Rjscuda
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Hi there!
I am the proud original owner of a 1972 340 'Cuda 4 speed.
I custom ordered it in January 1972 from a local Plymouth dealer in Bridgeport Ct, picked it up March 16, 1972 (still have all the original sales receipts and window stickers).
It was my daily driver for roughly two years. After Chrysler announced they were stopping production in 1974 I decided to store it and bought another car for my daily transportation. I was fortunate that my folks had an empty bay in their garage which is where the car was stored for 40 years, no climate control but it was protected from the New England elements during that period. Long story short, during the interim I got married, had three sons (all independent and doing well on their own). During the time the Cuda was in storage I WAS able to take the car out periodically for short joy rides but life always got in the way and I would park it and forget it, sometimes for a few years at a time.
Anyway, I'm retired now and want to enjoy driving it once again. my folks passed so the car is at my home in my garage now and it's time to fix all the little things I had to put off until I had more time and money to invest in it. Even though the odometer only reads ~45K miles, time, vermin and other natural elements have taken a toll on an otherwise pristine collectable.
So, why am I here? I could really use the input, tips and expertise from all you guys that have actively lived this journey over the years that I was too busy being a family man.
Thank you all for keeping this e-body train running!
I am the proud original owner of a 1972 340 'Cuda 4 speed.
I custom ordered it in January 1972 from a local Plymouth dealer in Bridgeport Ct, picked it up March 16, 1972 (still have all the original sales receipts and window stickers).
It was my daily driver for roughly two years. After Chrysler announced they were stopping production in 1974 I decided to store it and bought another car for my daily transportation. I was fortunate that my folks had an empty bay in their garage which is where the car was stored for 40 years, no climate control but it was protected from the New England elements during that period. Long story short, during the interim I got married, had three sons (all independent and doing well on their own). During the time the Cuda was in storage I WAS able to take the car out periodically for short joy rides but life always got in the way and I would park it and forget it, sometimes for a few years at a time.
Anyway, I'm retired now and want to enjoy driving it once again. my folks passed so the car is at my home in my garage now and it's time to fix all the little things I had to put off until I had more time and money to invest in it. Even though the odometer only reads ~45K miles, time, vermin and other natural elements have taken a toll on an otherwise pristine collectable.
So, why am I here? I could really use the input, tips and expertise from all you guys that have actively lived this journey over the years that I was too busy being a family man.
Thank you all for keeping this e-body train running!