Are there problem areas on the 67-68 Barracudas

All the usual places on a 50 year old car. Bring a magnet to check for bondo in the lower extremities, and a nice phillips screwdriver to poke framerails looking for holes, and remove sill plates to lift the carpet to look at the front floorboards. Also inner fenders. Look at where outer fenders mount to inner, also under battery tray. Trays are inexpensive bolt ons, but if the inner fender is rotted thru at attach point your looking at repair or replacement. Check spare tire well too. The spare tire attach bracket goes through the floor and also anchors the straps for the gas tank. The 67-69 cuda bumper jacks are a bit tough to find. Even if you dont use it but want the correct one stowed for looks. On coupes specifically, where dutchman panel meets the trunk drip rails, and where the drip rails weld to the rear quarters can be a problem with rust through. Also the corners of the rear window can be issues. Unless you know what's going on under a vinyl top, stay away from a car with one of these on it. Also check the door latch striker pin area in the jamb. Sagging door hinges smacking these over and over eventually crack out the sheetmetal in this area. In most of the ones I have seen , it's a nice neat circular crack almost all the way around the washer for the pin smack against the washers edge, unless somebody has welded the pin and washer right to the jam. This makes the repair you have to to to fix it right even worse.

Dont get suckered in for a nice paint job. Really look it over. Trim pieces especially grilles are not repopped for 67-68. They are repopped for 69s but fit pretty bad, and are expensive. Unless your getting it dirt cheap, find the best car for your money, save yourself the headache. Look at my build thread 67/68/69 cuda dilemma for inspiration "insert eyeroll here" a $300 half stripped ex race car. Only reason I am rebuilding it, is I have the skill set to do so. Lots of folks dont. Keep in mind what skills and abilities you have. That dictates what you should look for.

Ex. Your an engine guy. You find a car with a decent body, and engine needs to be rebuilt. You get it a little cheaper because maybe the seller is a body and paint guy, and not an engine guy.