1965 Plymouth Barracuda in Ivory White Paint & 273 Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in Elmhurst IL at Larry Roesch Chrysler / Jeep / Dodge / Ram at the The 35th Annual Show & Swap Meet on 4-22-18.
We're looking at a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda in Ivory White Paint. The car has the 273 CI V8 Commando engine.
The car's Owner is Jay Weber. Jay’s had this car since 1975. He shares him and his wife decided to take the car and put it away for a while and in 2005 he restored the car and took it back out again.
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So many things about your car bring back memories. The rear seat tethers, the black interior like my brother's car, the white paint like my moms, the valve covers like my brother put on his 273 and then the 340. The engine compartment look and the classic Mopar starter sound that Mopar guys love and all others hated. Thanks for the memories Lou, and what a great car. I know you are proud of it.
Hi David, Happy to read this car brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welocme. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Lou, this car looks so right. Always loved the design of this car especially with the targa look. That 273 is sort of forgotten but could definitely run with the 283's and 289's.
Hi Audie Conrad, Happy to read you enjoy the design of this car :-) Lou
I've had all three 64-65-66 and I loved them. And this is one SWEET FISH 👍
Win / Win / Win :-)
Cecil Shivers just bought a 66 barracuda hard top, 3 grand it was a fucking steal, immaculately condition inside and out, hope u reply to this be cool to find someone to talk to this car about, by the way 19yr old
1965 Barracuda
I personally consider it one of the nicest and rarest classic car ever manufactured .
IT'S JUST THE MOST WONDERFUL CAR THAT I TEST DRIVE WHEN I WAS LIVING IN STATES GOING TO COLLEGE.
I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
Thanks LOU for sharing this beautiful Classic.
Appreciate your hard work and efforts showing all great variety of awesome classics.
LOU I tell you what
I would like to see an
MG car , that is only if you will get the chance .
Thanks LOU and please have a great successful business Friday snd a lovely
weekend .
Kind Regards
HISHAM ELFIKI
Hi Hisham Elfiki, Glad you enjoy the "rarest classic car" :-) Makes me happy you think this one is wonderful. Thank you for the business well wishes, and wishing you the same. I'll see what I can do on the MG, how's this one? Enjoy! Lou 1) czcams.com/video/utc0cjOmu0k/video.html or 2) czcams.com/video/YsgfCfTjtpY/video.html
hisham elfiki It’s honestly really not a rare car at all.
@@2H2521 As he said, we never see them at car shows anymore.....so why is that not rare?
The 1965 Plymouth Barracuda is the original fast back car. The design was copied by GM on the Corvette and by Ford on the Mustang. Congratulations to the owner and restorers of this Barracuda.. Thanks, Lou for this video on an original Plymouth classic car.
Hi Juan, Happy to read your comment on this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Great guy and great car.
Win / Win
My father had a '65 Valiant, white, 273 v8 3 on the tree. I learned to drive a stick with that car.👍
Good times Winfield Wilson :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Sweet "glassback" 'Cuda! I hope you did a feature on that white '61 300G in the background.
Hi Keith Coppage, It's an "F". Enjoy! Lou czcams.com/video/GwHxNuBuhqE/video.html
This is in my opinion a rare car when people think of Barracuda they think of 1970 or 66 to 1970 because of well they think of muscle.
I believe you're right charger master.
This is muscle car too.
My Dad had a Hurst equiped 273 V8 Cuda in Baby Blue. I loved that car. Thanks for the great memories Lou.
Hi Eagle Whitefeather01, Glad this one brings back wonderful memories :-) Lou
Here fishy fishy, thanks for taking such great care of your barracuda! Yet another shining example of proper t.l.c. and love to help keep these gems alive and well many decades after their birth. Great fun car,and thank you for your service too. Jay is a great personality too,i bet he's got plenty of funny and entertaining stories about the fish and his time upon this planet that would keep you riveted for ages!!! Thank you again everyone!!! ▪☆☆☆▪
Glad to read you enjoy this fish tale :-)
my name is 905 thanks for the kind words. Jay
@@jayweber3726 you're very welcome, mr. shares the same last name of the high performance fuel delivery system person! Lol! ▪☆☆☆▪
It's good to show these cars. In fact, it's awesome to see some imperfections.
Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.
If I had a 1964 with a 273 in it.
Lou this is just a great video, you do such excellent work you are the master of details you really search out great information.
Hi Bill, Thank you for the kind words on the videos', and glad to read you're enjoying the details with me, Lou
Spot on Lou" iconic shape "what a car love that back window and front door vent windows or whatever you call them in the states as good as A/C.
Hi Jason Meehan, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Lou
I really like the A-bodies. And that one is super clean. Nice job.
Nice :-)
This car was actually introduced just before the Mustang in 1964. To me it is underappreciated. If you have one don't let the rear window get broken I don't think they are manufactured any more.
Thank you murray1575 for viewing and sharing your knowledge.
I love how the rear is designed with that gorgeous backlight.
Glad you enjoy the back end design of this one :-)
Really nice car Lou! He loves his baby! Love that back end and window! I remember these cars as a kid I was seven years old when these were produced. Nice wheels and color combinations. Thanks Lou!
Hi Steve Flad, Glad you enjoy this one :-) I like this one too. You're welcome, Lou
barracuda with the cragars... amazing
:-)
I believe that was the biggest piece of car glass made at the time.
Hi ZEZERBING, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
You can tint the back window well enough to ward off the sunlight. That area will keep a pizza warm for hours.
"That area will keep a pizza warm for hours." NICE!
I remember the 65 Barracuda very well because this model along with the 1965 Ford Mustang were the first cars to have the true "fastback" body style of the 60's decade there after the 66-67 Dodge charger had followed. As a kid automobile enthusiast i remember building an AMT model of this car it was very distinct to us back then because of the new slope roof body style.
Hi alan wasserman, Glad this one brings back that memory of building that model Barracuda :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, adding to the story, Lou
thanks though very cool and smooth Lou for your service
You're welcome George :-)
Loooove those early Barracudas....what a beauty!
Another winner here Lou! 👍👌👏
We have a winner :-)
Nice Car. Sweet. 273. 4 Speed
Glad to read you enjoy this car :-)
I like the little puff of white smoke after the floor stomp. As if to say, please don't, my ring gaps are too big.
:-0
I have to make a correction , the Studebaker Avanti and ford Galaxie were probably the first popular American cars to feature a semi sloped roof body style , but the 65 Barracuda and Mustang had really been the first models that had defined the "fastback".
Thank you for the update alan wasserman.
Don't forget the '63 Stingray was probably the first "Muscle Era" Fastback and in '64 had a large back window too. ('63s were split in half as we all know).
I had a 65 Formula S back in the day It was maroon with a 4 speed.Had to upgrade to an 8 3/4 rear end too. Had the factory tach on the left side of the dash face which I thought was an odd place to put it.The 273 was a screamer and gave 396 Chevelles hell on Sat night grudge racing.
Ahhh, good times richard Turk :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I inherited my late bro-in-laws 65 Cuda 5 years ago He lived and drove it LA CA'. It had zero rust but needed a lot of work. I had to put a 318 in it as I couldn't find another 273. I put discs on the front and have replaced and upgraded almost every replaceable part. I found Mercedes paid with the original color code--a very dark blue. I drive daily around Portland OR. I have also never seen another one and I also get rave approval..When I park at a store I get mobbed by people. Many of them take pictures. The 318 has more torque than the 273,which got its power at much higher rpm's, People seem to like the sound of the Flowmaster duals.
