This Vintage Mopar Rear Window is NOT Worth $5000 - Debunking The Barracuda Rear Back Glass Myth!

In this video we debunk a popular Mopar myth - 1964-66 Plymouth Barracuda rear windows are NOT worth thousands of dollars! Had a couple 65 Barracuda's listed on Facebook Marketplace for a month or two and couldn't believe how many messages we got saying to SAVE THE REAR WINDOW! IT'S WORTH A FORTUNE! NO, NO IT ISN'T. OK calm down a little - was curious where this all started and we found out. Was on a totally fake reality TV car show called Desert Car Kings. The show only lasted a year and it is easy to see why. They find a 64 Barracuda and the entire episode all they talk about is how valuable the rear window is and the shop owner "will kill them if they break it." Of course the first thing they do is purposely break it. So please do us a favor, if you see a Barracuda listed online do NOT message the person saying the rear window is worth a fortune, it's NOT. OK - Tom rant off.

[@indianaslim4971]

My last TV broke in 2010, I never replaced it and I feel my IQ has risen since then.

[@rocketresto]

Yeah….

[@clevelandmaker386]

​@@rocketrestoyeah....tell them on marketplace on that!!!... And also would you tell them that a forward look car ain't a 100k car ....seesh

[@Heiguiking1777]

what you me you are probably on a pocket TV, Computer camera phone 😅

[@indianaslim4971]

@@Heiguiking1777 I watch u-tube on my smartphone.

[@HappyHarryHardon]

I turned in my cable box the summer of 99.

[@kennethdong8490]

I scrapped a '66 Barracuda eons ago and gave the rear window to an auto wrecker. 30 years later, I purchased a '64 Barracuda missing that window. Bought my old glass back for $40. Not bad storage fee for all that time.

[@rocketresto]

That’s really funny. Have a friend who just gives me parts when he wants to get rid of them and at least 50% of the time he asks back for them a year or two later.

[@omcara1]

NEWS FLASH!!! Realty shows are all staged. I work in television and have done a bunch of them. Real life is boring for the cameras so they spice it up with "rehearsed drama". What bothers me is how these restoration shows have driven up the price of classic cars. Moreover, they've ruined the hobby, turned it into a religion of greed, speculations and flippers.

[@rocketresto]

I know American pickers is totally staged but still watch it. They have pretty much single handily made the sign market sky rocket. Been collecting signs pretty hardcore last couple of years and prices are insane.

[@bbo40]

@@rocketresto yep , used to collect signs in the late80's /90's and still have them. My friends used to made fun of me for it. Stopped in the late 2000's due to the fact the prices were getting crazy!

[@MostlyBuicks]

Actually investors from the 1980s ruined the collector's car hobby way before then.

[@LTV_inc]

I’m so old that you could build a cool car out of a junkyard for a few thousand dollars. 😊

[@butcher390]

Never knew those rear windows were that tough . Thanks for clarifying , Tom .

[@rocketresto]

Anytime

[@JrsGaragePa]

Reality tv isn't real reality, most, if not all are total bs. That's why I'd rather watch your channel, Jamie's ddg, uncle Tony's garage, ect, it's actually real

[@rocketresto]

Appreciate it

[@nstooge]

Car TV shows and car auctions on TV have ruined classic car collection. Everyone thinks their older car is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. You just can’t find a nice classic car to buy and enjoy anymore at a reasonable price.

[@rocketresto]

Not sure if ruin is the right word but they have definitely changed things. Everybody thinks they can completely restore a car for $7k and then flip it, not realistic.

[@pcbullets8726]

And this is why I watch channels like yours and Jamie's. Real mechanics working on real cars and no " we're gonna lose the shop" fakery.

[@rocketresto]

Appreciate it

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Desert Car Kings is so indescribably annoying that it would make even a Quaker seriously consider going on a murder spree.

[@Sonny_V]

think it was the same show where the owner catches thieves trying to get away and lifts them up on a forklift...Yeah, Painful Stuff

[@rocketresto]

So bad

[@BigfootsnMopars]

100% dead on 👍🏻 All those reality ‘Discovery’ style shows STUUUNK!

[@rocketresto]

I like a few but yes most of those "Discovery" shows are just terrible.

