I saw this car at MCACN in 2019 pictures and video can't do it justice, it is absolutely perfect and perfect rendition of the phantasm 2 car..I just read about it in mcg and was so excited to see this video the attention to detail and commitment to making this car turn out this amazing has to be acknowledged, well done! And thank you for posting!
Hey there, thank you so much! It’s funny how an idea can slowly turn into something like this overtime. So much went into building this car and it was worth the wait. Glad you got to see it in person! If you happen to be going to the nationals in Carlisle I’m going to have the car there for sure. The magazine feature was so cool, I still have a copy yet though ha ha.
@@RudysWorldOfficial everything that went into building the car paid off! You nailed it lol things like the correct turned down exhaust, Remington tires, sole driver's side mirror, tail panel treatment..really take the car to another level because they set it apart and show it is a perfect rendition of the phantasm 2 car....I will be at Carlisle, I haven't missed it once since '97 so hopefully see you and the cuda there! Thanks again
Absolutely brillant! Used to watch this film with my Grandad back when I was about 10 and loved it! Managed to find a copy of it locally and watched it last night (Phantasm II) and forgot how beautiful this car is!! Awesome!!
No complaints here. The 71 Cuda is possibly the coolest car ever built. Your Phantasm recreation gives it an even cooler image. I never thought I would see a Phantasm recreation as good as yours.Great story and video.
Personally I really liked the first one. Done up in the way they were in my era . Flared fenders aftermarket sunroof crager ss mags 440 6 pack emblems.
I friggin love that you know the actual cars!! Always bugged me a little when people called the car from the first flick a "Hemi Cuda" haha NICE ride!!
YUP!!! NICE JOB!!! Miss the Head Lamps and the Flared Round Fenders... (to me NOTHING will ever replace the original 'Cuda!!!) But VERY NICE JOB!!!! ;-)))) (And good movie too!) (1 & 2 were the best ones, though I've seen all 5!) Signed: A Phantasm Fan who was lucky enough to see... THE TALL MAN IN PERSON ;-))) (In Montreal, way back, for the premiere of Phantasm IV: Oblivion!)
Hey man, I'm a comic book maker, trying to learn to draw this specific car for a homage to the Phantasm series. Your video is a God send for this purpose. (it even has the correct tires! Amazing.) Thank you so much.
Hey! That is so cool! If you want me to send you nice images of the car through email just let me know. I’ve got nice angles of it with those tires on and everything. Would love to see the comic when it’s done
Your car is absolutely beautiful it is definitely the best of the best I've been a painter for over 45 years and you are right about the single stage paint over base coat ive use dupont all Mt life and in the 80s they had a acrylic enamel called centari and the code was 99A that was the blackest black there ever was and me and my brother worked for the same bodyshop as a team and we put that paint on so many cars I had a 79 Z28 that was black and my brother had a 74 chevy Silverado that we painted 99a and so many people brought there cars to use we were known as the brothers that paint black the best...lol it was all in the sanding and knowing how to polish black the right way. Great car my favorite mopar
I've had people argue till they were to the point of pissed that the 1st phantasm Cuda had a 440 6 pack and the second movie said hemicuda on the shaker hood that is not on the production car. AND was not a true Hemi Cuda but a 318 CID factory stock engine. Thank you for proving me correct!!😎😎😎
This car is so close to a perfect Cuda! You can't tell the difference. Any one who says any different. Surely doesn't know what a perfect car is! Awesome job!
Awesome post. Thanks for sharing. The Cuda' in Phantasm started my love for Mopars. Owned several Charger(s) , other Mopars over the years. My retirement goal/objective is either a '71 black Cuda or a '68 black Charger R/T. Probably cost me a fortune, but one can hope and.....save $$ !
Wow how sinister looking is this car , Lord Vader your car has arrived, That is actually my dream car, i love all mopars but this one is very special to me 😊😊😊
Great car. I completely agree with going for screen accuracy vs Hemi purest. I would have love to seen you go with a movie one clone. Just something about them fender flares giving the cuda a beefy look.