Hi Steve, Happy to read you have a cool car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Pretty pretty fishy... n a bitey rev!! Sharp lookin... gorgeous styling to this one. Awesome chrome work around that ginormous back window. I totally love it! Kind I'd call a keeper! Excellent vid! Thank you
Hi WickedFireFly13 "fishy...n a bitey rev!" A Masterpiece comment. PLEASE WRITE A BOOK for all of us to enjoy! Thank you, and you're welcome, Lou
My uncle had a light blue one when I was a kid. Great car.
Hi Mike, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Uncles car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Thanks for doing Odd AND lesser known MOPAR Models: Interestingly there is a bunch of different and fascinating Engineering , Unusual Technology, and great “stuff” in MOPAR.....
You're welcome, and glad you're enjoying the Channel :-)
What a beauty
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
Nice Fish!
:-)
It's hard to get those early Barracuda's 'right'. This one is stunning! Nice job.
Michael R
I agree - stunning car
Hi Michael R, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
I actually have one right now that came out of California as well I’m restoring it as we speak a 1965 Barracuda I’m in Massachusetts
Hi Stephen, Happy to read you have a cool car like this too :-) Hope you're restoration comes out the way you'd like it, Lou
Love at 1st sight!
Nice !
Lol! I live just around the corner from Todd’s fine cars.
Glenn Southard is Todd still in business? Tell him I still have the car, I bought it in Jan of 1975
Jay Weber no but the sign is still up
Thank you for viewing and sharing.
It's fantastic, Lou! The later year 'Cudas get alot of love, but I reallly like the looks on these earlier models. The up/down exhaust manifolds are really neat, too.
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Glad you enjoyed / noticed that detail too on the exhaust manifold, Lou
👍 Hi Lou & Jay / Cool family history for this ride / Congrats on this ride 🚂
Hi Gary, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Lou
Lou: This is a sweet car. It seemed that it was one of Mopar's answers to the Ford Mustang. There never were very many of these.
Hi Jed Clampett, Glad you enjoy this "sweet" one , and you're right, you don't see many of these :-) Lou
Actually this beat the mustang to market by 3-mos. So the mustang was the answer to this. But for sure in 1965 these two cars represent the beginning of the muscle car era.
Awesome car, welcome home brother.
Glad you enjoy this one :-)
Nice car good job Jay. My neighbor had one when I was a kid 65 though. Lou great job too always enjoy your stories
Hi Bruce Naim, Sounds like a memorable car from the neighborhood :-) Appreciate the kind words on the stories :-) Lou
Nice Cuda. I had a '64 Valiant convertible, with the 273 4bbl and 4 speed.
Hi Rob Smith, Glad you enjoy this Cuda :-) Thank you for sharing details on your 64 Valiant too, Lou
I had a '65 Dart Gt back in '69 that was white like this car outfitted the same way - 273 hp, 4 SPD, Sure Grip with a blue interior. Loved that Dart. For some reason it was unusually fast for a stock 273 hp. Really a nice little car. Loved it. Sold it and bought a '67 Dart GT equiped the save way but red with black interior. That car was nice but not as fast as the white one.
Hi Steve, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Hey Lou. Awesome looking Barracuda! :)
Hey Jason, Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-) Lou
That was my first high school car only it was an automatic. We fit 3 quarter barrels under that glass in the back.
Hi Mark AB, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st High School car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
thanks for the memories bud
My pleasure. You're welcome Jkssr, Lou
Your car has the rear window trim painted correctly, blue and red, the gold car Lou looked at had white and red. Blue and red is correct. My mother bought one new in April 64, 273 pushbutton 904 and dealer installed hang on air, and my older brother bought one in 74. He put a 340 in his.
Thank you for sharing the details you notice.
you can get clear UV tint for windows now it will stop the premature death of the interior that chassis but not that model were made in Australia , unfortunately, it was called the AP5 came with a 225 slant six and 318 V8 we got a wagon sedan and utility and they badged em Valiants we pretty much got Plymouth's from 62 to 71 my uncle was a Mopar guy I got to ride and spend time with just about every model made in Australia and my grandfather had 3 Dodge phoenixes that were a transplanted Canadian car's great memories that nose brings them back thanks again, Lou.