[@beljames1563]

Early Barracudas always remind me of Hemi under glass. Those were the days, my friend as Mary Hopkins so eloquently expressed it.

[@rocketresto]

Totally, greenhouse hemi

[@JeffMiletich]

Thanks for this very helpful "public service" video. What I don't like about "reality" shows are that thanks to shows like Antiques Roadshow thrift stores & antique store's prices have been artificially inflated.

[@rocketresto]

American pickers did that to signs. Porcelain signs are just out of control.

[@barryhickman6911]

I saw that episode! TOTALLY STAGED!

[@rocketresto]

Some shows are better about hiding the script than others. Desert Car Kings was one of the worse offenders.

[@rodztorations5869]

I had a 65 20 years ago, that’s every comment I had about it anywhere I went. “I bet that back glass cost a fortune” I usually said I don’t know but I don’t want to find out.

[@rocketresto]

On a surface area vs price point it must be a record for lowest per square inch.

[@rodztorations5869]

@@rocketresto 😂

[@busteddrones2302]

Good rant! I was drawn to that episode because it was about an early Barracuda and was totaly shocked when they broke the window (not) the two most common comments I get when I,m out with my 66 are about the value of the back window and if it has the optional hemi. When I took my car apart to restore I was amazed at the weight of that window.

[@rocketresto]

It’s a heavy duty unit

[@Sebastian_Dinwiddie]

Ok ok ok, maybe you’re right. However, I’ve heard that the runner moulding around that glass - priceless! 🙃

[@rocketresto]

The molding below the glass does go for a lot - but only if it’s super nice.

[@davestark2015]

I F ing hate reality shows , I despise everything about them. That's why I don't watch any cable TV. Just my favorite KZbin channels, of which you are one. Cheers Tom, good rant !!!🎉😂

[@rocketresto]

Appreciate you watching!

[@DaveGreg100]

I won't watch network or cable car restoration shows any longer. Scripted drama. Arbitrary deadlines. Garbage. I'd rather be here: Cold War Motors, Rocket Restorations, Vice Grip Garage, Mortske, any one of these is better than that slick trash.

[@rocketresto]

As long as you keep watching my videos 😀

[@TireSlayer55]

Agreed, just add NoNonsenseKnowHow to the list...

[@michaeladamo1188]

I don’t see that Crome bar across the back seat that often

[@rustandmagic]

At least you can cook stuff in the rear seat when it's sunny ;)

[@rocketresto]

Giant greenhouse.

[@MostlyBuicks]

Never had a 64-66 Barracuda, But I had a 66 Valiant Signet sport coupe (no B pillar, alas a true hardtop). and I loved it. I also had a 64.5 Mustang with 260 V8, 4 speed, PS, PB and A/C. I wish I still had that little gem.

[@rocketresto]

Those early Mustangs are interesting.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Reality shows have producers and directors listed in the credits.

[@rocketresto]

Wait - is a show supposed to have more than one guy behind a camera?

[@user-bg1cp7og3p]

The old wives tale was back in the 60’s-70’s if the back glass got broken, the insurance company would total out the car, cause the rear window was impossible to find. I bought a couple for $50 each a dozen years ago. When I sold my barracuda I threw them in with.

[@rocketresto]

Don’t think that we ever true.

[@dantupper1784]

Thanks, Tom. I have heard that $5K rear window BS for over a decade- wondered about who started it. Having had early Barracudas for a very long time the gap between the misinformation about these cars VS the boring truth is large. Like the there being a special 'HP' drivers side exhaust manifold on the 273- nope, same poorly flowing casting # on a 2bbl or 4bbl. My "opinion" is that the big interest in the few '63 Chevy 'Fastback' Nova's, AMC Tarpon show car leading to the AMC Marlin in '65, and the soon to debut Ford Mustang, lit a fire under Chrysler to get something together quickly...for the Pony Car Youth Market.

[@rocketresto]

Yeah, it was just unfortunate the Barracuda was a little half baked.

[@gregrhein1632]

Tom, THANK you SO much for your RANT once again you are spot on. Things are worth what people will pay. Your reality checks are refreshing.

[@rocketresto]

Thanks for watching!

[@DMCL74]

love this channel

[@rocketresto]

Thanks!

[@carebear2272]

There so cool the bubble back glass of NotreDame! I would love to have one with the little 273!

