1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda : Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode 305 V8TV
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- 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda : Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode 305 V8TV
This well-known ‘71 Hemi Cuda has nearly everything going for it!
Ordering a brand-new 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda was an exciting experience, especially if you had the means to check lots of option boxes at the dealer. Well the original purchaser of this car had a lot of lead in his pencil.
This amazing 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda was ordered new by a man named Zach Reynolds, the grandson of tobacco tycoon R.J. Reynolds. Zach grew up in an enviable position, with nearly unlimited financial resources, and could have easily carried himself above the common man. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth, as Zach was not just a gearhead with a bank account… he was more hands-on than most of us could ever dream to be.
For example, he didn’t just own a plane, he was a national champion aerobatic pilot many years over. He didn’t just collect guns, he was a national pistol champion. He defused bombs for the U.S. Navy, raced cars and motorcycles all over the world, and operated a HAM Radio station when he wasn’t on the road. In fact, he used his HAM reach to help locate organs and donors for people in need all over the country… no doubt helping land his “Dr. Zach” nickname. He possessed high-intelligence, but could also take his cars and bikes apart, repair or modify them, and put them back together… often times just to show people how the things worked. Zach Reynolds was a unique kind of dude for sure.
So it’s no wonder that he hand-picked this ‘71 Cuda for his collection. It’s powered by the legendary 426 Hemi V8 twisting a torqflite 727 automatic transmission, with the super track pak Dana 60 rear end and firm ride suspension. It looks fast thanks to the optional spoiler package, complete with lower front air dam and the pedestal mount rear spoiler. The red is balanced by the black HEMI billboard stripes on the quarters, and even more so by the vinyl top and black rear window slats. But there are many more add ons that are not quite as obvious.
Inside, you’ll find a rally dash, with the 150 MPH speedo and 8000 RPM tach, oil pressure gauge, clock, and resettable trip meter. That’s all lit up with optional time-delay dash floodlighting and a time-delay ignition key light. Zach enjoyed the ride from the unusual bench-seat interior.
The AM / FM Stereo tape system goes one further with the optional recording function and microphone, allowing you to leave yourself some voice notes, or maybe record your favorite song while you burn up the quarter mile. That hi-fi rig added $347 to the bottom line. Zach added his own feature in the illuminated ash tray… those Winston cigarette buts are believed to be his.
Today, this proud fish shows just over 2100 miles on the odometer, and stands as one of the most original and highest-optioned example of the breed. We’ve been told it still has factory-filled fluids on board.
Cars like these don’t come around very often, much like Mr. Reynolds. His life was unfortunately cut short in 1979 at the age of 41, as he perished as a passenger in a plane crash flown by a young new pilot. With as many cars, trucks, and bikes as he had, it’s no wonder this one only racked up a couple thousand miles on the odometer. Today, the ‘Cuda and it’s story live on in The Brothers Collection.
This ‘Cuda would be one of the most interesting Muscle Cars in the world even if it didn’t have an interesting owner as well. We’re glad you took the time to check it out, what do you think?
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Hemi Cuda...Top of the Muscle Car food chain !!
Always thought the 'Cuda was the best design to come out of Plymouth, ever. The big hips, the long hood and menacing grill make it a real head-turner, IMO.
And to think, Plymouth was the “cheap” Chrysler brand. To bad government regulations had to rip the balls out of these beautiful cars thus ending their lives all to early.
V. E. Totally agree with you. Magnificent design. DesignerJohn Herlitz and his crew should have memorials named after them!
Chysler have always made HIGH quality, bitching cars. Not a bad comment from a ford person like me.
Carat Cranker -That Ford 427 Cobra Jet engine was a monster of the street just as the Hemi and 454 Chevy engine was.
@@5inthehole A new Challenger will blow this car away in every way. It's not as pretty, though.
