1968 340S Coupe 4spd

simon325e said

Great news! It is confirmed numbers matching on the engine! I was able to clean and read the last digits of the VIN so at least it is what I thought it was: a complete one owner Formula S 340 manual. I also like that it has the bench seat with manual brakes and steering- all go and no show!

The intake checked out as well. I have to do some work to ID the tranny, though.

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That's good news. So I hope its clear that this is more than a parts car. No doubt, It will be expensive and time consuming to repair, and maybe it wont be worth as much restored as you have into it but that's rarely the case unless its something extremely desirable like a factory Hemi or Six Pack. There are many members here who did far more extensive restorations on cars that were not rare at all just for the challenge and fun of it.

As far as rarity, this is an especially rare car. 351 340/4 speed coupes built in 1968, thats all... (see the link). That's more rare than Hemi Roadrunners of the same year. I wonder how many are still in existance? 100? Less? Even if its true that it won't have the value of a Hemi Roadrunner, its very interesting from a historical perspective.

http://www.plymouthbarracuda.net/information/1968-barracuda-production.shtml

By the way, the trans ID plate is easy to see. If I remember correctly, its on the front, bottom of the passenger side of the trans. Also, there might still be an ID tag on a center section bolt of the rear.

Keep us posted...