I think only 357 Judge hardtops were made for 1971, plus 17 convertibles. How many of each made it to Canada?  All 1971 Judges had the 455 H.O. and 3.55:1 12-bolt rear. They had a choice of Muncie 3-speed manual (believe it or not), Muncie M22 close ratio manual, or TH400.

 

I really like the car in red however if the car is to be considered rare, restored or original at least put the correct wheels back on it, those body colour Rally II wheels did not appear until 75 or 76 and really add nothing to the car. 

Have you seen this car Terry??

65Camino wrote:

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Rare is such an overused term. GM was in the business of selling cars. They would sell as many as people were willing to buy. By 1971 muscle or super cars as they were called back then were falling out of favour. Nobody was buying them. Think there are 16-17 Judge convertibles as well.

Make mine Tropical Lime, inside out. Naturally a 4 speed.

-- Edited by 65Camino on Monday 19th of June 2017 12:57:38 AM

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 Yup, insurance premiums killed the market, followed by emissions standards and ultimately the fuel crisis. It wasn't that people didn't want these cars, they just couldn't carry the insurance premiums.

 

And yes Ray, those body-coloured Rally II's don't look bad but they don't look "right" either. Regular Rally II wheels without trim rings were correct, or optional Honeycombs.

here's another one
www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/oshawa-durham-region/1971-pontiac-gto/1274824067

I like the '71 Judge because it's just so rare. But I always thought that they really "uglied up" for 1971 what was a really nice looking front end in 1970. And the red wheels to my eye are not attractive at all. But a '71 Judge is still a great find!