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If you could go back in time, and purchase any Lucky '7' Plymouth's.
And keep them!
1) 1968 S/S 426 Hemi Cuda '4-speed'
2) 1964 Belvedere 426 Max-Wedge Stage III '4-speed' (w/aluminum nose and hood scoop)
3) 1965 S/S 426 Hemi A-990 Liteweight 'automatic'
4) 1970 426 Hemi Cuda '4-speed' (Black Velvet paint, w/black interior and 'Shaker' hood, w/special order 4.56 gears)
5) 1969 Cuda 440 M-Code 'automatic' (Dark Green Metallic paint, w/green interior, and optional 4.10 gears)
6) 1963 Belvedere 426 Max-Wedge Stage II 'automatic (w/aluminum nose and hood scoop)
7) 1968 426 Hemi Road Runner '4-speed' (Burgundy paint, w/special order 4.56 gears)

Enjoy Your New Toys,
Santa Claus

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Paul,

As an alternate I would add the oft maligned 426S powered '64 Savoy, 4 speed with 4.10 Suregrip. While this combo might not make a great race car the literally ruled the streets in the part of Jersey that I lived in, besides it was much more streeable than the other combo's.

Perhaps you could make it "eight" with the '62 Savoy 413 Max Wedge cars

JimR

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During my high school days in auto shop we often worked on teachers cars.......One of my friends and I got to drive a teachers new car.......1964 Plymouth Fury Convertible. 426 with a single 4 barrel I believe it was with a 4 speed.....black with a red interior....

That car was pretty fast and my friend just about spun it around on a "test drive".......he was a notorious nut behind the wheel and the teacher was a "cool guy" stud......gym teacher and coach......We blew the rear in a Valiant one day.........stick 6 couldn't take the "test drive"

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I would make the '70 or '71 HemiCuda a convertible, 4 speed 410 Dana, in triple black, or a high impact color. The ragtop may be heavier, but it's a great retirement package.

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My "Hemi " story.
In about March of 65 on a Friday night, I went to a down town Dodge dealer with the order form for a '65 Hemi Car. Ruth gave me the O.K.
I asked him for some 'help" , after showing him our record with our 59 Pontiac, he said 'sure' to my surprise, but come back Saturday morning & we would fill out the papers and sign a "deal"
When I got their about 8:30 am, the place was covered with cops.
"What happen I asked" to a cop.
He said the owned had shot himself last night, I said I had talked to him about 8:00 pm,
So they asked me a lot of ?'s..

We ended up buying a 65 Chevy Impala 283 4speed car two door hardtop.

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Going back in time-'62 thru 70--(1)-'62 Chevy Bel Air sport coupe-409/409 hp.4 speed,(2)-'62 impala SS convertible, 409/380 or 409 horse, (3) '63 Z-11 aluminum nosed Impala,427 Z-11 engine,(4)'68 Vette,427/435 horse 4 speed,(5),'68 Chevelle, 396/375 horse 4 speed,(6)'69 Camaro ZL-1, (7) '70 Chevelle SS 454 convertible,LS-6,4speed. I guess one can always dream.

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'62 Belvedere Sedan 383/343
'63 Savoy Sedan 426 Stage II Aluminum
'64 Belvedere Hardtop Nascar HEMI
'65 Belvedere Sedan A990 HEMI
'66 Belvedere Sedan Hp2 HEMI
'67 Belvedere Hardtop RO23 HEMI
'68 Barracuda BO29 Hemi
'691/2 Road Runner Coupe A12 440 6bbl
'70 Superbird HEMI
'71 Cuda Convertible HEMI

Oops too many cars. I got lost in the moment.

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Not a single one of those is a Plymouth!

JimR

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Ok, I'm not a Chrysler guy but will never forget this car first time I saw (and heard) it :

2) 1964 Belvedere 426 Max-Wedge Stage III '4-speed' (w/aluminum nose and hood scoop)

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I agree with most of the choices. But I would substitute one of the non-Hemi combos for a '70 AAR Cuda - 340 6-bbl.

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I'm a little surprised that the first, and arguably most valuable of all, the '64 A-864 aluminum Race Hemi Savoy hasn't been listed. It also had aluminum doors which the Max wedges did not. It might have been one of the lowest production cars as it was a mid year introduction.

