another so cal newbie
Hi, been checking out this site for a while, figured now that I got the car home I'd sign up.
I grew up next-door to my uncle in Lakewood Ca, he was about 10 years older than me and the year he graduated high school, he bought a new 1965 Barracuda formula S. Thought it was one of the coolest cars ever. I have great memories of that car including the rides I'd get while he was in 'Nam and his mom would drive it once a week to keep everything happy.
My uncle, Rick, passed away suddenly this last February and I was surprised that the 'cuda was going to me. I figured it'd go to one of his daughters but they wanted me to have it. The car is all original, 29,000 original miles on the ticker but has been sitting since 1982. He had squirreled away a ton of parts as well, extra 4 speed trans, engine and rear end out of a '66 barracuda plus the front disc brakes. Rear window, all the side glass and stuff like that. I'm not a Mopar guy, a car guy yes, but this is the only Mopar I ever wanted. So, I guess I AM a Mopar guy now. Been learning a lot from this site over the last 6 or 7 months.
Not going to start on the car until I get a few non car projects out of the way but wanted to check in and say hello.
Few pics, that's me in the flower bed pulling weeds with the '65 just in the shot. Front view from the same day in '67. These were in an album he kept full of pics his mom sent him while he was in 'Nam. Also a few shots from last Saturday when I was able to move the car.
Still has the license plate frames on it from a long out of business Plymouth dealer that was near our house.
Hi, been checking out this site for a while, figured now that I got the car home I'd sign up.
I grew up next-door to my uncle in Lakewood Ca, he was about 10 years older than me and the year he graduated high school, he bought a new 1965 Barracuda formula S. Thought it was one of the coolest cars ever. I have great memories of that car including the rides I'd get while he was in 'Nam and his mom would drive it once a week to keep everything happy.
My uncle, Rick, passed away suddenly this last February and I was surprised that the 'cuda was going to me. I figured it'd go to one of his daughters but they wanted me to have it. The car is all original, 29,000 original miles on the ticker but has been sitting since 1982. He had squirreled away a ton of parts as well, extra 4 speed trans, engine and rear end out of a '66 barracuda plus the front disc brakes. Rear window, all the side glass and stuff like that. I'm not a Mopar guy, a car guy yes, but this is the only Mopar I ever wanted. So, I guess I AM a Mopar guy now. Been learning a lot from this site over the last 6 or 7 months.
Not going to start on the car until I get a few non car projects out of the way but wanted to check in and say hello.
Few pics, that's me in the flower bed pulling weeds with the '65 just in the shot. Front view from the same day in '67. These were in an album he kept full of pics his mom sent him while he was in 'Nam. Also a few shots from last Saturday when I was able to move the car.
Still has the license plate frames on it from a long out of business Plymouth dealer that was near our house.