1971 Hemicuda without a doubt best American muscle car of all time
Also 70 Chevelle
The 71 Cudas are some of the most beautiful muscle cars hands down. That huge billboard stripe just sets off the cars shape. Great video.
Wow, what an incredible car and story.
It's a time capsule. So original.
This is probably my favorite Muscle Car of the Week episode ever. '71 Cuda is my dream car.
Isn’t it everyone’s?
Really cool with a great story. Loaded works for me! Thanks, Kevin.
That car has got it all not just for a Hemi Cuda but including every other car in that year
Astonishing gift this man left for generations down the road to attempt to figure out what about and why we loved our cars.
I read an article about this car in 2004. Finding this video after so long searching is such elation! Thanks for posting!
It’s great to see so many well known classics pop up in the brothers’ collection. It’s like the Smithsonian of muscle cars.
I lie them loaded with factory options, stripped down for racing and performance, factory original, day two modified, or restored. I don't like them turned into clown cars with ridiculous wheels and tires, hydraulics, or outrageous paint schemes. Most times. What I like is the style and personality of cars from the bygone eras, and programs like this that allow us to still enjoy them, even when we can't afford them. Thanks, guys.
I Totally agree with you. Although the factory paint with billbord call out is pretty outrageous too. But I love it, So Cool!!!
jim colegrove Couldn’t agree with you more Jim. Spot on! 👍
100% agree!! Well said, Jim.
Got the joke, "loaded to the gills" and its a barracuda. incredible car!
Wow, I missed the joke too!!! In addition to the car and this channel.
This car is literally perfection, what I wouldn't give for this car
It’s damn near perfect.. Zack sounds like a great guy. Rest In Paradise Zack
T U Yeah, Zack sounded pretty amazing and very well accomplished. He might have been President by now had he still been around!
@@anridapu let's hope not. Politicians are not good people. Zack was a good person. From what I'm hearing.
yogurt77 Yeah, I get your point!
These are the best when loaded to the gills. I've been given to understand that loaded to the gills muscle cars are extremely rare because of the price tag of all of the options.
This dude sounds so badass and his car is just as badass.
I like them all, option loaded or barebones stock I still love all the coolest from 73 to 68
Awesome car. Miss growing up with these machines and driving in my pop’s 69 Judge
I have a 71 Cuda Drag car one of my favorite cars
Very nice car Kevin I hope that you drove it a few times. My buddy had the Hemi Orange version of the same car powered by the 340. Thanks much for all your great videos!
Proper time capsule!! A real honey of a Hemi
Never seen a Cuda optioned out like this one, thanks for sharing, it's wonderful to see some of the lessor specified options on any of these muscle cars!
I Understand Getting The Torque Flight Auto, WHY ON THE COLUM !!!!???
That's one of the nicest cudas I've ever effing seen! thanks
For me the best looking car ever
This car makes my heart ache, so very beautiful
What a machine!
Quite the car for quite the man. I do know what Zach was thinking when he ordered the bench seat: Twins.
Yup, the gear shift just gets in the way. 🤫🤭
Yeah a little "front seat bingo" to go along with your "backseat bingo"
That is the car you get if you ever won the lottery!!!!!
MBailey1977 For sure! It was for sale a few years ago by a well known dealer at around 2 mil. Big chunk of cash, but it’s an incredible example of it’s type.
After watching this video, I no longer have my “factory filled fluids on board”
You sir just won the internet! Now let me clean my phone, because my beer is all over it after reading your comment.
12bucklemyshoe1 😆‼️‼️
Another excellent video from you! Love those Hemi muscle cars! Thank you for posting your video(s)!
That's a fabulous looking car I wouldn't change a thing on it.
Thank you for putting this up.
All the bells and whistles.......I was 18 in 1971.I would have loved a ride in this ride ! !
Hey just found your channel, happily reliving my youth, excellent videos!
Its worth more than my net worth!
@@denn0099 My net worth is only $300,000, and I'm 50 years old...I'm poor...BUT I'm debt free.
