Just A Cool Old Daily Bomber Of A Classic Car - Our 65 Barracuda Is The Anti-Project.

As it turns out, our $3500 investment netted more classic Mopar than we had anticipated.
No drama or heroics in getting the old Plymouth running, and driving her home was completely uneventful
Turn the key, step on the gas and this old Cuda runs down the road just fine. She's a good old car that just needs minor attention to be a great old car. Here's what we've found so far, and our plans moving forward.
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[@johnhurst5511]

HEY TONY, THE BOWL VENT TUBE ON THE CARB FELL INTO THE CARB!!! WATCH THE BEGINNG OF THE VIDEO

[@alpha13dylan]

It did fall off! However. After the next cut it is back on.

[@LifeisGood762]

​@@alpha13dylanWho knows what order he filmed this in?

[@brianjuffs4662]

Is that the Chinese bbd copy?

[@VincenzoPentangeli]

Great catch.

[@davidrix804]

Very similar to the Volvo p1800🤔🤔🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@oldtanker4860]

I'm glad you are going to stop the rust cancer. The old girl deserves to be saved.

[@mrknoch]

Amen!

[@tarstarkusz]

I want him to show doing the pan and whatever he is going to do with the tank. Both are common problems.

[@bertelliott1456]

I want my next daily driver to be a 60's/70's car like that. Stone simple, no computer, no check engine light. The joy of foraging through junkyards to find parts!

[@MeLoNHeAd00]

Sadly you could go and search a junk yard all day for parts now and come up with nothing . Near the early 2000 it became very tough to find good used parts . I miss those days ! I had a lot of fun .

[@blaiseuriarte8296]

There are no parts left in junkyards for cars that old.

[@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259]

70's to 80's were better vehicles and a/c was very common. I always look for a/c, guess I've gotten soft.

[@Pissrust69]

I daily a 77 impala all year. Here in alberta our junkyards are full of old stuff from the 40’s to the 80’s. No problem getting parts here. They have multiple 3rd gen camaros and firebirds there. No problem getting parts for my camaro and its littered with late 70’s to late 80’s caprices and impalas. absolutely no shortage of parts here.

[@nicolesdad0]

It can be done. I daily a 1949 Ford F1 with the flathead V8. I keep a well-maintained low-mileage Toyota Camry for when I need to get somewhere in comfort. After a certain point in life, your old project should never be your only car.

[@joshuaatkins5197]

I've had waaaay more fun out of my driving projects then my full projects every day of the week

[@henryoddsball2164]

I like it! I think a lot of people buy classic cars with the intent of reliving the time when people daily drove these things…. then they protect it in a garage with a car cover and never daily drive to have fun

[@imonicklbelliss-t1g]

Argent silver is the factory color for the rally wheels. The last dealership I worked at was Chrysler&Plymouth and you could buy the wheel paint out of the performance catalog. ANB

[@tomscott4723]

If you are a mechanical guy like us, an old car or truck for a driver, basic parts are pretty cheap and easy to install, no scanner.......Finding something like this, solid, that has already had some quality work done, but not hacked! Is worth more to me, don't worry about the next scratch at WalMart just fun to drive and work on a bit if you want to. My kind of project! Clean it up and drive the crap out of it :)

[@lezbarker2673]

My daily driver is a 1965 Chrysler Valiant AP6 made in Australia just like me and I love it. Has almost the same front as the old Cuda same round lights and grill. I won’t drive new cars as I hate them beeping and spying on me 😂 in my old Valiant I’m happy with the sound of my tower of power Slant 6. Original paint no power steering no air conditioning I tell the kids that’s east the windows are for and drum brakes. I can change the oil I can mess with the motor. Spent 20 minutes in the wife’s BMW looking for the dipstick only to find out it has none it’s on computer now that’s just stupid to me.

[@davidmusselwhite2521]

The only color for those raylle wheels has to be argent silver

[@AlejandroRamirez-vl8mr]

Stock gray for the rims all day! And you were spot on with the exhaust sounding sweet

[@deang9061]

The back glass alone, good luck finding that. Just the back glass makes it worth it.

[@glennnickerson8438]

"Early Barracuda's are an acquired taste..." Truer words never spoken UT!😎

[@crustyoldoffroader7436]

It’s a taste I acquired in 1964

[@spacecat7247]

Cool old barracuda.

[@michelmoss7559]

I loved all my 67 Cuda fastbacks! My last I shoehorned a 400 Wedge, 727, 486 rear, tubed, frame, whole 9. Matched paint to my stock 67.

[@simcard027]

i love it and i love the "get it good enough to enjoy it" philosophy had cars sitting off the road for too long when i should've been enjoying them on the road

[@Gamefreak8112]

Congrats to the guy I saw with the spot on guess $100 lower than my own, and to Uncle Tony on the new ride

[@williamstamper442]

Couple weeks ago seen a 68 'Cuda patina'd up with early 1970s drag race letters and stickers. Car was on a flat bed headed home somewhere local because i saw it at the end of my block. 2 days later i heard it before i seen it, coming down the block under its own open headered power. Been looking for it over the past 2 weeks, can't be more than a couple/few blocks away.

[@Fubarfighter]

I guessed $3000. These lasted because people didn't overwork them to race. They just bought faster cars and then non-racers had them. I was about 10 when my dad brought one home when his 65 New Yorker was getting air conditioning retrofitted, if you can believe that. It was during the summer and hot as Ed Roth's Mysterion custom probably was under the glass.

[@Channelscruf]

Black wheel paint to contrast with the white body paint.

[@blakegaddis946]

Factory Argent Silver on the wheels, Tony !

[@TheOtherSean]

100% agree on the project car / build thing. Over the years I've had cars that I wanted to do all this stuff to, but time and money meant I was mostly just working to keep it on the road and along the way possibly do an upgrade while I was fixing something. many of us have real budgets and real time constraints.

