70 Barracuda Convertible Adventure

Well I heard a story from a customer about someone north of DeKalb having a 70 Barracuda Convertible.

So I followed the "directions" north and discovered approximately where the house was. I drove up a driveway half a mile long, all covered in ice. I get to the house and there are a few older cars and trucks in the yard. I go and knock on the door.

A nice guy comes to the door and asked who I was. I introduced myself, fellow mopar guy, heard you he was a mopar guy and went looking for the legend of a Barracuda Convertible.

So we started chatting and I told him some of my adventures, showed him my websites. And he showed me around his collection.

We walked outside to his little row of cars in front. A 58 Chevy Bel Air that needed work. Then there was a dodge truck. He said he was going to junk it, so I could have it.... FOR FREE. So I have to head back there when it gets warmed to get the old girl running.

Then we headed to the barn where he had his son's Sport Satellite sitting, an original 318 car, he has the original 318 and a built up 383.

Next we walked over to where he had is two dogs, and a Buick GS. Very nice dogs, not so nice Buick.

We went inside to chat and warm up, the Sun was going down. Then he offered to show me the other two cars.

The first was a sweet 70 Charger R/T SE u-code car. All painted, waiting for income to finish it. The next was the Barracuda. An original 318 car, but has Cuda parts in it now. It has been sitting for two years, awaiting a few key parts.

We talked about parts we both needed and I told him to email me later and we can figure out if either of us have parts the other needs.

Then I left and returned home, another sucessfull adventure.























Enjoy
Ryan

Superbee in the barn

Well I was working today, and a gentleman comes in asking for a battery for a 70 Superbee. I jump over to help him and we get to talking. Apparently his brother was injured a few years ago and the car has sat since. So I asked if I could see it, he said by all means.

So I go to the barn and I have to unbury the door from snow, and open it up. All I see are a few old car covers and an old truck. Well under one cover is a 64 1/2 mustang (couldn't get to it) another is an old Chevy. Then came the Bee. What a Bee. Not an original Hemi car, 383 car. But now has all the nice stuff.

I couldn't get around the car much. But it was very nice. Well maintained. Sitting near the Bee was a whole bunch of old HO scale train tracks. The guy said I could have them, and the trains the next time I come by, if I wanted to help get the Bee going.

Some of the train stuff


I also have a line on a 70 Barracuda Vert and a 71 Cuda. Hope they pan out in the next few days.
Ryan

A Superbird in the Barn....

Well after being away from Mopar heaven, I returned to meet up with TJ and see the rest of the collection. The moment I got there, he was crushing cars, and I began to freak out. Then I realized it was all newer cars, and he was keeping the nice stuff off of them. So no worries there. I helped him load up a few cars and then we went inside to chat for a bit.



We chatted for a while, the usual car stuff, and then he asked if I'd like to see the rest of the collection. I of course didn't say anything, but nodded with my head in acknowledgement, too excited to speak.



We hopped in the RamCharger and went to his house down the road, the first house I saw with the 69 and 70 Road Runner. He said to go ahead and look around, he was going to use the bathroom. So he went in and I began my journey around the property.



First thing you see if the 69 Road Runner. It was a 383 car with air grabber hood. Orange with black stripes. It was a really nice car and one of his drivable cars.



Nearby was the 70 Road Runner, it was also a 383, but this was special. It was a 383 4-speed car, with air grabber hood. It had burnt orange paint and was in rough shape. I took alot of pictures of this car, cause it was so interesting. It needed alot of work, sadly it was beyond my ability to fix or even own at the time.



There was also a mint 73 Satellite and a completely destroyed mid-70's charger sitting there. But rusting in the field was an interesting find. It was originally a 71 Hemi Road Runner used in NASCAR. Was driven by someone there, and later cut and rebodied as a Volare for dirt track racing. The car is nothing but a rotted shell now, but who knows back then!



TJ came back out and he told me the story on some of the cars. He then invited me to the big barn on the center of his property. He said you ready to see the Superbird. Now I'm a skeptic, sure there is a Superbird in the barn, he must mean Superbee or something, cause who in today's world has a Superbird sitting in the barn.



Well he opened the door and my jaw hit the floor. Sitting across from me was a real 1970 Plymouth Superbird. It was blue and primer, covered in dust. Parts piled up around it. I was in shock. And there was TJ just grinning from ear to ear. I mumbled out something like, "wow". I went to the Bird and went around the whole thing. It was fairly solid, needed work, but not bad. It was a 440-6 Bird with auto on the column. Someone had stolen the 6-bbl from the car early in its life, but the 440 was suppose to be original.



While the Bird was amazing, there were other cars there too. Behind the Bird was a 78 Magnum with a 440, built for drag racing. At the time I wasn't much interested in this. There were also two 69 Chargers sitting there. They both needed work, but were good projects. One even looked like my 69.



I took a whole bunch of pictures and we chatted about the cars, how he got them, what he wanted to do with them in the future, etc. It was nice that he atleast had them out of the elements, but on a dirt floor barn.



Behind the barn I found another interesting car, a 1971 Plymouth Road Runner, 383 3-speed manual on the floor. I've never seen on before, but apparently the three speed was the stock option, and the 4-speed the optional one. It was gun metal gray and looked nearly all there, except for rust and a few other odds and ends.



Well after seeing the best of the collection, we headed to his mom's place down the road. Not expecting much out of this thinking he had it all at the shop, or at his place. Oh was I wrong. We pull up and sitting there is a rough 73/74 Charger. He showed me to a barn where sitting there was a 70 Coronet, slant six, 3-speed on the column, with 10 miles on the odometer. It was so well preserved I couldn't get near it to get a picture of it. Such an odd car to take such good care of for so many years.



But we continue around the property still chatting and then we come across something unexpected. Literally a row of old mopars, mostly Road Runners in a field. 68/69/70 Road Runners, 77 Charger Daytona. Just sitting in an open field. I was awe struck for a second time. I couldn't believe it. Some were 4-speed cars, another few had air grabbers. All were projects, but decent projects none the less. I spent a good hour there chatting and photographing.



This was the end of the collection and by this time it was beginning to get dark, so TJ and I returned to his shop and said our goodbyes. I would stop in every so often when I was passing by.



I haven't seen or talked to TJ in a while now, I wonder if those cars are still sitting there?
































If you would like to see all of the pictures, please follow the link to go there.

Cars In Barn Pictures: TJ Adventure

Thanks
Ryan