New Member From Vermont with a 69 Barracuda Project
Hi Everyone,
What a great site this is. I recently purchased a 69 Barracuda project car, while trying to research it I stumbled across this site. I have already gained a lot of info from all of the posts here. A lot of great information and members here. Hope some day to be able to give back also.
I have been in love with A bodies my entire life but have not owned one in almost 30 years. I learned to drive on a 65 valiant that was the only new car my parents ever owned. I purchased my first car when I was 15 yrs old, a 73 Duster for 50 bucks. It was a slant 6 car and all smashed in the front. I sold the drive train out of it and used the money to buy a Duster with a 318 that was smashed in the back. I disassembled both cars and took the best parts to make a real nice driver. I got a bunch of 340 parts out of the junkyard to hop it up a bit, back when the bone yards were full of 60's and 70's mopars....
I ended up trading the Duster for Dodge shadow in the 80's when I needed a reliable car that was good on gas to get to work. To this day that was one of the most regrettable decisions I have made. I never could have imagined the way prices skyrocketed for all mopars.
Anyway work, marriage, kids, a house, sick parents and life has gotten in the way for the last three decades and I have not had time for an A body project. My youngest graduates high school in a few months, so I am finally having some free time for a project. I would like to say I have the money for this project, but college for my kids is pricey these days. I did have enough of a cash advance on my credit card to but this car. Feels kinda good to be irresponsible for a change :)
I bought my ultimate dream car a few months ago, a 69 Barracuda fastback with a 440 slammed in it. Originally a brown slant 6 car with mishmash of 67-69 parts installed on it. It looks to have had a rough life crappy body work and bondo in lots of places. Hasn't been on the road is years and smelled like a family of rodents lived it i for a decade before I bought it.
Its mine now and I couldn't be happier. Hope to start a rebuild thread soon. Thanks to anyone that has read this far into my ramblings....
20171203_123847 by shakedownscott, on Flickr
Hi Everyone,
What a great site this is. I recently purchased a 69 Barracuda project car, while trying to research it I stumbled across this site. I have already gained a lot of info from all of the posts here. A lot of great information and members here. Hope some day to be able to give back also.
I have been in love with A bodies my entire life but have not owned one in almost 30 years. I learned to drive on a 65 valiant that was the only new car my parents ever owned. I purchased my first car when I was 15 yrs old, a 73 Duster for 50 bucks. It was a slant 6 car and all smashed in the front. I sold the drive train out of it and used the money to buy a Duster with a 318 that was smashed in the back. I disassembled both cars and took the best parts to make a real nice driver. I got a bunch of 340 parts out of the junkyard to hop it up a bit, back when the bone yards were full of 60's and 70's mopars....
I ended up trading the Duster for Dodge shadow in the 80's when I needed a reliable car that was good on gas to get to work. To this day that was one of the most regrettable decisions I have made. I never could have imagined the way prices skyrocketed for all mopars.
Anyway work, marriage, kids, a house, sick parents and life has gotten in the way for the last three decades and I have not had time for an A body project. My youngest graduates high school in a few months, so I am finally having some free time for a project. I would like to say I have the money for this project, but college for my kids is pricey these days. I did have enough of a cash advance on my credit card to but this car. Feels kinda good to be irresponsible for a change :)
I bought my ultimate dream car a few months ago, a 69 Barracuda fastback with a 440 slammed in it. Originally a brown slant 6 car with mishmash of 67-69 parts installed on it. It looks to have had a rough life crappy body work and bondo in lots of places. Hasn't been on the road is years and smelled like a family of rodents lived it i for a decade before I bought it.
Its mine now and I couldn't be happier. Hope to start a rebuild thread soon. Thanks to anyone that has read this far into my ramblings....
