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My late Brother's 70 Hemicuda fires up after 54 years!!!!
Re: My late Brother's 70 Hemicuda fires up after 54 years!!!!
Wasn’t “mag” wheels short for Magnesium? Don’t remember for sure.
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Sir Henry
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Re: My late Brother's 70 Hemicuda fires up after 54 years!!!!
Yes and magnesium burns and since it contains its own oxygen you cannot put it out with water or suffocating it.
Overall a bad idea.
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Re: My late Brother's 70 Hemicuda fires up after 54 years!!!!
VW used to have engines made of magnesium and I have seen them along the highway burned to cinders and
the fire dept could not put them out. Now days I think they have the means to do so.
the fire dept could not put them out. Now days I think they have the means to do so.
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Re: My late Brother's 70 Hemicuda fires up after 54 years!!!!
There's not much cooler or better sounding than a Hemi Cuda, especially a survivor like that! Beautiful car. Glad you got to be part of that and thanks for sharing.fortyshooter wrote: ↑Fri Feb 06, 2026 7:50 pmYes this was a HUGE day for me and the new owners of my brother's 1970 Hemicuda...I got to do the first crank of the freshly rebuilt 426 Hemi and it took 54 years for it to sound off again!
My first car was a '68 Coronet R/T, 440 Magnum auto. The only thing I've ever sold that I wish I had back.