Quote of the year by Aaron Beck: "Knowing what i know now, i would have never bought that car. But, I wouldn't know now, what i know, if i hadn't bought it." Words to live by!
In 1977 I was teenager shopping for my first car and almost bought a 71 383 4 speed Cuda but it was trashed as many Cuda's in my price range were. I ended up with a 74 360 Cuda as my first car which wasnt exactly what I wanted but it had 30K miles and was in excellent condition and it was $2200 which I could afford.
F'N death proof, w/ the oh $hit handle. That's what I'm talking about home built rides, my absolute favorite, no crazy bells and whistles, just a raw bad ass street machine!!!!! SICK!!!!!
Absolutely GORGEOUS car. Love how aggressive and raw it looks. You can definitely see the Plymouth Cuda influence on the Matt Reeve's Batmobile from The Batman when looking at this gorgeous car. One of my favorite builds I have seen in a long time.
I love his use of fifteen inch wheels. The overall diameter and fitment looks proper. The guys with the early Mustangs also have pulled off the correct look. The super tall diameter wheels look silly on many cars.
I'm a huge Sci-Fi fan and Weta is up there as one of the best. Aaron has been doing little teasers of the Cuda for awhile. So it's really cool to see it finally displayed in full and hear about the build in detail. I was hoping for this collaboration for a very long time. I'm really glad to see it finally happen.
Aaron is an inspiration. To know nothing about car building and build your own car is amazing. It goes to show we have no excuses in this day and age because the information is out there. Great work Aaron and now i am inspired to build my own car. Thanks for sharing this Shaun.
Aaron - you're definitely one of the most gifted and inspirational car designers in the world. The 'Cuda is impressive, your F132 is next level. Thanks for sharing this glimpse of your talents
This has been my favorite car build for *years* and I am so thrilled to hear it belongs to a WETA artist. My first car (79 Firebird) alternates between a Mad Max build for Wasteland Weekend, and a Matt Reeves inspired Batmobile throughout the year, and this Cuda always gets referenced when I work on a new design for it. As a fellow special effects artist and hot-rodder, one massive salute to this car and its owner.
I fell in love with this car when it was on Speedhunters years ago. It’s so raw, and the renders he designed around that time were really inspiring to me as a scale modeler.
I’d had muscle cars my whole life, first car at 15 was a 68 Chevelle. In 2009 I had to sell the two I had when my dealership got closed. Had to save the house. I kept my old 4x4 Dodge. A few years later I bought a 2016 Shaker Challenger. Great car, does everything well. But I had to have another old school car again. Nothing beats old school muscle, especially when it’s modified like this.
@@gordocarbo the wife body cars solved the turn ability with more tire. Ugly truck flares though. Wesley Motorsports has a great suspension setup for them, they beat GT350s and z28s with theirs. But yeah, still heavy.
Awesome! Great job on that build! Building something like that when you really have no idea how's it's gonna perform until it's done takes Cojones! You can't test drive one first, there are so many variables and options from the drivetrain, brakes, chassis, electronics and even the grab bar :D That thing will be an absolute blast once the hand brake is 100% !
@@gordocarbo I don’t mind him talking too much as I actually enjoy listening to what he has to say 😂 But seriously it’s a good show with Tony and Kiwi👍🏻
DUDE! This thing is badass! It reminds me of the Roadkill General Mayhem Charger, purpose built to have fun 🤘I love that you still feature the garage builds on your channel dude. Keep it up 👍
It’s been a while since I have commented on your videos, as always they are beautifully shot and edited. It is pretty wild seeing Aaron Beck who’s designs I followed many years ago on his variations of the Cuda, getting to see his car that his renderings from 10 years ago completed and done, he is an extremely talented automotive designer and to see his styling ideas in a person is pretty amazing. The car is pretty raw and analog, without all the creature comforts you would expect in a restomod ...pure no nonsense driver’s car, with ton of attitude and the muscle to back it up! Really well done and must be a blast to drive! Keep up the great work!
as a kiwi i loved seeing Aaron and his Cuda on your channel as i have loved this car for a long time and also love this channel! Keep up the good work Sean!
wow. Luuuv this. Perfect. Look how flat it corners 31:08 Mostly i'm into day2 stuff but the stripped out old school is boss. How could this not be fun? Would be great to see it on a lift and check out under it at length.
