1973 Plymouth Barracuda

340

Manual

Clear

This ’73 is a real BS23 ’Cuda with a factory 340 and a four speed. It's one of about 2,000 made, depending on which source you trust for production numbers. It's factory Rallye Red with a white interior and no console. It was not a factory Rallye dash car, but the previous owner added a Rallye cluster (the small trim piece under the gauges is still for the non-Rallye style). It has power steering and power disc brakes but was NOT an a/c car. It still has the factory rear sway bar. Rearend is an 8-3/4 with 3.23 gears and an open diff. I recently got this car from an owner who had been working on it since the late ’80s. It has been off the road since 1993. The previous owner did all the restoration work, giving it an all-new interior and paint. The car had no rust, but the right-front fender was replaced. The paint is really spectacular, super straight, and very free of orange peel. There are a few trim items that were not replaced: the rocker mouldings, the rear-window moulding, the trim that goes around the taillight area, the antenna, and the filler panel that goes between the body and the front bumper (that can be solved with ’70-style bumper brackets to move the bumper closer to the grille). I have a few of those trim items, but not all of them. The only body damage on the car is one very, very small ding in the passenger side quarter and a folded-over area in the pinch-weld seam under the passenger rocker. The interior is new except for the original package tray, sail panels, and headliner (all in good shape). The dash appears flawless in the these photos, but it has a Coverlay. It looks good, but it is not a mint stock-type dash pad. The radio does not appear to be original for the Cuda, but it's an old Mopar item and fits the dash without cutting. The underside of the car is rust free, but is not as spotless as the topside of the car might suggest. The undercarriage is more daily driver quality, with typical road grime. The 340 engine was reportedly rebuilt and is bone stock with the exception of an Edelbrock carburetor. The engine numbers match the VIN, the transmissions numbers do not. The four-speed and shifter works very well. The pistol-grip handles are the old reproduction wooden kind that came before today's more accurate reproductions, and they are a little loose. Everything works on the car except for the radio--all the lights and gauges are functional. I have not registered and insured the car, so I have only driven it around the block a few times. It seems to run, drive, and stop well and the trans and clutch seem fine, but needs a tune (it runs very rich). Overall, this is a super high quality ’Cuda that you don't have to be afraid to drive. It's just that the paint is way too nice for me! NOTE: May swap for a '28-40 Ford coupe or sedan.