The ’70 HEMI ‘Cuda convertible is among the rarest and most desirable Mopars ever produced. Only 9 or 10 of these rare automobiles were ever produced, and today these cars are kept under wraps by wealthy investors and car collectors. Once in a blue moon though, one of these ‘Cuda’s will show up for auction, drawing in bidders and would-be buyers from every corner of the world.

Perhaps the most storied of these ’70 HEMI ‘Cuda convertibles, a triple-black Super Stock Champion driven by Terry Earwood, is now heading to Worldwide’s Houston Classic Auction Weekend reports Hemmings Auto Blog.

This slushbox HEMI ‘Cuda was originally bought by Steve Bagwell, who spent a whooping $5,000 on the custom black-on-black-on-black paint job. The car also briefly sported 1971 ‘Cuda sheetmetal and went on to dominate the Super Stock class in 1973.

Earwood went on to take home the NHRA Super Stock championship in 1973. He even set the record for Super Stock E/Automatics, running a blistering 11.09 @ 125.17 MPH. That is fast even by today’s standards.

This rare HEMI ‘Cuda droptop has spent the past few years in an easy retirement at Phil Silva’s Muscle Car Legends Museum in Idabel, Oklahoma.

This car, and much of the rest of the Silva collection are heading to auction including other rare cars like a ’70 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 convertible and a ’69 Camaro L78 convertible. These cars and others will be going to auction at the end of April. I guess this fellow really liked this fast drop tops, didn’t he?