember what configuration's or remember what color. Never got a chance to see it, he never talked about it. When I found out and asked him about how fast it was, he would say it’s a “quick car” not to fast but very quick, I don’t know what he was talking about. Fast quick, what’s the difference.
Hmmm… I think quick is still just good fun, and fast is borderline terrifying. Haha.
Yes, I went 120 in my charger and it was not what I expected not brakes lol took a couple hundred yards to slow down, like trying to stop a wheel barrel full of bricks down hill