1965 Barracuda 4 speed Car - $2500
A local guy who told me if I ever decided to sell the Barracuda to let him know. Last Friday after I decided to sell the car, I gave him the call. I let him know everything that I knew about the car and have mentioned on this thread - the accident by the other owner, floor repair, the interior and the motor issue etc. I never knew the history prior to buying the car until I was contacted by the PO - was it seller's guilt? IDK! I would have wanted to know the history before buying it so I was being as honest as to what I knew. If I had known what I know now, I wouldn't have bought it! Since it had been in a some kind of accident, he wanted his bodyman friend to look it over. He came by this afternoon with his guy who works for one of the dealerships down near DC. The body guy looked it over pretty close and in his opinion, the car took a good hit on the driver's side - enough to put a crease in the frame rail in between the front of the upper control arm and the bumper brace as well as wrinkle the top of the core support a bit on the driver's side (which I had noticed when pulling the motor). Without removing the fender and splash shield, he said it's hard to say why the driver's door is having issues opening and closing - it may be related to the accident. He said the A pillar on the driver's side has a small crack where it meets the cowl which may or may not be connected with the accident (I never noticed that). He said that the firewall is slightly bowed in the middle. He commented on the floor "repair" and seriously doubted they were welded in place - probably pop riveted in place. Finally he said that the right rear lower quarter panel had some mud in it - said it looked "amateurish" and was wavy. The local guy decided to pass . As of right now I am taking the car off the market as I'd like a 2nd opinion so I have called MY body man friend and see what he has to say. My gut feeling right now is to just part it out - wife says I can't sell it as it's a liability and we could get sued and to just part it out.