Beautiful car Rudy! GREAT JOB! If you ever want to sell Someday in the future Rudy, please let me know. Been wanting one since high school over 40 years ago, when I had a used one. Thank you sir
Outstanding and astounding final product Rudy. Love the video and the story behind the details. Maybe you've already noticed but looks like the movie car was recently upgraded to a Rim-Blow steering wheel for the 2016 movie. Way to go man. Can't wait to see what you do next.
Thank you so much! Yes I noticed that in ravage her, I think he also possibly added air conditioning or a whole new Dash with air-conditioning fence, I never saw those in any of the old footage from years ago. Next time I’m with Don I’m gonna go into more detail with him about that, we’ve done a lot of emailing recently about other stuff maybe I’ll try to figure it out soon. Thanks again I’m glad you like it!
That’s an awesome build. I found the information interesting. I’m a phantasm fan my self, matter of fact I just bought the phantasm collection on blue ray. And for the purist’s. You know the saying, “Haters are going to hate”. This car and the mad max car are the best film builds I have seen. Can you do the john wick mustang next?
You really in a good job and not only that if I had the skills and the brain power I wouldn't be able to myself bring back or something like that but like I said you did a good job 💪🇺🇸✌️🙋♂️
I got to see the car at the 2019 MCACN show. My car was also built as a tribute to the Phantasm cars, but mine is a 70 hemicuda convert clone in N. Calif. Great Job on the car. Since it is a barracuda, I know know why you don't have molding on the back end around the taillights....
Thank you and yes I believe you and I have spoke on Facebook a few times as well. I’ve seen your black convertible in pictures! I think it has a red stripe?
Thanks for the fun & informative video. My Challenger Scat Pack doesn't compare. Haha ..............................................................................................................🏎
This is my dream car, too. Respect to you for that replica. Must have cost a lot of money. And your meeting with Angus brrrr. Good luck if you will build next car.
I believe that the fender, and the vin# tags have to be rivetted in, not screwed. If the police see the screws on the tags, they'll assume that the tags were switched, and that the car is stolen. The old" switcheroo".
The original movie car was traded for a van to an unknown buyer in the early 80's. It is presumed to be at the bottom of a pile of flattened cars at an unknown junkyard, or has been melted for scrap. Long gone.
Never heard of the movie series but love your car. I'm not a resto kind of guy and prefer modified hot rodded cars. I turned 18 in 1974 and this car would have been something a guy with some money would have built in the mid to late '70s. Back then we built what we could get our hands on and didn't care about originality, In fact, a big insult was telling somebody there car was a stocker. Do you know where the movie cars are and who owns them, if they are even still around?
I'm so sorry its taken me so long to view this video buddy, you have a stunning car and your obsession has paid off big time, she sits so well and I love the how she sits so flat and poker straight from her nose through those beautiful hips and round to her tail, I am so jealous buddy but your attention to detail has worked so well. That honestly is a bottomless black finish and fantastic touch with the cast autographs on the glove box. I believe you spent more time doing this than the origional props department did on the car they used in the movie. I understand now why you want the trans am to drive about in, you need to keep this for special occasions. Seriously well done buddy 👏
Fantastic! That hood rule is ridiculous. Least they can do is allow them locked for the night, but require opening by 8 am the next day, or your disqualified. How bout suspension, look like you jacked the rear up from OEM, did the movie car have air shocks?
Amazing detail you have done. I'm restoring a 72 Challenger. Thanks for making a great detailed video. Very inspirational. Side note. At 43:38 it looks like a wood steering wheel. Is it just the reflection? Again, Amazing job!!!
From the second movie of The phantasm 2 The second movie of fat car of the 1971 barracuda but I like that car just fine I would like to build a model Cara facts and paint it black
at the end of the video ( just after the hood emblem holes in the hood are shown ) when you see inside the car "there's a wood grain steering wheel" he's holding - was that changed with the B.F. Goodrich tires ?
