1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda

It’s too bad that the ‘70 Cuda / Challenger weren’t released in ‘68. Imagine the competition had the Chrysler boys had some more development time on their Trans-Am racing effort. The car had all the right basics and was about the same size and proportion as the Camaros and Mustangs.

As it was, the AAR ‘Cuda (All-American Racing) and the T/A Challenger (Trans-Am) were one year wonders. There were several forces against the AAR ‘Cuda and T/A Challenger. Muscle cars were becoming a dirty word in Detroit after 1970, the country was headed into another recession, and the Chrysler Trans-Am team wasn’t doing well against the seasoned Penske Racing team.

So Chrysler closed down their muscle car lines and tried to figure out how to make and sell economy cars and later mini-vans.