WhatWouldDimeDo
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Here is my story...
It started 5 years ago when I saw Vanishing Point for the first time that I knew I had to get a 1970 Challenger R/T 440/4-Speed. So I and started researching and looking at them online. After learning how rare they are I knew it would take a long time of looking and a lot of money to get one. I never had any luck in finding one but I did find a '66 Mustang around Feb. 2012, it was an all original, complete car, that turned over for $700. So that became my project. I worked on that with my Dad getting it running and driving for the next 9 months. I just put the Challenger on hold and figured it would have to come later in life once I had a bundle of money saved up. Then our air compressor took a dump after several years of punishment. So my Dad started hunting for a new one. He found one on Craigslist for $200 and when he called about it the guy told him he also had a '70 'Cuda for sale. We went down to pick up the compressor at a storage locker and when he opened the door that whole thing was filled with the parts. The motor, transmission, trim, seats, grill, everything. So then he openned the next locker over and there was the 'Cuda...completely stripped down and primered. He took most of the car apart to get the body work done and had not started putting it back together after the body shop was done. So we talked a little bit about it and he told us he was going to list it on Craigslist to sell it before he moved out of the state. So we talked a bit more, loaded up the compressor, and drove home. On the trip home my Dad and I couldn't stop talking about the car. As soon as I got home I listed my Mustang for sale and called the guy that night and every couple days for 2 weeks to keep him from listing it for sale. After two weeks the Mustang sold and I drove it down to Sacramento to the buyer. I called the guy with the 'Cuda that day, told him I had the cash in hand, and picked it up two days later! :icon_biggrin:
It's a '70 Barracuda assembled in Los Angeles, California. It was a 318/auto originaly. It came with a 451 Stroker/4-speed though. The body work is completely done. Still sorting the parts and tools from the garbage. So far it looks like all the major parts are there besides a couple things.
So far we got the motor and transmission in, almost all the trim back on, seats in, and currently we are sorting out the wiring harness.
I never really researched any Barracuda info or looked for any for sale, I knew what they were but I was having a hard enough time finding a Challenger so a 'Cuda was the LAST thing on my mind, they were just out of reach to me. I figured if it took this long to find a Challenger then it would take 5x as long to find a 'Cuda and it would probably be double the price. To me the 'Cudas were up in the stratosphere while I was down on earth searching for a Challenger.
Never did I think I would own a 1970 'Cuda at 20 years old. To me this is the score of the century! Just everything about these cars has been built up from reading stories and magazine articles and they have become legendary to me. :icon_pray:
When I found the Hurst Compition/Plus with the pistol grip in one of the boxes and I couldn't believe I was holding it. It's so awesome!
Here is a couple pictures of the progress.
Thanks for checking it out!
It started 5 years ago when I saw Vanishing Point for the first time that I knew I had to get a 1970 Challenger R/T 440/4-Speed. So I and started researching and looking at them online. After learning how rare they are I knew it would take a long time of looking and a lot of money to get one. I never had any luck in finding one but I did find a '66 Mustang around Feb. 2012, it was an all original, complete car, that turned over for $700. So that became my project. I worked on that with my Dad getting it running and driving for the next 9 months. I just put the Challenger on hold and figured it would have to come later in life once I had a bundle of money saved up. Then our air compressor took a dump after several years of punishment. So my Dad started hunting for a new one. He found one on Craigslist for $200 and when he called about it the guy told him he also had a '70 'Cuda for sale. We went down to pick up the compressor at a storage locker and when he opened the door that whole thing was filled with the parts. The motor, transmission, trim, seats, grill, everything. So then he openned the next locker over and there was the 'Cuda...completely stripped down and primered. He took most of the car apart to get the body work done and had not started putting it back together after the body shop was done. So we talked a little bit about it and he told us he was going to list it on Craigslist to sell it before he moved out of the state. So we talked a bit more, loaded up the compressor, and drove home. On the trip home my Dad and I couldn't stop talking about the car. As soon as I got home I listed my Mustang for sale and called the guy that night and every couple days for 2 weeks to keep him from listing it for sale. After two weeks the Mustang sold and I drove it down to Sacramento to the buyer. I called the guy with the 'Cuda that day, told him I had the cash in hand, and picked it up two days later! :icon_biggrin:
It's a '70 Barracuda assembled in Los Angeles, California. It was a 318/auto originaly. It came with a 451 Stroker/4-speed though. The body work is completely done. Still sorting the parts and tools from the garbage. So far it looks like all the major parts are there besides a couple things.
So far we got the motor and transmission in, almost all the trim back on, seats in, and currently we are sorting out the wiring harness.
I never really researched any Barracuda info or looked for any for sale, I knew what they were but I was having a hard enough time finding a Challenger so a 'Cuda was the LAST thing on my mind, they were just out of reach to me. I figured if it took this long to find a Challenger then it would take 5x as long to find a 'Cuda and it would probably be double the price. To me the 'Cudas were up in the stratosphere while I was down on earth searching for a Challenger.
Never did I think I would own a 1970 'Cuda at 20 years old. To me this is the score of the century! Just everything about these cars has been built up from reading stories and magazine articles and they have become legendary to me. :icon_pray:
When I found the Hurst Compition/Plus with the pistol grip in one of the boxes and I couldn't believe I was holding it. It's so awesome!
Here is a couple pictures of the progress.
Thanks for checking it out!