[@SuperSatelliteGarage]

Couldn’t agree with you more Tom. Great video!

[@rocketresto]

Thanks!

[@richreicher2679]

Try to find a back window for a 57 DeSoto Fireflite. That's expensive.

[@rocketresto]

Ya won’t be throwing one of those away.

[@79tazman]

Yeah desert car kings is where I heard them say the rear glass was worth big bucks but then you go to any classic car bone yard and there are cars with the glass in them and others with them on a glass rack but I remember that show you can still watch it on Motor trend channel right now.

[@MarkCharapich-jf5ls]

Your absolutly right. I have a friend in Fla. That kicked one of those rear windows around for years. I think he finally gave it away. I sure wished You wssnt on the othet side of country from me. I would buy both of those cars today!!!

[@rocketresto]

Shipping is not as much you think but when it’s still twice as much as the car costs it’s painful.

[@Sonny_V]

I remember that. I knew they were going to break it, especially since they had it sitting on a TV Tray

[@rocketresto]

Scripted tv

[@chryslerelectronicleanburn1676]

I know you're a Mopar guy. But would you say this rear window in the 64 to 66 Barracuda is tied for the largest rear window with the 1971 through 1973 Buick Riviera boat tail. People were trying to say the rear windows on the Buick Riviera's from 71 to 73 were expensive too

[@rocketresto]

It was the biggest window made in a production car at the time, not sure if the rig window was bigger or not.

[@rong4189]

Haha, I knew the very episode when I saw your title! In fact, I’ve never SEEN a broken Barracuda rear window! Same show that ‘restored’ a ‘68 Charger and painted it John Deere green. 🤮

[@rocketresto]

Yuck

[@garytilley6510]

I remember watching that episode, and i guess i only watched because it was about a MOPAR, but I really despised that show!

[@rocketresto]

Ya I caught it years ago because Cuda! but then actually watched it and yuck.

[@spurgear4]

I love those cudas 273 commando would be great. I still have my 69 Swinger from my early years so I guess I should stick with that..

[@rocketresto]

V8 early A’s are quick, no weight

[@Saxflow]

Those windows and chrome pieces look like they would fit my C-body 1968 Plymouth Fury 3?

[@rocketresto]

They are different

[@garryhatchett775]

Sad to see them get scrapped. Like you said, I’d take them but too far away.

[@rocketresto]

If somebody doesn’t step up this week it’s unfortunately what is going to happen. I can make 3x-4x parting vs selling.

[@MostlyBuicks]

I have purchased parts from Desert Valley Auto Parts. They have 4 yards, Maricopa, Casa Grande, Deer Valley and Black Canyon City. I have been to all of them. The one in Black Canyon City is a bit of a pain to get to.

[@rocketresto]

Never been but hope to someday, know they have impressive inventory - just wish they made a better realty tv show.

[@fixinonitgarage]

The yard out in Maricopa is Hidden Valley. Different owners

[@redxl883c]

I've got a '66 Barracuda Formula S and have not one, not two, but three spare rear windows and I don't believe you, Tom. I know I'm sitting on a goldmine in the corner of the garage......... Just a matter of time, mark my words. 50, 100 years from now my great, great grandkids will cash in. On a serious note, two windows came with the car, the third window came from a new neighbor who had one in his back yard (came with the house) and he gave it to me. Yes, gave. Apparently he didn't know the goldmine he was sitting on.

[@rocketresto]

You can retire today!

[@willymccoy3427]

I first heard that rumor in the '70s. Never actually priced one myself though.

[@rocketresto]

Maybe the show got it from that rumor but that was the first time I heard they were “valuable”

[@klapaucius77]

Found your marketplace ad, it makes no sense why they aren't selling it.

[@rocketresto]

I completely agree, I don’t understand.