I was thinking at least 1 mil, I wonder if it's the options, or the previous owner that adds the most value?
It's sad that spectacular cars like this are untouchable by the common man.
Cool,l had a 69 super track pack GTX 440,4 speed, got to love those special features
U had 1 if thoes, I hate you. lol really jealous.
Loaded To The Gills,. Always Better!!!
Gills----- because it's a 'Cuda. 😁
Loaded to the gills for me and in my favourite colour too. Awesome video as usual Kevin. Tnx to you and the Brothers for sharing with us.
This particular car was offered for sale on ebay for a very long time. If memory serves, it was listed for $1,995,000.00 for 2 years before dramatically dropping the price to garner a sale.
Correct, Darr. It was also listed on Hemmings for the same price, and same amount of time.
Darr Whyask
Also listed for sale at RK Motorsports website for a long time. Don’t remember the price, but I do remember it listed for more than $1,000,000.
a lot of people knew him he was a great down t earth man that helped people never let his money give him the big head. His grandad R J Reynolds was the same way , my grandad worked there in plumbing and pipe fitting made great money
It kinda reminds me of my demon I loaded it up with ever single option they have. Even the colors are similar. Loaded up 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Even though I would rather it be blue, that paint and decal scheme is awesome.
I like muscle cars period. This one is an exceptional example of a very unique car. I was not aware of the history of this Cuda nor of the original owner . Great video. Look forward to more.
My favorite. The 1971 Hemi Cuda. The first car I ever fell in love with was the original Lamborghini Countach but after my love affair with American muscle, it was the 1971 Hemi Cuda.
That Mopuppy is perfect love the car's with great stories behind them. I've probably watched over 250 of your show's you do a fine job Kevin . How about showing us some new muscle Demon, Hellcat Chargers I know the Brothers have them lol again love your show. Excellent job 👍
Amazing car with an even more amazing back story
Another I don't say much about, I like the under dog muscle cars, the one you rarely talk about. On the hand this Cuda is a sharp car and well packaged, the color is beautiful, This how I like my Cuda to be if I was ordering one
Are they cooler W/ or W/Out all the options? Shoot Mopar E-bodys are Super Cool either way!!! 👍😁
A car like this goes to show you that they took state of the art options and could turn it into eye candy. Great story incredible automobile.this car was probably a bully on the streets.
Sweet car
I love these bad ass old cars 👍🇺🇸
I like them either way Kevin as long as they are all Factory original one way or the other
Anyone else still love those old louvers? I have always liked them since the first one I saw. It was on a Mustang I believe. Our local go to was Boss Van. If you had a van, you for sure went to Boss Van. He had, even things you didn't know about. Cool name too. Just two simple words. He truely eas the Boss of Vans. And, he probably helped the local customizer out, Choo Choo Customs.
I like them loaded with all the rare options.
Great original car!
million dollar Cuda
I'd be willing to bet it's worth more than what. I saw one sold a few years ago and it sold for 3.5 million dollars. Or at least that's where the bidding was at when I stopped watching.
The owner optioned the rare front seat/bench seat for cruising with the ladies.
Is the front better than 1970 front
Wow !! So that’s 1000 times it’s original sticker price!! Impressive!!
My favorite. The 1971 Hemi Cuda. The first car I ever fell in love with was the original Lamborghini Countach but after my love affair with American muscle, it was the 1971 Hemi Cuda.
I'm now 38 years old and still have an undying love for this car. I dream of a lighter (maybe carbon fiber or fiberglass replica with a modernized suspension. If I were rich, I would remake this car out of light weight materials and it would be shorter and wider... perhaps even AWD 😮. I know that last statement will get me a lot of hate but, at least I love old school muscle
Without doubt in my mind if this car went to auction it would smash the record for the highest price ever paid for a Hemi powered hardtop Cuda ever sold, too bad its not a 4 spd & a FM3 Mopar, that would defiantly be off the hook!
