"7" Plymouth's You Just Had to Have.

[Paul Ceasrine]

R/T,
The quickest 273/235HP Commando (HiPo) car was the
1965 Valiant V-200, 4-speed, with the optional 3.91 Sure-Grip gears for the late-year 8 3/4" rear.
The car weight was #2714, which was the lowest for the 273/235HP available cars. In 1965, the Mopars came through with a 'Hurst' shifter and linkage-mechanism as standard.
The special single-pipe exhaust system, came with a large diameter 2 1/2" "Y" pipe with free-flowing bends, a 2 1/4" straight through exhaust pipe, and special low-restriction/high-flow Hemi-style muffler (which was virtually hollowed out from the factory), and a special resonator unit tail-pipe extension with rectangular-shaped (2 1/2" x 5") chrome tipped end.
Car was capable of 15.20's @ 93 mph right off the dealer lot.
The V-200 identification, was the 'V" on the trunk lid, center of front grille, and "V-200" signature name-plates on the front fender of the full-length upper body side moldings.
The V-200 came through with lower body side moldings (between the front and back wheel-wells), bright metal roof gutte-rails, as well as a better grade carpeting, better seat upholstery, cushion arm rests, temp, oil and amp guages, as well as full-wheel covers
The cars wt/hp was 11.55 and it fell into D/S for 1965.
Bone stock, it would be highly competitive in D/S for 1965.
1966 = E/S
1967 = D/S
1968 = H/S
1969 = I/S
1970 =J/S
PC

[MEMORIES]

Here's a "sleeper" a friend of mine just put a 57 392 Hemi in. He's supposed to show it at a car show this Saturday.

Wayne.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Memories.
1963 Fury.
That looks like the 'Ultimate Sleeper'
Super/Stock springs too???
Paul

[Paul Ceasrine]

Deke,
The Centolanza Brothers ran a 71' Hemi Cuda convertible in
SS/E in 72' and 73'.
Vent-louvers on the front fender.
The car was painted brown (front), white (rear) and white convertible top.
11.10's but, broke many drive-train parts.

Also, there were (3) optional orders for the A-Body.
The Formula 'S" package.
And the Performance Group (a.k.a. 1965 Rallye Handling Package)
And the little known "Tow Package".
PC

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Deke,
The Centolanza Brothers ran a 71' Hemi Cuda convertible in
SS/E in 72' and 73'. Vent-louvers on the front fender. The car was painted brown (front), white (rear) and white convertible top. 11.10's but, broke many drive-train parts.

Are you sure about that, because it sounds like you're describing the old John Livingston Cuda rag-top which was originally a 71 440-6 Cuda convertible. I'm pretty sure the Centolanza Bros 71 Hemicuda convertible was painted various colors over the years because I recall seeing photo's of it in a pinkish / white color combo, and then in another blue & white color scheme, that is unless they had more then one Cuda convertible in their stable.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Hemi-Moose,
I saw the 71' Cuda at Dover in 1973. SS/E.
Also, they were at Cecil County in 73' (Points meet)
SS/E; 11.10 Record
car #1609
May have had (2) paint jobs.
One all brown with center-stripe (white & pink)
Fenton wheels, Shaker hood, vent louvers front fender
"Cuda' lettering on back fender.

pc

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Hemi-Moose,
I saw the 71' Cuda at Dover in 1973. SS/E.
Also, they were at Cecil County in 73' (Points meet)
SS/E; 11.10 Record
car #1609
May have had (2) paint jobs.
One all brown with center-stripe (white & pink)
Fenton wheels, Shaker hood, vent louvers front fender
"Cuda' lettering on back fender.
pc

I guess you are correct when you said you saw the Centolanza Bros 71 Hemicuda convertible painted in those colors as you described. I must have been thinking of another 71 Hemicuda convertible owned by Masciarelli and painted in those other colors I described earlier, I'll see if I can dig up some old photo's of them. But that Centolanza Bros paint job still looks exactly like the old 71 440-6 Cuda convertible that John Livingston used to own, maybe they sold it to him after they were done with the car.