29:29 Look at all the burnout marks on the road that the drone footage has captured! Somebody was busy! Great Build Aaron, Thank You for sharing your Vision/Work with us. And who doesn't love a Race-Prepped Cuda...............
Love the steelies with those balloonf tires. That look is so rad. The only thing I'd change is lift the rear 1/2" and lower the front end 1/2 to 1" to give that bad attitude.
Great video, awesome vehicle! Almost died in the same model ‘Cuda when it started to rain and the tires were not ready for it. Luckily hit a tree instead of going into a ditch. I will watch every video on this channel!
Cool build, but I sure hope he runs an AIR CLEANER normally?? I absolutely love this guy's attitude! This is the type of guy to have as a goof friend, simply because we need to surround ourselves with "glass half full" attitude folks, and this decent, kind man Aaron is one of them!!
No idea WHAT 440 this one is, but the good ones were WILDLY tough. My favorite big Mopar is the 383, they'll rev crazy high, and as far as I know they all had a pretty bulletproof bottom end. There were later truck 440s that were not-so-great, but his must've been a good one. They resist overheating WAY better than a big-block Chevy or Ford. I love how low and raw and mean this thing is. I also love that it's still got leafs in the rear, not a damn thing wrong with leafs with the right 'helpers', and there's no way to fuck up the alignment. REALLY cool car.
My first car that had any amount of power was a 90 Mustang LX 5.0. I have always been one who likes a car to handle as well as go straight. This car had V rated 60 series 15" tires. However, for what it was, the handling aspect was ok, the go straight was awesome. I soon got rid of that and bought a new 94 Mustang GT with the 17" wheel/tire setup that was the same as the Cobra of that year, handling improved pretty well. After a short dive into a VW Jetta, I bought a preowned 00 BMW 328 Sport Pack 4 door. It had a square set (same size tires all around) of 17" performance tires. I swapped them out for an 18" 225 40 in front 255 35 in the rear. Holy cow could that handle!!!! Since then my 12 Mustang GT with 19" wheels handled well, but the solid rear axle hinders the handling somewhat due to the V8 puts so much power down. I also have a 20 Mustang GT Track Package with 255 40 and 275 40 in a 19" wheel. With that setup and independent rear suspension, it handles like my old Bmw but on steroids. Short story long, it is amazing how that beautiful Cuda handles so well with that kind of power being put down and a non independent rear end.
It's a long shot but I think he's Aaron Beck.... License plate says AB He says he's from NZ He gets introduced as Aaron Beck..... Well yeah I'm sure he's Aaron Beck.
@@jpvdw1961Oh, very clever , I asked the question of if this is Aaron Becks car yesterday, before the episode premiered, and no info on the owners name was given , but I recognized the car from magazines in the past. 😇 😅
I remember this car being on Speedhunters over a decade ago! Always wondered what happened to it. Glad to see it still out and about and not some pro-touring car
Great to see a fellow kiwi on your channel. Would be good to know what bought Aaron to the States(I’m guessing work)and the reason he decided to ship his Cuda over but sure glad he did otherwise we wouldn’t have got to see it on Autotopia LA👍👍👍
Quote of the year by Aaron Beck: "Knowing what i know now, i would have never bought that car. But, I wouldn't know now, what i know, if i hadn't bought it." Words to live by!
Back in my younger days i owned a 71 4 headlight 383 Cuda, seeing this Cuda brings back a lot of good memories....puts a smile on my face
In 1977 I was teenager shopping for my first car and almost bought a 71 383 4 speed Cuda but it was trashed as many Cuda's in my price range were. I ended up with a 74 360 Cuda as my first car which wasnt exactly what I wanted but it had 30K miles and was in excellent condition and it was $2200 which I could afford.
F'N death proof, w/ the oh $hit handle. That's what I'm talking about home built rides, my absolute favorite, no crazy bells and whistles, just a raw bad ass street machine!!!!! SICK!!!!!