[@klapaucius77]

@@rocketresto I'd love it, but am Canadian and more importantly married with another project vehicle on the go. LOL

[@MidnightOilsRestoration]

You’ll sell the back one soon it’s in great shape and it’ll make an easy fix up for someone. The other one-front one…Save it for a future Tom, Jamie, or Ryan to come save someday…don’t worry those cars never really rot out to the point that they are unsaveable. I wish chargers were as resistant to body rot as those barracudas! Throw some cheap oil base farm implement paint on it where it’ll look nice and uniform, then let it sit there…some kid with dreams will come get it don’t worry brother. Ya know 20 yrs ago.. we looked at chargers, challengers, and road runners the same way.. they were WAY better than some of the stuff I see selling for INSANE money now…but they’re a dishwasher or something now 🤷🏻‍♂️. I regret it. They weren’t hurting anyone.. just “parts cars” then. 😊save em’ brother, give a kid something to build someday

[@TireSlayer55]

@@MidnightOilsRestorationI couldn't agree more. I bought what I thought was a fairly ratty condition for the time 1990 Mustang GT for $2500 in 2004. Sold it for $4500 in 2017. The same car would be worth $6500-7500+ now. Wish I hadn't sold it, told myself I'd buy a nicer one in the future but now those nicer ones are like 12-15k+. Also with the amount of spare parts you have laying around Tom why not get it running & driving and then sell it for more? Unless you're dealing with something super rare, a running driving project car is always going to be way more attractive to potential buyers and easier to sell as a result.

[@MidnightOilsRestoration]

@@TireSlayer55 yep, I never thought fox body mustangs would be worth much, & I certainly never thought they would get scarce! Cash for clunkers cleared out a lot of old junkyards and a lot of the rural countryside too; I used to drive around on the backroads in one of the cars I had been working on ..maybe once a month or so. evening a month or so-just a nice cruise. I would take a notebook and write down spots where I spotted cars. I would usually see a few different spots where a car or two sat…sometimes a whole hoarde of cars would be hidden😍😅! Old Cars and antique stuff is often generational. When I was young my dads friend had a 1929 Packard gentlemen’s coupe-super 8 engine, rumble seat in the rear…it was a cream puff! He drove it in all the parades etc. in the mid 1990’s a guy approached dads friend while we were all standing in town after a parade, the guy said do you own this Packard? Yes sir I do…would you like to look it over? The man said -no, I want to buy it😐. He didn’t want to sell it of course. They went back and forth for a few minutes and the guy meant business so you couldn’t help but hear & look on😬…at one point the man said I’ll give you $110,000 for it! If you won’t take it you’re crazy- good day to you sir.. and the man stormed off! 👀 Fast forward to around 2010 and dads friend started having health issues, and they advertised his Packard… it sold for $60,000 dollars. Still just as nice-kept in climate control etc.. but all the “old men” who once owned one when they were young…were all gone or too old to bother. Now for example, the iroc Camaros, fox-mustangs, Nissan Z-cars..etc are all coming into their sweet spot-because the guys who had them cruising around when they were younger-have the money to buy their youth back 😊🙋🏻I understand it! However the muscle car era(65-74).. will never plummet and will always have a draw-it was so special that the government had to intervene and all the cars of today are still trying to capture the style that era had! When it comes to the car community, there will always be the people who want cars they never had; and those who had a car they loved but lost at some point-like an ex girlfriend 😂! That’s our market! Enjoy your day brother! 😊 Ttul

[@claytondewey3367]

Would love to buy both of those Barracuda. Unfortunately I live in North Carolina. 👍👍👍👍

[@rocketresto]

Ya shipping is killer.

[@jefflilyea4669]

I saw a couple of these videos and what I got about the early 'a' body Mopar are close for Big block. I had a 68 cuda 340 4sp 150 mph speedometer. Wish I could've got that rear axle.

[@jefflilyea4669]

Look for rusty cross member

[@rocketresto]

Big blocks do go into these but they are VERY tight. Did big block headers on a 66 cuda once and never again.

[@godsowndrunk1118]

I saw that junk yard episode where the two idiots put the Barracuda back window on a couple metal welding horses and then bumped it.... down it came shattered. They found another in another junkyard and the guy wanted $5000 for the whole car and wouldn't just sell the window. And, he kept threatening to smash it. Later I looked on epay and there were several for around $300.

[@rocketresto]

Reason that show only lasted a year.

[@godsowndrunk1118]

@@rocketresto yep

[@SypherF]

GET EM!!! The market for most things are nonsense enough. People around here want 5k for a d 150 no motor or trans 1 fender a tree growing in it not to mention a flinstoned floor pan. Another thing that gets majorly overpriced at least near me on east coast are slant 6 things. I get super six manis being pricey but a locked up /6 with a locked up 1945 isnt worth 1 k. Keep on keepin on Tom! cheerz

[@rocketresto]

Yeah, with the slant 6 stuff I usually just scrap it but it just has no value.

