Yellow 69 Cuda 440 in Lafayette Indiana in the 90s?
I know it's a wild question, but in the mid 90s (97 I think for the time of this inquiry) I was in college at Purdue. I was driving a 74 Cuda (before I realized how few there were... ended up selling it for $400 to keep a roof over my head and books in my hands. Believe it or not I had it for sale for $1000 for 6 months before I finally gave in to someone who offered $400.. still makes me sick.) at the time. Anyhow I saw a faded yellow 69 notch back at a construction site at the Walmart in West Lafayette. It had a dent in one fender and couple spots of primer. As I drove by it I noticed it said "Cuda 440". I assumed it was someone's home brew custom having never heard of an A body actually bearing the "Cuda" name let alone a 440. It wouldn't be till 2003 when I had joined the Barracuda Owner Club after I bought my 68 that I heard about M Codes. I'm not "looking" for it, just curious if the owner might be on the forum. I saw it every other day for a few weeks but never saw it after that. I assume the owner was a tradesman of some fashion. That car stuck in my head immediately even though my passion at the time was e bodies. While I ended up getting a fastback, that M code is kind of like a unicorn in my mind.