Wiw - '69 340s

[bob ash]

Hi, I've posted this question on moparts already, but I guess you guys will know better ...

A friend sent me pictures of a '68 Barracuda Fastback, 340S with matching numbers. It's an export version, was in Austria all its life (and is there now). Looks pretty much complete, other than driver's seat (not original there), brake cylinder (new is coming with it) and cracked taillight (also new comes with).
Two holes in wheel well, other than that rust free, original paint. Engine turns, but don't run - last driven a year and half ago.
I can have it for €4000 and it's some 200 miles from my home, which would save me a several thousand dollars of shipping from US.
What do you think?

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[65s]

I don't know how hard it is to find a vintage Mopar in Austria; is it hard? 4000 euros comes to over $6000 Canadian dollars. You have to factor in the difficulty in finding a vintage Mopar in Austria and what it might cost to ship one there, so maybe it's actually a good deal for you, but to me it seems a little high priced.

BUT...if it's a real 340 S car that adds value too. Only you can decide. It looks like it has great potential to get a great car though, that's worth all the money right there!

I have more money into my Barracuda than I'll ever be able to sell it for, but I don't care because I love the car and don't plan to sell... Let us know what you decide.

 

[bob ash]

I don't know how hard it is to find a vintage Mopar in Austria; is it hard? 4000 euros comes to over $6000 Canadian dollars. You have to factor in the difficulty in finding a vintage Mopar in Austria and what it might cost to ship one there, so maybe it's actually a good deal for you, but to me it seems a little high priced.

BUT...if it's a real 340 S car that adds value too. Only you can decide. It looks like it has great potential to get a great car though, that's worth all the money right there!

I have more money into my Barracuda than I'll ever be able to sell it for, but I don't care because I love the car and don't plan to sell... Let us know what you decide.

Yes, old Mopars are very hard to find here (not only Austria, but in whole Europe - actually, I'm from Czech Republic, across the border) and they're more expensive than in US. If I don't take this one, I gotta import something from US, which ads at least $2k to the price - €4000 car in here equals to $4000 car in US ...

And friend who sent me the pictures told me, that the car should be numbers matching export version of 340S (maybe evene built in Switzerland), which makes it somewhat rare, I guess. I thinking about it really hard, I'll surely post it here if I'll take it ...

 

[Flatlander]

I'd take it, looks pretty straight.

A local guy had a 69 Barracuda Formula S 383 car listed on e-bay. Rust bucket, non-original motor, a real rattle trap.............bidding hit over 7500.00 and he kept it because it didn't reach his reserve. People are asking crazy prices for these things.

 

[65s]

I'd love to have the garage!

 

[1966 dart wagon]

is it suppost to have the reverse lights in the rear trunk pannel, im confused ive never seen a aus. one before, that should be really cool lookin when its done :headbang:

so its orginaly blue?or black whatever the color is, why is there red in the engine bay, was it gonna be painted or is it primer?(confused)

 

[bob ash]

is it suppost to have the reverse lights in the rear trunk pannel, im confused ive never seen a aus. one before, that should be really cool lookin when its done :headbang:

so its orginaly blue?or black whatever the color is, why is there red in the engine bay, was it gonna be painted or is it primer?(confused)

I don't know whether the reverse light are original or it's modification. But as it's probably a Swiss built car, I can see it having such a thing - european rules about the light are different. That's also why it's got amber front turn signals.

Sadly, I don't know which color it was originally - I guess dark blue, but it could also be black or dark grey. Gotta ask owner for a VIN...

And that red in engine bay looks like primer to me. I think the cause is rust reparation.