Looks Mad Max ish
Definitely
Absolutely GORGEOUS car. Love how aggressive and raw it looks. You can definitely see the Plymouth Cuda influence on the Matt Reeve's Batmobile from The Batman when looking at this gorgeous car. One of my favorite builds I have seen in a long time.
Same for me. Definitely a new favorite
First thing I thought when I seen it ... Matt Reeves batmobile
I love his use of fifteen inch wheels. The overall diameter and fitment looks proper. The guys with the early Mustangs also have pulled off the correct look. The super tall diameter wheels look silly on many cars.
Totally agree, just cuz you can do something doesn't mean you should!!
I'm a huge Sci-Fi fan and Weta is up there as one of the best. Aaron has been doing little teasers of the Cuda for awhile. So it's really cool to see it finally displayed in full and hear about the build in detail. I was hoping for this collaboration for a very long time. I'm really glad to see it finally happen.
Aaron is an inspiration. To know nothing about car building and build your own car is amazing. It goes to show we have no excuses in this day and age because the information is out there. Great work Aaron and now i am inspired to build my own car. Thanks for sharing this Shaun.
Aaron - you're definitely one of the most gifted and inspirational car designers in the world. The 'Cuda is impressive, your F132 is next level. Thanks for sharing this glimpse of your talents
Absolutely one of the baddest rides I've seen on this channel.
This has been my favorite car build for *years* and I am so thrilled to hear it belongs to a WETA artist. My first car (79 Firebird) alternates between a Mad Max build for Wasteland Weekend, and a Matt Reeves inspired Batmobile throughout the year, and this Cuda always gets referenced when I work on a new design for it. As a fellow special effects artist and hot-rodder, one massive salute to this car and its owner.
I fell in love with this car when it was on Speedhunters years ago. It’s so raw, and the renders he designed around that time were really inspiring to me as a scale modeler.
love hearing the journey on this project. super happy aaron got her going. now i need to come back out see it in real life lol. 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Amazing car, vision, purpose built driver!!! Good job Sean still doing what you love keep it going!!!
getting very cinematic in the first 45 seconds, love it.
I would call that paint job a work in progress. Cool car.
I’d had muscle cars my whole life, first car at 15 was a 68 Chevelle. In 2009 I had to sell the two I had when my dealership got closed. Had to save the house. I kept my old 4x4 Dodge. A few years later I bought a 2016 Shaker Challenger. Great car, does everything well. But I had to have another old school car again. Nothing beats old school muscle, especially when it’s modified like this.
Same for me. Built old school muscle car that can handle. This is truly badass
Like the earlier 392 Challengers...but man they are so heavy
@@gordocarbo the wife body cars solved the turn ability with more tire. Ugly truck flares though. Wesley Motorsports has a great suspension setup for them, they beat GT350s and z28s with theirs. But yeah, still heavy.
Awesome! Great job on that build! Building something like that when you really have no idea how's it's gonna perform until it's done takes Cojones! You can't test drive one first, there are so many variables and options from the drivetrain, brakes, chassis, electronics and even the grab bar :D That thing will be an absolute blast once the hand brake is 100% !
Raw and in charge. Built for life
What a sick looking car man
I remember seeing this car in NZV8 a few years ago, was wild then and still very much is.
Glad we finally got to shoot it
Kiwi Cuda, watching from South Auckland 💯👌😎👍
You should also watch Uncle Tony’s Garage and Kiwi….you would like it 👍🏻😎
Hello!
@@jayweiss4378 He does a lil too much talking for me..
@@gordocarbo I don’t mind him talking too much as I actually enjoy listening to what he has to say 😂 But seriously it’s a good show with Tony and Kiwi👍🏻
@jayweiss4378 thanks dude Kiwi classics very interesting, Been watching Uncle Tony for a while now
Yes love this old school cuda with big block and handling capabilities mixed in with his own flair good job Mr Beck and Autotopia!!
Really looks a lot like my cuda. Black 73. Big block and loud and obnoxious and just a street beast. Love the KIWI CUDA.
Great build, Aaron! Love that you built it yourself and learned so much while doing it!
Damn that is low key wicked. Get away driver material.
