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One-Family-Owned: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda

This car wasn’t found in a barn or a garage and it isn’t original, but it sure looks like a nice example of a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda. There is no reserve on this eBay auction and the current bid price is $5,550. It’s located in Olmsted Falls, Ohio.

You can probably guess that this car has been painted, the perfect finish and no bumpers are a pretty good giveaway… The seller says this car has “all original body panels. New base coat, clear coat paint, custom black stripes.” I haven’t seen too many white Barracudas of any generation let alone a first-generation car. I like it. I mean, check out the body on this car, it looks spectacular and if it’s as rust-free as it sounds like it is this could be a really good buy.

Here’s the famous/infamous rear window made famous by probably more than one fake tv reality show (“We have 2-1/2 days to totally restore this car, let’s not have any problems.. CRASH! Duuhhhh, I dropped the rear window, boss, now what?..”) The seller says that it has a very “clean under carriage, no patches, no rust. Car is very original, too much to list. Just a good honest solid car!” They back it up with photos!

Frankly, I can’t believe that this car is priced where it is. Hagerty is at $9,100 for a #4 fair condition car, granted that’s with a 273 V8 and this car has a 225 slant-six, but still. This looks like one nice car.

And, here is that 225 slant-six, the base engine for the ’65 Backaruda, as my dad used to call them. The engine looks as clean as the rest of the car does. The seller says that it has a “rebuilt engine, new gas tank, new brakes all four corners from wheel cylinders to drums. Brand new exhaust. New radiator, new starter.” This auction can’t end at $5,550 – what do you think this car will sell for? $7,500? $10,000?

Comments

  1. Avatar Power Sergei

    I remember that episode, Desert Car Kings was the show. One of many reasons it wasn’t renewed

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    • Avatar SAM61

      Fast n Loud broke glass on something as did Kounting Cars with an FMC motorhome.

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  2. Avatar John D

    ‘Backaruda’ that was from a pretty funny radio commercial with a lady mispronouncing the model names and frustrating the salesman, especially with the GiTeX.

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    • Avatar Busyditch

      I think she called it a bananacuda with torsion barber suspension

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      • Avatar olddavidp

        Growing up in a dealership they were called “Backabooka” because if book was $2500 true cash value was $1000, or back of book.

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    • Avatar JoeBazots

      https://youtu.be/a3_WKMld7MY

      That’s ONE of the funny commercials you are referring to.

      My first car was a baby blue 66 Valiant that was the sibling to this car. I’ve always loved these and, if the timing were different (meaning my financial situation) I’d be in on this one HARD! One day, one of these will be in my garage – more out of sentimentality than anything.

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  3. Avatar Wayne

    I love it. It must be because I have had 2. A ’64 and a ’65. I wish I still had the ’65. The car was very close to perfect. I sold it to buy a new Dodge van to pull the rally car ( on a trailer) with.
    Oh well the rally car was a blast!

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  4. Avatar JW

    Looks nice but I prefer the 70 body style.

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  5. Avatar Rabbit

    Why do people feel the need to remove all the caps & air cleaner? Aside from that, GREAT looking car. Gotta wonder what the draw is that the (brand-new used) battery’s disconnected, tho. And PLEASE reroute that cable!

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    • Avatar JW

      Yes he needs about a foot shorter cable and if he’s disconnected it so it doesn’t go dead he needs to disconnect the negative not the positive.

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      • Avatar Rabbit

        Is that the steel fuel line going over top the valve cover? Kink in the upper hose? Heater hoses way too long? So much detail in the body & interior, and under the hood’s such a hot mess. An hour’s work could clean that right up.

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    • Avatar Fhughessr

      I always disconnect my battery when not in use. You never know what can happen with the old cars or trucks

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  6. Avatar Beatnik Bedouin

    These are fun cars to own, especially with a decent V8, up front and some suspension tuning. Then again, a Hyper-Pak six could be just as entertaining.

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  7. Avatar Sunbeamdon

    Shame this one isn’t the V8 4 speed. I owned a ’65 Hi Po 4 speed (no traction-lok), blew the rear end the second week I owned it and ultimately flattened the camshaft. The exhaust note was totally unique. Loved the car – traded at 70,000 mi for a (yawn) ’68 Pontiac Wagon family hauler.

