1964 Barracuda Restomod

After decoding the VIN, I have discovered a few things.
Firstly, it appears this was a police car?!
Secondly, it is a '65, not a '64.
Thirdly, the VIN has a couple extras digits (according to this website: 1962 through 1965 Chrysler Corporation V.I.N. system decoding ).

Also, while tearing out the interior, it appears this may have originally been an automatic, not manual as I had been told.