Hey there, yes, Don ended up putting a nicer Cuda’ wheel in the car before the filming of the fifth movie. I think it’s called a “Tuff Wheel”. The old wheel was like the standard Barracuda steering wheel and that’s what I went with since it was in the second film like that. I think he may also have added air conditioning to the car
@@RudysWorldOfficial good to know ... that is one beautiful automobile even if it wasn't a movie , i'd have one just like it , not having the shaker hood is my favorite part ( no need to advertise the elephant in the room ) ha ha
OMG! can I have this?! Being a woman, my dad brought me up on all theses beauties! Always wanted one of these, but there’s nothing like a older model car, the motors, that you can climb right in and fix something easily, without all the crappy computerized crap these days! I love a Cuda!
Hey there, ECS to my knowledge makes the best aftermarket glass available. When the shop does a restoration that’s the brand they usually buy, fits very well and it all comes in a nice big wooden crate. They make all kinds of really cool restoration parts and decals and stickers for under the hood but they also supply a lot of glass to people
@@RudysWorldOfficial thank you for the info. I bought the vin sticker for the door from ecs, I know their glass is expensive. Your cuda looks beautiful. After watching your video and you mentioned about the pin stripe on the car I had to break out the dvd to see for myself. As many times I have watched Phantasm 2 I had never noticed the pinstripe before.
I saw this car at MCACN in 2019 pictures and video can't do it justice, it is absolutely perfect and perfect rendition of the phantasm 2 car..I just read about it in mcg and was so excited to see this video the attention to detail and commitment to making this car turn out this amazing has to be acknowledged, well done! And thank you for posting!
Hey there, thank you so much! It’s funny how an idea can slowly turn into something like this overtime. So much went into building this car and it was worth the wait. Glad you got to see it in person! If you happen to be going to the nationals in Carlisle I’m going to have the car there for sure. The magazine feature was so cool, I still have a copy yet though ha ha.
@@RudysWorldOfficial everything that went into building the car paid off! You nailed it lol things like the correct turned down exhaust, Remington tires, sole driver's side mirror, tail panel treatment..really take the car to another level because they set it apart and show it is a perfect rendition of the phantasm 2 car....I will be at Carlisle, I haven't missed it once since '97 so hopefully see you and the cuda there! Thanks again
Man, I absolutely love the movies and the car!
The '71 'Cuda is one of the most beautiful muscle cars ever made. Absolutely gorgeous! Love it!
Absolutely brillant! Used to watch this film with my Grandad back when I was about 10 and loved it! Managed to find a copy of it locally and watched it last night (Phantasm II) and forgot how beautiful this car is!! Awesome!!
No complaints here. The 71 Cuda is possibly the coolest car ever built. Your Phantasm recreation gives it an even cooler image. I never thought I would see a Phantasm recreation as good as yours.Great story and video.
Someone needs to somehow start building near exact replicas of the 1971 Cuda.
Personally I really liked the first one. Done up in the way they were in my era . Flared fenders aftermarket sunroof crager ss mags 440 6 pack emblems.
Amazing work result is gorgeous!
Who cares what people think. It’s your dream car and not theirs. Great build brother.
I friggin love that you know the actual cars!! Always bugged me a little when people called the car from the first flick a "Hemi Cuda" haha NICE ride!!
YUP!!! NICE JOB!!!
Miss the Head Lamps and the Flared Round Fenders...
(to me NOTHING will ever replace the original 'Cuda!!!)
But VERY NICE JOB!!!! ;-)))) (And good movie too!)
(1 & 2 were the best ones, though I've seen all 5!)
Signed:
A Phantasm Fan who was lucky enough to see...
THE TALL MAN IN PERSON ;-)))
(In Montreal, way back, for the premiere of Phantasm IV: Oblivion!)
Very cool car, beautiful paint..
