BARN FIND AAR 'Cuda and Rescue!

[@jaycollins9155]

She is beautiful!!!! I have loved Mopar for 40 year's. My dad was to thank for this nothing like it!

[@AutoArchaeology]

Yup!

[@romdre81]

I'm a GM guy but those old Mopars are just too cool

[@TeamGambleBMX]

This is such a cool story. Fair play to old mate for hanging on to it. I wish him many more happy miles in it!

[@plymouthduster225]

Very rare car there. Glad to see it out at a car show. I own both your books really enjoyed them. They only made 2,724 AAR Cudas and only 1,120 of them were 4 speed cars. Glad that the man has it out enjoying it again.

[@ios6605]

So there was only about 1300 of those cars made, can you believe that shit !!! That’s just crazy ,, I have seen only one original AAR cuda and it was complete but it was in about the same shape as this guys car when it was in the barn and it was for sale ! $60,000 is what he was asking about seven years ago,,, so I imagine Magine how much do you think this guys car is worth Today .Anybody have an idea how much this car is worth nowadays ❓❓ please tell me in this comment

[@AutoArchaeology]

Thank you!

[@brianleiser7414]

He should restore it…… all these people say. Absolutely not…… why? I’ve been going to car shows for years and these kinds of cars are WAY cooler to look at. Cars like these draw more crowds to look at them and why? Patina takes time to take in and observe. There is so much more to see. It’s why we will never restore our 64 Polara. Drive it like it is…. wipe the bugs off it…. no worries. Awesome video! Thank you for posting.

[@williamsizemore98]

I Love The Nostalgia of the way those Meats Look on there. Totally Old School.

[@mhughes1160]

I restored 2 of these in the mid 90’s . There a blast to drive

[@davidszakacs6888]

They’re.

[@steveshafer4023]

i love that old school look that's how they were back in the day That old man has got something special

[@robchan5912]

Bill sure is a nice humble man with a awesome car !! Mopar or No car !!

[@arthilliker3721]

AWESOME story !! So glad he's enjoying it again ! He did it justice by keeping the rake on the car with the 70's correct stance and tires !! LOVE IT !! Ma Man CAN drive it too, and certainly knows how to load it !! I wish him MANY more years of enjoying it !!

[@AutoArchaeology]

Well said!

[@MikeJBlues]

One Fantastic save!

[@Hhbdr]

Those crager 5 spokes are from the 80's. Like 1986. They belong on the car! Had em on my 72 Challenger.:)

[@GLDOUA]

Wow amazing find

[@davethompson3140]

Quite unbelievable. It will have to be restored sooner or later as the cancer will get to serious. How many of us wished we had our 1st car back. Mine was a 71 Chevelle Malibu that was 1/2 rotted but could fly. Fun 1st car!

[@dmfj1980]

The AAR is bad ass but that blue Hemicuda in the background is next level. My dream

[@AutoArchaeology]

They were good looking!

[@midwestspeed7889]

I love the cars in that condition

[@JA51711]

My dream is to have a 1970 AAR cuda and the color is gorgeous God bless

[@bdogjr7779]

Wow《☆》It's a Survivor. Hopefully I'll get my 73 Dart Sport🤳out of my Barn one day👍🤓☮🇺🇸

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool ....................... 👍👍👍

[@lylehughbanks8099]

I saved my money for the year I was in Vietnam when I made it home in Aug. 1970 I bought a 70 AAR Cuda. I forget the technical name for the color but it was pink! Man I have some memories of that time and the role that car played in them.

[@lylehughbanks8099]

Just looked up the color it was FM3 MOULIN ROUGE.

[@budlanctot3060]

@@lylehughbanks8099 correct. Many years ago, I bought the title and body build tags from a burned up FM3 AAR in Yakima, WA.

[@AutoArchaeology]

Yes sir! Thank you for your service.

[@peterbilt8799]

If I seen that car going down the street, we're talking serious whiplash × 3 from me doing a triple take! Absolutely gorgeous!