Been waiting for this video since I discovered Aaron's car 9 years ago in college. finally
One of the most beautiful Barracudas I've seen. Nice!
I've been waiting for something like this, can't wait !!
DUDE! This thing is badass! It reminds me of the Roadkill General Mayhem Charger, purpose built to have fun 🤘I love that you still feature the garage builds on your channel dude. Keep it up 👍
Man, what a cool car. His thought was function over form...but DAMN, that form looks so bitchin!
Agreed. Looks great and drives great. Perfect!
I love seeing these builds. It helps me progress in mine.
As I recall hearing, the front spoilers used on Dan Gurney's AAR team Trans Am Cudas, were made by George Barris customs.
So nice to see something that isn't all shiny and perfect looking
Love this car !!
Watching from New Zealand.
Sweet looking car. Really loving the updated video production and presentation
Loved everything about this, the Spirit of this build is just the best and what a talented builder. Amazing
It’s been a while since I have commented on your videos, as always they are beautifully shot and edited. It is pretty wild seeing Aaron Beck who’s designs I followed many years ago on his variations of the Cuda, getting to see his car that his renderings from 10 years ago completed and done, he is an extremely talented automotive designer and to see his styling ideas in a person is pretty amazing. The car is pretty raw and analog, without all the creature comforts you would expect in a restomod ...pure no nonsense driver’s car, with ton of attitude and the muscle to back it up! Really well done and must be a blast to drive! Keep up the great work!
Wicked bad ass car !!! And amazing video and editing to Shawn and crew !! Keep the epic videos coming.
Thank you. Lots more coming and absolutely love this car!
Good stuff as always boys 👊. Its already been said but im gonna say it again- you guys have really stepped up your game recently 💪
as a kiwi i loved seeing Aaron and his Cuda on your channel as i have loved this car for a long time and also love this channel! Keep up the good work Sean!
Definite interpretation of RT~ Road & track ❤ Awesome 😁
wow. Luuuv this. Perfect. Look how flat it corners 31:08 Mostly i'm into day2 stuff but the stripped out old school is boss. How could this not be fun? Would be great to see it on a lift and check out under it at length.
Another awesome story better build revealed man.What a beast thanks shawn 😮
Thank you. Loved shooting this with Aaron. Cool guy and badass build
@AutotopiaLA for sure always a great time man love all your stuff especially the oh shit look lmao 🤣 😂
A true street Mopar. Ma Mopar would be proud!
Can’t wait!!!!!
Even tho im biased bcuz it's my dream car, but definitely the best car featured lol
One of the best! Love it! Mopar kicks ass!
I am a huge Plymouth fan....this car is amazing. 💯
Another great video. 👍
I love the rawness. It’s the essence of autoaficianado.
Awesome work, looks great and he gets up it! got a Plymouth Belvedere down in the south of nz 🤘
Looks like it's a runner ❤
29:29 Look at all the burnout marks on the road that the drone footage has captured!
Somebody was busy!
Great Build Aaron, Thank You for sharing your Vision/Work with us.
And who doesn't love a Race-Prepped Cuda...............
Love the steelies with those balloonf tires. That look is so rad. The only thing I'd change is lift the rear 1/2" and lower the front end 1/2 to 1" to give that bad attitude.
Beautiful.
Raw, home built, old school muscle and sorted. Love it.
Great video, awesome vehicle!
Almost died in the same model ‘Cuda when it started to rain and the tires were not ready for it. Luckily hit a tree instead of going into a ditch. I will watch every video on this channel!
I like that car. I really like it when you do raw builds. Modern cars are boringly reliable. Nice job!
Built to Drive Hard = Perfectly said Great Episode Thank you
Holy hell. I need me one of them white shift knobs!
Cool build, but I sure hope he runs an AIR CLEANER normally?? I absolutely love this guy's attitude! This is the type of guy to have as a goof friend, simply because we need to surround ourselves with "glass half full" attitude folks, and this decent, kind man Aaron is one of them!!
There’s nothing more fun than a solid 3-400 horses overbuilt so you can rev it out til the cows come home
Built in an apt garage didnt let the letdowns slow him up
Just work harder and keep at it.
Angry lookin beast!
