. . . for American muscle. Cars, that is! (And hot rods, too.)
Regulars here know I'm a Mopar guy, and that E-body 'Cudas are my absolute favorite. Now, if I could go back in time and bring back just one from a Plymouth dealership, it wouldn't be a 426 Hemi, nor a 440 Six Pack, desirable as they are. (Yes, I'm aware the '71 Hemi convertible 'Cuda is crazy valuable.)
No, I'd go for the road racer.
'70 AAR 'Cuda . . . ~ two thousand built by Plymouth to comply with SCCA homologation rules to compete in Trans-Am. Powered by a special version of their 340 small-block engine.
Yup - three two-barrel Holley carbs, same as those fitted to the much larger 440 that found its way into several models. Dan Gurney was not only Plymouth's pilot during that 1970 Trans Am season, he prepared their race cars. He didn't win a race, but then, he was driving against Mark Donohue and his Javelin from American Motors, who spared no expense to compete in the series. Interestingly enough, Gurney's 340 engines (de-stroked to 305 cubic inches) didn't use the Six Pack induction system; they ran a Holley four-barrel, if memory serves correct.
Here's video of a similar specimen.