Potential project Barracuda

Andrew, I'm in the later part of a restoration on a '65 Formula S Barracuda, I know what it costs. I would not take on this project unless you have a very strong desire to own one, and if you do, buy the best one you can find, not this one. You will need to find a complete front clip with all three grills, and they are NOT easy to find in good condition. Replating a grill when you find one, is about $600 for each side, the center is painted, but most of them are cracked. Then there is the rust, and this is a slant six car which means it has small brakes, probably 9" drums all around. Its good that the glass is in reasonable shape, but many people think that the back glass in a '65 Barracuda breaks easily and is rare to find, well it isn't, they do come up fairly often as people tended to store them thinking they would be worth a lot of money, but they are not that hard to find. Speaking from experience, I would not restore it unless it was a Formula S car, and then if it was complete with the correct front end. Don't want to rain on your parade, but I would not put a lot of time and money into this car, consider parting it out instead.

No plans to restore it so not super worried about anything being correct cosmetically as far as trim. The valiant grille is actually growing on me. The stock Barracuda grille is kind of "busy." I was actually considering swapping the seats out with the pans for something with an integrated shoulder belt since the lack of pillar makes a shoulder belt install look tricky otherwise. So putting/keeping things OE isn't a must for me. Just looking to make it a structurally sound driver and maybe worry about the rest later. I suspect disc brakes, suspension and rearend would be the largest chunk of expense if I just find a used modernish drivetrain. Seems like floor pans and frame rail connectors would probably take care of the structural issues. I'll dig into the car a bit deeper and continue my research.