It's totally mad max, but plymouth. I love it👌
I love how they include the realities of owning these cars
No idea WHAT 440 this one is, but the good ones were WILDLY tough. My favorite big Mopar is the 383, they'll rev crazy high, and as far as I know they all had a pretty bulletproof bottom end. There were later truck 440s that were not-so-great, but his must've been a good one. They resist overheating WAY better than a big-block Chevy or Ford. I love how low and raw and mean this thing is. I also love that it's still got leafs in the rear, not a damn thing wrong with leafs with the right 'helpers', and there's no way to fuck up the alignment. REALLY cool car.
mad max build
My first car that had any amount of power was a 90 Mustang LX 5.0. I have always been one who likes a car to handle as well as go straight. This car had V rated 60 series 15" tires. However, for what it was, the handling aspect was ok, the go straight was awesome. I soon got rid of that and bought a new 94 Mustang GT with the 17" wheel/tire setup that was the same as the Cobra of that year, handling improved pretty well. After a short dive into a VW Jetta, I bought a preowned 00 BMW 328 Sport Pack 4 door. It had a square set (same size tires all around) of 17" performance tires. I swapped them out for an 18" 225 40 in front 255 35 in the rear. Holy cow could that handle!!!! Since then my 12 Mustang GT with 19" wheels handled well, but the solid rear axle hinders the handling somewhat due to the V8 puts so much power down. I also have a 20 Mustang GT Track Package with 255 40 and 275 40 in a 19" wheel. With that setup and independent rear suspension, it handles like my old Bmw but on steroids. Short story long, it is amazing how that beautiful Cuda handles so well with that kind of power being put down and a non independent rear end.
He is special. Love from South Africa.
I love what the car has become! Great job Aaron!!
Hell yeah another garage build 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Shaun the man the legend the best
I love when he said, "Noynteen Seventee Challenga." It reminded me of Zoe from Death Proof!!
This looks very interesting, isn't it the car built and owned by a New Zealander ? Aaron Beck , and the car is called Raw Fish?
Yes, it says in the description. Glad to see the care is still around.
If you watch you learn 😊
It's a long shot but I think he's Aaron Beck....
License plate says AB
He says he's from NZ
He gets introduced as Aaron Beck.....
Well yeah I'm sure he's Aaron Beck.
@@jpvdw1961Oh, very clever , I asked the question of if this is Aaron Becks car yesterday, before the episode premiered, and no info on the owners name was given , but I recognized the car from magazines in the past. 😇 😅
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Mad Max vibes all over \m/
Nice Cuda 👍👍👍👍
Dont know what this gents design background is but he sure has an exacting touch...ohh yeahhhh!
lets go!
Savage!
those Sci-Fi LED light in the front is simple and amazing!
I remember this car being on Speedhunters over a decade ago! Always wondered what happened to it. Glad to see it still out and about and not some pro-touring car
Couldn't be any prouder, my bro!
my absolute dream car..
Hot damn, I love that thing!
Great to see a fellow kiwi on your channel. Would be good to know what bought Aaron to the States(I’m guessing work)and the reason he decided to ship his Cuda over but sure glad he did otherwise we wouldn’t have got to see it on Autotopia LA👍👍👍
He came over for work and seems to really enjoy it here. Cool guy and great car!
Looks meaner than hell. Awesome job!😎👍
For real it looks like from Mad Max. Front end without grill looks badass. Great episode. Greetings
Love a cuda’ ! Grew up my dad ripping a 1970440 stick car. It was bad a$$.
Fabulous.
Beautiful Beautiful
Shawn you are a awesome dude,must be cool to hang around such cool cars
Love it
Kiwis do fly-go NZ 🔥
Love the look of this car! Thanks for the video-
Smiles per mile are pinned in this one Sean!
This is something wild and I’m not even a Dodge guy
Gotta love what he did
Great! Shawn , when are you going to feature a European car?
We’ve done a few Euro cars and JDM but they never do well on our channel. We’ve shot some amazing Porsches but they never get views
Loved this car since the Speedhunters feature years ago!
I really love this channel!
Coolest visionary builder ever on AutotopiaLA. Likely a cool dude to shoot the shite with while having a beer