1970 Plymouth Barracuda For Sale
1970 Plymouth Barracuda
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Thehistory of my 70 Cuda. This is my firstcar. Purchased at age of 18 in 1974. Following is the most complete description Ican offer. I have tried to cover all ofthe good and the few minor problems with this car. I can be reached on my cell phone withquestions - 512-422-6417 pretty much any time.I travel about 50% with my job an don't have access to my home e-mailmuch of the time. So best to reach me by cell phone.
Thisis a no reserve auction. This car can bedriven anywhere and is at half the price of many of the other Cuda's on e-baytoday. With a new paint job, this carwould easily sell for 40 to 50K. As thecar sits today, you can take it anywhere and be proud. It is not a trailer queen.
I purchased this in December of 1974 and amthe second owner. This was my everydaycar and got me through four years of college. My first job after graduation was in sales sothe car was rarely used at that point as a company car was given to me. In 1978, the car had just over 100,000 mileson it. 47000 when I bought it. About 55000or so I added to it in 4 years as I commuted to school from 74 to 78.
Itwas initially a 318 4 speed car (I am told this is rather rare and I have neverseen another, even though they must be around), manual steering, manual11" drum brakes (11x3 up front & 11x2.5 in the rear), AM radio, and arear defroster. The car was originallyyellow with a black vinyl top. Alsoincluded was a center console. The carhad about 47000 miles on it when I purchased it. .
Thecar was originally from New Jersey and spent the first eight years of its lifein New Jersey. In 1978 I moved to Pittsburghand the car was garage kept in Pittsburgh until I moved back to New Jersey in1982. For the 1st 15 weeks inPittsburgh, I made an 860 mile round trip to NJ every weekend as I was in ahotel until my apartment became ready. Ihad to wait longer to get one with a garage.This 15 week period was the only time of my ownership when the car wasnot garage kept. Even though I alwayshad the car in the garage except as noted above, as we all know with E bodies,they all rust especially when residing in the Northeast. I did my best over the years to maintain ithowever in 2001/2002 did a full ground-up restoration.
Iwill now explain what was done during that restoration.
Theentire car inside and out was stripped to bare metal and the rust which was onthe driver's floor, the firewall, the driver side inner fender area, around thedoor hinges, the hood brackets, the rear quarters and trunk we're allprofessionally replaced/repaired at a restoration shop. New quarters, trunk floor, inner fenders wereprofessionally replaced. There iscurrently absolutely no rust or plastic anywhere on the car. I have included a few pictures of the car onthe lift showing the completed undercarriage and a couple of pictures of thequarters being replaced at the shop. Atthis time I also added sub frame connectors and torque boxes at all fourcorners. I did this in anticipation ofthe power the rebuilt engine would make.A note about the sub frame connectors.These are not the cheesy 1.25" tubes many people install. These were actually cut to follow the floorcontour. It looks like a full framecar. In the pictures, the complete frameincluding the sub frame connectors are painted blue.
The318 was replaced with a 1972 340. The340 has been totally rebuilt by me (except for the machine work) with thefollowing Power adders:
Crane roller camshaftwith 530 lift
Roller lifters
Harland sharp rolleradjustable rockers
Custom pushrods
Edelbrock aluminum heads
Edelbrock air-gap intakemanifold
11:1 forged pistons
DUI electronic singlewire ignition
Holley throttle bodyfuel injection system - computer mounted in glove box.
Trimec TKO 5 speed hightorque transmission
323 rear was replacedwith a 410 posi
TTI hot coated headers& exhaust system
4 core aluminum radiator
2500 CFM electric fan
Chrome single wire 100amp alternator
March Serpentine pulleys
Mopar valve covers
A rev limiter has beenincluded to protect the engine. (Revlimiter is mounted under the dash).
Otherchanges/additions:
Power steering was added
11 inch disc brakes upfront replaced the 11.3" drums. Anew manual master cylinder was added with the conversion kit. The rear brakes were replaced along with new11x2.5" drums and shoes.
Front & rear swaybars were added
The vinyl roof wasremoved
Power antenna was added(never hooked up) but all wires in place
Rear Defroster wasremoved and replaced with dual speakers
Battery moved to thetrunk
Rear spoiler and frontspoiler-lets (AAR Style) were added
Ford Grand Torino sportracing mirrors on each door.
All wiring harnesseshave been replaced with new harnesses.
Space saver spare tireis original (but I would never use it today).I have used it 40 years ago, but I believe if I were to inflate ittoday, not sure if it would hold air as the rubber is cracking. Would be dangerous to drive on.
Otheritems of note:
For the interior of thecar the original rally dashboard is intact and the dashboard is in excellentcondition. The clock is not functioningbut all the other gauges work. I don'tbelieve the tachometer is as accurate as it should be and therefore anafter-market tack has been mounted in front of the original tack but can easilybe removed. The factory tack is hooked upand the dial is close to the aftermarket tack, but not as accurate. (Seems to be off by 500 RPM)
A new carpet wasinstalled.
The dome light does notwork, the open close door switches are bad.
The seats were totallyredone the interior looks perfect along with a new roof liner. Recently, I just noticed a small rip in thedriver seat - about 1/2".
The car was raced onetime at Englishtown New Jersey after the restoration and it turn 12.91 seconds at110.1 miles per hour through the quarter mile. I have since put the car on a Dyno and itmakes 350 horsepower and 352 foot pounds of torque at the rear wheels. The dyno run sheet is included in one of thepic files.
The aftermarket radio iscurrently not working and I haven't had time to troubleshoot it yet.
Other issues with thecar as the restoration is now 15 years old (completed in 2002), the car reallyneeds to be repainted as there are chips and dings and scratches throughout thepaint. If I were to keep this car Iwould take it to a paint shop and have it professionally repainted. It also has a small oil leak out of one ofthe valve covers. I have not had achance to replace the gasket yet. Theleak started when I switched to Mobil 1 full synthetic oil.
From 20 feet away, thecar looks very nice. As you look closeup, it needs minor finishing work and new paint. I occasionally take the car to shows here inAustin TX and still get compliments on it all the time. Maybe because I have had it for so long, Iknow where every defect is and because after the 2001 restoration, it wasperfect.
The car currently has135K miles on it; about 12,000 of those have been since the 2002 restoration. The Trimec 5 speed is a god send. 2700 rpm at 70 mph it relatively quiet andright in the power ban.
The car runs great. There is power on demand. You cannot floor it in 1st gear without going sideways. Sometimes 2nd gear also.
The tires are BFgoodrich and just replaced last year. Mounted on 17" centerline billetaluminum mags. Front wheels are 17x8" and rear are 17x9.5"
Millageon car is 135000. Engine was rebuiltless than 12000 miles ago. Engine runssmooth and strong. Idles smoothly at 900RPM. Rev limiter is set at 6400 RPM'sbut is adjustable.
Rearseatbelts have been removed.
Consolehas been removed
Clockknob is missing.
Tiresnew last year and less than 1000 miles on them.
Rear - BF Goodrich g-Force Sport -275ZR40/17
Front - BF Goodrich g-Force Sport -245ZR40/17
This is a no reserve auction. If you bid on it and are the high bidder, youwill win this car. Payment will be cashonly. No checks or money orders. This car is advertised elsewhere and Ireserve the right to remove it from sale on E-Bay. Buyer is responsible for shipping or pickup. If someone wants to see the car,call my cell and I can arrange a viewing/ride. Call 512-422-6417 to schedule. Any cash transaction will take place duringbanking hours at my bank which is less than 1/4 mile from my home.
Asking price is $32,000.00