[@SypherF]

@@rocketresto I wish I could get a super six mani

[@forterierocks]

Love that body style, would love to build a 340 4 speed 8.3/4

[@rocketresto]

That’s a great combo for these.

[@barrycuda3769]

It doesn't surprise me that the value of the rear window is blown out of proportion, Iv'e seen some fancy prices on the Plymouth hood emblems ( latch) as well ,there's so much BS out there in tv land. I have to say I find it quite distressing that you're considering scrapping that Barracuda body , its been around all these years, someone could want it one day , once it's gone , it's gone , people used to scrap all sorts of cars that are super desirable , and thin on the ground now. In my opinion it wouldn't be right ,keep hold of anything from that wonderful automotive era at all costs .🥺

[@rocketresto]

I completely agree with you, but I’m down to $500 on it and it hasn’t sold, so what am I going to do? The car needs to leave one way or another.

[@barrycuda3769]

@@rocketresto Haven't you got enough space for it to just sit there indefinitely and see what happens? , think of it as yard art maybe? . I'd take it off your hands if I didn't live about 9000 miles away across the Pacific ocean 🙂.

[@rocketresto]

My wife and the county say otherwise.

[@barrycuda3769]

@@rocketresto oh, I'm familiar with those authorities.

[@plebeian_egalitarian]

I remember that episode you are talking about. My question is, is any company making these windows new these days? Also, it befuddles me why nobody likes these cars. They are a nice small muscle car.

[@rocketresto]

No aftermarket support for the rear window, no demand.

[@mikekouri2649]

My dad had a 64 barracuda with a 273 turquoise met.,traded it in on a new 67 country sedan but I remember that car

[@rocketresto]

Ah the going from a fun sporty car ti the family wagon

[@mikekouri2649]

Yup,I thought about buying a 64 barracuda but until I get a house and garage I'm not going to get anything. I live in Arlington wa it's nice to see someone in this state doing this stuff

[@mikemcintosh5055]

When they do break they explode like a 12 gauge shotgun shell. I side hit a telephone pole right in front of the rear wheel doing 30-40 ish and the window blew into little squares that they spent a while at the emergency room picking some of the pieces out of my back that went through my tee shirt. Nothing to serious just broke the skin but I have never forgot that one.

[@rocketresto]

Yikes - ya when those tempered windows go it's a mess.

[@ericdran9181]

I've seen these cars Upside-Down on the DragStrip... Rear Window was fine.

[@rocketresto]

Yeah, indestructible.

[@1956model1]

I recall the exact same storyline except it was on Musfit Garage, a spinoff from Gas Monkey Garage. I don't remember what year it was but evidently someone is copying someone. LOL

[@rocketresto]

Nothing is original

[@robertwest3093]

Is this car really that far past bringing back to life? Like they always say “they aren’t making them anymore”. Some people will put double what the car is worth because they want that particular model really badly.

[@rocketresto]

It's definitely savable but at a certain point when I can get $2k for it in parts or $500 as a whole car it's going to get parted.

[@edmawhinney3564]

I wouldn't mind having that Imperial either

[@rocketresto]

Going to list that soon if you are interested

[@BeefSupreme2-oc4zt]

HAHAHA!! I watched that show! 😂😂😂😂 And yes, there is no way they would EVER set that "rare glass" on a sawhorse. 🤦🤦 I am not a fan of that body style of Barracuda because I don't like the back glass. But that is my take on it (the same reason why I don't like those 1987 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupes). 😊😊

[@rocketresto]

It's a big greenhouse

[@johnjacobs4625]

They make cool windshields for custom cars

[@rocketresto]

Didn’t even think of that, think that was the largest window ever made in a production car till that time.

[@kallsop2]

I had a feeling where this was going, and I remember that episode. I did some searching on my own after that for fun and found quite a few for $500. I found thenshow entertaining but not that believable.

[@rocketresto]

They are all over the Internet for $500 and none of them have ever sold.

[@James-hd4ms]

I hear those rear windows are selling for 2,000$.

