Greetings from MA - 69 Barracuda

Hey Charlie, welcome. good looking ride you have there. Love to see more pics. What gauges has it been fitted with? I love that interior. You should be able to find parts here for sure.
I live up on the North Shore....close to the NH border in a little tiny town near Newburyport.
Sounds like you have a manual valve body in that either 904 or 727 torqueflite.

With how i have to shift, google is suggesting it’s a manual reverse valve body actually. Thanks, i learned something already.

i guess it makes sense, with having the line lock, the smaller gas tank, extra gauges, and some huge low hanging headers. It’s basically set up to drive as fast as possible in a straight line.