Vehicle Description
Here is your chance to own a rare piece of automotive history. This
is a real deal, original and correct, 4 speed, AAR 'Cuda. There
were only 2724 of these cars built over a 6-week period in 1970 to
meet homologation rules for SCCAs Trans Am racing series. Only 1120
of them were 4-speeds, and only 96 were painted in this color,
Vitamin C. Call or come down and check it out. Call your Mopar
friends and let them know what is being offered here. And be sure
to ask your salesperson about the factory build sheet on this
car.
This car stops people in their tracks. Looking at it, it's hard to
believe that in just a few short years it had gone from its humble
Valiant roots to this fire breathing AAR race car. But here it is
in all its glory. It's correct from top to bottom, even down to the
proper, bias ply, Goodyear Polyglas tires. The front sits low to
the ground with "eyebrow" spoilers at the edges and a pair of
auxiliary lights mounted below the thin front bumper. The tops of
the fenders as well as the hood are blacked out. The hood is
fiberglass, held down with hood pins, and that scoop not only looks
great but is fully functional and critical for getting plenty of
fresh air to the engine beneath it. The Strobe stripe came on this
car and belongs on this car, as does the AAR logo with the CUDA
script. There is a duck tail spoiler on the trunk, and the exhaust
pipes exit out the side in front of the rear wheels.
The nice thing about the cars built to meet homologation rules for
a race series is that, unlike the race cars themselves, they come
with complete and comfortable interiors. Open the door and you will
find the interior on this car is neat and clean and completely
stock. The black door panel has a nice armrest for comfortable
cruising and 'Cuda in script in the corner. A nice wood tone
3-spoke steering wheel sits in front of dash with gauges that have
crisp clean faces set deeply back into pods that keep them out of
the glare of the sun. Ventilation controls are on the left and an
AM only radio is on the right. There is a nice black and wood tone
center console with that iconic pistol grip shifter for the 4-speed
transmission, crafted in wood for this car, just waiting for you to
stir it around. The high back buckets are comfortable with pleated
seating areas trimmed in smooth vinyl around the edges.
Now for the fun stuff. The code A53 Trans Am package components.
Pop those hood pins and raise the lightweight fiberglass hood to
check out what that scoop is feeding all that fresh air to. It's a
correct, T/A 340 cubic inch, cast engine. It's definitely an
impressive engine and a real show stopper. Everything looks proper
under that filter housing including the correct color of engine
paint. The engine bay the motor is nestled down in is detailed out
and spotless. As a matter of fact, the whole chassis and
undercarriage is show quality, even down to the correct quality
control verification marks throughout the engine compartment and
chassis. The dual exhaust pipes flow back into the mufflers before
flowing back out the front of them and turning sideways to exit in
front of the back wheels. Those wheels are steel with trim rings
and mount those period correct Goodyear Polyglas GT G-60 - 15
tires.
It doesn't get any better than this. Come on down and check out
this rare piece of automotive history. Then add your name to the
history of this collector car.