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You're right. I forgot to make that comparison. Those Plymouth's are awesome. I had a '69 Roadrunner,383 4 speed and really liked it, that was 33 years ago. Any other brand car guys want to list your 7 best? This is a great thread!!

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57 FI Vette, 62 FI Vette, 63 split window FI Vette, 66 427/425 Vette, 67 427/435 Vette, 67 L-88 Vette, 69 L-88 Vette with Automatic, 69 ZL-1 Vette.........Oop's I guess these are not MoPar's. OK anything Max Wedge and Hemi powered from the early to late 60's.

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1970 / 1971 conv is the one to have
426 ci Hemi equipped 'Cuda models was 652 hardtops (368 with torqueflight and 284 with four-speed) and 14 convertibles (9 with an automatic and 5 with a four-speed).

1971 production of the 440 ci 'Cuda "six pack" was 237 hardtops and 17 convertibles. 426 ci Hemi 'Cuda was only 108 hardtops (48 with TorqueFlight and 60 with four-speed) and 9 convertibles, 7 sold domestically (5 with automatic and 2 with four-speed), and 2 sold and shipped to Europe. 8 of the 9 1971 426 ci Hemi 'Cuda convertibles have been accounted for and restored, the last one is said to have been scrapped in the late 70's in either the Phoenix area, or New Jersey area

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Well, with respect to Paul (This is a Plymouth thread!!):

1) 1965 Chevelle Coupe 2-dr, 396 ci/ 375 hp 4-speed
2) 1966 Nova SS, 327 ci/ 350 hp 4-speed
3) 1969 Camaro Z-28, 302 ci/ 290 hp 4-speed
4) 1969 Nova Coupe 2-dr, 396 ci/ 375 hp 4-speed
5) 1969 Corvette Coupe 2-dr, 427 ci/ 425 hp 4-speed
6) 1970 Chevelle SS, 454 convertible, LS-6 4-speed
7) TBD (haha)

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Now we've gotten to the most confounding part of this whole thread. How do we narrow it down to just 7 of any brand?Didn't mean to hijack the thread, the last comment of "any max wedge of Hemi ' is cause sufficient.

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They have a one of a kind sound going down the track but the best is the stuttering sound they make when you put them in gear. That said, if I could turn back time to 1985 when Jerry Stein offered me an all aluminum 64 Savoy, aluminum doors and all with a complete disassembled race Hemi for 8,500, I would be a happy man. I walked away from the deal thinking it was OK but I had another project in mind, Paul.

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Me Too!

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My favorite car was my 65 Plymouth Satelite, 383 4 speed. Thats all I could afford at the time. Traded it in for a 69 Plymouth, 4 speed GTX. If I could go back in time, my choice would be a 64 Savoy. After 69, I really didn't like any of the body style's that Plymouth hade to offered.

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My favorite Plymouth would have been a '64 Valiant S/S car that came with a Stage III Wedge/727/8.75" powertrain, with an aluminum front cap, and mini tubs.

But Ma was all about B Bodies, and the new Hemi, and never built it.... :(

I think this combo might have kicked the Hemi's ***... Maybe they thought so too... and, that's why we never saw one.

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Bang for the buck
70 340 4-speed 3.91 gear Duster


Hammer

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In early 1972, I found a "rolled-over" '71 Dodge Demon with that exact powertrain (4-speed) in a junkyard (13,000 miles on the car) and bought the whole shebang from fan to rear end (3.91) for $500.00 and dropped it into a '64 Valiant 2-door sedan.

Everything just bolted in, including the driveshaft, which I never understood, because the Demon's wheelbase was 2" longer.... I only had to change the speedometer cable and the oil pressure sending unit (and run the lower radiator hose to the other side.)

With some 7" slicks left over from my sedan delivery days, and fenderwell headers (the stock manifolds were too wide), a 4.56 gear and a Lunati, "Riddler" cam, it ran mid-12's.... with the otherwise stock engine. This one came with a 750 cfm Thermoquad (first year for it.)

