One of the most important factors to help sell a vehicle on eBay successfully is for the owner to use a strong lead photo, typically one showing the best angle of the car’s exterior that will hopefully result in a potential buyer wanting to dig deeper. Sadly, this 1970 Plymouth Barracuda is so rough that the owner chose to make its fender tag the first picture. However, that may have been the right decision here, as there’s enough Moulin Rouge paint left on it to instantly inform enthusiasts that this is a desirable Mopar. It needs just about everything, so if you’ve got superior restoration skills in all areas, this one is in Prior Lake, Minnesota, and can be found here on eBay. It’s listed at $19,999, but the seller has sensibly also included the opportunity to make an offer. Curvette, thanks for sending in the tip for this rare E-Body!
A very elusive High Impact color code to find on a Chrysler fender tag is FM3, indicating Moulin Rouge for Plymouth, or Panther Pink as it was called on the Dodge cousins. Introduced in the spring of 1970, this niche shade didn’t stay around very long, thanks to slow sales. By the summer of that same year, it was officially off the options list, although there were apparently a few special-order cars in ’71 that left the factory wearing this unusual finish. Unfortunately, the tag also indicates that FM3 is one of the few exciting codes here, as this one’s not a ‘Cuda, and it left the Hamtramck plant with a 318 engine. However, it did originally have a white vinyl top, and passengers felt cold A/C blowing inside once upon a time.
Currently, there’s no hood present for an engine to reside under, and no front end or right fender, either. It also appears that decades have passed since this one had a pink persona, as the only evidence that’s easy to spot is the firewall and what’s left of the components in the bay area. There’s still a tiny bit of Moulin Rouge showing on the very back of the left quarter, just barely peeking through, and it’s going to take a lot of smoothing out and some replacement panels before this one’s ready to spray on some fresh FM3, then attach new white vinyl on the roof.
We just get this one interior shot, which additionally shows an area of Moulin Rouge coming through where the rear package tray cover should be. The steering wheel and console are also missing, and is it just me, or do those white side panels look amazingly good compared to the rest of the car? My impression is that this one was left for dead long ago, but I’m also thankful that one more FM3 rarity is being given the opportunity to possibly live again. Do you feel this 1970 Plymouth Barracuda is worth resurrecting?
“Do you feel this 1970 Plymouth Barracuda is worth resurrecting?” I would be quite interested in Mr. W.’s answer. It would also be interesting to know what he would pay for this vehicle. Is $20K the reasonable entry-point of a dream? IDK, but would be interested in learning.
20 thousand? Bwahahahaha!