1968 Barracuda resto 13+ years in the works! 383 Six-Pack 4-spd??
I bought this car back in November 2003 and just came across some (gasp) Polaroid photos of the first day I had it, when I immediately began taking it apart. It is just weeks away from being finished, and I'll be updating this thread with pictures as I scan and upload them.
This Barracuda started life in January 1968 as a /6 automatic in seafoam green, as a fleet vehicle for "U-Drive-It" out of FL, wound up in New Hampshire in the '80s, and finally made its way to CT in 1990/1991. The owner swapped out the /6 and installed a 340/727 on a pre-'73 K frame, added an 8-3/4, ripped out the windshield, jacked up the front end for a '73+ disc brake conversion, and left the car in his buddy's front yard for the next 8-10 years to catch all the rainwater and house as many mice as it could.
As part of the deal we worked out he gave me all the spare parts he had collected while junkyard hunting over the years, most of them higher trim level pieces like Rallye dash clusters, a few extra dash panels in addition to the original, extra doors, wheels, driveshafts, etc etc etc. It was a total basket case and in addition to a new interior it needed replacement quarters, decklid, hood, fenders, a rear bumper, and new floorpan sections.
Goal:
Convert it to a 383 6-pack 4-spd road warrior, and black it out.
Pics to start off the thread:
I bought this car back in November 2003 and just came across some (gasp) Polaroid photos of the first day I had it, when I immediately began taking it apart. It is just weeks away from being finished, and I'll be updating this thread with pictures as I scan and upload them.
This Barracuda started life in January 1968 as a /6 automatic in seafoam green, as a fleet vehicle for "U-Drive-It" out of FL, wound up in New Hampshire in the '80s, and finally made its way to CT in 1990/1991. The owner swapped out the /6 and installed a 340/727 on a pre-'73 K frame, added an 8-3/4, ripped out the windshield, jacked up the front end for a '73+ disc brake conversion, and left the car in his buddy's front yard for the next 8-10 years to catch all the rainwater and house as many mice as it could.
As part of the deal we worked out he gave me all the spare parts he had collected while junkyard hunting over the years, most of them higher trim level pieces like Rallye dash clusters, a few extra dash panels in addition to the original, extra doors, wheels, driveshafts, etc etc etc. It was a total basket case and in addition to a new interior it needed replacement quarters, decklid, hood, fenders, a rear bumper, and new floorpan sections.
Goal:
Convert it to a 383 6-pack 4-spd road warrior, and black it out.
Pics to start off the thread:
