1968 Plymouth Barracuda Sport Fastback on 2040-cars
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, United States
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As you read the following description and review the attached photos you will be taken back in time to a day in 1968 stepping in to your local chryrsler Plymouth dealer showroom and being wowed by this beautiful new Plymouth Barracuda fastback. Well I shouldn't say new because it of course is not new, but probably better than new, and just as the slogan went back in 68: THE PLYMOUTH WIN YOU OVER BEAT GOES ON. What you are viewing are the results of a masterful several year full meticulous nut and bolt restoration. This restoration was done by a Chrysler enthusiast with help at times from his wife in his private residential garage. Full restorations mean different things to many people. Full restoration to this restorer meant not missing any minute detail no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Now that I hope to have you all excited, let me get this out of the way. As any astute Mopar guy knows, the 318 V8 engine was the base V8 engine not the 273 in 1968. This 68 Barracuda came from the factory with a 318 but has been restored using a rebuilt 273. This is what the owner chose to do. He told me the 273 he had used in another car and was in much better rebuild-able condition than the 318 in the car, so he chose to rebuild and use it. I must say I was a little discouraged about the engine swap, but quickly got over it while viewing the car. Also the paint color is not a 68 Chrysler color, but a Honda metallic sparkle Gray color code NH684P. Seller told me he saw this color at the Las Vegas SEMA show and loved it. This car came from the factory with White exterior and Black interior. Now before you get too discouraged about the engine swap read the rest of the description and review the many photos including closeup shots of the small details of this car. I think you will be impressed. I also have about 40 more photos showing the fine details of this car. If you have something specific you want to see tell me what you want.If you see some funny marks in photos on paint or chrome surfaces they are simply reflections or maybe a spot of dust or lint. There simply are no scratches or ding in the paint or chrome. There are some light scratches in the lower left side of the back window.
This car comes with lots of documentation which includes: original build sheet, original window sticker, original sales invoice, a copy of the original Texas title. and a thick stack of receipts from the restoration. The mileage on the car is, I believe ,115990 miles. The mileage on the restoration is roughly 1000 miles. Now let's get down to some details of the body and mechanical restoration as I was told when I purchased the car. First off this car was originally delivered from the factory to Texas so was a very solid car to begin with. The only metal replacement work done was to a portion of the right quarter panel and passenger side floor. Complete body chemically stripped to bare metal. All glass removed. The body is laser straight and was painted with PPG base coat clear coat system. All new rubber seals. All stainless trim and moldings polished. All chrome trim and emblems, mirrors, and both bumpers are either new or re chromed or N.O.S. . Engine and transmission rebuilt. Complete rebuilt brake system. Front suspension and steering completely disassembled and rebuilt including steering box. Rear suspension rebuilt. Complete new exhaust. Gas tank reconditioned. Radiator reconditioned. AC and heating system completely rebuilt. AC and heater both work excellent. I do not think any component of this car was left untouched. Everything on the interior was either replaced or reconditioned. Gauges were reconditioned including re chroming of the plastic housings and all other dash trim. Console trim re chromed. Don't know if the anything was done to the wood grain steering wheel, but it is beautiful with no cracks or excessive wear. Unbelievably the dash pad is the only part of the interior that has not been replaced, and it is absolutely perfect. All interior door handles and window cranks are new. All door and window seals replaced. All metal interior panels repainted in the correct finish Black paint. A complete new Legendary interior including front buckets and rear seat covers installed over new foam seat buns, headliner, Deluxe door panels, door sill panels, and carpet. The car no longer retains the original AM radio. It was replaced with JVC AM/FM/CD unit connected to Kicker K5 series 3-way speaker system. The dash mounted receiver and speakers were professionally installed and look as though they came that way from the factory, and incidentally the system sounds great. Trunk completely refinished and detailed. Has new correct mat, a full size spare and correct jack with handle. The tires are Firestone 215/70X14 narrow white walls with the white side turned in. This car came off the assembly line loaded with options which include the following as shown on the window sticker: D6X----deluxe bucket seats 41------318 cu. in. engine 251-----Basic group which includes solid state radio, power steering,remote control mirror, variable speed wipers with washer 359-----Sport group with sport steering wheel, custom rocker molding, Rallye guage cluster with vacuum gauge, wood grain dash panel 355-----Light group which includes trunk, glove box,ash tray,ignition with time delay, hood turn signal, map, and courtesy lights. 305-----Decor group which includes wood grain door and quarter panel trim, door map pouches, pedal trim kit, rear arm rest and ash receiver, carpeted wheel housing. 395-----Torqueflite transmission 411-----Air conditioning with heater 414-----Electric clock 486-----Console 521-----Tinted glass all windows 538-----Locking gas tank 550-----Deluxe lap belts, front and rear 579-----undercoating with underhood pad 585-----Wire wheel covers 27------D70X14 White streak tires I believe the brakes were converted to power brakes during the restoration. The base price for the car was $2,856.00 and with options full price came to $4,124.50 I purchased this car late last summer and drove it home trouble free a distance of about 130 miles. I am not a dealer, just a car lover who has enjoyed every aspect of the collector car hobby, such as buying, selling, restoring, repairing, and driving them. I know the hard work and dedication involved in restoring a car to this high quality restoration. I also know I am 68 years old and have and maintain 2 other collector cars, one of which I have restored and owned for 27 years, and the other is a Rat rod, and am coming to the realization that a 3rd. collector car, especially one of this high quality, is just too much care taking for me to do at this time of my life. Storage room is another issue for me, so I have decided to sell this one. This car is not advertised anywhere else at this time, so bid what it is worth to you. The reserve is very fair for this caliber of car, but I will not disclose it to anyone, however If someone wants to shoot me a serious offer that appeals to me and is willing to back up the offer with $1000.00 deposit, I will stop the auction. Now, if you have read down this far, you have gotten past the non original engine and non Chrysler paint color, and might have some serious interest in the car, so here are my terms of the sale: Bidders with less than 10 feedbacks or with any negative feedbacks must contact me by phone before placing a bid, or I will cancel the bid. Like most all collector cars for sale on E-bay, this is an AS IS sale. This simply means you are buying the car with no guarantees expressed or implied by me. Being involved in the antique and collector car hobby for over 50 years, I like to think of myself as quite knowledgeable with respect to knowing a quality car when I see it, and quite frankly I often see supposedly fully restored cars for sale by people who do not even know what they are selling. I can tell that many times just by reading their descriptions. I have owned this car for about 8 months and have driven it about 200 miles total. Much of my description is from what I remember the seller/ restorer telling me. Is the car perfect? No, IT IS NOT! Is it a beautiful highly detailed, restored collector car that anyone would be proud to own? YES IT IS. PLEASE! if you have questions, I encourage you to ask. Either ask thru e-bay or call Bill @ 502-839-8556 any time. I also encourage a personal or 3rd. party inspection if at all possible. The winning bidder is required to make a NON REFUNDABLE $1000.00 deposit to my Pay Pal account within 48 Hrs. of ending of listing. The balance will be due within 3 days after deposit by Bank wire transfer, or certified Bank check. Title and car will not be released until all funds have cleared my bank and convert able to me as cash from my bank with no encumbrances. I will help all I can with loading for shipment. Thanks for looking. |
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