Ask a group of Mopar enthusiasts what their favorite era is for the Barracuda, and many will probably choose the third and final generation, those beautiful E-Bodies that Plymouth produced between 1970 and 1974. It’s understandable why these are such fan favorites, as the car got a sleek new redesign for the ’70 model, eliminating its remaining Valiant ties. However, going all the way back to the car’s earliest days, the 1964 Barracuda is particularly notable for beating the Ford Mustang to the marketplace by a couple of weeks, making it the first automotive offering to be labeled as a pony car. It got some fresh sheet metal in 1967 for the second generation and a droptop became available, such as this 1967 Plymouth Barracuda convertible project here on eBay. This one’s in Essex, Connecticut, with bidding up to $5,700, although this amount is still shy of reserve.
Also new for ’67 was the availability of the 383 V8 as a Barracuda engine option, although buyers had to select the Formula S package in order to get it. A slant-six continued as the base powerplant, which is what can be found under the hood here. The seller mentions that the car was driven until about 3 years ago and has 90k miles, but he also says the motor needs work, although what type of repair isn’t specified.
The Plymouth has been under the same ownership since 1990 when the seller purchased it from the original buyer, so this one’s not been passed around often. Upon acquisition, the car received a fresh coat of paint plus a new convertible top, but that was almost 35 years ago and it looks like some corrosion and perhaps filler is present in a few lower sections of the body. Some good news is the Barracuda appears mostly complete on the outside, however, some sheet metal work will need to be performed before this one’s ready for the next respray.
Part of the floor was also repaired in 1990 along with new upholstery inside, and from what I can tell, the interior seems to be in nice enough shape for a driver. Replacing the carpet might work wonders for the presentation in here, and like the outside, things inside seem to all still be in place. It may not be the time of year many of us are considering buying a convertible, but this one seems to be decent project material, and if you get started now maybe it’ll be ready for the road by spring. Is this 1967 Plymouth Barracuda a good candidate for restoration?
Ok it’s not a stick six, and it’s not a 383, wow maybe too much too with 383. However this is a car I’d like to have.
Very nice. The wheels and the Flintstone wheel chocks add a little something.
While most Mopar enthusiasts would no doubt choose the third generation cars as the ones to have, this is what I’ve been thinking about since Ann and Nancy turned me on to the Barracuda. I don’t know why, but I’ve always preferred the straighter body styles of the earlier GTOs, Roadrunners, and Barracudas to the later years with the bigger hips and cab rearward looks.
This one looks pretty good if the seller is willing to take a reasonable offer as stated. I’d want to go over it with a thickness tester to see how much Bondo is in it, but otherwise it looks like the good foundation for a build.
This is what I dreamed my first car would be – in 1973 I told a car salesman at Transitowne Dodge that I was looking for a ’67 Barracuda convertible. He said “So am I – I can sell every one that comes in.”
One of my favorite cars, I bought one in 1970 and drove it all over Virginia and Pennsylvania. Mine came with a 273 V8 and a console with floor shift. Fun car. The base is OK and certainly something I could do something with, but it’s all the way across country so will pass. But I will watch it to the end.
This is kind of a neat car, and I am not a big Mopar guy. If someone can get it for a decent price, it would be a fairly nice addition to their garage.
The other nice thing about this being a convertible, besides being convertible, is it doesn’t have that rear window made of unobtainium, with all of those lovely compound curves that is simply not made anymore! So on this one, if the rear window breaks, you at least have a better than a one-in-a-million chance of finding new glass for it! GLWTS!
P.S. Every time I hear the name Barracuda, all I can think of are a series of radio commercials for the Barracuda made in the 1960’s by Mike Nichols and Elaine May, where she called it a “Back-a-ruda”, LOL!
I STILL refer to them as Back-a-Rudas for that reason!
I can smell the Bondo from here. My bet is there’s a lot of it.
Has Georgia plates so just maybe the NE rust worm hasn’t hit his car. I really like this one. Looks nice enough as is, Clean and optimize/exterior, sort out the mechanicals and just drive in enjoy. I don’t think you would have large amounts of time or money to get it there.
I’m not even turned off at all w/ 225 auto. A Fairweather, top Down, quiet, economic cruiser. I’m bummed it’s 2000 miles away or I would seriously be looking at this one.
I like these cars. Best looking of the breed if you ask me. It amazes me the number of speed enhancing parts that are available for the slant six engine. They even make a fuel injection intake manifold for it.
Really? Do you have a link to the web site for the EFI manifold part? I am curious!
I just typed in Slant 6 performance parts. It’s on eBay. $1150