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Hockey Hall of Fame Member Ed Belfour Is Selling His 1971 Plymouth 'Cuda

Now aged 55, Ed Belfour gained two nicknames for his mask and proficiency at ice hockey. “Eddie the Eagle” or “Crazy Eddie,” the former professional goaltender was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the 2011 class.
1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual 16 photos
Photo: Reserve Auto Group
1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible 4-speed manual
In addition to his remarkable career and not-so-remarkable arrest in January 2020 for alcohol intoxication and damaged property, this guy also loves cars. The owner of a 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 with the six-pack and convertible options, Ed Belfour is now selling his car for $1.2 million. Yes, that much!

The numbers-matching car was purchased in 1987 and has been in his care ever since. Offered for sale by Reserve Auto Group with 54,611 miles (87,888 kilometers) on the odometer, the price seems crazy for a non-HEMI model. On the other hand, don’t forget how rare this fellow here actually is.

One of five examples produced for 1971, the Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 Six Pack Convertible also features a world-class OE restoration as well as a four-speed manual instead of the TorqueFlite three-speed automatic box. The 440 with the six-pack option was rated from the factory at 390 horsepower (395 metric ponies) although that may be a bit of an understatement in hindsight.

"About 80 percent of the original build sheet is legible," according to the description on Reserve Auto Group's website, and previous to its comprehensive restoration, "it was an above-average car with only minor rust." Finished in True Blue metallic paint and trimmed in leather and vinyl, the ‘Cuda further sweetens the deal with the Rallye instrument cluster.

"Probably the only all-numbers-matching" V-code 'Cuda Convertible from the 1971 model year with a build sheet available, this fellow here is nothing short of a unicorn. One that’s expected to retain or even increase its value given how collectible these babies are with American muscle car enthusiasts.

As a brief refresher, the most expensive ‘Cuda ever sold is a HEMI convertible four-speed example that pulled in a whopping $3.5 million at an auction in 2014. Once owned by Broom Hilda cartoonist Russell Meyers, the car was later confiscated in a drug raid and sold at auction for merely $405,000.

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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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