The restoration begins.
Love the color! One forsale locally to me ,same color. Early abodies don't really hold there value, so I vote do a clone of your old commando.
What color was your orginal barracuda you bought in 1966?
Thanks for all of the replies. My original Barracuda was metallic gold, gold interior. I had just dropped out of college and went to work for Eastern Airlines. (college was "cramping my style," I needed a fast car and fast women.) I was looking at a bright red, split rear window, 63 Corvette, a real beauty, but it had some real issues, it had been "run hard and put away wet" too many times. Anyway, Tropical Chevrolet had just taken the Barracuda in on a trade-in. The original owner didn't like the four speed and the exhaust (resonator) sound after he bought it. My dad owned a 64 Barracuda, first one sold in the city of North Miami. It was gold, gold interior, 273, 2 barrel, push button automatic. It would eat Falcon Sprints for lunch in a city block run. So when I saw this Barracuda, I had to have it, however this one, other than the year and color, was quite different. 273 Commando, 4 barrel, 4 speed, 14" wheels and that wonderful sound. It had less than 5,000 miles when I bought it. During the years that I owned it, I "upped" the cam and lifters, .050 over on the bore, worked the heads, headers, shortened Dodge Polara rear end, springs, etc. It was a regular on Saturday nights at the Miami Hollywood Speedway, dragstrip. Also at the (illegal) midnight drags, out on Krome Ave. In 1975, during a fit of anger, I traded it in for a brand new,1975 Chevy step-side. It was one of the dumbest things, on my list of dumb things I've done in my life. The last I ever saw of my Barracuda was the salesman behind the wheel, "getting down on it" headed out of the parking lot to who knows where. To this day, I've looked for it, I have had dreams of finding it in an old garage, or seen it going down the road. The only thing I have left of it is its last registration. I've tried to trace the VIN on it with no luck. I liken the feeling for that car like someone would of a missing love one, not knowing where they got off to, no closure. Anyway that's the story of my original Barracuda. I hope it didn't bore anyone. Now I have another one...not quite the same, but maybe soon. :wave:
Norm