The only way it could bring more money as if it belonged to Steve McQueen. lol
@@troymi1648 I agree with you completely, I think Paul Newman would be the only other person that would compare now it don't get any cooler then those 2 !
scott satren Agreed! But I think I read somewhere that FM3 was a 1970 only paint option and didn’t make it to ‘71.
@@anridapu Well your partially correct, it was technically released for the Spring of 1970 & as a matter of fact it was never even printed in any of the Mopar brochures however you could actually special order the color in 1971. I actually owned a FM3 1971 Cuda back in the early 80s as well as a 1970 FM3 T/A 340 6 Pack Challenger. One point of interest is even though you may have seen FM3 Superbirds they actually never built one at the factory as they were all built in 1969 before FM3 was released. All I can say is if it is a Challenger or Cuda its gotta be the Purple or Pink at least for me.
scott satren I wasn’t aware that it was available to special order in ‘71. Thanks for the info. A factory FM3 ‘71 ‘cuda would be really something!
That car is definitely cool. But I would definitely clean the ashtray.
They were the original owner's and was a tobacco tycoon
Really great story, I googled the owner, Zack Reynolds, he was a daredevil race car driver, pilot, all around guy, died in a private plane crash, at 41, left behind quite a collection
Gorgeous Mopar Muscle!
I've always been more of a fan of B-Body Mopar's but the 1970-71 Plymouth Hemi Cuda's are basically the Holy Grail of American muscle cars...especially Hemi Cuda convertibles. I believe only 21 of them were ever made between 1970(14) and 71(7). Saw a 71 fetch $3.5 million at an auction back in 2014 I think...the most expensive American muscle car ever sold
Damn nice car. My grandfather had one. Not a Rag Top but it was amazing
That's my dream car. Year and color scheme, exactly. I'll never be able to afford an original, but one day I'd love a restomod super muscle car version. Throw in a modern day 392 HEMI, and I'll even get to use the shaker hood! :D
oooooooooooh what a lucky man, he was.
Nice " ELP" reference...I went with King Crimson first, but Lake was a member of both groups
That car is Bad Ass ‼️😲 💨
wow,i'm blown away,even down to the ciggy butts left in the ashtray!i love it,it's original,and loaded,again,if you can afford it,go for it.BTW,i've now subscribed.
I have no memory of that big black side graphic being a feature on Hemi Cudas. But I just checked with the google and I saw quite a few.
Yes they also had that graphic for the 340 and the 440
...and 383. The billboard graphics are more common now than when the cars rolled off the assembly line when new.
Purple six-pack chop-top with a white interior and manual shift, please. My absolute favorite of the whole Chrysler Plymouth bunch!!!
Awesome story . Loaded to the gills for me 😎
I sat in this car when it was at RK Motors in Charlotte NC.
Super cool car! 😍
Super interesting story Kevin! IMHO the Torino looking rear window louvers don't cut it with the vinyl top but the rest of the package is exceptional! Glad it got saved as original as it is. Personally never saw a Cuda with louvers but lots of Torinos in '70-71 so why not on a Cuda!
Beautiful!!(
WOW, one great mopar.
Great video Kevin!!
Another great video 👍
It's a cuda it's beautiful
When it comes to regular production cars (not limited runs like 1 out of 50), the Hemi Cuda was king of the hill. Stock vs stock, nothing would outrun it...not an LS6 Chevelle, not a Stage 1 Buick, and certainly nothing from Ford. It represented the pinnacle of the musclecar era.