Great tip mad dog morgan on the tint. Glad this one brings great memories :-) You're welcome, Lou
your welcome anyone who loves a car as much as he loves that deserves even a little help from afar
Appreciate that :-)
I have never seen this model before ,, it is a beauty ,, thanks to you,, keep it up
Hi Majdi Zidan, Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-) Me too. You're welcome, and I appreciate the encouragement, Lou
Great car and video, Lou!😁🛠️⚒️👍
Thank you Billy :-)
Such a badass looking car needs a mopar 440 in the front.
*Wink* *wink*
I like the way you think :-)
Big blocks were available in 67-69 "A" body Cudas. But the 340 was actually a better "overall" combo for that vehicle. The weight of the big block in that small body made the cars handling pretty rough.
The '65 was the last of the most generous Barracudas, before they started to cheap them and the Valiants out for the rest of the production years
Hi Al_Dente, Thanks for sharing, Lou
Gorgeous car, it is so clean!
Hi JR G, Glad you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
so cool, my very first car was a 1965 Barracuda, Slant 6 automatic, silver with red rally stripe and red interior. had it couple years then gave it to my brother for his first car.. would love to find another one
Hi Dusty Gerlach, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of your 65 Barracuda :-) Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Interesting about how rare they are in other parts of the country because I've seen several around town in SF CA! In various states of condition!
Hi Jon, Happy to read you appreciate how rare this car is :-) Lou
@@loucostabile I've seen them in lemon yellow, reddish brown, silver, white and tan! I've even seen a couple of them with the "racing car" stripes! Sadly one that's always been light mint green with the stripes has had them painted out in white primer! I'm not sure what they'll do next!
Great car, great design, great upload!
Great, great, great = winner
The huge rear widow inspired the first Hemi Under Glass wheelstander in the 1960s..
Great story, great car!
Win / win :-)
There used to be one a couple of miles from where we lived in North east UK was a right dog but we were fascinated by it , my brother owned a 70 slant 6 Barracuda .
Glad this one brings back memories for you :-)
Hi Lou! How are you? Wow! Great Barracuda! The dawn of the era of Muscular Cars! I like this design! Thank you Lou for the video!
Hi Good Russian, I'm good. How are you? Glad you enjoy this design and received a "Wow!' You're welcome, Lou
Hi Lou! I'm fine! Thank you!
Beautiful car !
Hi Felipe, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
You don't see enough of the pre- '70 'Cudas. Nothing against the '70- '71's, but you just see so many more of them because of the bigger engines. These sort of play "second banana" for that reason, I guess. But I still wouldn't mind having a nice pre- '70.
Hi Red 13, You're right, you don't see many of these, so I was happy we could share this one with you :-) Lou
All 273's had solid lifters
Hi Wooly Highlander, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
I love the end, the comment about winter driving. 🥓
Slipping and a sliding :-)
I have a 65 Formula S four speed with the sure grip and drove it for many winters, I always thought it was great in the snow!
You're a better driver then I am.
Chrysler’s answer to the Mustang. A glorified Valiant but they were very cool. That 273 engine is no slouch and these could whip a lot of 289 Mustangs. This is a great example!
Hi Craig, Thank you for viewing & sharing your 1st hand knowledge, Lou
Actually, the Barracuda was Plymouth response to the Rambler Tarpon shown January 1964 but never put into production.
beautiful barracuda 👍
Hi Vernon, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Lou
@@loucostabile always was very fond of these cars, The 273Hypo with it's unique exhaust system & sound👍
NICE!
