A 1970 Plymouth Barracuda powered by a Hemi V-8 is catnip to automobile collectors, and now the primary one in every of these iconic muscle automobiles constructed is up on the market.
First noticed by Muscle Automobiles & Vehicles, the automobile is being provided by Indiana-based Motorvault for a cool $2.2 million. An unusual Hemi ‘Cuda (as efficiency variations have been badged starting in 1970) might most likely fetch that quantity at public sale, however this automobile can be billed as a pre-production instance with simply 17,755 miles.
First 1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda (photograph through Motorvault)
Plymouth launched the Barracuda in 1964 to counter the Ford Mustang (really displaying the Barracuda a few weeks earlier than Ford’s Pony Automotive) however the second-generation mannequin launched for 1970 proved extra well-liked with muscle-car followers. That is seemingly all the way down to extra distinctive styling and a bevy of efficiency variants, together with the racing-inspired AAR ‘Cuda and, after all, the Hemi ‘Cuda.
Powered by the legendary 426-cubic-inch Hemi V-8, this was one of many brawniest Barracudas, with a claimed output of 425 hp and 490 lb-ft of torque. This automobile pairs that engine with a 4-speed handbook transmission (an automated was additionally out there), making it one in every of simply 284 1970 ‘Cudas constructed with that mixture of engine and gearbox.
First 1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda (photograph through Motorvault)
That is not all that makes this automobile particular. It is simply the third 1970 Plymouth Barracuda constructed, and the primary with a Hemi. Accomplished on August 1, 1969 in Hamtramck, Michigan, it additionally has an uncommon mixture of choices. In contrast to most Hemi ‘Cudas ordered by prospects, it lacks a tachometer and exterior graphics. It additionally options an overhead console and the Premium trim bundle.
Per the vendor, the automobile has been in Indiana since 1983, spending most of its life in a museum. It was repainted in the identical Alpine White coloration utilized on the manufacturing unit, however is in any other case claimed to be unrestored. Hemi ‘Cudas already command huge cash—a pair of convertibles offered for greater than $2 million every at a 2016 public sale—and this automobile’s originality and distinctive historical past ought to solely add to its worth.
