1967 Playmate Of The Year Barracuda FISH?

[68340fish]

Recently there was a thread about emblem placement and possible factory errors on 2nd Generation Barracuda's. This pink 1967 Barracuda was given to the PMOY in '67. Check out the Fish emblem on the fender. The fish is swimming backwards! Should it be under the "B" and swimming forward? Has anyone else ever seen anything like this before?

 

[cudaspaz]

I think it's swimming towards her for a reason ha, ha.

 

[67Dart440GT]

I don't see the car?

 

[IfItsGotWheels]

You haven't noticed the gas cap have you? The photo is flipped.

 

[dusted72]

But the house address isn't backward though.

 

[ateam]

If I were a fish, she'd make me spawn. lol.

 

[68340fish]

You haven't noticed the gas cap have you? The photo is flipped.

You are correct about this being the drivers side but should the fish be swimming backwards? I'm baffled.

 

[IfItsGotWheels]

I get it. The gas filler is on the driver's side of the car, so that means the photo is flipped, but the Barracuda script on the fender is not reversed and the fish is at the wrong end of the script. That can only mean one thing, the mphoto has been doctored. The script & fish from the driver's side were removed before the flip & then airbrushed back.

 

[goldfish65]

I think I have this figured out, when they flipped the photo, they flipped the Barracuda script but left the emblem where it was. Try it for yourself, use some magic marker on a thin piece of paper then flip it over....

 

[IfItsGotWheels]

Kinda like this:

 

[68340fish]

You guys are good!

 

[68340fish]

I think it's swimming towards her for a reason ha, ha.

It smells fish?

 

[BigRichieO]

Kinda like this:

The house numbers are backwards now!! Flip those and you will have solved the mystery and all will be good with FABO.

 

[IfItsGotWheels]

Easy there Cowboy, she's probably a great grandmother.

 

[justin hughes]

notice there is no pentastar emblem on the bottom of the fender which chrysler only put on the right side of cars. it also looks as if the windshield wiper arm is on backwards! i also noticed her boots are on the wrong feet ,lol.

 

[RedFish]

The fish should be pointed forward on both sides of the car. I have seen them wrong a few times. I figure it was repair shop error rather than factory. Image flip is the answer to the right side fuel door and mirror though, along with a left side antenna. Cheers

 

[68340fish]

Wonder if she still owns it, or if its history.

 

[mopardude318]

How and why would the photo be flipped? What is the purpose?

 

[rrvolare]

Then it smells like COD ... P HEW .......

 

[OneOfMany]

It was not uncommon to airbrush promo photos back in the day. Notice the antenna hasn't been correctly relocated either.

Grant

 

[68340fish]

Hope its a 4-speed. I can picture her "banging" gears (all night long)!!

 

[the67fish]

No doubt probably resideing in a nice peaceful nursing home somewhere now.

 

[goldfish65]

How and why would the photo be flipped? What is the purpose?

Often during layout of magazines, photos are flipped because aesthetically it looks better that way on the page. Back then they would just flip the negative.

 

[BigRichieO]

There is a thread from about a year and half ago that is talking about the POTY Barracudas but 66's. Here's the link.

UNUSUAL COLOR ON 1966 BARRACUDA

It has this picture in the thread as well, not sure if it is the same girl or not but it looks like she could be. The gas cap is correct on this shot and the fish is swimming the correct direction as well.

 

[HemiEd]

Easy there Cowboy, she's probably a great grandmother.

yeah, I was going to say she is probably at least 70 now. It would have been my Junior year in high school. LOL