[@rocketresto]

😡😡😡

[@edmawhinney3564]

My first car was a 64 barracuda, I want another one so bad but unfortunately I haven't found one in Colorado where I live. I would love to trade you my running 64 Rambler American 2 sedan for one but can't afford any transportation. Lol.

[@rocketresto]

Transport isn’t as much as you think but it’s still more than the cost of the car.

[@stannelson2582]

Why so far away lol. Keep up ma mopars work young man.

[@rocketresto]

All the nice cars are on the best (west) coast!

[@toejam503]

I saw that episode of Desert whatever, buncha DAs. I checked out the price if a replacement.. $100 plus shipping from 2 states away. What I don't like about that body style is it's a Valiant. 67 and newer 👍

[@rocketresto]

The show was so bad.

[@jerryfarmer5989]

I remember that show and they bought another window from another scrap yard. I have a '60 Fury and I can tell you the rear window is not exactly available. I bought a new windshield for it, $750.00 delivered. And yes the shows have ruined it for all of us. Also Barret/Jackson. Folks think their what evers are a fortune. Duh.

[@rocketresto]

Yes those Forward Look windows are not easy to find unlike 64-66 Cuda windows.

[@JerryVillwock]

The rarer ones are the "easy eye" tinted a little darker. They are tough although my nephew managed to break one with a bb gun. He hit right on the curved part near the roof

[@rocketresto]

Well it is glass…

[@user-pgchargerse71]

They were all tinted, untinted "clear" was not available.

[@ericwilson2585]

I think I seen that episode... Isn't it quite an old show?

[@rocketresto]

Yes 2011

[@olikat8]

"Save the rear window, they are worth a ton of money..." these Mopars aren't worth much in total. Sorry, the early A-bodies are not very desirable. '67- '72 are the most sought after

[@rocketresto]

Yeah, it is hard to sell the early A’s, just hate to see them go to the crusher.

[@selfdo]

It's a pity that they don't get the "love", they were a bit lighter and handled better than the '67 through '76 models. Trouble was, engine choice, at least if you want to stay original, was a bit limited, but given that they don't have a huge value as a collector item, I say put in something you can readily keep running, like a decently warmed-over 318 or 360, or even fiddle around, if you want to keep it a Slant Six, with some aftermarket performance stuff. Even grafting in a Super Six manifold with a plain ol' Carter BBD can work wonders to get a Dart GT or Valiant Signet to get out of its own way.

[@olikat8]

@@selfdo I'd say the '67-up front end geometry & design was better. It's subjective, of course, but I always put the '73-up K-member and sway bar into the '72-down A-bodies

[@selfdo]

@@olikat8 Don't get me wrong. I had Four, count 'em, four A-bodies, and oh, what I'd give to have any of them back. First was a '69 Dart Swinger with a 225 Slanty and a three-speed, my first car, paid for with three years of mowing lawns and babysitting at age 16. Then, after I'd acquired a '68 Rambler wagon once the family moved to Fresno in '76, for $200 (had to get to work at KFC), I actually sold the wagon for a small profit and picked up a nice '67 Dart GT that was a one-owner car for $900. Had it for three years, it also had a 225 Six, A904 Torqueflite, A/C and power steering, nice car. Sold it before going on a Mormon mission in 1980. Picked up a '63 Dart for $250 which was decidedly a "beater", it was my "work" vehicle for cleaning buildings, I took out the back seat to better accommodate my equipment. Sold it when I got married late in '83, wifey already had a Datsun 210, I had also my Grandma's '69 Merc Monego, we just didn't need three cars with a baby on the way. In 1991, picked up a '75 Dart with a 318 that needed some TLC, drove it until wifey and I separated in '94, had to sell off the "iron" in order to pay my attorney and meet some living expenses. There were other Mopars that I wish I'd kept. Who knew.

[@olikat8]

@@rocketresto I like some of the '65 & '66; wagons, 2-dr sedans...

[@troyandog8749]

I have a '65 that I've had since 1977. Now disk brakes, 340, big bolt pattern, aftermarket sway bars, deep amethyst paint, etc. Won't sell it. Those rear windows are all over New England for $150.

[@rocketresto]

Great combo on that car

[@tstahler5420]

"Worth" is a funny word. Something is "worth" whatever someone is willing to pay. I'm glad I don't own a car with odd glass.