The official ride of the Tall Man. BBBBOOOOYYYYY!!!!
I think it is better than a factory car, you have great a good eye for restoration my friend🤑
Excellent video !
Really cool car and awesome info
Hey man, I'm a comic book maker, trying to learn to draw this specific car for a homage to the Phantasm series. Your video is a God send for this purpose. (it even has the correct tires! Amazing.) Thank you so much.
Hey! That is so cool! If you want me to send you nice images of the car through email just let me know. I’ve got nice angles of it with those tires on and everything. Would love to see the comic when it’s done
Badd Badd Cuda!. Great looking car. Good video.
That’s one badass car!
My dream car since childhood.
Your car is absolutely beautiful it is definitely the best of the best I've been a painter for over 45 years and you are right about the single stage paint over base coat ive use dupont all Mt life and in the 80s they had a acrylic enamel called centari and the code was 99A that was the blackest black there ever was and me and my brother worked for the same bodyshop as a team and we put that paint on so many cars I had a 79 Z28 that was black and my brother had a 74 chevy Silverado that we painted 99a and so many people brought there cars to use we were known as the brothers that paint black the best...lol it was all in the sanding and knowing how to polish black the right way. Great car my favorite mopar
I have been telling everybody about this car for a few years now, I'm glad I can just start sending this video.
Amazing dedication' Cherry Cuda'
I've had people argue till they were to the point of pissed that the 1st phantasm Cuda had a 440 6 pack and the second movie said hemicuda on the shaker hood that is not on the production car. AND was not a true Hemi Cuda but a 318 CID factory stock engine. Thank you for proving me correct!!😎😎😎
that's just about as nostalgic as it gets.
Simply Beautiful Mate!
This car is so close to a perfect Cuda! You can't tell the difference. Any one who says any different. Surely doesn't know what a perfect car is!
Awesome job!
Awesome post. Thanks for sharing. The Cuda' in Phantasm started my love for Mopars. Owned several Charger(s) , other Mopars over the years. My retirement goal/objective is either a '71 black Cuda or a '68 black Charger R/T. Probably cost me a fortune, but one can hope and.....save $$ !
My favorite movie too I was just a kid when my brother took me to see it loved the car too
The sweetest muscle car ever
What a beauty!!! I’m a huge fan of the movie and late 60s early 70s MOPARS. To me, those are the best looking muscle cars ever produced.
BEAUTIFUL
Gday there. You did an awesome job on the decisions you made for yourself. Beautiful car!!! Cheers.
BROTHER YOU WONT GET ANY COMPLAINTS FROM THIS DIE HARD PHANTASM/ MOPAR FANATIC!!!! AWESOME FKN JOB BUDDY!!!!
Wow how sinister looking is this car , Lord Vader your car has arrived, That is actually my dream car, i love all mopars but this one is very special to me 😊😊😊
This is Amazing! Phantasm is my favorite horror franchise. I love this project car! Nice work!!
BEAUTIFUL!
Beautiful cuda. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! I’ve got another video coming out soon on it, just got some brand new tires on it and I can finally start enjoying this thing.
Gearknobs get stolen at events I've attended, lowlifes want trophies from shows. Disheartening. Beautiful car.
I’d love to see both cars posted up,side by side
Just EPIC build! 👏👏
Love that car !!!!!!YEs
My dream car ever since on saw the movie as a kid on tv lol
That is a bad ass looking Cuda. I also had a 71 Cuda, but mine came factory with a 383 big block engine. Unfortunately, I had to sell the car in 1993.
Love this car I pray 🙏 to God one day I would own one❤️ thank you for such eye Candy.
Absolutely a beautiful car!
Great car. I completely agree with going for screen accuracy vs Hemi purest. I would have love to seen you go with a movie one clone. Just something about them fender flares giving the cuda a beefy look.
That car is Stunning!
This is my dream car as well. Or any original 71' hemi cuda
Beautiful... ❤
Beautiful car Rudy! GREAT JOB!