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  8. Avatar Mr Firth

    nice car I would turbo or perhaps a Rotrex or HKS the slant .

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  9. Avatar Sal Monelli

    Hagerty has a V-8 valued at $9,100 and you’re surprised this 6 cylinder is “only” bid to $5,500….the engine is a VERY big deal concerning value…. no surprise the 6 will only bring about 60-75% of a comparable V-8 car.

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  10. Avatar jw454

    I agree with what’s been said regarding the condition of the engine bay. Make a new fuel line to the carburetor, shorten the heater core supply hoses, correctly route the transmission coolant lines install the correct length battery cable etc. A short afternoon of tinkering would have it looking top notch. The only issue will be how bad the exhaust manifold will look once that paint starts burning off. While it was out of the car, that should have been coated with a correct restoration product.

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  11. Avatar 86_Vette_Convertible

    Used to know someone with one around that era. Difference was the roof line. Didn’t have the aquarium glass – not sure but think it was a 67. Small block 4 speed and it was a wild car, right up to the point he crested a hill and there was a bull standing in the middle of the roadway.
    This one looks pretty good, the slant 6 was a very dependable engine IMO. It was such a workhorse, Massy Ferguson even used them in their self propelled combines.

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    • Avatar Loco Mikado

      First time I went to my BIL’s farm I saw a slant six in a Massy Ferguson combine. Surprised me to see it.

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  12. Avatar Guy

    Myself don’t think it will reach 10,000. But if I took a wild guess it will reach 9,250 or 9,500 cause someone always always try to haggle down any amont off what is asked? Always seemed to happen to me when I’d sell a deal I got cleaned up, tuneup. But still made a little even taking their offer.

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  13. Avatar Craig M. Bryda

    PICKY PICKY PICKY. Appears from the varied pictures it was an almost finished work in progress when it was listed on EBAY .

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  14. Avatar dan

    This is killing me. I had a 65 with the 273 in it. Loved this car even with its propensity to eat rear ends. Wish I had room for this.

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  15. Avatar LAWRENCE

    Thinkin might get to $6500 hehe….or tops $7500…….bringing an old S car back at the moment…

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  16. Avatar W9BAG

    Love this body style. Break that back window, and you’ll have to spend some serious bucks. Just wondering, though. When I first saw the car, it appeared to have no engine. Back off the torsion bars a bit, it will look fine.

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  17. Avatar albert gilliam

    I am the second owner of this 5000 mile beauty.I have owned 1964 and 1965 barracuda’s for 40 years.These cars are a blast to drive with easy upgrades!

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  18. Avatar EHide Behind

    Under 10K but not by much.
    Talking of people, not collectors or flippers, those who drive rice burners and SUV to rod and car cruise nights and shows, will see a unique daily driver or weekend that no matter from country club to burger and beer dives will be noticed and accepted.
    A fan of modified streight six , and helped on some builds and owned, their exhaust blips will get attention.
    REAR END HAS TO GO, AND THERE ARE SUSPENSION AND DISC BRAKES OUT THERE.
    A newer 4 or 5 speed behind modified ( not wildly) slant 6 would jump this car above all but the Baracuda (Cuda S) models.
    Check out fastest Cudas produced and with what engine, stock small block beat later Hemi.

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  19. Avatar EHide Behind

    One thing to remember, when Japaaese were building inexpensive small but high quality autos, our US manufacturers were build cheap pieces of crap, mustang from a Falcon, and Barracudas were always cheaply built.
    From plastic or thin pressed paperboard and interior panels,, Rugs thinner than hair on sailcat, seats with thin damn thin padding of vinyl, no worry about alignment of body panels cuz every f’n new one pressed varied in spec from last, and like early stangs the cheapest rear end and front suspensions they had.
    This cheapness is what makes em fast, but installation of back to original interiors, including dash instrumentation, and newer hi po suspension an easy not cheap, quality upgrade.
    THIS RIG JUST JUMPED OVER MY WALLET, DAMN.

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  20. Avatar chad

    Craig M. Bryda
    Appears from the varied pictures it was an almost finished work in progress when it was listed on EBAY.

    agreed, guy ran outta $, interest, storage, etc. Just not even run yet…
    lower price (near zero) untill running

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