[@rocketresto]

True and these are “worth” almost zero.

[@jamesprestwich4228]

Pretty good from Midwest standards as far as rust

[@rocketresto]

It’s an 8 out of 10 in the Midwest!

[@rustyrobinson8027]

Liked and subscribed 👍🇺🇸

[@rocketresto]

Appreciate it!

[@Anthony-qj7qe]

Yeah every classic car is worth a fortune....not!!

[@rocketresto]

Especially early a bodies

[@davidthomits544]

Graveyard cars is another show I can’t stand

[@neongamin-ok8qb]

bro i hear you there mark is a over actor big time

[@rocketresto]

I do watch Graveyard Carz and while it isn’t as bad as Desert Car Kings was it still falls to a lot of the same pit falls. Do watch the show but mostly just to see what is going on and be informed.

[@marcelattard3288]

How much are you asking for those barracudas?

[@rocketresto]

1500 on the one in back, down to $500 on the front one. Come get them! Will do deals on both.

[@TireSlayer55]

Maybe people are confusing the Barracuda and the AMC Marlin. They have a similar body shape and similar rear window, I could see the Marlin back glass being expensive because those cars are fairly uncommon. Barracudas are cool but they aren't all that rare. Just because a piece of glass has a unique shape doesn't make it expensive by that fact alone. It's all about supply and demand...

[@rocketresto]

1st gen cuda is not my favorite design but the marlin is just hideous, bad design.

[@jondurr]

Desert Car Kings 2011 ‧ Reality ‧ 1 season Release: January 26 -; March 29, 2011

[@rocketresto]

Yep that’s the season

[@user-kj1od5ed7p]

cool car

[@Grandadsjunk]

Bit of a shame really they look ok dont know why they are not sort after shipping kills any purchase these days especially to here in nz

[@rocketresto]

Shipping is not cheap.

[@simon-oy6um]

Try and find a rear window if you need one its amazing how they rare and expensive they will be 😂

[@brianbeaulieu2790]

my friend brought one for 150.00 in Canada

[@rocketresto]

That's about right.

[@kriscarr389]

I would absolutely love to have me an A-body cuda! They are pretty hard to find this far north of the border

[@rocketresto]

Come and get these!

[@kriscarr389]

@@rocketresto please don't tempt me. Lol my wife says we live in a junk yard. I manage a body shop on our property so there's vehicles everywhere. However, my second car was a 65 valiant and I always wanted the cuda

[@michaeldecker2725]

Do you feel better now.

[@michaeldecker2725]

The minute someone calls someone that might have and sense the desperation they will jack the price up. Then again how many of these are left that people are willing to restore?

[@virtuosoification]

happened on boyd coddingtons stupid show as well and they was before this show you mentioned and boyd's show said it was a 2500 windshield

[@rocketresto]

No new ideas.

[@79tazman]

Desert car kings they can pull a car out of the yard and have it restored in a week. That's how good they are LOL!

[@rocketresto]

Not seen the crew of 20 guys working on the car and it’s actually months not a year. The magic of editing and a script.

[@HelpingHand-ic4wt]

about 20 years ago on a show called "Jack-Ass" , one of the jack-asses screamed out the phrase, "bold faced lie!" I've heard it misstated countless times since. Well, of course, he had once mis-heard the phrase "bald faced lie", to lie without even a shadow of doubt. Sometimes a rant is required to set things right.

[@Demingcowboy]

76 Monte Carlo back glass is Strong!

[@nicksnarski5973]

I watched that episode, maybe these cars aren't that popular.

[@rocketresto]

Coming from somebody who has had two for sale for months way under what they are worth in parts I agree.

[@jamesmercer3693]

I love that show for the cars the walk through the junkyard❤ That was my childhood😊 that episode it was stage you could tell especially when the new guy was the one that caused the breakage Of the window so he had to prove himself by Coming through with this very expensive window I wasn't gullible Again I've been around 😂😂😂😂😂 I watch Adam 12 for the vintage cars❤

[@rocketresto]

Love going through a good wrecking yard, just not many left.

[@jasonnelson6624]

I had the same exact experience with my 1966 barracuda 273 with 8 3/4 rear end. Ran great no rust couldnt get $1500 in San Francisco. People just dont like or want the 1st gen barracudas.

