Ouch! "Cuda" sells for only $535K

[Martin71RS]

What a load of BS about a car..... I happen to love it and appreciate the craftmanship that went into it.
If you know just a little about building/restoring or even working on a car you must know the kind of time and skill it takes to bring a car to that level.
Regardless of the money spent or what type of car you like you can't deny that.

The world is full of jealous people!!

Bob, stop defending yourself...you don't need to! You did what a lot of us just dream of doing.

Martin

[syborg tt]

What a load of BS about a car..... I happen to love it and appreciate the craftmanship that went into it.

If anyone is interested in viewing www.g-forcecuda.com it has some great pictures

Make sure you look at the build pictures - there incredible.

[SicMonte]

just for the record, the XXXLR will be built by 1 man in his backyard unless I intercede. His name is Rabbit Bartils. He's 64 yrs old. he built his 30 Ford Roadster single handedly and broke the record at Bonneville on the 2nd try . That was the first 2 times that the car had ever been driven at all. He is a very close personal friend of mine and one of my motivations in building the XXXLR is to afford him the opportunity to build a first class car since he cannot afford to do so on his own. So you should be impressed when you see it run. That really is not a factor to me. I always said..it's not how you drive, it's how you arrive. I'm a bottom line guy.

now that is cool. a little history going into this car as well..thats very very cool. And you are also making one of his dreams come true? I cant wait to see this car run. Will it be more than just a bonneville car too?

[Damn True]

Will it be more than just a bonneville car too?

By that, you mean what?

[Martin71RS]

Marty, I did allready check the website.... (all build pics) I like seeing build pics of any car....there are allways things/ideas you pick up for your own use.
(SN65 / SyborgTT /Gforce cuda/stevesautorestorations/ project33 just to name a few besides the many backyard builds documented on the net)

Indeed the "critics" should have a look at it and maybe rethink their comments.

Martin

[SicMonte]

By that, you mean what?

by that i mean is it going to be streetable as well..or just a purpose built land speed car.

[Bowtie racing]

I feel lucky just to see this car online and having PHR issues were it was featured. Incredible car and incredible craftsmanship. I really dont get whats on mind of people who need to bash it. Thank you Bob for sharing it !!!

[syborg tt]

I feel lucky just to see this car online and having PHR issues were it was featured. Incredible car and incredible craftsmanship. I really dont get whats on mind of people who need to bash it. Thank you Bob for sharing it !!!

If you hurry you might be able to get the issue of Super Rod magazine with the car on the cover. It's an excellent feature tons of pictures.

PS - Still waiting for a build book on this car.

[Bob Johnson]

Scott was too busy doing a build book on Posies creation to bother with the Cuda..lol wonder how many of those puppies he sold??

[syborg tt]

Scott was too busy doing a build book on Posies creation to bother with the Cuda..lol wonder how many of those puppies he sold??

Yep Posies car was very different. I did of course buy the build book and found some interesting stuff. To bad he didn't do your car as i think it would have sold more copies.

[Bowtie racing]

Scott was too busy doing a build book on Posies creation to bother with the Cuda..lol wonder how many of those puppies he sold??

I did wonder the same thing. After cuda build book my hopes were like sky high...

If some one finds extra issue with Bobs cuda plese bay it away and ill send you the money right away!! They dont sell that magazine here in finland and guess what ? I have ordered it 3 months ago and got only superrod T-shirt so far but not a single issue.

[syborg tt]

I did wonder the same thing. After cuda build book my hopes were like sky high...

If some one finds extra issue with Bobs cuda plese bay it away and ill send you the money right away!! They dont sell that magazine here in finland and guess what ? I have ordered it 3 months ago and got only superrod T-shirt so far but not a single issue.

have you tried to contact Buckaroo Publications and buy a copy.

ps i will stop on my way home and see if i can find you one.

[Damn True]

Bob,

What would it take to do something like this on the cheap?

[Bowtie racing]

have you tried to contact Buckaroo Publications and buy a copy.

ps i will stop on my way home and see if i can find you one.

Thanks Marty for the help!! Much appreciated! I have try to contact Bucaroo few times to get info of my subscribtion but still no reply yet.But as soon as i got it solved i try to ask back issue if you dont see it .

[Bob Johnson]

Bob,

What would it take to do something like this on the cheap?

i'll sell Rabbits 30 Steel roadster that's run 230 something...held the Bonneville record 2 years ago...now has 250+ more rear wheel h.p. .new roller cam...new procharger..new ignition..new ported and polished head..new front ..should recapture the record again... 250+mph .... $55K...it's already trouble shot..ready to go...we'll get you licensed at Maxton...be ready to haul as* when you get to Bonneville...everything on the car is new or like new..won the points championship year before last...great car...

[absolom]

I don't know you but who in the general public could afford the Cuda? It had the largest crowd around it at BJ of any car.. at all times. Are they the general public? They loved it.. It was the most photographed, with maybe the exception of the Russian Rescue Boat that was so bizzare. Most people that dis the Cuda, never saw it in person or are driving a Ford Escort or something like it I've noticed..it isn't the free market that governs the price..it's what people at one venue will pay on that particular day...if I and many others had been there, the Von Dutch Bus would have brought a lot more..I fully expected it to go way north of what my Cuda brought..

i saw the cuda up close and in person, and i think i asked alan or it could have been you, what kinda master cylinder setup ya'll were using

the car was amazing, but it really took someone in the know to know exactly how much time and effort went into the car

i was expecting a 750K - 1.5 mil price, and was shocked when it didn't bring it

i watched i live while i was there, and coulnd't belive what i was seeing

btw, i'm kinda local to you, we're TAJ Motorsports, in Union, MS

we had a white with red stripes 65 mustang vert at barret jackson in a booth

[smack_talker]

by that i mean is it going to be streetable as well..or just a purpose built land speed car.

It already IS a "streetable" car. I have seen it on the streets of Georgia during last years Y.O.E and then solo racing at Nashville's Goodguys show shortly thereafter.

[Steve1968LS2]

There was a story in the newspaper about that car. It stated that the second car was built for Bill Cosby but his wife made him return it when they spun out on their first drive. The car was then sold to someone else and wrecked before being shipped to England...maybe for a rebody by AC Cars?

These links are to a story and pics about the guy that restored the car in the early 80's:

http://www.wurthitdesigns.com/twinpaxton.htm

http://www.wurthitdesigns.com/cobrastory.htm

I heard he died driving it off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean..

[blackbeast]

saw the thread and as a heads up per a local ad paper "bob johnson's cuda" will be at world of wheels indianapolis.

[69rs]

I remember that Bob Johnson had a Cuda once........pretty nice one as I recall.........

Bob---->