If you ever want to sell Someday in the future Rudy, please let me know. Been wanting one since high school over 40 years ago, when I had a used one.
Thank you sir
Absolutely wicked as hell man! Great job! Just saw your post on face book and watched immediately --- shared video --- Thanks for all your hard work!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I’m so happy that it’s finished
@@RudysWorldOfficial You're welcome
Outstanding and astounding final product Rudy. Love the video and the story behind the details. Maybe you've already noticed but looks like the movie car was recently upgraded to a Rim-Blow steering wheel for the 2016 movie. Way to go man. Can't wait to see what you do next.
Thank you so much! Yes I noticed that in ravage her, I think he also possibly added air conditioning or a whole new Dash with air-conditioning fence, I never saw those in any of the old footage from years ago. Next time I’m with Don I’m gonna go into more detail with him about that, we’ve done a lot of emailing recently about other stuff maybe I’ll try to figure it out soon. Thanks again I’m glad you like it!
Looks killer!
Bad ass car. Should look for mint round spoke cragar ss for it.
That’s one reason I chose not to put new Cragar SS wheels on my car. I don’t like the way the spokes look.
☘ Irish Honey Badger ~ I owned and drove one at 16 years old. 1970 "CUDA 440 6-pac" stock.
That’s an awesome build. I found the information interesting. I’m a phantasm fan my self, matter of fact I just bought the phantasm collection on blue ray. And for the purist’s. You know the saying, “Haters are going to hate”. This car and the mad max car are the best film builds I have seen. Can you do the john wick mustang next?
You really in a good job and not only that if I had the skills and the brain power I wouldn't be able to myself bring back or something like that but like I said you did a good job 💪🇺🇸✌️🙋♂️
Awesome vid brother 👌
Northwest Indiana eh, howdy neighbor. As far as the movie Phantasm, I have every one.
Hello from sunny Lowell Indiana!
@@RudysWorldOfficial I live in Hammond Indiana myself, nice to meet you.
I got to see the car at the 2019 MCACN show. My car was also built as a tribute to the Phantasm cars, but mine is a 70 hemicuda convert clone in N. Calif. Great Job on the car. Since it is a barracuda, I know know why you don't have molding on the back end around the taillights....
Thank you and yes I believe you and I have spoke on Facebook a few times as well. I’ve seen your black convertible in pictures! I think it has a red stripe?
Careful with this car, might summon a Tall Man.
Thanks for the fun & informative video.
My Challenger Scat Pack doesn't compare. Haha
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This is my dream car, too. Respect to you for that replica. Must have cost a lot of money. And your meeting with Angus brrrr. Good luck if you will build next car.
Sweet...
I believe that the fender, and the vin# tags have to be rivetted in, not screwed. If the police see the screws on the tags, they'll assume that the tags were switched, and that the car is stolen. The old" switcheroo".
The original movie car was traded for a van to an unknown buyer in the early 80's. It is presumed to be at the bottom of a pile of flattened cars at an unknown junkyard, or has been melted for scrap. Long gone.
Cool
Never heard of the movie series but love your car. I'm not a resto kind of guy and prefer modified hot rodded cars. I turned 18 in 1974 and this car would have been something a guy with some money would have built in the mid to late '70s. Back then we built what we could get our hands on and didn't care about originality, In fact, a big insult was telling somebody there car was a stocker.
Do you know where the movie cars are and who owns them, if they are even still around?
Extremely well built car, great work! Have you considered a Phantasm 1 car build in the future? That would be an incredible collection.
I'm so sorry its taken me so long to view this video buddy, you have a stunning car and your obsession has paid off big time, she sits so well and I love the how she sits so flat and poker straight from her nose through those beautiful hips and round to her tail, I am so jealous buddy but your attention to detail has worked so well. That honestly is a bottomless black finish and fantastic touch with the cast autographs on the glove box. I believe you spent more time doing this than the origional props department did on the car they used in the movie. I understand now why you want the trans am to drive about in, you need to keep this for special occasions. Seriously well done buddy 👏
Sweet
Built in oregon..minus the shotgun hole from the scene from the movie when they shot the hurse.
