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ACME AAR Cuda vs Sun Kissed HEMI Cuda: 340 or 426 Display Subject?

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ACME Sun Kissed HEMI Cuda in Vitamin C Orange with black vinyl top and Sox and Martin graphics

Choose the AAR Cuda for its 340-engine and Rallye-wheel presentation; choose Sun Kissed for the 426 HEMI, shaker hood and Sox & Martin drag theme. Both are 1970 Plymouth subjects in ACME's 1:18 range, but the differences go well beyond green versus orange paint.

Compare ACME Cuda models

AAR Cuda: Ivy Green with a 340 subject

The Ivy Green Metallic AAR Cuda, A1806140, lists black stripes, a green interior, Rallye wheels and a 340 engine. Its engine is described as wired and plumbed, with opening hood, doors and trunk.

The A1806140VT version adds the black vinyl-top treatment. Both remain AAR Cuda offers with the same represented engine family; selecting VT does not turn the model into a HEMI Cuda.

This is the more direct choice for someone collecting the AAR identity or that Ivy Green and green-interior combination. Match the named version rather than treating every 1970 Cuda as an equivalent gift.

Sun Kissed: Vitamin C Orange and drag-themed details

The Sun Kissed HEMI Cuda, A1806139, is listed in Vitamin C Orange with a black vinyl top. Its description identifies the 426 HEMI shaker-hood subject, Centerline and Keystone drag-wheel presentation, Sun Kissed door lettering and Sox & Martin rear-quarter graphics.

Those are meaningful selection details for a graphics-led or drag-model shelf. The car also lists wired and plumbed engine detail, steerable wheels, detailed chassis and opening hood, doors and trunk.

The named decoration is part of the miniature's advertised identity. It does not supply race results, an autograph or historical ownership documentation, and none is needed to decide whether this is the model you want.

How to choose when you like both

For an engine-themed collection, the represented 340 versus 426 is the strongest organizing difference. For a display focused on appearance, compare the AAR's green cabin and Rallye wheels with the orange car's drag wheels and lettering.

A pair gives you two distinct 1970 Cuda interpretations. Buying both AAR roof versions instead creates a narrower roof-and-finish comparison, covered in our AAR Cuda roof guide.

All three complete-car offers list approximate dimensions of 10.5 by 4 by 3 inches. Plan additional room for open panels and do not infer exact part interchangeability from the common scale.

Do not confuse the HEMI car with its accessories

The separately sold A1806139E engine and transmission is a display replica, not the complete Sun Kissed car. An E or W suffix on a related item can change what you are buying.

Choose the engine identity, finish and complete-car code first, then check current price and availability in the ACME collection at Muncle Mikes.

Current Muncle Mikes ACME examples

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