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I was looking through some old photos I have. I came across this photo I took of a 71 Hemi Cuda convertible about 1989 or 1990 at PIR in Portland Oregon. If I remember correctly, the owner purchased it for about $40K which was big money then. B5 blue with a blue interior. I never saw the car again after this show. Anyone recall or know where this car ended up? Was this the one confiscated in a drug sting operation back then?
Terry W.

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I was looking through some old photos I have. I came across this photo I took of a 71 Hemi Cuda convertible about 1989 or 1990 at PIR in Portland Oregon. If I remember correctly, the owner purchased it for about $40K which was big money then. B5 blue with a blue interior. I never saw the car again after this show. Anyone recall or know where this car ended up? Was this the one confiscated in a drug sting operation back then?
Terry W.

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There is a1971 blue on blue Hemi 4 speed convertible with dog dish hubcaps in the Brothers Collection .May be the same car
 

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Could be. It was a 4 speed car if my memory serves me right. Isn't that collection in Oregon? The one that went through Mecum in Seattle in 2014 did not have the driver's side sport mirror like this one does. Of course, mirrors could have been changed and the car updated to what the build sheet shows. In the late 1980s, there wasn't as much information on these cars. In 1971, most of the driver's side sport mirrors were body color. I wish I had taken more photos of it which I thought I did. I'll keep searching.
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Could be. It was a 4 speed car if my memory serves me right. Isn't that collection in Oregon? The one that went through Mecum in Seattle in 2014 did not have the driver's side sport mirror like this one does. Of course, mirrors could have been changed and the car updated to what the build sheet shows. In the late 1980s, there wasn't as much information on these cars. In 1971, most of the driver's side sport mirrors were body color. I wish I had taken more photos of it which I thought I did. I'll keep searching.
Terry W.
According to the information displayed with the car at the Brothers collection . There were 2 blue on blue 71 hemi cuda convertibles built both GB5 . It say that they were optioned very similar both 4 speeds and very basic
 

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From my 1971 HemiCuda Convertible tracking spreadsheet...
GB5 True Blue Metallic 4-spd H6B5 V3W BS27R1B269588 is the car in your picture with one chrome sport mirror and a V3W White Top.
It is one of only two U.S. 1971 HemiCuda convertibles with a D21 4-Speed and both are GB5 - True Blue Metallic.

The other GB5 car has the plain chrome mirror (no G-code on fender tag for the mirror).
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BS27R1B269588 is also known as the "Mountain Mopar" convertible and is a former drag car.
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And, from my research...
"Built in February of 1971, this Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda convertible’s first owner, Ronald Ambach, lived in St. Louis, Missouri. He owned it only until the fall, accumulating the car’s only street miles, before selling it to its next owner, Nick Masciarelli, in Ohio. He decided to take the Hemi ‘Cuda Stock Eliminator drag racing and turned to renowned Detroit-area engine builder Tom Tignanelli for a hot Hemi V8. The new owner was in a hurry, and the quickest way to meet his request was to swap the original engine for a fresh race-prepared Tignanelli Hemi.
In May of 1973, the Hemi ‘Cuda convertible was sold to John Book and partner John Oliverio in West Virginia who raced it in East Coast and Mid-Atlantic events during 1973 and 1974. Its dramatic appearance, complete with gold-leaf “Mountain Mopar” identification, is documented in several period photos in the car’s documentation file.
Fortunately for today’s collectors, the “Mountain Mopar” Hemi ‘Cuda convertible was retired after 1974 and stored in a climate-controlled building in West Virginia. In 1989 it was sold to the Painter brothers. Two years later (1991) it was acquired by Milt Robson in Atlanta, Georgia, still in its as-raced condition. Robson commenced a comprehensive restoration using original or new-old-stock parts to its original, as-delivered condition in his shops, which was completed in the early 90’s. Stored inside for virtually its entire life, 269588 was never subjected to the vicissitudes of the elements which afflicted most of its siblings; its original sheet metal and interior are carefully restored and retained. Non-Original Motor: The engine was rebuilt around a correct 1/19/1970 date-coded Chrysler NOS block.
In addition to the 426/425 horsepower dual quad Street Hemi and pistol grip Hurst shifted four-speed manual transmission, this unique 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda convertible is equipped with power steering, power brakes, Dana Super Track Pack and AM-FM radio. Importantly, it is the only ’71 Hemi ‘Cuda convertible known to have been delivered with the body-colored Elastomeric front bumper cover. Its original configuration is verified by two separate original build sheets; the ownership history is documented with a continuous sequence of titles. It has been personally viewed by Galen Govier and authenticated by him as one of the seven US-delivered ’71 Hemi ‘Cuda convertibles which have been included in the Chrysler Registry.
Finished in B5 Blue inside and out with a white vinyl top, it has been restored to better than showroom condition. Particular attention has been paid to the accuracy of its components and finishes and to the preservation of as much as possible of its almost unbelievable originality, including the carefully preserved original interior.
It had been shown only in local shows around Atlanta in the mid 90s, was featured a decade ago in a May 1995 Car Collector magazine article by Dennis Adler and has appeared in several books, copies of which come with the car."

Other info:
"At the 2007 RM auction this car sold for a then record $2.2 million dollars. This blue beauty is equipped with the A21 front Elastomeric Bumper pkg, A34 Super Track Pack 4:10 geared Dana axle pkg, B51 Power Disc Brakes, C16 Center Console, and S77 Power Steering among other things."

"Now owned by mega-collectors The Brothers, this HemiCuda convertible's days of burning rubber, shifting and drifting are pretty much over. Now it has passed on to becoming more or less a beautiful show piece that belies it's past as a drag strip terror. Most recently this HemiCuda convertible was one of 27 in attendance for the Hemi E-body convertible invitational held during the 2015 MCACN show in Chicago. It was an unprecedented event in that it was largest gathering of Hemi E-body convertibles ever."

If you would like to see more of this "brilliant blue HemiCuda" ... check out The Brother's Muscle Car of the Week video about it here:
 
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