:-)
Nice :)
Glad you enjoy this one :-)
i wishd id had some day white valiant 1964-1967
Hope you're behind the wheel of the right car for you soon :-)
dream of a car
Nice :-)
I had one,my friends called me fishhook,but they couldn't catch me,mine was blue with black interior,very fast,fenderwell headers really wake them commandos up,so I bought another one ayear ago,nice ride,never let go
Hi strattuner, Happy to read you have fun with yours :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Very nice car !!!
Glad you enjoy this one :-)
Thanks !!!!
I've had one in my life since the car was new in April 1964. I was still 3 years old when my mother went shopping for it and bought it. White with a red interior. My brother still has it. Why would you put a vinyl top on it? On a Mopar, that are so easy to start rusting, why put a wet sponge on it to hold moisture? Its your hotrod. I love your car!
Happy to read "I love your car!" :-)
As, coincidentally i said to a friend the other day, i thought that these things were the ugliest things on wheels when they were new but i now see the beauty in them.
Hi dsteele27, Cars have an amazing way of getting better looking with age :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Thumbs up 👍🚘
NICE :-)
I had the 225.6 in my 65 barracuda but I also had a four-barrel carburetor installed with the manifold cost me $100 plus I also had the five lug Wheels instead of the four and I too had Craigers put on mine 15 inch on the back 14 on the front
Hi Fred, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Wow!...nice
Hi Thomas, Happy to read "Wow!...nice" :-) Lou
@@loucostabile super fine car. hold on to it won't see another.nice to speak with someone who appreciates fine things...enjoy
Wasn't there a song called "Barracuda?" Why didn't we hear it when they advertised this car.
JC, The song came out in 1977.
The band "Heart" sang that song :-)
Never seen a cleaner engin bay in my life
Glad you enjoy Jay's attention to detail on the engine bay. You're right, it looks great.
Imagine that bay with a slant six! I had a light blue '65 that had a mint body. I thought the engine block was too dirty. I was NOT a mechanic, but I had a torque wrench! Took it apart from the top down. Laid everything out in the driveway, carefully. Most of the parts I did not know their name! Painted the covers, the head, and then the block. My Dad pulled up as I was finishing reassembling. He saw the parts, I thought he would have a heart attack! By the way, I did not know you were suppose to change the gaskets. I finished up and waited until the next morning. Started up and ran great. Dumb luck! Took a round trip cross country for 6,000 miles. Could not hurt a slant six! I loved the glass and the back. It was not hot. I just kept all the windows down! Nobody had AC back then . . .
Love the barracuda very rare and very sharp good job. Question if you are ever in Tennessee Mountain city Tennessee to be exact look me up please I have two vehicles that I would love you to see one is my fathers Buick that he left me before he passed. 1975 Buick LeSabre custom two-door hardtop fire engine red white interior 350 Buick built up by me and the other is a 1977 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme my first car 77 Corvette yellow with black racing stripes 350 rocket somewhat built. Living in Tennessee is hard to keep a car in showroom condition but these are mine their drivers clean and fun maybe you can do a review on mine some day take care.
Hi Ron Sussex, Glad you enjoy this "sharp" one :-) Sounds like you have a few cool cars. I'm not scheduled to be in TN in 2018, however if that changes, you're cars sound fun to video. Lou
Ignition starter duh. Nice nice car.
HI Tom Upchurch, Glad you enjoy this "nice" car :-) Lou
My parents had that car
Hi Mary, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Parent car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Anorak fact.
The UK manufactured Sunbeam Alpine (1970 - 1975) aped the Barracuda’s fastback shape. These too are now incredibly rare.
Interesting Andrew Graham. Thank you for sharing, Lou
Don't break that back window damn it
That would be bad :-(
Where did you find the trim that goes around the outside of the rear window in the rubber weatherstripping? Pure unobtainium! Seriously, where?
Hi David, I'm not sure where. Hoping a Viewer can share knowledge, Lou
My friends had a gold 65 with the 273 and 4-speed. One day it would not start with the starter so they figured they would push start it having their 12 year old brother at the wheel. Well it started all right and proceeded to go thru the back of the garage. I could not figure out why the Barracuda was parked on the neighbors lawn. The back of the garage jut opened up and closed behind the cuda and there was almost no damage to the car except for a few small scratches across the top.