A fun street car for very little $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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My personal all-time favorite Mopar (other than a SS/AH car) is a 1967 RO23 Street Hemi Plymouth. I think it came from seeing slides as a kid of the Maddia Brothers '67 car (now Danny Smith's) SS/DA.

My favorite Chevy body is a 1966 Chevelle (because of Dan Scott's car in the real NMCA Pro Street wars).

Ford, probably a '68 Cobra Jet Mustang convertible would be my dream car.

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1. 440 six pac cuda with the high impact orange
2. AAR cuda
3. 71 Duster 340 4sp
4. 63 Max Wedge Wagon
5. 66 Hemi Wagon
6. 69 1/2 road runner six pac
7. 70 Hemi Superbird

Too bad it's not Dodges too. An orange 69 Charger with a Hemi and "01" on the side and confederate flag on top would be cool for A or B/SA :) Might have to talk to Travis to allow the front grill guard though.

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Unfortunately, Santa Claus only limited me to a Lucky '7'.
Many other great choices out there.
I had to put the 69' 440 Cuda "M" Code in their, because I had one.
For shear excitement, the 69' Cuda was a monster, mainly because you weren't sure if those little drum brakes would stop the car.
And manual steering too, like driving a truck.
Not the greatest car to drive for a long distance, but for a mile or so, like the 'wildest'' roller coaster ride.
I miss that car!

Steve Hagberg,
Yes, the 1964 A-864 Savoy Race Hemi is probably the rarest. All aluminum nose, 'doors', front radiator support, and some with an
aluminum bumper. The first with 'Corning' glass, and liteweight seats. The lightest of the early cars at #3200 lbs.
With an automatic transmission and 4.56 gears, would make an excellent 'Sunday Go-To-Church-Car'

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1968 440 GTX dark red/white seats

1968 440 A-12 Road Runner green/black

1969 Barracuda FB 340, B5 blue with blue interior

1968 SS Barracuda 426/ 4-speed

1979 Volare Road Runner black/black

1971' Cuda 340/ 4 -speed, sassy grass green

1972 340 Duster, lemon twist yellow/black int.

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How about 7 Plymouths which you actually OWNED once upon a time? In no particular order:

1) 1970 'Cuda 440-6 with Shaker and Pistol Grip 4-speed
2) 1970 'Cuda triple black 340 with Pistol Grip 4-speed
3) 1970 'Cuda 340 w/ Slapstick
4) 1966 Satellite HEMI, 4-speed
5) 1967 GTX 440 with A/C, p/w, a/t, p/s, pdb, AM-FM. Loaded!
6) 1968 Barracuda Formula S FB 383 4-speed
7) 1968 Barracuda Formula S FB 383 4-speed with transplanted 440

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Jeff,
Thats a good one.
Never realized how many I owned, until just now.
In order of purchase.
1) 1966 Barracuda 273/235HP Commando, automatic (White w/red interior)
2) 1967 Barracuda fastback 273/235HP Commando, 4-speed (Soft yellow w/black interior)
3) 1967 Barracuda convertible 273/235HP Commando, automatic (Gold with black Rag-top, w/black interior)
4) 1970 Duster 340, 4-speed (Tor Red w/black vinyl top)
5) 1968 Barracuda 340 fastback, 4-speed (Medium Blue w/black interior)
6) 1967 GTX 440, automatic (Dark Blue w/black interior)
7) 1969 Cuda 440 "M"-Code, automatic (Dark Green w/green interior)

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7 Plymouths I was very fortunate to have owned:

1. 70 HemiCuda conv red/white auto
2. 70 440+6 Cuda conv yellow/white 4spd
3. 70 440+6 Cuda conv orange/white auto
4. 70 440+6 RR conv blue/white 4spd project
5. 69 Hemi GTX conv blue/white 4spd project
6. 69 Hemi RR conv green/tan 4spd project
7. 69 Hemi RR conv turq/black auto
Thank you Ma Mopar for building these great cars!

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Regretably I have owned but two plymouth's, a 68 440 4speed Racing green GTX...sold it to back to the original owner when I needed cash for graduate school....miss that one....but felt good about doing the title searches to find the original owner, and a 10 second 340 plymouth arrow that still brings a grin to this day.....used to drive it to work and do a pre-work parking lot long cleansing burnout around 75-100 feet each morning.....The perfect way to get you up for a 1990 style recession! Traded it for Lil Red #1. I miss the arrow more.

