1968 Plymouth Barracuda

Fastback

273 V-8

Automatic

BH29F8B139387

Clear

Up for auction is this fully restored 1968 Plymouth Barracuda fastback. This car is the result of a several year meticulous nut and bolt restoration. This restoration was done by a Chrysler enthusiast in the mainland U.S. with help at times from his wife in his private residential garage. Full restorations mean different things to many people. "Full restoration" to this restorer meant not missing any minute detail no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Two things upfront to note with regards to originality and this restoration: This 1968 Barracuda came from the factory with a 318 but has been restored using a rebuilt 273. This is what the previous owner/restorer chose to do. He said the 273 was used in another 1968 car and was in much better rebuildable condition than the 318, so he chose to rebuild and use it instead. Also the paint color is not a 1968 Chrysler color (the original color was white), but a Honda metallic called Sparkle Gray, color code NH684P. The seller said he saw this color at the Las Vegas SEMA show while he was restoring the car and loved it. I thought so, too. Now with that out of the way, the details on the car and work done as part of the restoration. This car was originally delivered from the factory to Texas so was a very solid car to begin with. The only metal replacement work done was to a portion of the right quarter panel and passenger side floor. Complete body chemically stripped to bare metal. All glass removed. The body is laser straight and was painted with PPG base coat/clear coat system. All new rubber seals. All stainless trim and moldings polished. All chrome trim and emblems, mirrors and both bumpers are either new or rechromed or N.O.S. Engine and transmission rebuilt. Complete rebuilt brake system. I believe the brakes were converted to power brakes during the restoration (nice safety feature!). Front suspension and steering completely disassembled and rebuilt, including the steering box. Rear suspension rebuilt. Complete new exhaust. Gas tank reconditioned. Radiator reconditioned. AC and heating system completely rebuilt. AC and heater both work excellent. Everything on the interior was either replaced or reconditioned. Gauges were reconditioned including rechroming of the plastic housings and all other dash trim. Console trim rechromed. The wood grain steering wheel is a beautiful original with no cracks. The dash pad is original and absolutely perfect. All interior door handles and window cranks are new. All door and window seals replaced. All metal interior panels repainted in the correct finish black paint. A complete new Legendary interior including front buckets and rear seat covers installed over new foam seat buns, headliner, deluxe door panels, door sill panels and carpet. The car no longer retains the original AM radio, it was replaced with a JVC AM/FM/CD unit connected to a Kicker K5 series 3-way speaker system. The dash-mounted receiver and speakers were professionally installed and look as though they came that way from the factory. Incidentally, the system sounds great. Trunk completely refinished and detailed. Has new correct mat, a full size spare and correct jack with handle. I do not think any component of this car was left untouched. This car comes with lots of documentation which includes: original build sheet, original window sticker, original sales invoice, a copy of the original Texas title and a stack of receipts from the restoration. The mileage on the car is, I believe, 118500 miles. The mileage on the restoration is roughly 1500 miles. This car came off the assembly line loaded with options which include the following as shown on the window sticker: D6X: Deluxe bucket seats 41: 318 cu. in. engine 251: Basic group which includes solid state radio, power steering, remote control mirror, variable speed wipers with washer 359: Sport group with sport steering wheel, custom rocker molding, Rallye gauge cluster with vacuum gauge, wood grain dash panel 355: Light group which includes trunk, glove box, ash tray, ignition with time delay, hood turn signal, map, and courtesy lights 305: Decor group which includes wood grain door and quarter panel trim, door map pouches, pedal trim kit, rear arm rest and ash receiver, carpeted wheel housing 395: Torqueflite transmission 411: Air conditioning with heater 414: Electric clock 486: Console 521: Tinted glass all windows 538: Locking gas tank 550: Deluxe lap belts, front and rear 579: Undercoating with underhood pad 585: Wire wheel covers  27: D70X14 White streak tires I have owned this car for about 5 months and have driven it about 500 miles total. Much of my description is from what I remember the previous owner/restorer telling me. I purchased this car initially with the intent to enjoy it as it was. However, not long after having and driving the car and getting caught up in the muscle car "game", I ultimately felt a desire to modify it with a bigger engine, rear end, wheels, etc. and I did not factor these things into my budget. I decided maybe the better decision was to let the car go to someone that appreciates it for what it is or has plans that they can execute on the car. Is the car perfect? No, IT IS NOT! Is it a beautiful highly-detailed, restored collector car that anyone would be proud to own? YES IT IS.  Now if you have read this far, you might have some serious interest in the car so here are my terms of the sale: Bidders with less than 10 feedback ratings or with any negative feedback ratings must contact me by phone before placing a bid or I will cancel the bid. Like most all collector cars for sale on E-bay, this is an AS-IS sale. This simply means you are buying the car with no guarantees expressed or implied by me. PLEASE: if you have questions, I encourage you to ask. If you have something specific you want to see, tell me what you would like. Either ask through eBay or call me at 808-286-3634. The winning bidder is required to make a NON-REFUNDABLE $1000.00 deposit to my PayPal account within 48 hours of ending of listing. The balance will be due within 3 days after deposit by bank wire transfer or certified bank check. Title and car will not be released until all funds have cleared my bank and convertible to me as cash from my bank with no encumbrances. I do have references, so please ask if you have any doubt. Furthermore, I have also been on eBay for over 17 years with 100% feedback. I used Matson to ship the car and they did a phenomenal job with transporting the car with no damage whatsoever. If you are wondering about shipping rates, check out their site. I believe it could be as little as $1100 to get the car to Long Beach CA, Oakland CA or Seattle WA on Matson. Of course, you could choose to use another shipping company/broker. I will help all I can with prepping/loading for shipment. Thanks for looking.