Plymouth spiced up its compact Valiant starting in model year 1964 with a nifty fastback variant called Barracuda. This 1966 Plymouth Barracuda in Waxahachie, Texas got a double-dose of Lone Star heat with a recently rebuilt 360 V8. The black primer classic sports purple accents throughout. It needs attention if cosmetic perfection is your thing, but with “many thousands of dollars” invested in the engine and suspension, it’s ready for some fun as-is. Perhaps the side mirror(s) were removed for those high speed runs on the salt flats. Thanks to PRA4SNW for spotting this blacked-out Barracuda. The as-is fastback comes to market in a no-reserve auction here on Hemmings where $1500 is the price to beat. Somebody better get in gear as the gavel drops in less than 48 hours.
A host of name-brand go-fast parts promises to have this 1973 LA 360 cid (5.9L) V8 turning the tires with authority. Thoughtful layout of new parts keeps the wire looms tidy for the most part on this form follows function build. Nobody would decorate a car they planned to sell with purple accents, but those details could be easily reversed.
Some rusty metal has been replaced, and some remains. Credit the seller for showing close-ups of that quarter-panel crease, the most cringe-worthy spot I noticed. The old-school forward rake and speed part stickers take people of a certain age right back to high school.
The Crown Royal shift boot is pure genius, and perhaps the inspiration for the regal purple used elsewhere. Digital gauges offer visible telemetry, and Scat low-back aftermarket bucket seats look reasonably appropriate in this high-powered compact. A nondescript “four speed” manual transmission handles the gear changes.
Styling lines pass through the cleverly molded glass, tapering rearward to the branded trunk lip. Bright trim adds some class, and the tail lights echo the Plymouth logo with some space-age flair. Will this upgraded classic sell for more than the sum of its parts?
Some Crown Royal & Red bull mixed drinks rowing thru the gears would put a smile on my face! Too bad this car is 1000 miles away!
I would like to bid 1600 on this car and do not know how
That number has been surpassed.
Rye bottle bag for a shift boot lol 👍🥃
Smoking deal and right down the road from me – if I didn’t already have my fill of Barracuda’s in the driveway – this one is cheap buy at $3500 it’s at now…..
Just get all that purple off of it and add a black headliner and be all set
Those speed stickers have been placed strategically exactly where rust forms. Are they hiding something?
If so, they aren’t hiding much. I can see the ground right through the hole beneath the Summit sticker on right quarter. Those quarter legs and trunk drops are easy to replace though, if that’s all the rust there is. If not, then who knows.
Did their best to make a good looking car ugly.
Still cheaper than VGG’s car. And a wee bit better condition.
Chrysler engineering cannot be faulted for the rusting in the rear quarter panels mentioned. They provided large pry out plastic access plugs designed to facilitate spray painting this inner panel well area on the assembly line. For whatever reason, the spray didn’t happen. I know this from owning an otherwise almost bullet proof ’64 Valiant. The good news is anyone can easily remove these plugs and spray an inhibitor inside-such as Wax-oil- and prevent this occurrence.
Sold for $9500. Great buy
It sold for $9500 at 3 PM on May 3rd. All the photos of it on the Hemmings page showed every square inch of the car in clear detail. The previous owner did an excellent job on getting a lot of the resto done, and the new owner just needs to pick up where they left off. A nice one that went for a very reasonable price.
Yep, unlike that VGG piece of junk, that went for over 10 G’s, the winning bidder got what looks to be an excellent project car.
A friend had one similar back in 1970. Used to scace the crap out of in 3rd gear.