Hot Wheels 1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda [2020 Fast & Furious Premium - Quick Shifters 4/5]

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Published on November 2, 2020 8:48:21 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKPFJfkj-UU

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Hi guys!This is one of the two cars from the Quick Shifters set that I found today - it is the '70 Plymouth AAR Cuda from Furious 7."AAR" stands for All-American Racing.It is a truly muscle car.I am on the hunt for the other 3 Japanese cars from the set - the R33 Skyline,the Acura NSX Type R and the Honda S2000.
Hope you enjoy this video!

Description:
The Plymouth Barracuda is a two-door car that was manufactured by Plymouth from the 1964 to 1974 model years. With the redesign of the 1970 Barracuda the original fastback design was deleted from the line and the Barracuda now consisted of coupe and convertible models. A street version of the AAR 'Cuda (All-American Racers) was produced, powered by the 340 cu in (5.6 L) "Six Pack" (three two-barrel carburetors) engine. All American Racers is an American auto racing team and constructor based in Santa Ana, California. Two of these Championship Dan Gurney built AAR 'Cudas ran in the 1970 Trans Am Series.

History:
1970-1971
The redesign for the 1970 Barracuda removed all its previous commonality with the Valiant. The original fastback design was deleted from the line and the Barracuda now consisted of coupe and convertible models. The all-new model, styled by John E. Herlitz, was built on a shorter, wider version of Chrysler's existing B platform, called the E-body.Sharing this platform was the newly launched Dodge Challenger; however no exterior sheet metal interchanged between the two cars, and the Challenger, at 110 inches (2,794 mm), had a wheelbase that was 2 inches (51 mm) longer than the Barracuda.

For 1970 and 1971, the Barracuda and Barracuda Gran Coupe had two slant I6 engines available — a new 198 cu in (3.2 L) version and the previous 225 — as well as three different V8s: the 318ci, the 383ci with two-barrel carburetor and single exhaust, and the 383ci with four-barrel carburetor and dual exhaust 330 hp (246 kW) SAE gross. The Cuda had the 383ci 335 hp (250 kW) SAE gross (same as Dodge's 383 Magnum) as the standard engine. Options included the 440ci four-barrel 375 hp (280 kW) Super Commando, the 440ci six-barrel Super Commando Six Pak with a gross rating of 390 hp (290 kW), and the 425 hp (317 kW) 426 cu in (7.0 L) Hemi.The 440- and Hemi-equipped cars received upgraded suspension components and structural reinforcements to help transfer the power to the road.

Swede Savage and Dan Gurney raced identical factory-sponsored AAR (All American Racers) 'Cudas in the 1970 Trans-Am Series. The cars qualified for three pole positions but did not win any Trans-Am races; the highest finish was second at Road America.A street version of the AAR 'Cuda was produced, powered by the 340 cu in (5.6 L) "Six Pack" (three two-barrel carburetors) engine. Four 1970 Hemi 'Cudas were also successfully raced by Chrysler France, from 1970 until 1973.The works team director Henrí Chemin piloted the first car, and then sold it on to friend and privateer J. F. Mas who went on to race it for another two years. This Hemi 'Cuda won four French Group 1 class championships, three on track and one in hill-climbing

The Barracuda was changed slightly for 1971, with a new grille and taillights, seat, and trim differences. This would be the only year that the Barracuda would have four headlights (which the Challenger had for all five years of their concurrent run), and also the only year of the fender "gills" on the 'Cuda model.
The 1971 Barracuda engine options would remain the same as that of the 1970 model, except that the 340 6-Bbl was gone, and the four-barrel carbureted 440 V8 engine was no longer on the options list, but could be had via special order and perhaps a dozen cars were built with it installed; otherwise, the 440-powered Barracudas had a six-barrel carburetor setup instead.
In 1971 the big-block power options offered to the customer were:
275 hp (205 kW) SAE Gross in the 383-2V
300 hp (224 kW) SAE Gross in the 383-4V
385 hp (287 kW) SAE Gross in the 440-6V
425 hp (317 kW) SAE Gross in the 426-8V

In 1970 and 1971 only, the shaker hood (option code N96), elastomeric (rubber) colored bumpers, and the Spicer-built Dana 60 rear axle were available. The shaker hood was available with 340, 383, 440 four-barrel, 440 six-barrel, and 426 Hemi engines. The elastomeric (rubber) colored bumpers were available either as a front-only option, option code A21, or as a front and rear combination, option code A22. The heavy-duty (and heavy) Dana 60, with a 9.75 in (248 mm) ring gear, was standard equipment with manual transmissions and 440 six-barrel and 426 Hemi engines, and was optional on those with the automatic transmission.