Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback

Sunday morning I got up and scuffed the primer down on the funny. It may not have been perfect with the patches of new fiberglass but 90% of the body now had a smooth even finish. I knew that the car didn't have a prayer of bringing home a trophy because they didn't have a class for unfinished projects but I took it anyway.

It started sprinkling as I left town and the highway was wet for the first 5 miles. After that it remained rain free. I love car shows and I hate them. Pulling up with a Mopar I tend to feel like Custer at Little Bighorn. The odds of coming away victorious are probably even smaller. Them Chebby boys totally dominated this one. Of the 100 vehicles that showed up only 3 were Chrysler products. I'd guess there might have been a dozen Fords (many powered by GM).

The number of cars actually built by the owners seems to dwindle each year. Whoever is willing to cut the biggest check having someone else do the work tends to walk away with the awards. After looking over each of the cars for trick modifications I'd ask the owners about what all they did to accomplish them. Almost all were done by custom or restoration shops.

Despite being one of the outcast Mopars, the funnycar garnered a fair share of attention. Most of it came from the 'old school' crowd that had never seen one up close or who were into building their own cars. The owners of the 'store bought' show vehicles never came within 100' of it. To each his own I guess.

I shrugged off the indifference of the elitists and had a good time. The 'old school' crowd made it all worthwhile. We exchanged stories about back in the day - all the hell we raised, the troubles we got ourselves into, and the cars we'd built. I had a blast shooting the breeze with them guys.

The proceeds from the car show went to support Veterans which I was glad to contribute to. Maybe next year I'll bring the funny back and be able to fire it up. Even if it doesn't bring home the bacon at the awards presentation it'll be worth it just to make the teeth of them Chebby boys rattle.