I saw about 8 months ago a guy driving one of these going over the Brooklyn Bridge. I was able to get next to him and said, I cannot believe you are driving this thing around!!! He told me, hey, what's the point of having it, if you can't show it off on occasion! Much respect to that guy, and that sentiment !

Originally, this very same car probably sold for under $6,000. The broadcast sheet and the original window sticker would prove it. Now it goes for 3.5 M? That is absolutely insane.

God, that's a beautiful car. If I only knew to buy a car like that back in the day and just store it for 50 years and I'd be all set in my retirement to live like a king.

If I had 3.5 mil that cuda would be last thing on my list lol

I could never own one of these, it would be terrifying. I'd be checking on it every 10 minutes.

I'm happy for the guy that bought it, he is very lucky. This blows the doors off all the hotshots who think they're soooo cool driving around in their Porches, Lambos, and BMW's

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="542">9:02</a> that's the face of a true Mopar guy, poor guy was devastated to sell his pride and joy even after 3.5 million dollars

I read an article in Hemmings Magazine about one of the previous owners of this very car. He sold it for $250k years ago thinking he'd made a fortune.

You're buying a memory here. This is a car that belongs in a museum as an icon of a decadent era, where working men (most of the guys who bought these were just working dudes) went to the drag strip on the weekend, or tore up the main street of their home town in stoplight races. These days the working man can't afford the new muscle cars, and they can't afford to lose their car, license and insurance for drag racing. Truly a time gone forever, and that car is a little piece of the great memories of a carefree time. BTW, as the 60s and 70s generation grows older and since the new muscle cars eclipse their ancestors, you can expect the value of these to actually drop over the next few decades. Newer generations don't have the same fondness for them that the older generation does.

To think it cost around $5,000 new - EDIT from replies should have said ~$4,000

I absolutely love the dedication of the guy who bought this for 3.5 mill. He is a true muscle car fan.

If I owned this car it would be sitting in my living room

When I was 19 I had a 71 barracuda! I loved that car. Who would have ever known what they would be worth today.

Incredible piece of American automotive history

And to think these were once in the hands of everyday Joe’s. 😢

The '71 Cuda grille is absolutely awesome!

There was something in the face of the man who sold the car that spoke of regret. For most of these guys it's owning that something special that somehow reclaims a part of their youth, makes them relevant again. They already have money so it becomes more about regaining something they feel is slipping away from them as they grow old. They're like big kids with the coolest bike in the neighborhood that all the other kids want. Part of him died inside when he sold it that the money could never possibly replace.

Imagine how the guys that had one back in the day feel when the car they beat to crap and sold for 500$ sells for this amount all these years later

I would honestly live in it. That is a car that dreams are made in. Every young kid that gets to have a ride in it will fall in love with muscle cars. Even in 2022 the Hemi is still leading pack.

Rick Harrison- I can do $16,500

“What’s another couple hundred thousand when your already in it for 3,000,000” a shitload of money still lol

Imagine that driver denting the car on the way out of the auction room

I grew up with these cars on the road. The Cuda was one of the most popular cars with Mopar torque under the hood. Duster 340, Road Runner, Charger, Challenger and Cuda made Dodge and Plymouth the car to have...

This is why these auctions drive the cost up on everything. Then when you look at a car for sale some schmuck thinks his is worth 10 times its value.

3,5 M $?? Was Richard Rawlings drunk at an auction again??

I’d love to see this car in person. Really gorgeous car. It’s cute watching all the people in the comments criticize it while they drive their Hyundai

Man I remember this I was about thirteen and me and my dad were just joking with each when this bad boy pulled up and we were both stunned

So many staff walking around doing nothing ,i could cut their overheads by 65%

I sold a restored nbrs matching 1970 FY1 lemon twist with black interior, original pistol grip 4 speed, rim blow, rubber bumper 'Cuda convertible (1 of 63) with all documents including build sheet and original Shaker added back in 2012 for 60k which I bought for 8K in 1990. I loved the car for all those years and drove it to shows having a blast top down cruising. Not a trailer queen but extremely clean and presentable. Nash bridges tv series brought back the notoriety of the Cuda. Before then not many people were aware of this beautiful and rare Muscle car.

We used to go to NY State drinking when we were 16. Yeah I know, in the little town of Ripley Any there was a Plymouth dealership that somehow managed to get 3 or 4 Plymouth Superbirds for sale new. I never did stop and look but those things sat on that lot for a couple years before they finally sold them. Why wasn't I paying attention.

I understand the rarity, the era, and like he said he would never see another one again at auction, but, imo, I would buy 5 or 10 vintage cars, nice vintage car's, just not " as " rare, and have a couple million$ in my pocket. Value lies in the eyes of the beholder.

My first car back in 1978 was a 1968 Barracuda. I babysat my nephew's and niece multiple times and my brother gave it to me when I was 15. On my 16th birthday I was driving legally. Not many kids in Detroit were driving their own car at 16. The fun I had in that fastback with my girlfriend. Great memories!