[@AutoArchaeology]

That's awesome! I bet.

[@heartoftexasbarnfindsandcl5193]

Sweet Find Brother.

[@AutoArchaeology]

Thank you!

[@heartoftexasbarnfindsandcl5193]

@@AutoArchaeology You’re welcome buddy. I check your show out from time to time good stuff. If you ever come to Texas give me a shout.

[@7viewerlogic670]

Great car!

[@Mercmad]

Plymouth is a 6Bbl and Dodges are Six pak. Aren't they? . i had a customer in the 70's with a 340TA with six pack. What a crazy car!.

[@budlanctot3060]

Correct

[@lylehughbanks8099]

My 1970 AAR Cuda I bought new had three deuces!

[@lylehughbanks8099]

I never heard the term 6bbl when I had my Cuda, only heard them referred to as six pac.

[@budlanctot3060]

Well, unlike the Challenger T/A, which had a big "Six Pak"(not sure how it's spelled) decal on both front fenders, the AAR's only had the "Six Barrel" decal on the air cleaner lid to announce the carburetion. As I wrote in other comments, this particular AAR has lost its air cleaner base(at least, maybe the whole assembly) at some point, and someone has substituted another tri-power base plate from another model B or E body.

[@stevevice9863]

Looks like a great candidate for a restoration. I hope he returns it to stock form. AAR's were not designed to be drag racers, they were road racers. It would also be worth much more in original factory form. That green is one of my favorite Mopar colors. We had a Chrysler Newport that was the same color....it would really pop in the sunlight when it was polished up.

[@samleen]

It’s already been restored there’s an article on it

[@brianjoy3407]

F8 ivy green. Love that color myself!

[@stephenvice1019]

@@samleen What publication carried the article?

[@samleen]

@@stephenvice1019 also theres a video on the channel. its not quite a restoration though kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXW4ZmCmm9eieJY

[@patricktober2816]

I’ll buy it! Only ‘cuda better than a ‘71 is an AAR. Cudos to the man that kept it all these years. Wish I’d have kept my ‘71 BH car.

[@scottcol23]

Honestly the barn saved the car. Had it been out in the sun and rain it would have returned to the earth by now. This is so cool. She held up well in that barn. Im glad that they are keeping it a survivor. They are only original once and cars like this are few and far between. Seeing cars still popping up like this makes me really wonder how many more awesome finds are waiting their turn to shine again.

[@AutoArchaeology]

Oh there is plenty!

[@FineArtbyAldo]

That is so cool!!

[@bluesharp59]

Very nice car and cool video.

[@plumcrazy_trackpak2545]

Great Video!!! #aarcuda4thewin

[@jasonbennett9995]

Mean old Plymouth's are rad Mopar is that not what IT stands for God bless from Canada eh nice job!!!

[@coyboybc]

My brothers and friends have seen mopars sit in fields and yards that are ruining and stop and ask if they are for sale . The people that own them say gonna fix it up one day! Still sitting in the same spot years later! Saw a Hang 10 Duster in a yard that is all there but still has grass grown up around it and is just rotting away! Such a sad thing to see people let classic car decay away! Glad this one is back on the road !

[@AutoArchaeology]

Yeah, that happens a lot

[@brianz426]

Great video Ryan. In the future if you had a microphone for your guests it would be much easier to hear them.

[@AutoArchaeology]

Working on it!

[@ricksmith4736]

Greeeeeeeen Interior.......... blech

[@waynegiesbrecht972]

Great video. I love a good barn find and the small block Mopars are my favourite. There is one departure from stock that I noticed right away. The exhaust. I’m pretty sure they didn’t come with tube headers and I know for a fact that it should have side exit exhaust. One of my favourite things about the AAR and T/A cars.

[@AutoArchaeology]

Yeah, just a few mods. Original to the 70s.