71 hemi cuda 4 speed, i loved this car in phantasm, my dream car.
Can you help me with the rims and tires specs? Awesome car btw
I like that car just fine doesn't matter
Fantastic!
That hood rule is ridiculous. Least they can do is allow them locked for the night, but require opening by 8 am the next day, or your disqualified.
How bout suspension, look like you jacked the rear up from OEM, did the movie car have air shocks?
Boyyyy !!!
Amazing detail you have done. I'm restoring a 72 Challenger. Thanks for making a great detailed video. Very inspirational. Side note. At 43:38 it looks like a wood steering wheel. Is it just the reflection? Again, Amazing job!!!
That looks like the car that Grave yard cars built . But there's a few things that is different
Bobo built your motor 🔥
Only from that movie of phantasm 2 so I'm going to find a model car fat 1971 barracuda painted black just like on that phantasm movie
But that's just what I have in mind
If they don't make a part VI and use your car in the movie it would be a travesty!
But it's a nice movie car but I like it that don't even have like the long lines of it decals to it but it's just fine I like it
What is between the tailpanel CUDA emblem and the trunk lock cylinder? Looks like something round.
From the second movie of The phantasm 2 The second movie of fat car of the 1971 barracuda but I like that car just fine I would like to build a model Cara facts and paint it black
But for me it's it's a fine car to me like to build a model car to that even I can find one of like a model of it but not the same kind of hood style
What size cragars?
Appear to be 15x8 reverse in the rear. What are the fronts? 7"?
at the end of the video ( just after the hood emblem holes in the hood are shown ) when you see inside the car "there's a wood grain steering wheel" he's holding - was that changed with the B.F. Goodrich tires ?
Hey there, yes, Don ended up putting a nicer Cuda’ wheel in the car before the filming of the fifth movie. I think it’s called a “Tuff Wheel”. The old wheel was like the standard Barracuda steering wheel and that’s what I went with since it was in the second film like that. I think he may also have added air conditioning to the car
@@RudysWorldOfficial good to know ... that is one beautiful automobile even if it wasn't a movie , i'd have one just like it , not having the shaker hood is my favorite part ( no need to advertise the elephant in the room ) ha ha
What do you do for living to afford such nice house and cars
Мечта
By the way it didn't have the sunroof sitting outside the bar
Ethan I can find the right kind of wheels to that
Killer car!Is that tx9 black?
I'm guessing it's Centari 99a. acrylic enamel. 99a is the factory black.
@reBRANT,Thanks for the reply,and info.👌
DuPont Chroma Premier single stage
@Rudys world,Thanks for the reply and info.
OMG! can I have this?! Being a woman, my dad brought me up on all theses beauties! Always wanted one of these, but there’s nothing like a older model car, the motors, that you can climb right in and fix something easily, without all the crappy computerized crap these days! I love a Cuda!
Ha THANK YOU! I couldn’t agree with you more, I’m glad you love it!
But I like your car just fine
Where did you purchase all the new glass? and did it fit well? Thanks
Hey there, ECS to my knowledge makes the best aftermarket glass available. When the shop does a restoration that’s the brand they usually buy, fits very well and it all comes in a nice big wooden crate. They make all kinds of really cool restoration parts and decals and stickers for under the hood but they also supply a lot of glass to people
@@RudysWorldOfficial thank you for the info. I bought the vin sticker for the door from ecs, I know their glass is expensive. Your cuda looks beautiful. After watching your video and you mentioned about the pin stripe on the car I had to break out the dvd to see for myself. As many times I have watched Phantasm 2 I had never noticed the pinstripe before.
Kick A$$ MOPAR!!!
Any one want to see -The Forgotten Cuda- message me
So what do you doing for a living Because this is a small fortune