GREAT STORY ! Thank you Gilbert Nowak for sharing and adding to this one :-) Lou
What was so wild about what happened was how the whole wall of a two stall garage just opened up and closed behind itself without doing very little actual damage to the car or the garage. The look on everyones faces was PRICELESS right after it happened.
the top is a Calf after market that a lot of Calf. dealer ships did not factory
rich savala that would make sense, car was built in LA.
Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge.
Available from Factory on 66 models and possibly late production 65s.
What time frame
1965
4:41 Speak of the devil,😈 what's that parked in the background?😄
Let's get ready to rumble :-)
P.S. Here's my Demon review for you. Enjoy! Lou czcams.com/video/kUeHqSl_J2o/video.html
Barracudas and cuda sand chevelle are the best looking cars ever designed anywhere
Hi paul1x1, High praise :-) Hope you see many more cars on the CZcams Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Lou l have a 1966 ford galaxie 7 litre stick shift red on red I'm in downey ca .
Good one Henry :-)
I would have definitely passed on the Barracuda in favor of the Mustang fastback with a bigger motor and more modern styling as most people did at the time. However today, as mustangs are ad nauseum and commonplace, the Barracuda is actually cooler due to it's nostalgic lines and rare numbers still in existence. Today I wouldn't trade my Barracuda for a fastback even if my wallet was pleading for me to do so.
Hi Moral Platitudes, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Front fenders are different back quarters are different a significant change cuz I got a 66 barracuda I know
Hi Gaetano DeTorrice, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
You're welcome thank you also the back bumper how it wraps around is also different I have a 66 formula S4 speed 8 and 3/4 rear 273 four barrel it's all stock keep up the good work
These are cool because of the rarity and uniqueness factor, but I always felt AMC outdid these with the Javelin.
Hi Lynx Star Automotive, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts on this one and the Javelin, Lou
Fine but why you didn´t open the rear trunk
This one had car stuff like polish & towels & tools and stuff.
@@loucostabile well thanks but should show all
the valves are still too loose,i had one with 65k miles on it in 1969,the looseness is killing the idle lope,i like your A body badboy,enjoy,never let go
Hi strattuner, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
I've had and restored two of these...and a '66.
This was Mopar's answer to the Mustang, however an interesting fact is that the Barracuda came out just a couple weeks before the Mustang Fastback did!
The first Mustangs were Coups----> blog.tirebuyer.com/americas-first-pony-car-actually-plymouth-barracuda/
Hi Curt Brennan, Happy to read this one brings back memories of yours :-) Lou
some had larger engines, but with the big engines, you had to pull the motor to change the back plugs These were designed, or should I say the slant 6 was designed for this car, so it would fit under the hood.
Thank you toot tall for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
The 273 was the largest motor available for this model.
These Barracudas were basically a Valiant. Frankly, I find the slant six to be the better engine for longevity. The last one I had blew a rod after 500k plus. yet with no water and no oil in the block, the thing ran well enough to get me home, about 5 miles. Even after sitting in the yard for months, a fresh battery would start it right up... it still ran well enough to move it around the yard anyway, tho you wouldn't want to go anywhere, certainly. I still want another, but they're hell to find now, and hell to pay for. Maybe there's one still around in a four door somewhere that the owner doesn't realize how good they really are. I had another one, would start and run cold, but once it got hot, wouldn't run or ran like crap. Being quite young then, I didn't understand it. After I sold it, the guy that bought it put a new distributor cap on it and it ran like a champ. Duh, I felt like such a dummy, and I guess I was back then.
toot tall, Long live the noble Slant Six!
Join a Valiant club, or go to slantsix.org.
You'll find plenty.
Damn...no dual exhaust.
Not on this one.