[@1982MCI]

A lot of us that had the cars with side exhaust back in the 70s pulled the damn things off not cause we didn’t like them, they looked cool as hell, but do you realize how difficult it is to get some pu**y after your girlfriend went to get out of the car and her beautiful legs got stuck to the hot side pipe causing 2nd & 3rd degree burns to the back of her shins? All it took was one burn with her wearing shorts and she would suggest if you ever wanted anything ever again then next time you picked her up it would be thrushes and straight pipes!! Damn it!!! If we’d only known back then what we know now about these cars!!!!

[@dougjenks6954]

Dam a one in a lifetime!!

[@is3180]

Cuda is 🔥🔥🔥

[@atanaka1069]

That’s my dream car, wish I could afford one but will settle for and A-body Dart 👍

[@michaelfullbrook7750]

What a car top notch👍

[@lukeiamyourfather3511]

Just a note on car prices back then.In 1973 working at a Ford dealership.A coworker was selling his 1965 Mustang 289 4 speed , 2nd owner,low miles and EC condition car.For $ 800.00.

[@chuckeecheese162]

Love it

[@jimgould2829]

Great car and story! Shes a rare beast and still sounds great 👍👍 Maybe just repair the rust and do a mechanical and light interior restoration... Definitely keep the wheel and tire combo! That would be perfect!🤠

[@AutoArchaeology]

That's the plan!

[@SladeM.]

So glad the owner didn't change the wheels. That things a time capsule and looks soo baad ass like that!

[@AutoArchaeology]

Right?!

[@mrkemblegilstrap]

Awesome! The deal was sealed for me when I saw the rear mount for the antenna. I never could figure out how a fiberglass hood could cause interference with the radio and the metal hood, didn't?

[@joshschneider9766]

the metal hood acted as a resonator which probably improved signal reception. the fiberglass scatters and diffuses them. or so im guessing anyways

[@Pedroisanickname]

The base of the antenna must be grounded to metal body parts to work proper.

[@radiorick4975]

The metal Hood helped Shield the ignition system into the compartment of the engine. Corvettes were very well-known for ignition and alternator whine in audio system. Rear antenna looks so much better.

[@budlanctot3060]

IIRC, Corvettes used to have a metal shield covering the distributor cap and spark plug wires, probably for that exact reason.

[@kilvapkram4302]

STOP CHIP FOOSE,......and all the rest. When you put low profile tires and giant rims on a Hot-Rod like this you turn it into a circus. Cragars and the Mickey's fit it perfect.

[@NotaMechanicJack]

Nice cleaner then the one we just got but then again we got ours for $500

[@rgbigdog]

The one bad thing about one of these finds in a old barn/shed is that usually the mice/rats get into it and makes a big mess of every thing.

[@AutoArchaeology]

Oh yeah, thankfully there isn't smell-o-vision

[@JA51711]

Oh wow,!!!

[@jimbo3214]

Its got to the point that we are thanking people for letting a car sit and rot in a barn for 40 years??

[@AutoArchaeology]

Why not, they saved the car from possibly getting crushed like so many others.

[@oldskool1979]

How the hell do you find these ?

[@benwolf836]

I got Ryan the lead on this one. But i'm pretty sure he networks with other car guys and they know what he does and they say "hey i know where a old________ is"

[@AutoArchaeology]

Just talking to people.

[@AlienGrade]

At the start he says original 440. AAR's were 340 or am I wrong?

[@firstnamelastname8060]

You are correct. It's a 340 in the car.

[@sporty196071]

The AAR came with bigger tires in rear

[@budlanctot3060]

Yes, g60's in back, e60's in front. Standard rear gear was your choice of 3.55:1, or 3.91:1. Auto or 4spd was your choice, no extra cost, BUT the console was extra cost and mandatory with auto. Which is weird because I've seen a couple which were bench seat with column shift!?

[@simonlnz]

Hello. I'd like to buy a signed copy of your "Barn Find" book with the AAR 'Cuda cover. How do i buy from you? I'm in New Zealand.

[@AutoArchaeology]

Drop me an email, it is in the description.

