[njsteve]

Well, which nose did it have? All the 71 Judge ragtops have been accounted for and you say the only blue one on that list was not the one you owned. So was it a 70? That is the more logical expanation than it being a 71.

Trying to jog your memeory - when you were driving it, could you see the black hood scoop openings? (1970) or not (1971).

As for engines, the 400 RAIII, the 400 RAIV and the 455 were available in the Judges. The 1970 455 was a higher compression engine than the 71/72 455HO and had different heads.