I have a '70 Cuda 340, Black on black w/vinyl top (currently removed). NO rust through, just minor dings. Needs paint,top, & interior redone. Do not have original wheels.
2 engines - 1970 340 bored 30 over, new TRW 11:1 pistons, balanced rods and crank - needs assembled and some cleanup.
1972 340, stock, needs a complete rebuild
2 stock 4 speed trans

I am the original owner. Bought the car when I was 20. It has been in my garage or car port, covered since 1984. I have always thought I was going to restore it "someday".
Well, I'm now 57, retired, on a fixxed income, and want to travel a little.
Soooooooo... I am now thinking of selling it.

My question is; where is a good place to get an approximate value and advertise it?

UPDATE: I have put some pictures at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/d_h_bec...7623504893164/

Hope the link works....

Thanks for your help!

Don B.

 

don't know of any real experts to appraise the car but if you take a few pics and post them, you can at least get some idea from the challenger enthusiasts here

 

A lot depends on the condition of the body, and to a lesser extent, the interior. Pics would help, but the E-body market is so volatile right now it's hard to predict from one day to the next what it's worth. It seems a typical numbers matching Cuda 340 with a solid body in need of a resto is around mid-20's, but that's just a ballpark estimate without any additional info. Check E-bay, Hemmings, MCG, Auto Trader etc for similar cars to see what they're bringing.

 

Is the 70 340 the numbers matching engine to your Cuda? If it is the car is worth $15,000 - $20,000. You might want to double check the "no rust". Cudas tend to rust out at the bottom rearquarters and along the bottom of the back window. Your not to old to sell off your other cars and restore your Cuda.

 

Thanks for the replys!!!
The original block was ruined back in 1972 - 2 rods through the side of it; it was replaced with a '70 block I think. I'll need to get the numbers from it I guess. Heads are original 'X' heads on the '70 version. I bought the complete 1972 engine a few years back at an auction.

I will post pictures of it as it is. Especiall try to get some of the underside ans inside the trunck & etc...

Thanks again!
Don [sm=americanasmiley.gif]

 

X heads !!! These were used on AAR's and T/A's. IF the heads are original to the motor, then you've got a real nice engine there. It should have a six pack intake on it.

 

aarcudagirl,

I have to respectfully disagree with you regarding cylinder heads.
"X" heads were "894" casings from '68 to '71.
T/A heads were actually 360 heads finish-machined for 2.02" intake valves and had relocated pushrod holes for the offset intake rockers. These were only used on T/A Challengers and AAR Cudas.
Their casting # was 3418915, just like the regular 360 heads that started in model year 1971. I'm not sure if the regular 340's started using the "915" heads in 1971 or 1972, but it was whenever Chrysler ran out of the original heads. The '71's had 2.02" intakes and '72's went to 1.88". Although some large valve heads made it onto a few early production '72 340's.

Personally, I prefer to use actual casting numbers for proper ID. But in the case of T/A heads vs standard 360 heads with the same casting number, the relocated pushrod holes are obvious if you are familiar with regular small block heads.

 

My husband allready corrected me. My bad.

 

i thought that the AAR and T/A heads still carried some letter designation? U? J? no?

 

I'm pretty sure they do. But I never paid enough attention to the cast letters after the "X" heads to know if there is some sort of pattern.