[@PTibor-mo1tf]

you soo lucky my friend im jealous......:)

[@bzamski17]

Looks like it’s even got all of its original rust

[@nicholecamacho5379]

What does staggered. tires mean?

[@moparproud3978]

Perfect stance. Wish those Mickeys were still made. Wonder what size

[@firstnamelastname8060]

Restoring that car would be a complete TRAVESTY! Like erasing its history. Not every last car has to be restored, especially this one. LEAVE IT ALONE!!!

[@nasarmalik9035]

@autoarcheology Great story and Barn find, amazing work by the KZbin, my only constructive criticism is that he should get a stabiliser on his GoPro or Phone to make the Great contents that he's making EVEN BETTER. like I said fantastic work 💪😉👍

[@AutoArchaeology]

Yup, these were old videos. I have a gimbal now.

[@nasarmalik9035]

@@AutoArchaeology keep it up buddy will watch the rest of your contents soon then

[@budlanctot3060]

I tried ordering that color in 1970, but they didn't have one in that color with the options I wanted. The best thing about AAR/TA cars was that it was a well thought out PACKAGE, and a few additional options like the fast-ratio power stg. Somebody must have stolen this guy's original air cleaner.

[@Mercmad]

That is the original 6Bbl Aircleaner .

[@budlanctot3060]

@@Mercmad100% wrong. That air cleaner base is NOT AAR/TA. AAR/TA air cleaner base is fairly flat, rectangular with rounded corners, and a big rubber "donut" gasket along the periphery to seal to the underside of the fiberglas hood. It also has a removable plate at rear, vertical wall of the base for use in rainy conditions. I guess you're expected to supply something to block off the scoop. The base also has drain elbows to funnel rain water away from the engine.

[@chucklucas5326]

Beautiful Cuda but needs a set of Year One 15×8 factory rally wheels so the rear quarters can sit down over the tires like it's supposed to. Would definitely get better launches from a dig!

[@moparproud3978]

And....you’re wrong

[@chucklucas5326]

@@moparproud3978 Nope.... I had a 70 Cuda 340 4-speed that was set up like this one, put the Year One wheels on it and picked up over a half second on my 60ft time. Better weight transfer = better traction.

[@moparproud3978]

@@chucklucas5326 Haha guy. If you’re hitting the rears then you’ve got a problem, certainly. There’s a lot more involved than slapping on some wheels and tires. The flip side is skinny stockers vs bigger meats and traction. I don’t know your car, it’s power, how you drive, etc. So many factors it’s kind of a mute convo.

[@funtyes1970]

@@chucklucas5326 LMFAO sure you did or not

[@jasonmenard1073]

How much $for it

[@Thaddaeus417]

Perfect stance!

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

Are those original factory headers too?

[@sunnymtnboy]

headers are not factory

[@budlanctot3060]

Neither is the air cleaner base.

[@pjhaction]

Tears

[@victorvolotchi435]

Cool car all original except wheels and breather and headers , hi jacker decal , I remember mine a fc7 4spd had bass 48 speakers and play boy stickers and hooker header stickers wish I held on to it

[@01TA]

In my dreams (total fantasy unfortunately) a similar Challenger barn find would have Colorado tag OA 5599.

[@AutoArchaeology]

A while Hemi Challenger perhaps?

[@mountaincat2001]

With alot of day 2 stuff

[@zarstar1576]

Price

[@davidbarnsley8486]

So glad you said a shed which it is but I’m sure it will be called barn find 🤬🤬 Car looks incredible 👍👍👍 How good would it look with a wash and we can see all the details

[@thecorrectcolorchannel]

Nice, but... The engine compartment isn't "unmolested." And I'd question how whoever put the headers on got them on without pulling the engine.

[@AutoArchaeology]

That is as it was back in the 70s.

[@thecorrectcolorchannel]

@@AutoArchaeology Molestation in the 70's doesn't count?

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. " Bundesabgasbespaßungsverbotsverordnung = BABBVO" in German.