Dodges, thats another story...from Darts, to Demons, to Challengers, to lil reds, to warlocks, to D-150's and D-350s.

Maybe one day a SS/AH might grace the garage....A cuda would be nice, a Dart even nicer though.

Myron is correct though, a AAR cuda is just stunning.

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At my age now....67 GTX convert..red..torqueflite..440..ps..pb..pw..pseat. .fact air..am/fm vibrasonic..mag 500's..3.23sg...my wife at 23.

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My first car in high school was a 73 Duster 318/2bbl.
Chip

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You win! Wow, that's some collection. Were these all bought during the '70's oil embargo? I know of a guy here in Phoenix named Dave Blake who still has many of these cars. He bought them from the mid to late 1970's when gas was "expensive". He has an impressive collection and at one time (still?) had 3 HEMI E-body convertibles and 3 HEMI Darts.
Ah, the money that has slipped through our hands!

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The '69 Road Runner 440 6-pak 4-speed would have to be in that list. When properly tuned and driven, they were brutal on the street.

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My all-time favorite would be a '70 383 Roadrunner, followed by a '70 Duster 340.

I'm easy.

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I think HEMIDARTDAVE wins the actually owned "7" car Plymouth list.
Well over a Million $ in cars. Todays dollars.

Had to add one more to the list.
1965 Plymouth Valiant V-200 Sedan 273/235HP Commando 4-speed.
The fastest and lightest 273 Commando at 2714 lbs.
A perfect 11.55 wt/hp break.
In 65' with the true Hurst shifter and linkage, and that hollowed out
low-restriction muffler along with 3.91 optional gears.gears.
Capable of 15.10's, right off the dealership lot.
If you knew had to order one back then, you couldn't get the Formula S package on the Valiant (which was available on the Barracuda's), but you
could order the Performance group package with a special order (Firm-Ride HD shocks, heavy-duty 6-leaf rear springs, HD front sway-bar and wider wheel rims 5" x 14"), as well as the
8 3/4" Sure-Grip Posi rear.
PC

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Bought 71 Hemi Cuda Conv. B5 Blue in 1972 stupid and sold it in 1987 have 2 65 Plymouth A990 cars purchased in 1979, owned 64 Belvedere I 2dr,wish I had a 64 Plymouth hemi Savoy, a 68 Hemi uda would also be nice

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Those little 1965-6 Valiant Commando 273 cars were some of the biggest sleepers on the street back then......the slant six models out there must've outnumbered the 235 hp Commando V8's by at least 100,000 or more....to 1, Hi- performance Valiant Commando models were also very difficult to identify......on the street, you had to come up from behind them and see that big rectangular "box" exhaust tip to know what you were about to deal with....or, looking from the side, they had barely noticable small "Commando" emblems on each front fender. The Valiants--- coupe, hardtop, station wagon, and convertible are still some of the rarest and coolest stockers and superstocks running down the track today....BTW, has Paul C., or anyone else here ever owned or even seen a 235hp Commando 273 Valiant (from factory) '65 or '66 station wagon? I have never seen one here in New England.....also, anyone here know of any people class racing that 273 Commando 4 bbl. '65-6 Valiant station wagon combo? ;) WJ

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Was that the blue / blue 4-speed '71 'Cuda?

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WJ,
On the 65' and 66' Valiants
The availability on the 273/235HP Commando

1965,
V-200 (2-door sedan, 4-door sedan and convertible)
Signet (Hardtop and convertible)
Not available on the V-100 or Station wagon

1966,
V-100 (2-door sedan and 4-door sedan)
V-200 (4-door sedan)
Signet (Hardtop or convertible)
Not available on the Station wagon.

Never saw a wagon with the Commando. Did see a Ken Connely (friends with the Centolanza's) run a 1965 V-200
4-door sedan, black with a 4-speed "Prince Valiant" run in E/Stock in 1966 at Dover. Ran 14.00's @ 98 MPH

PC

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