JTG
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I'll try not to make this a novel, my love is for the Barracuda both A&E bodies. It started when I was 14 while walking to school with a friend, he pointed out a car driving pass. I didn't know what it was, he went on to tell me it was a 70 Barracuda and that his brother use to own one. I liked the car so much, I told him when I get my license and can afford one that would be the first car I would buy. He told me to shut up and stop talking ****.
The blue 74 Barracuda pictured below is the first car I bought, paid $2000.00 and drove it for three years, eventually structual issues forced me to part out the car.
I now was in search of another car, my boss and myself drove pass a car on the side of the road that had a for sale sign. Once again had no idea what it was, but felt compelled to stop to check it out. To my surprise it was a Barracuda, this must be fate, was not sure of the year because it didn't look anything like the Barracuda I was familiar with. After calling the owner it turned out to be a 68 Barracuda notchback, I found this car to be so unique looking that I had to buy it. Paid $3000.00 and drove this car for three years, the red Barracuda pictured below, once again uncarriage work that was required forced to me to part this car out. Keep in mind at the time being young and having low income it was cheaper to just buy another one then pay the huge cost to fix these type of things.
Here we go again looking for another car, this time I was empolyed with Chrysler and had more disposable income. As much as I like Ebodies and still do, just wanted another 68 notchback, sorry guys not a fan of the fastback. Through word of mouth at Chrysler, I put it out there, didn't hear anything back for more then a year, received a call one day about a 68 notchback that someone was contemplating on selling. Went to look at it, was under the impression it was a turn key car. To my surprise it was a shell sitting up on blocks, not even a rolling chassis, (just to clarify shell, asbolutely no drivetrain, zero interior, no glass, or any exterior ornamentation). Said thanks, but no thanks and started walking away, the owner stopped me and handed me a flashlight and said look at the car top to bottom, inside and out, see if you can find a spec of rust anywhere then make your decision. The car had all its original metal, not a spec of rust anywhere, one could eat off the entire undercarriage. Very impressive beyond believe I must say, it was at this point I had to decide, do I want to get involved in something of this magnitude. Let's see, I'm not married, have no kids and have no girlfriend, I work at Chrysler and will be able to get most of the mechanial parts next to cost, also I still have parts from the other notchback. I made a deal with the guy to make it into a rolling chassis and then I would buy it. I bought this car in 1990, after working at Chrysler for over tens years and obtaining components still available and numerous trips to the Mopar Nationals in the States, and many ebay purchases I managed to get the car back to its present state after twenty years, (yellow notchback pictured below.) To give you an idea of how rust free this car is, Im driving it with the original fuel and brakes lines it came with off the assembly line. Because of the time, sweat and money put into this car I will never sell it, but still hope to buy another Ebody to park next to it in the future. Sorry a couple of the pictures are not great, digital cameras didn't exist back then.
The blue 74 Barracuda pictured below is the first car I bought, paid $2000.00 and drove it for three years, eventually structual issues forced me to part out the car.
I now was in search of another car, my boss and myself drove pass a car on the side of the road that had a for sale sign. Once again had no idea what it was, but felt compelled to stop to check it out. To my surprise it was a Barracuda, this must be fate, was not sure of the year because it didn't look anything like the Barracuda I was familiar with. After calling the owner it turned out to be a 68 Barracuda notchback, I found this car to be so unique looking that I had to buy it. Paid $3000.00 and drove this car for three years, the red Barracuda pictured below, once again uncarriage work that was required forced to me to part this car out. Keep in mind at the time being young and having low income it was cheaper to just buy another one then pay the huge cost to fix these type of things.
Here we go again looking for another car, this time I was empolyed with Chrysler and had more disposable income. As much as I like Ebodies and still do, just wanted another 68 notchback, sorry guys not a fan of the fastback. Through word of mouth at Chrysler, I put it out there, didn't hear anything back for more then a year, received a call one day about a 68 notchback that someone was contemplating on selling. Went to look at it, was under the impression it was a turn key car. To my surprise it was a shell sitting up on blocks, not even a rolling chassis, (just to clarify shell, asbolutely no drivetrain, zero interior, no glass, or any exterior ornamentation). Said thanks, but no thanks and started walking away, the owner stopped me and handed me a flashlight and said look at the car top to bottom, inside and out, see if you can find a spec of rust anywhere then make your decision. The car had all its original metal, not a spec of rust anywhere, one could eat off the entire undercarriage. Very impressive beyond believe I must say, it was at this point I had to decide, do I want to get involved in something of this magnitude. Let's see, I'm not married, have no kids and have no girlfriend, I work at Chrysler and will be able to get most of the mechanial parts next to cost, also I still have parts from the other notchback. I made a deal with the guy to make it into a rolling chassis and then I would buy it. I bought this car in 1990, after working at Chrysler for over tens years and obtaining components still available and numerous trips to the Mopar Nationals in the States, and many ebay purchases I managed to get the car back to its present state after twenty years, (yellow notchback pictured below.) To give you an idea of how rust free this car is, Im driving it with the original fuel and brakes lines it came with off the assembly line. Because of the time, sweat and money put into this car I will never sell it, but still hope to buy another Ebody to park next to it in the future. Sorry a couple of the pictures are not great, digital cameras didn't exist back then.
