Writer/director Don Coscarelli shot the 1979 supernatural horror film Phantasm for just $300,000, and it ended making $22 million at the box office, which is astonishing for an indie flick. The cult ...

A survivor car usually sounds pretty cool until you get close enough to see what survival really means. In this case, however, it means a 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda that still wears the little weirdness, ...

What happened in 1971 that pushed the Mopar pony car twins so deep down the buyers’ preference scale? Both the Plymouth Barracuda and the Dodge Challenger got a hard reality-checking slap in the face, ...

When it comes to muscle car royalty, the 1971 Hemicuda is tough to beat, especially in its convertible format. For those wondering, "Hemicuda" was how Chrysler marketed Plymouth 'Cudas with the 426 ...

The sun hasn’t finished clocking in when Vegas gets punched in the chest. Two Mopars roll into the beams like heavyweight champs at opposite ends of the same decade: a matte-black Challenger that ...

Of the 1971 Plymouth Barracudas that rolled out of Hamtramck with a 426 Hemi under the shaker hood and a four-speed behind it, only 59 were hardtops. One of them — numbers-matching, NOS-restored, and ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla., Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What should collectors know as the first 1971 Hemi Cuda Convertible built comes to Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida, from January 6 to 18, 2026?

The late 1960s and early 1970s were the heyday of American muscle cars. Every manufacturer worth its salt was hard at work making a car that could rip the tires off the competition and look good doing ...