There's some good Black Friday deals out there on restoration parts

The reason the prices are high for these repop parts compared to lets say 64-66 mustang parts is sheer numbers. By mid year 1966 ford had hit 1 million mustangs produced. All with very minor changes mostly related to interior and exterior color changes.

This adds up to recouping the tooling costs to repop a part pretty quickly. Economies of scale apply. I found a pair of 64-66 mustang tail lenses authorized fomoco repops for $25 a pair, whereas a set of 67 barracuda lenses are typically $200 a pair. There are way less buyers for the barracuda ones than the mustang ones.

Additionally i see way too many 67-69 barracudas which are restorable to the right person who has metalworking experience getting parted out and cut up. Proof that barracudas eat their own kind (lol). This in turn leaves even less of these cars around to be restored.

Companies retooling for this stuff look at the market that will purchase it, and have to look at return on investment. This doesnt mean we should accept shoddy parts, but accept parts that fit and work correctly.

If you want inexpensive repop stuff i suggest 64-66 mustang restoration. You could prob build a whole car for $5K. I like my 67 cuda. Its different, and you dont ever see them anymore. At least out here. As far as mustangs and camaros go you cant swing a dead cat without hitting one of either of these at a car show.

My wife wants an old camaro. I would build one for her as thats her thing, however id want to power it with a mopar just to spite the chevy purist.