Looking for any documentation '69 Barracuda Fastback
Hi FurysJr ,
Dan and I were good friends going back a number of years. My son and I road tripped from Texas in 2019 to visit my folks, and my brother, and made a stop to visit your dad and see his barracuda collection.
Dan made us a special set of 69 barracuda books for our 69 coupe formula S tribute restoration. When I heard from Lisa of his passing it felt like a ton of bricks fell on me. I just lost my pops in december, and then your dad. The last time I talked w him before things took a turn for the worst he seemed upbeat. Then I had not heard anything. I reached out to Lisa and got the bad news.
Jarrett I am so sorry for your loss. As Dan's son it's got to be terribly hard. I was just Dan's online mopar penpal, for about 4-5 years and it cut me pretty deep over his loss. The manuals he sent has pix of my son working on the cuda that he pulled from our build thread making his manuals extra special. There was something he sent me written on a piece of paper I have kept in my wallet. Your dad was a special guy, but then again I'm sure you know that. I miss talking w your Dad about all things barracuda, just like I miss talking to my dad about all things mopar and model A Ford.
Dan had ideas on how he wanted the barracuda. I remember a lot of what he talked about as far as colors and options etc. I tried to give him some ideas, and help him out.
He was always having me make him stuff for this build. You will also find boxes of stuff like the seatbelt mounts for modern shoulder belts. Dan was always asking questions and writing this stuff down to archive it. Theres a Dan Kelly wiring harness for the console that's custom. It has additional lighting for the storage area and ashtray. He called me Sensei and I called him grasshopper. So that's the joke in the last pic. It's what I keep in my wallet to remind me of your dad.
I am all the way in Abilene Tx. Send me a PM and maybe we can exchange phone numbers. If I can help you with what your dads vision of the barracuda was supposed to be I would love to. He has quite the collection of NOS and repop parts for it. A lot of the hard work which is finding all that hard to find stuff is done.
Keep in touch
Your dads friend
Matt
Hi FurysJr ,
Dan and I were good friends going back a number of years. My son and I road tripped from Texas in 2019 to visit my folks, and my brother, and made a stop to visit your dad and see his barracuda collection.
Dan made us a special set of 69 barracuda books for our 69 coupe formula S tribute restoration. When I heard from Lisa of his passing it felt like a ton of bricks fell on me. I just lost my pops in december, and then your dad. The last time I talked w him before things took a turn for the worst he seemed upbeat. Then I had not heard anything. I reached out to Lisa and got the bad news.
Jarrett I am so sorry for your loss. As Dan's son it's got to be terribly hard. I was just Dan's online mopar penpal, for about 4-5 years and it cut me pretty deep over his loss. The manuals he sent has pix of my son working on the cuda that he pulled from our build thread making his manuals extra special. There was something he sent me written on a piece of paper I have kept in my wallet. Your dad was a special guy, but then again I'm sure you know that. I miss talking w your Dad about all things barracuda, just like I miss talking to my dad about all things mopar and model A Ford.
Dan had ideas on how he wanted the barracuda. I remember a lot of what he talked about as far as colors and options etc. I tried to give him some ideas, and help him out.
He was always having me make him stuff for this build. You will also find boxes of stuff like the seatbelt mounts for modern shoulder belts. Dan was always asking questions and writing this stuff down to archive it. Theres a Dan Kelly wiring harness for the console that's custom. It has additional lighting for the storage area and ashtray. He called me Sensei and I called him grasshopper. So that's the joke in the last pic. It's what I keep in my wallet to remind me of your dad.
I am all the way in Abilene Tx. Send me a PM and maybe we can exchange phone numbers. If I can help you with what your dads vision of the barracuda was supposed to be I would love to. He has quite the collection of NOS and repop parts for it. A lot of the hard work which is finding all that hard to find stuff is done.
Keep in touch
Your dads friend
Matt
