red68cuda
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I am in the process of gathering parts to revive my first car that I have owned since I was 16 back in 1976. My father bought two cars, a 67 notch back barracuda that had the front clip removed because of an accident that had no title, and a red 68 Barracuda fastback that had no motor but had a clear title. He payed $600 for both cars that I had to pay him back for. He pointed at the white one and said there's the engine and transmission and pointed at the red fastback and said there's a good body. He said if your going to drive a car you better learn how to work on them. I grew up on a farm and was more than used to doing equipment repairs from helping my brother and father fix things. With the help of my brother (who was and still is a car fanatic) and some help from my dad. I had a working red 68 Plymouth Barracuda with a 273 2 barrel automatic and it came with the towing package so it had the heavy duty leaves and the 8.75 sure grip. It had a front bench with column shifter. I still had the 67 that had bucket seats and the automatic console shifter. Out came the bench; in went the buckets, center console, and steering column from the 67. When your 16 this was way cooler than a bench seat; bench seats were for old people. After high school I got a different car and the Plymouth just sat on the farm, and then it sat at my uncles, and then it sat at my brothers. After getting married and raising three children and after helping my son get his car performing (98 Neon RT that is very quick) I have started collecting parts to redo the old cuda. It will need quarter work, rockers, and some other metal work but the frame rails and and floor pan are still sound most likely do to the rust proofing that was done when it was brand new and it always having rims on it even if the tires were flat, that kept it out of the dirt. My brother, the car nut (A chevy guy, I can't explain it, other than his first car was a Chevy Laguna) now owns a repair shop. He repairs cars and rebuilds old cars, will be helping me with again with body work, that's what older brothers are for right? Probably will have to pay him this time!