The absolute holly grail of muscle cars.

i could think of better ways to spend 3.5 million

I will give you $3600 💰 cash when I get paid on Friday

commentary: "what's another hundred thousand when you're already at three million dollars..." me: ...

What balls of steel the owner has....! Well done.

I'm watching this six years later. I wonder how much that CUDA is worth today.?

I had a 73' with a 340 and it was fun to own during college. Also had a 73' Challenger. Man I miss those cars

My brother bought a '70 BARRACUDA Gran Coupe new..only 334 units made. The "luxury" cuda with leather int and chrome bumpers (not those body color plastic pos) They came with either a 335hp 383 4bbl or a 390h.p. 440 with either a 4bbl or 6pak. His had the 383 with the Hurst pistol grip. Paid $2,700.00 NEW. I learned to drive stick on that car :-) Wish I had it today

This car is like hitting the lottery if you had bought it new!!! Just amazing as this car sold for under ten grand new!!!!

The '71 Hemi Cuda is the perfect muscle car period, and an icon in automotive history. There are a lot of beautiful American muscle cars, but there is just nothing like the Mopars.

The only year it had 4 headlights.

I thought I paid too much for my 2015 Chevy Cruze $15,000 now I don't feel so bad

One of the best looking cars ever made. They look so mean, top up or down.

Muscle car without roof- there's a reason why just a handful of customers ordered such a car back in the day: because it's nothing but ridiculous.

I knew someone that had one. Guy in Oregon where I used to live. I don't think it was one from this year, but it was a convertible Cuda. It was a basket case, didn't run, was rusted pretty bad all over, interior was toast, looked like it had been pulled right out of a junk yard. In that condition he paid about 80k for it. After spending all that money he couldn't pay for his house, and it was either the car or the house so he sold it for a little more than what he paid for it since he had started working on it. He had about 8 other cars, original 1st model Dart that had the fins, 2 Chargers, a challenger, and I forget what else...

That guy loved that car and was still torn about it when it sold! That car is one of the rarest beast!…🔥🔥🔥

I admire the seller. Steely.

The owner selling the car is a bad ass!!! Obviously a smart guy, that's how he's rich lol

That car is a beautiful beast. I fell in love with the 'Cuda the second I saw it as a kid in Phantasm. It fit the tone of that film so well.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="141">2:21</a> Dick Cheney is that you

If I only had a time machine...lol...who knew then?

I'd rather spend 20 to 30 grand for a muscle car that has a nice paint job engine and wheels and have the average Joe , or female , or teenage kid look at it from across the street or notice it at the end of a parking lot and say....awh man ...look at that.... now that is nice. What is it ??? That"s why l enjoy Hot Rod and Muscle car weekend every year at Ocean City Maryland ! ! ! Aaaand, be able to cruise in it ! ! !

I like this cuda "71 model , but 3.5 million , WTF...

I'm a mechanic and I have a wealthy client that owns a Mecum rebuilt muscle car purchased at a well know auction site. He was having some problems with the car soon after purchase, within approximately 1000 miles, and it fell to me to repair the vehicle. It was supposedly totally restored and gone through by Mecum. During my work I found numerous short cuts and half-assed rinky-dink bs repairs made throughout the vehicle. Both the owner and I were surprised. I advise you to have a competent inspection by a third party before buying one of these cars.

The reason that it sold for so much is because of the "numbers matching" engine and 4 speed transmission. Most of the hemi 'cuda's were blown up or cut up and raced heavily. This car is the pinnacle of muscle cars, nothing could beat it. Those of us who tried to race it would see nothing but tail lights:)

That's a fucking killing machine. The alpha/Omega of muscle cars. If you have the cash? Accept no substitutes, although I do like the hardtop better personally and in Black, it is the definition of beauty

At the time I saw one of these down the street from my house in a barn I did not realize there was only 11 made it looked as if it had been sitting on the bottom of the ocean floor for 10 years I was 20 years ago😨🤤

My wife and I stayed at a Motel 6 in the Seattle area back in about 1987 and we saw this car in the parking lot and I took a picture of it that I still have. The license plate read "HEMI RAG" Who knew back then. I have always been a car guy and I kinda knew how rare it was but I never could have dreamed that it would fetch this kinda $$$$

This car is priceless to some people.

Beautiful in its simplicity. Not only do they show, but man do they go! Mopar muscle for life...

Used to walk by a hemi cuda sitting in a driveway in my childhood neighborhood .. nobody thought much of it back in late 70s..just an old used race car..

I think the fact that it sold for 3.5 million is more amazing than the car itself.. they just put too much hype into this car.. and auction.

I love cars from the past but 3.5 million seems like one hell of a stretch.

It’s a historic and rare car.... I hope the new owner can share his good fortune and let other people see it...

i remember going to car cruises in rochester ny in the 80s. A plum crazy auto. Hemi Cuda convert. owned by Drake Automotive s to show up once in a while. It was 1 of 7. beautiful car. there was also a hemi Roadrunner in the same family that would show with it.

The person who brought that, would be that rich. That spending 3.5 million would be like the average person spending 35k. Good on them for keeping history alive.