[@rocketresto]

Rear end was worth more than the car.

[@jasonnelson6624]

@@rocketresto it was, but after blowing two of the indestructible 7 1/4 rear end I lucked out and found a 8 3/4 in a dart at the junk yard for $150. I wasn't prepared. But couldn't risk missing out so we dropped it, and stuffed in as far as we could in the trunk of a 1979 trans am. The gear ratio was horrible but didnt blow any more rear ends.

[@jasonnelson6624]

@@rocketresto hopefully I have better luck selling a ramcharger factory 440. But with Mopar you just never no do you?

[@rocketresto]

@@jasonnelson6624ram Chargers are doing fine right now.

[@splender88]

I watch a lot of these car flipping shows and when they start with the stupid story lines I fast forward. I don't want to see them playing tricks on each other or giving cookies for a reward just stick to restoring the darn car.

[@rocketresto]

Totally

[@ronaldrey8474]

I remember that show... I have a yellow Rally Olds (only yellow) and the owner showcased his. Probably don't want to hear this Tom but if you'd make more vids me & several others will watch .Most aren't as likable & you don't even try ( it's natural)

[@rocketresto]

Really appreciate the comment. I try real hard, there’s only so many hours in the day running a business and doing videos.

[@neongamin-ok8qb]

my nephew has a 66 and he cant find good parts for because of the price that people want for them

[@rocketresto]

It’s weird, cars are cheap, parts are expensive

[@neongamin-ok8qb]

@@rocketresto right me and my son has a couple running and driving squarebody's and the parts for those are just crazy through the roof on some stuff

[@scottsullivan1464]

I hope you sell vs scrap. I'd buy one but I am on East Coast

[@rocketresto]

Hope so too but I don’t like leaving $1,000 on the table of selling vs parting.

[@timlad5]

The parts are worth what someone who needs them is willing to pay.

[@rocketresto]

Guy paid me $1700 for the grills, bumpers, and valance think I did ok

[@donaldsalkovick396]

Fun fact youtube channels like this are just as stagecoach ad anything on cable tv

[@rocketresto]

Is it fun though?

[@paulscottbaker6042]

I’d buy one from you

[@rocketresto]

Would love to sell it to you but both just went away today.

[@kenb51960]

dont crush them they are still very usable

[@rocketresto]

Hoping somebody steps up this week because doing some spring cleaning around the yard.

[@brianandrews7099]

Yeah, I just bought a ‘64 Barracuda project that actually was missing the back glass and I bought a replacement for $100; which is pretty much top dollar for that glass … but I was there … it was there … and I just wanted to grab it and forget about it! I have seen them offered for free and up for sale for $250.00 all the up to $1,500. Of course, nobody pays that much! Everybody that pulled those back windows 30-50 years ago and carefully stored them away in cool, dark places should have also pulled the windshields and stored them away, too. They all turn white around the edges! Too bad I live on the other coast because I see a bunch of parts I’d love to pick off there before it goes off for scrap! Unfortunately, where I live, people selling 64-66 Barracudas tend to labor under the impression that they own some version of a junior 440 six pack ‘Cuda and ask unrealistic money for them … because “anything MoPar is a big money car!” Why? Because they saw it on TV!

[@rocketresto]

$100 is perfectly reasonable for the glass. Don’t think I’m even going to pull the glass on these before they go away.

[@dutchrebuild9731]

I sell thos rear windows for $100 each...and feel blessed to get that

[@rocketresto]

Jamie has had two for $100 for TWO years and hasn’t sold them yet.

[@douglaspage2398]

If one of them is a slant 6, and you can't get rid of it, my old mazda is way past 300k miles, and I could use a car that i can fix to get back and forth to dialysis. You would be helping out a disabled, retired mechanic, and could write it off as a deduction. Just saying. Actually, i wouldny turn anything down thet is somewhat economical and fixable

[@rocketresto]

They finally both sold today for $1k for the pair.

[@keithhumes9612]

Get ahold of Graveyard cars maybe they will take them off your hands.

[@rocketresto]

They don’t do A Bodies

[@Cstoreri]

RARE ….. used way too much!

[@rocketresto]

Super overused.