Nash Bridges Plymouth is for sale.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nash-Bridges-1-car-1970-Plymouth-Cuda-Hemi-4spd-Don-Johnson-TV-series-/271003675972?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3f1913ed44

It's not a real Hemi 'Cuda, but it is cool. Price blows, however.

This is owned by a guy I work with. '70 Challenger with 426 Hemi dropped in. I would love it.

Don Johnson sold that car at Barrett Jackson a few years ago for $140k, and it didn't have a Hemi in it then, just the scoop...Or maybe there's more than one.

bravenrace wrote: Don Johnson sold that car at Barrett Jackson a few years ago for $140k, and it didn't have a Hemi in it then, just the scoop...Or maybe there's more than one.

According to the listing, there were 4 cars built for the show, this one being #1.

Real Hemi 4spd convertibles are so stupid-expensive that a well done clone will still fetch a good price. This car appears to be well done (Totally Auto, Inc is near me and has been known as a top Mopar restoration shop for many years) so I would not be surprised to see it sell for over $100K. Whether or not it will match the original purchase price plus the Hemi conversion costs is another matter. I'd say there's a good chance the car will go unsold and end up on B-J again next January.

93EXCivic wrote: This is owned by a guy I work with. '70 Challenger with 426 Hemi dropped in. I would love it.

This is just so freakin' perfect.

New favourite muscle car.

Probably my top bucket list car is an orange 1970 340 Cuda.

Here's an article about the car: http://www.autotraderclassics.com/car-article/Celebrity+Muscle-42171.xhtml

In reply to Luke:

It is a really nice car and he drives it to work on nice days. Also it has an original Hemi not a crate motor.

Hemi crate motors are so easy to come by these days and relatively inexpensive, if the car doesn't have the original engine and/or it's not a 340 or 440 car, there is little reason not to do a Hemi conversion. While most reviews admit the 440 was a better real-world street engine, the eye-candy factor of the Hemi just can't be matched. A 318 car with a Hemi will usually be worth more than a 318 car with the original engine plus the conversion costs.

That Challenger would definitely be high on my "street cruiser dream list", although I'd strip it down and paint it purple.

Ian F wrote: Hemi crate motors are so easy to come by these days and relatively inexpensive, if the car doesn't have the original engine and/or it's not a 340 or 440 car, there is little reason not to do a Hemi conversion. While most reviews admit the 440 was a better real-world street engine, the eye-candy factor of the Hemi just can't be matched. A 318 car with a Hemi will usually be worth more than a 318 car with the original engine plus the conversion costs. That Challenger would definitely be high on my "street cruiser dream list", although I'd strip it down and paint it Plum Crazy.

FTFY. Gotta use the real Mopar colors for the names alone.

93EXCivic wrote: This is owned by a guy I work with. '70 Challenger with 426 Hemi dropped in. I would love it.

That's a '71. Or at least in this shot the taillights and stripes are '71.

Still Bitchin'

spitfirebill wrote: Probably my top bucket list car is an orange 1970 340 Cuda.

Would that be TorRed

or Vitamin C?

Makes me want to get started on the restoration of the 71 Challenger Convertible in my garage. My mom bought it in 71 as a used car.

If I had the money.

Ian F wrote: Hemi crate motors are so easy to come by these days and relatively inexpensive, if the car doesn't have the original engine and/or it's not a 340 or 440 car, there is little reason not to do a Hemi conversion. While most reviews admit the 440 was a better real-world street engine, the eye-candy factor of the Hemi just can't be matched. A 318 car with a Hemi will usually be worth more than a 318 car with the original engine plus the conversion costs. That Challenger would definitely be high on my "street cruiser dream list", although I'd strip it down and paint it purple.

Unless you are referring to the modern "Hemi" engines, you are mistaken if you think they are inexpensive.

I live in SF and remember them filming all over the city with that car. Some police motorcycles were always cruising ahead of the stars in the cars. I asked one of the stunt drivers about whether is was a real hemi and he confirmed it was a clone. Nice ride though.

In response to Rob Mopar

Actually TorRed

In reply to GTwannaB:

Only 11 original factory '71 Hemi 'Cuda 'verts, IIRC

forzav12 wrote:

Ian F wrote: Hemi crate motors are so easy to come by these days and relatively inexpensive, if the car doesn't have the original engine and/or it's not a 340 or 440 car, there is little reason not to do a Hemi conversion. While most reviews admit the 440 was a better real-world street engine, the eye-candy factor of the Hemi just can't be matched. A 318 car with a Hemi will usually be worth more than a 318 car with the original engine plus the conversion costs. That Challenger would definitely be high on my "street cruiser dream list", although I'd strip it down and paint it purple.

Unless you are referring to the modern "Hemi" engines, you are mistaken if you think they are inexpensive.

Depends on your definition of inexpensive. I wouldn't consider this a GRM-type build.

admc58 wrote: Makes me want to get started on the restoration of the 71 Challenger Convertible in my garage. My mom bought it in 71 as a used car.

spitfirebill wrote: Probably my top bucket list car is an orange 1970 340 Cuda.

amazingly the 340 was also "available" with a shaker hood. Never seen one but you could get it

Had a friend back in around '87-'88 who's dad had been killed by a train & the family got a settlement. He was a Mopar guy, so he went out and bought a Dakota convertible, and a Cuda convertible. The Cuda was "Plum Crazy" and IIRC also a Hemi.

It wasn't exactly cheap when he bought it, but I've often wondered if he kept it long enough to cash-in when prices skyrocketed.