With all the fanfare the Ford Mustang received in April of 1964, few remember that the Plymouth Barracuda was there first. By 17 days. The Valiant-based “pony car” would always live in the shadows of the more popular Ford, including the seller’s 1969 edition. Plymouth produced about 32,000 Barracudas that year, while Ford peddled 300,000 Mustangs. This ’69 Barracuda once wore a floral-patterned “Mod Top” vinyl roof, though a more benign covering is there now. Located with a dealer in Celeste, Texas, this Mopar is available here on eBay for $25,500 OBO. Another attaboy goes to “Curvette” for this tip.
The 1969 Barracuda was in its third year of a three-year cycle, so the changes were few. An all-new Barracuda was coming in 1970 with a platform it no longer had to share with the Valiant, the E-body. Eagle-eye observers would note that all of Plymouth’s side marker lights were rectangular now instead of round. The 318 cubic inch V8 was the entry-level engine that wasn’t a Slant-Six, and a numbers-matching version of that motor is in the seller’s car.
This Plymouth left the factory with Y2 Sun Fire Yellow paint, which would jive with the hip V1P green and yellow floral pattern vinyl roof that came as an option on this vehicle. The seats, at the time, matched the roof covering (well, it was the hippie era). The seats have since been redone in upholstery that doesn’t go with anything, but still works. A new carpeting set needs to be sourced and installed.
YouTube barn finder Dylan McCool featured the car on his internet channel, where the car was made roadworthy again. Check out the decal across the top of the windshield that gives a shoutout to Dylan. The vehicle has recently completed a 600-mile road trip, so it seems to be dependable in the way it runs now. Documentation has survived with the Plymouth, including its broadcast sheet. More work is needed, but you can do much of that while you drive it.
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