[@brianjoy3407]

Thats F@cking crazy. Where the hell are normally thinking people if multiple countries have these mo mo's running the show. This is crap electric cars will solve the problems. Whole world has gone to s#it

[@bdogjr7779]

I think Tesla sells Crate motor kits◇¿. I would drill an oil well in my Florida yard before I convert my Mopar to electric🖖😁🏈

[@Komet163B]

Quarter panels are toast. Hagerty talked about #3 Good condition $71K value in their article about this car. The car as it is in the video is no better than #4 Fair condition at most. Barn find = neglected car, in almost all cases.

[@markwilliams5606]

So many great cars hidden. Shame!

[@funtyes1970]

i didnt think it is if there weren't hidden they would be gone by now

[@paulmartinez2123]

six pac = DODGE / 6BBL = PLYMOUTH

[@shroomzftw]

I sure am glad to see that somebody like Gas Monkey Garage or Dennis Collins or any of those other money grubbing shits didn't snatch it out from underneath him .. Enjoy your car bother

[@brantleys_ytchannelforkids6401]

I meant to say Good Money Too!!!!

[@brianeastman3547]

Does that have 440 big block under the hood

[@lylehughbanks8099]

Stock AAR was a 340 c.i. six pack.

[@79monte]

The rims make the car I have them on my car wouldn't have it any other way

[@christopherbiondi7397]

Time capsule

[@sendit1158]

THATS A 6 BARREL NOT A 6 PACK, DODGE HAD 6 PACKS NOT PLYMOUTH

[@tracksofnyc]

why is the videographer rocking back and forth?

[@AutoArchaeology]

I didn't have a gimbal at the time, and was just holding the camera with my mono-pod.

[@karlknudson4644]

should take off them deep dish rims off and put reverse deep dish so the tire fits under wheel well and lower the car to stock ride height it would handle alot better get some ultra light wheels it makes a big performace advantage weld wheels are pretty good

[@SladeM.]

No! That defeats the old school look of the car.

[@ios6605]

So there was only about 1300 of those cars made, can you believe that shit !!! That’s just crazy ,, I have seen only one original AAR cuda and it was complete but it was in about the same shape as this guys car when it was in the barn and it was for sale ! $60,000 is what he was asking about seven years ago,,, so I imagine Magine how much do you think this guys car is worth Today .Anybody have an idea how much this car is worth nowadays ❓❓ please tell me in this comment

[@coyboybc]

I would just replace the rusted panels in the car and keep looking original

[@AutoArchaeology]

That's basically what he did.

[@iiatargetanalyst3046]

It's a survivor 🤓

[@RRjames5332]

Six barrel

[@turbo6598]

A friend of mine has one of 989 4sp 1970 challenger TA six pack b5 blue. He brought Right after high school . He's the original owner never part ways with his car neither and his car is in mint condition 73000 original miles.

[@budlanctot3060]

I still have mine, too. 15,700 miles

[@funtyes1970]

@@budlanctot3060 sure you do .

[@budlanctot3060]

@@funtyes1970 maybe hard for you to believe, but it's the truth.

[@sporty196071]

I've had some cool mopars but always liked my GTO better. In 2002 I found a 70AAR w/3900mi. For sale in the Sunday paper, no price, called he said he wants $1000. Over what he paid for new. It was 99% original, it had L-60-15 mickeys & G-70-15, on Cragers w/ mickeys. Had 5 years, sold it to a guy for big money. Very fast car, but the louvers rattled alot.

[@mountaincat2001]

I'll buy

[@JackF99]

C'mon man the AAR was special because it was a small-block road race style build like a Boss or a Z28. Put this one back on the ground where it belongs. .

[@AutoArchaeology]

Oh it is!

[@Robert-li4cr]

Such a beautiful car but whoever put those hainus paint whatevers on the sail panels should be slapped

[@johnkrout2661]

Number 6548 of 2500 built

[@brandonford8092]

If it was a Z-28 tht would be the case lol

[@chevyblue10]

Don't restore it...fix it.

[@jasonmenard1073]

Whats so bad about it