Bronze Barracuda
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone glad to be here.
I have always been a B-Body guy (1970 Charger) I"ve always wanted one sinceI was a little kid. I remember standing in the back seat of my step fathers 1970 Charger R/T with my arms wrapped around the high back buckets looking at the dash and asking him to make the needle go up to 80 (speedometer) as I learned it was called. Fast forward to spring of 2018 the price of mopars seemed to high to ever get my hands on one let alone a 1970 charger. when along came a buddy from work who called me up one Saturday morning and said he had a truck his brother in-law wanted to get rid of for free. It was a 1968 ford f250. So I went over had a look and brought the old ford home. I fixed her up replaced floorboards mild engine rebuild changed fluids and put her for sale or trade on CL Some guy called me up and asked if I'd be interested in a trade 1968 Barracuda for my F250...
I jumped at the opportunity.
The car came with a spare 8 3/4 rear end, brand new steering column, and a never been rebuilt spare 383 out of a 1967 barracuda. He said it had the original 318 in it with the 904 and 7 1/4 rear end. I pulled the valve cover off one head and discovered someone must have done a head swap minimum as it had 273 heads on it casting number 2465315. Anyway thats my intro to For A Bodies Only.
I love this car I never really was an a body guy but damn I will NEVER let this Barracuda leave me till I pass it on to my son later in life.
Now the fun begins...
1968 Barracuda
Original
Interior: Black/White
Paint : Turbine Bronze Metallic
Engine 318
Transmission 904
Rear 7 1/4
Some things will change.
I have always been a B-Body guy (1970 Charger) I"ve always wanted one sinceI was a little kid. I remember standing in the back seat of my step fathers 1970 Charger R/T with my arms wrapped around the high back buckets looking at the dash and asking him to make the needle go up to 80 (speedometer) as I learned it was called. Fast forward to spring of 2018 the price of mopars seemed to high to ever get my hands on one let alone a 1970 charger. when along came a buddy from work who called me up one Saturday morning and said he had a truck his brother in-law wanted to get rid of for free. It was a 1968 ford f250. So I went over had a look and brought the old ford home. I fixed her up replaced floorboards mild engine rebuild changed fluids and put her for sale or trade on CL Some guy called me up and asked if I'd be interested in a trade 1968 Barracuda for my F250...
I jumped at the opportunity.The car came with a spare 8 3/4 rear end, brand new steering column, and a never been rebuilt spare 383 out of a 1967 barracuda. He said it had the original 318 in it with the 904 and 7 1/4 rear end. I pulled the valve cover off one head and discovered someone must have done a head swap minimum as it had 273 heads on it casting number 2465315. Anyway thats my intro to For A Bodies Only.
I love this car I never really was an a body guy but damn I will NEVER let this Barracuda leave me till I pass it on to my son later in life.
Now the fun begins...
1968 Barracuda
Original
Interior: Black/White
Paint : Turbine Bronze Metallic
Engine 318
Transmission 904
Rear 7 1/4
Some things will change.
aboard!
Thank you, friend
