February 28, 2023 - Seat Belts

There was a question in a forum about the belts in this car compared to the factory ones...

December 24, 2022 - Another Photo Op

I took a single picture of the Fastback on a wim many years ago, this is my second time returning just for pictures, not sure why I didn't stay for a burger...

December 10, 2022 - Under Cover

Sometimes when working on the Polara I need to move the Barracuda out of the garage. I had help and I didn't want to put off the work on the Polara so rain or shine we moved forward...

December 3, 2022 - Broken Latch

This is the first failure on my watch, a cosmetic portion of the top latch broke off. A replacement was acquired but installing it proved to be a challenge. The top needed to be in a position where you could get a socket on the bolts, even then it wasn't easy...

November 19, 2022 - Dealer Show

There was a fund raiser at the local Chevrolet dealer and they were having a car gathering as well...

November 13, 2022 - Another Sunday Drive

A coworker was commenting on a recen drive he went on that didn't sound right. Apparently he stopped short of the end as he was confused on where the road went...

October 22, 2022 - 2022 Fall Fling

I get to the show and park the car then go check out the swap. Someone asks if I saw the other 67 Barracuda convertible and I thought it was the white one I saw drive in, turns out it was a copper one and it parked by me...

October 16, 2022 - Sunday Drive

I took the car to a different Cars and Coffee and got some pictures on the way back...

October 15, 2022 - Wheel Covers

These are wheel covers that I'm quite familiar with. I grabbed the best ones from storage and the ones off the car then picked the best of those. I took them apart and cleaned all the pieces. The Argent paint was worn on most all them or just gone...

October 9, 2022 - First Picture Set

As always off to the beach, well not exactly but close. My typical first set of pictures showing where I'm starting. This car is much nicer than at the start than most others I have had...

September 14, 2022 - First Road Trip

Not even a month after getting the car I'm taking it on its first road trip. This may not be its first trip to Oregon but the first for me with this car...

September 10, 2022 - Distributor Swap

The first thing people say when I tell them it is a slant 6 is there is so much room to work, till I show them where everything is...

September 8, 2022 - Electrical Upgrades

In trying to tune the car up a little better it was discovered that the alternator was arcing in a way it shouldn't, I got a new one and it has the ability to upgrade it to an isolated field with an electronic voltage regulator...

September 3, 2022 - First Cars and Coffee

A local group recently started a Cars and Coffee near me, this was the first time I had the opportunity to get up there...

August 21, 2022 - Carburetor

The car was upgradded to a 2 barrel carburetor, this particular one has multiple unused vacuum ports...

August 20, 2022 - Recent Acquisition

After a couple weeks I couldn't convince myself not to get it. Initially I planned on getting it at the end of September on the way home from another trip...

April 4, 2021 - Temptation

The body and paint on his fastback was done but the car was four hours away in my garage. The plan was initially to get the car to where it could be driven home. In one of his first trip he mentioned that he might be selling the convertible down the road...

A Little Backstory

The car was first sold new at S.L Savidge in Seattle Washington on June 14, 1967, that is about four weeks after its scheduled build date of May 19. The first part of its life is unknown through 1977...