One of Plymouth’s wildest, head-scratching relics from the muscle car glory days is hitting the block at Mecum Kissimmee come January 2026. Dubbed the “Guatemalan Hemi Cuda” by gearheads, this 1970 Plymouth isn’t just your garden-variety classic. Its backstory? Murky, tantalizing, stuffed with rumors. Oh, and that export-racing DNA? Pure gold for collectors.
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Built in Chrysler’s Hamtramck plant back in ’69, this beast allegedly sat in corporate limbo for over a year—factory hands tinkering, maybe tweaking it for secret E-body track exploits. Who knows? The paperwork’s sketchy, but the Mopar faithful swear there’s racing blood in its veins. By December 1970, it finally escaped to Guatemala, of all places, where it roasted Central American asphalt for nearly 20 years before some Texan with deep pockets hauled it home. Changed hands again in 2000 at Mecum Belvidere, and now? Ready for another payday.
Under the hood: a snarling 426 Hemi V8, 425 horses, slinging power through an auto box. The fender tag screams Y09 export and H25 heater delete, relics so rare they’d make a historian weep. Metric speedo. Radio ripped out. And that paint? Original Blue-Gray Gunmetal, clinging on like a time traveler from Nixon’s America. Miles? Just shy of 54,000—practically a garage queen with stories to tell.
Featured in Mopar Collector’s Guide, showcased at the 2014 MCACN 426 Hemi bash, this Cuda oozes mystique. When it rolls onto the Kissimmee stage on January 14, expect wallets to crack open. This isn’t just a car. It’s a plot twist in Chrysler’s horsepower saga.
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