1973 Plymouth Barracuda 73 Cuda Mopar Non Hemi 440 One Owner Solid Original Car on 2040-cars

Up for auction is a one owner 73 Barracuda. First, a little history, back in 1985, I was working as a petroleum distribution engineer for Shell Oil Co.  That's the fancy title we came up with while checking air pressure and cleaning windshields.  See, in simpler terms, I pumped gas at local gas station.  :)   Like a lot of gas stations of the day, there was a 2 bay garage where repairs were done.  Working there just fed my passion for cars.  From the old man that would bring in his tri-power Bonneville Convertible and original Model T Ford, to Mr. Newton and his father's original 1939 Ford (which he still owns and drives today !!), to the lady with the 427 Chevy Impala, to Mike the mechanic's '69 Chevy Nova, to Gary the station owner's son with his 4 speed 71 Mach 1 Mustang in Grabber Blue.  To the local strip club owner who used to come in and fill up his Ferrari.  And then there was this car. A 1973 Plymouth Barracuda meticulously maintained, driven and owed by a very nice lady.  I remember the car when it would come in for gas or some times for maintenance. I loved that car.  It was always so clean and sharp looking.  She always took excellent care of the car.  It was always garaged.  It always looked great when I saw it.  Back then, it was a car everybody wanted.  All you need to do was scoop it up, drop a built motor in it and have some fun. But our reality and economics of the time forced us to drive rusty heaps of crap with weak motors.  Endless patching of stuff like trunk floors and floor pans with fiberglass, slathering bondo on quarters and around back windows like pastry chefs smear icing on a cake. Hey, we were kids with no dollars and even less sense. Anyway, this is the car everyone wanted back then.  It was solid, complete and needed nothing.  By the late 80's, I lost track of the car, life goes on. Other cars came and went. Marriage. Kids. Mortgage. The usual. Well, fast forward to about 2006.  I still live in the same neighborhood and was pedaling around with my son.  He was a on a bike with training wheels and was on a mission.  We had gone further than we'd ever gone before that day.  While cruising through, a new to us part of the neighborhood, I saw a garage door open with a covered car inside.  The silhouette was unmistakable.  The cover has a tear in and I saw the right qtr panel stripe.  I could not believe it was the Barracuda from 20 years earlier.  I was so excited.  I went and knocked on the door and was met by the same lady.  She still owned the car.  We talked a bunch.  And after years of trying, I was eventually was able to get the car.

She is the original owner of the car.  She gave me the original bill of sale and a copy of the window sticker (she did not have the original).  She drove the car up until the late 80's, then  parked it.  It sat in that garage until 2014 when I took it out. 

So now the car, a 1973 Barracuda.  Sahara Beige exterior, green interior, 318 2bbl, 904 TQ automatic, 8 3/4 rear, FACTORY AIR CONDITIONING, power steering, power disc brakes, bucket seats, center console, light package, chrome racing mirror, 14 inch rallye rims.  The radio is a very hip 80's Audiovox headunit and equalizer.  Gotta love the 80's.  Speaking of the 80's, sometime during that decade of excess, the interior received some sort of "permanent" super shine treatment.  Take a look at the photos.  You will see the interior appears to be freshly hosed down in Armor-all.  I assure you I did no such thing.  In fact, I've absolutely nothing to the interior.  It is precisely how I purchased the car.  It appears to have this "coating' over most of the interior plastic parts.  While I'm sure it was well intentioned, it could have been done with a little more care.  The dash has as Grand Canyon sized crack in it.  Again, see the photos.  They tell the best story.

Now the best part, the body and undercarriage, again, see the photos.  There are lots of them.  This car is by far the VERY BEST original Mopar I have seen in a long time.  It's 2014.  There just aren't a whole lot of SOLID and I mean SOLID cars like this around anymore.  Look at the undercarriage pictures.  You will find one small rust hole on the driver's floor board.  It is not very big.  Other than that, the ENTIRE floor pan, frame rails, extensions, etc. are all rust free.  Not free from rust HOLES.  I mean rust free.  Again, the pictures tell the story.  It looks even better in person.  Now for the body itself, it does have a few areas of rust.  The car has obviously been repainted in the past. I'd have to guess in the early to mid 80's.  The rust seems entirely repairable with patch panels vs. full panel replacement.  Again, see the photos.  They tell the stoty much better.  Look at the grille photos.  I looks like it came out of the box last week.  

I've mentioned "the photos" a few times.  I loaded a few on here but have over 300 available on Shutterfly.com.  Just cut and paste the following link into your web browser.   

https://1973barracuda.shutterfly.com/pictures/83 

The car is currently title in Florida.  I did have to put it in my name so I could drive it and tag it.  If you have any questions, please contact me through ebay.  I will do my best to answer them as quickly as possible.

Thanks for looking and Happy Bidding !!!