That is true muscle perfection with grace. Guess I'll be admiring the diecast version. The kicker is, back in '71, the drive out price from the dealership was probably $3500

Ohhhhh, Barracuda!

Sad......my kids will never see one of these cars out on the road....it will be locked away or put up in a showroom with buffer zones all around it. I at least have the memories of the sounds and smells of these old muscle cars and that will have to be what my kids will hear about.

If you thought that collector muscle car prices were slowing down, think again. This ultra rare 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda sold at Mecum Auctions Seattle over the weekend for a staggering $3,500,000! Back in 2002, a 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda convertible generated national headlines when it became the first muscle car to sell for over one million dollars. Yet even before reaching that historical milestone, Plymouth’s Hemi-powered Cuda was long considered by enthusiasts and authorities alike to be the ultimate creation of the muscle car era. Since then, we’ve seen muscle car prices continue to rise, with Hemi Cudas leading the pack. Due to federal regulations and rising insurance costs, Plymouth only sold 16,159 Cudas in 1971, of which only 108 coupes and 11 convertibles received the legendary 426 Hemi engine. This car was just one of two 4-speed manuals delivered in the US, and it’s been hailed by enthusiasts, collectors, journalists, researchers and appraisers as the Holy Grail of muscle cars. www.guysgab.com/this-1971-plymouth-hemi-cuda-convertible-just-sold-for-3-5-million/

Gosh my first car was a 71 Cuda fastback with a pushbutton automatic tranny. It was a lemon and I traded it for a 71 Duster. Wish I'd kept it now...

sure wish my 72 Duster would bring that

There are 2 of these in San Diego on Universal Drive at a Specialty Auto Dealership. Both in great condition. 150K. 3 million is a joke.

people saying its a waste if money.. it isn't. only because its more modern than say artifacts from 2000 years ago.. doesn't make it less valuable.. its a part of history and the last on of its kind in an almost complete original state.. if you can't respect people who pay this kind of money to preserve things from their passion.. then you are simply stupid and have no passion of your own.

The factory only made 14 of these as I recall. You could have a very convincing clone built for 1/20 of the price, or buy the parts and do it yourself for 1/50 the price. Worth it for an original? If someone pays it, it's worth it, at least to them.

Some people have to much money ? a 4 thousand dollar car in the day ??

Absolutely crazy. Three and a half million could be used far better than buying a used car that was only $5,000 new, if that.

For that amount of money they could have aligned the trunk lid better. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="66">1:06</a> It's a beautiful car. The boss hates it if my job looks like this. ;)

I was watching chasing classic cars two brothers sold their dad's nart red Ferrari for 20 plus million and gave it all to charity Lol

they need to make kits cars of the 1970-1974 hemi cuda.

I saw one my neighbor owned one that had a little cuda fish emblem behind the front wheel, I can't seem to find one like that anywhere. Dose anyone know what I saw? Had round taillights.

In 1976 I bought a 1968 ply GTX for 500 dollars had 90 thousand miles on it / drove it to South Carolina

1 of 11? Suprised Jay Leno did'nt buy it!

Looks like the car Kevin Hart was in when he was injured in a crash....too much power under the hood.🦁

I admire the guy for being a sticker for his price...both history, mint condition and sentimental value...hard to put a price on that.

I am 70 lived in Milwaukee back When Like Wowwwww. These Cars :)

THIS car.... is recession proof.

2019 Silverado’s aren’t much less.

3.5 Mill? For a car ya can't drive? For a car that just sits in a temperature controlled storage? Yep, I would if I had the loot! American muscle at it's best! 🇺🇸💪🏼

That price is insane omg even if i was rich or had money to just spend their is no way i would pay that kind of money for a car and i like this car alot

Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I heard the seller had 3.2m invested in that car. So he had to get 3.5m because of auction fees? and to squeeze out a small profit.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="545">9:05</a> he doesn’t believe he is selling it

People here dissong this car can have their opinion but it's always been my dream car. Killer ride!

I had the job at 18 working in a Chrysler Plymouth dealership in Kansas city,i was told by the boss to roadtest every vehicle prior to the sale,this was a very good job for me,there were many of these that went thru the dealership,the cudas sold like lce on a hot day,most of our customers wanted the 440 6 pack,but a few doctors and lawyers bought the hemi,there will not be anymore of these made or reproduced,if it were so ,where are they,i read where a dentist paid almost 4.3 million for the very first hemi challenger off the line,it was the 16th car constructed,value is in the eye of the beholder,paper money for a rare car,its only money,buy what makes you happy,same as the summer of 1969,the sound of those cars in the shop idling,PRICELESS

I like mopars but damn there's a limit!! I would rather go and let Count customs ore West coast customs restore a nice 68 Charger.3,5 mill is just plain silly.People with too much damn money.

I would drive it, like I stole it, cuz I'd have to!!!

When I was a kid,my father was looking for a car I Remember these Mopars lined up and in the forgotten section of the dodge/chysler/Plymouth lots in mid 70's, couldn't give em away!🤔 my father bought an AMC Ambassador!

The holy grail, insane...wow.