LMFAO! Your comment is FULL of nonsense my friend. First of all, if you don't consider Hemi Cudas to be "limited runs", then what is a "limited run"? A ZL1 Camaro would have NO PROBLEM with a Hemi Cuda at the strip and they made 69 total 1969 ZL1 Camaros. You'll probably call that a "limited run", yet in 1971 they made just ELEVEN Hemi Cuda convertibles and 108 hardtops. How could ANYONE claim that 119 total cars is NOT a "limited run"? In 1967, GM built 20 L88 Corvettes and then built 80 of them in 1968 and 116 of them in 1969. EVERYONE considers L88 Corvettes to be "limited", yet in 1969 alone they built 116 of them while Plymouth built 119 Hemi Cudas in 1971. By comparison, Chevrolet built a whopping (by comparison) 4,475 total LS6 Chevelles in 1970, although that number includes Chevelle SS hardtops, Chevelle SS convertibles and SS El Caminos.
Second, the Hemi cars where obviously fast, but they were (or ARE today at least) incredibly overrated in real life driving or drag racing situations back in the day. There are COUNTLESS "internet experts" these days who act like Hemi cars were totally unbeatable on the streets or at the strip back in 1970 or 1971 when that couldn't be further from the truth. In many instances, the buyers of Hemi cars did not have the knowledge to keep the twin four barrel carbs tuned well enough to make them "killers" on the street. And I'm not sure what you are smoking, but an LS6 Chevelle would have NO PROBLEM keeping up with and/or out-running a Hemi Cuda.
As a matter of fact, in October of 1969 Car Craft actually tested a 1970 LS6 Chevelle and a 1970 Hemi Cuda against each other at the drag strip. The cars were pretty much identically-equipped...although with that said, the magazine claimed that the Chevelle had 3.55 rear gears and the 1970 LS6 Chevelle was only available with 3.31 or 4.10 gears, so the Chevelle likely had the 3.31 rear end and was therefore actually at a slight disadvantage to the Hemi Cuda, which reportedly had a 3.54 rear end. Both cars had 4-speed manual transmissions.
What did the cars run? The Chevelle reportedly ran a 13.12 @ 107.01 MPH. The Hemi Cuda reportedly ran 13.10 @ 107.12 MPH. In case you can't decipher those numbers, that Car Craft article is claiming that the cars run basically IDENTICAL TIMES in the 1/4.
And as a side note, in November of 1965, Car and Driver ran a 1966 L72 Corvette down the track and ran a 12.80 @ 112 MPH. The car had a 4-speed and 3.36 rear end.
All options is good on one like this. He bought it to preserve, not beat like a tired mule. If you plan to use it for Just Racing, then stripped down. No heater required.
Like Jimmy Dean live fast and Die Young. Great Car with a Unique Story!!! Love The Chanel. Mopar or no Car Man 😎
Elegant cuda.
Super nice. Any guy like Dr. Zack who loves guns, planes and HEMIs must be a truly great guy ! Wonderful car. But, the butts in the ash tray are a downer.
There's a really nice black one in the Phantasm movie series
Love that car!
Hopefully it stays just the way it is🤞
Heck yeah boiiii
Awesome car!! 👍
Great video. I wish that I had one.
"Nearly everything going for it". Yep, should have got the 4 speed, and it would be perfect. Never saw a bench seat Cuda before.
@Donkey CaCa Have pictures of your car?
thats an awesome looking steering column
I can't believe they even made this car with a column shift. My first car that I bought in 1978 for $725 was a column shift and I've hated column shifts ever since.
yea,yea,yea, Zack had the TIME to perfect anything he did !!! ... if we had the time and financial resources, we could do it too ...
Many rich men do not know how to work on cars. This yeah had money but was a genuine car guy. Not like a business man or lotto winner who buy cars for sake of it
I had a 70 4 sp 440+6 Challenger. I thought only the 4 speed hemis and 440's came with Danas? Maybe that was standard for 4 speed and optional for auto.
That's my understanding. Standard with 4-speed, optional with automatic
Column shift and a bench?
My wet dream just turned into a nightmare.
Kenneth C. Bishop Yeah, it does seem a bit of a strange option for a car like this. I wonder what Zack was thinking when he ordered it.
hell yeah one sexy cuda love these cars