The Plymouth Barracuda lost its six-year association with the Valiant in 1970 when it got a new platform to share with Dodge’s budding Challenger. It paid off in spades for Chrysler as Barracuda sales increased by more than 50% from the prior year. Today, the last generation of the Barracuda (1970-74) represents some of the most sought-after pony cars, especially ‘Cudas with 340 cubic inch and larger V8 engines. This one, from the 1970 model year, is neither original in terms of engine or color and clearly a project that has a long way to go. It’s available in Oak Harbor, Washington, and here on Hemmings Classifieds for $9,500. Thanks to PRA4SNW for the tip!

This Barracuda has spent as much time off the road as on, having been sitting the past 25 years. It looks nothing like it did when it left the factory. The original Sand Pebble White paint was replaced years ago with a dark brown that has seen better days. It looks as though it had a vinyl top at one point and that’s gone, too. We think it’s a regular coupe as opposed to a Gran Coupe, which makes it one of 13,052 out of 48,837 total Barracudas made for 1970. It was equipped at first with a 318 V8 and Torque-Flite automatic (a common pairing), but there’s a non-running 340 there now in its place. This has the earmarks of a ‘Cuda tribute that never went anywhere. (Source: Mopar1)

The car is pretty rough with the quarter panels especially needing work. The rear on the driver’s side appears to have about a gallon of Bondo cracking after a likely accident way back when.  We’re told the floors are okay, but it will need a new trunk pan although the seller missed providing a photo with the trunk lid open. The hood sports some sort of homemade air induction system, which does not improve the looks of the car.  It’s nowhere near running, so the buyer needs to bring a trailer.

Interior-wise, the insides of the car are on par with the condition of the rest of it. The front upholstery is shot and at least one interior panel is missing, along with the stock steering wheel. The carpeting is a mess and we don’t know what the headliner looks like. There are a lot of add-on gauges and other electronics surrounding the driver’s command center and who knows if any of it still works.

If this were a nice, true ‘Cuda with a numbers-matching drivetrain, you could be looking at mid-five-figures or more, with a restorable example one-third of that amount. Deduct a bunch of coin if there’s a 318 under the hood and no Cuda graphics. If you were to buy the car and restore it as a ‘Cuda tribute, it would likely be worth more than if you went back to rebuilding it the way it started out.