September 9, 2021 - Heading Home

Arangements were made to have the car transported home...

September 4, 2021 - Werrrrrr

I got a long box knife and reached in and trimmed as much as I could off....

August 29, 2021 - Reference

Max returned with the cleaned up carb, fired right up but has a very unusual sound coming from the bottom end....

August 8, 2021 - Seeing Double

With the Polara at the shop I was able to get the garage cleaned up and get my Barracuda in the garage...

August 7, 2021 - Weatherstripping

Work started off with the trunk weatherstripping, when I ran out of clips I moved on to the roof rail trim...

July 31, 2021 - More Parts Needed (2)

Max's car was involved in a wreck sometime back, some of the was repaired better this time, problem is now the hood latch wasn't catching...

July 29, 2021 - More Parts Needed (2)

Additional pictures...

July 26, 2021 - More Parts Needed

Once again some missing parts were noticed. Pictures of mine were sent to Max so he could track down...

July 25, 2021 - Bumper Time

Basicaly all we got done was get the bumpers installed...

July 24, 2021 - A No-Go

Max came down with plans to get the car running. Flids checked, timming set, fuel into the carb, crank...

July 7, 2021 - Traded

The car came back all nice and shiny along with having the the front and rear glass installed...

July 6, 2021 - Check-in (4)

Checked in on the car, they were in the process of the wet sanding...

July 3, 2021 - Departed

With the engine in the car is going back to the shop to get the hood installed and the final cut and buff done....

May 11, 2021 - Tanked (2)

Got all the brackets and pullies painted and installed...

May 8, 2021 - Tanked

With the engine in I was able to button up some details under the car. The gas tank was more difficult than I remembered mine being, I think part of the problem was the fact that he has the 8-3/4 rear end and dual exhaust...

May 1, 2021 - Engine

Max came down and we got the engine in, it fought us a little but we won...

April 29, 2021 - Swell

I still find it crazy that nobody is reproducing this part, in either configuration...

April 19, 2021 - Window

New windshield came in. Although the box had damage the glass was fine...

April 18, 2021 - Clipped

The refinished hood latch parts were installed, and finished up with getting the clips in for the rear window...

April 17, 2021 - Latched

The hood latch cleaned up nicely. The window clips were installed...

April 16, 2021 - Missing Parts

Went over to storage to look through Max's parts and found some of the parts we were looking for. With these parts were some parts that clearly not for this car. The hood latch was a mess from both body shops...

April 14, 2021 - Hmm?

In looking at Max's car I spotted some holes in the spare tire well that were not original, having my car to look at made it clear what was needed...

April 10, 2021 - Blackout

The trunk catch cleaned up nicely. Multiple things under the hood ended up with overspray, trash bags were used to mask off the fresh paint. It took a little effort to get the tape behind the parking brake cable but I was able to get it in there...

April 6, 2021 - Geter Done

There were a few details with the paint job that needed to be finished or fixed, it was decided to do them at the house...

April 3, 2021 - Cleanup

With the car painted Max came down to inspect and formulate a plan, the day was spent cleaning the interior. We also took time to organize parts and catalog what we had and what was missing...

March 30, 2021 - Yay

Car was painted last night, overall I'm happy with it, there are some spots that could have more coverage. We had the car transported to my place for the assembly, he said he'd take care of the details at my place. To see this car in the correct copper was cool...

March 29, 2021 - Ok, Almost There..?

Car still not painted but looked ready, hope they mask off under the hood correctly...

March 26, 2021 - Almost There

The car wasn't painted yesterday and it wasn't, didn't matter, and was able to go over a few details...

March 24, 2021 - Check-in (3)

Back at the shop, car was just primered again. I was told it is going to be painted tomorrow...

March 23, 2021 - Locating Parts

Max asked me about some parts so I went to storage and confirmed they were there...

March 19, 2021 - Check-in (2)

Once again I drop by the shop, the car was outside and they had the other fender on the car. Other than that not much that I could see...

March 13, 2021 - Badged

I felt it would be easier to put the fender emblems on the car while the fenders were still off the car. I went through the parts and located them...

March 5, 2021 - We're Movin Forward Again

I dropped by the shop to check on progress and he had most of the metalwork done and had the car in primer...

February 27, 2021 - Screw It

We couldn't find the hardware for the car so I started going through my stash and was able to put together a set needed for the body shop...

February 24, 2021 - Check-in

I dropped by the shop to double check for some parts and check in with the shop owner...

February 23, 2021 - Radiator Sourced

At the time we were loading the parts we had felt there was some stuff missing, one was the rear window trim, Max needed a better idea on how big they were to aid in his search. Another item was the radiator, I have one that will need to be checked out...

February 21, 2021 - ...and Delivery

The day started off with going to my storage and unloading all the parts that the bodyshop didn't need, while there we got the call that he was at the shop so we head out and drop the car off and hit the road. Other than a stop for lunch the trip was uneventful...

February 20, 2021 - Pick Up...

I drove to Menlo Park last night and when I got there we loaded up the engine and transmission along with some other loose parts. In the morning we head out and proceed to the location where we're going to get the trailer...

2012 - The Wreck

In 2012 Max's Barracuda was involved in an accident damaging the right rear, Max took the car to a shop and it was decided to take care of the rust and some previous damage up front as well. The shop made quick work of it replacing the full...

2007 - Rust

After I painted the Barracuda I mentioned to Max about the idea of repainting his car a more correct copper like mine. He was quick to point out the rust in the rear quarters might be more than a quick repaint, that idea ended there...

October 17-18, 2008 - Bobbsey Twins

In 2008 I was finally able to finish the Barracuda and was planning and taking it to its first show, the only issue was the engine took a dive after a couple weeks on the road. I hatched a plan and swapped the engine out of the 67 Valiant that I had...

2002 - Meet

Eventually I met Max and saw the car again at the 2002 Fall Fling Mopar show in Van Nuys, we would meet up at subsequent shows after that. It was at this show that the people of Johnny Lighting diecast cars approached Max about using his car...

2000 - Small World

Move along five or so years and I have joined an online forum with focus on the 67-69 Barracudas, The 67-69 Barracuda Owners Group on Yahoo affectionately known as the Bog. Not too long after joining a member posts a picture of his car and...

August 28, 1994 - Doppelganger

This is a car that belongs to a friend of mine, I've known this car longer than my friend. In 1994 I went to the Pebble Beach Concoursd'Elegance with another friend, like all the other cheapskates we parked out on the road...