[@jamesrogers5783]

and this is how it starts, daily driver , then a deal comes along on a 340, then a 6-pack and some huge tubular headers , then the big cam and the stall converter--

[@Fubarfighter]

@@jamesrogers5783 and why not?

[@nicolasstanley1392]

Sign me up!

[@61rampy65]

And then you start breaking parts, which you then have to upgrade... Don't get me wrong, it's what I've done my whole life, but it can get a bit expensive.

[@jamesrogers5783]

any bets on how long it will be before tony swaps the NO2 kit over from bottle rocket?

[@robertvoeltz8154]

You pretty much described my daily driver to a tee!!! Clean and tinker in my spare time. It's a 1976 Dodge Aspen 4 door, 318 with an a833 4spd OD. Soo much fun to drive, and people recognize how rare it is to see them these days.

[@grantberecry]

Every Mopar guy needs a Mopar daily driver, and that Barracuda is a perfect example of what is still out there for people who want a daily driver, really like it Uncle Tony nice find, now it just needs the UTG logo on the doors.

[@ramona14220]

My dad had one in the mid 1960's. I can still remember laying in the back and looking up at the sky before going to sleep on family vacations.

[@ben68442]

Something went down the carb throat at 0:37 Tony. Looked like the vent tube fell off.

[@kurtzimmerman1637]

it ate something.

[@brucekultgen3015]

Your so right!!!!!!!😮

[@dadalebreton184]

I just finished watching the new Transformers movie. Could this be one? LoL. Its Weird the way the air pipe fall down in the carb throat. Chiness knock off. I got one on my 318 motorhome and the air screws are made of soft aluminium mix that you feel it's gonna strip if you tight it too much. It's a 1 time setting. Dont play too much with the screws. That's what you get for 60$ shipped at your door.

[@ivanchester1525]

Those early 'cudas are pieces of art! Would not want to re-seal the back window, but beautiful to look at.

[@galeclay8907]

That's a grandma's grocery getter all day long perfectly 😅😅❤

[@jimedwards4973]

I am following the project with rapt attention. I have a nearly identical 66 in the same condition but with a 4 speed. Thank you for leading the way

[@gcaprice406]

I’d love to see some documenting on what it’s REALLY like to daily one of these vehicles. Amount of miles traveled vs what has needed to be fixed.

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

Great comment. If you buy something junky for the price, and to drive, what's the incentive to fix the things you don't like? So yeah, you may put a bunch of unenjoyable miles on it, but you're constantly bugged by everything about it. And the first chance you get, it'll be sold for $3500 that you'll use to get the Kia (with air conditioning) from the dealer down the street. 👍

[@TireSlayer55]

@@outlawbillionairez9780Yeah, right. Sell a classic to buy an equally old and beat Kia just because it has AC. 😂 You clearly just don't get it buddy. Not sure what you're even doing here, this channel clearly isn't for you....

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

@@TireSlayer55 gearhead for over 50 years. Hot rod builder and owner. Owner of dozens of old, classic cars. Current driver is 1998 F-150,4.6, auto (no air conditioning)

[@gcaprice406]

I did it with a ‘78 nova I owned in my college years. Left it stock while I was in college. Learned a lot keeping it maintained. I think it would make a good series. Plus I think a lot of young gearheads get blindsided with the amount of repairs and old car needs, especially when you first get the car.

[@warrenking3517]

Uncle Tony, you pretty much described my "modus operandi" with my old Mopars with what you're doing with your '65 Barracuda, very cool, looks like a solid old driver 👍 Mopar On!

[@tugmountianroadcampers5582]

A great looking car!

[@camaro6810]

Thanks for another great video uncle tony, I like this project because its ATTAINABLE for the avg guy. Dollar goes less and less far, I like to see the full restos but for many of us that hope is pulling further and further away and the reality is, its much more likely that we can find a old clapped out driver that needs to be gone through, no $30k paint job or $10 worth of suspension parts, just a reliable driver that still gets us out for enjoyment. I love this series and I appreciate you taking the time to make the videos that the avg joe can relate to, I enjoy learning what I wish I would have had a dad to teach me.

[@austinwayda94]

I think painting the ralleys black with chrome centers and trim rings would look good on it since it’s white!

[@charleshager8896]

I love this car! I love what you’re planning for it. Paint the wheels red with trim rings. Old school.

[@LoganPEade]

Back in 1980 when I had the questionable character of a horn dog young man my girlfriend's best friend had a mint 64 barracuda with the 273 engine, I actually considered dumping my girlfriend and hooking up with her friend just to get my hands on the Cuda! The girl was very pretty and nice but thankfully I grew up and fixed my character but I still lust after that car! 😂😂

[@paulb.2125]

Great video on how to have fun with a "regular"classic car.

[@grantbellinger7403]

Beautiful,Well Done,I enjoy watching and listening to your content!

[@danaglass5394]

Dana "60" Glass. This is exactly what I would like to find someday. No more show cars for me, just an old cool cruiser. I love these greenhouse window fishmobiles.

[@santaclause2875]

Awesome bomber there, Tony! Congrats! I'm at the same point you are with the hobby....all I want to do now is HAVE FUN with my old cars. Gone are the days of sinking obscene amounts of money and time into a project. Can't wait to watch your upcoming episodes!

[@CarputingYT]

Early watcher gang have a nice day Tony thanks for the hard work with the videos uncle Cathy too have a great day

[@user-ti2xw1xo9e]

I’m feeling it. 👍👍 That’s always been my thing. I call them “ high quality beaters “

[@mikerew9132]

I have a pair of rally wheels I bought from a guy who had painted them gun metal gray. Darker than the original silver, about 1/3 the way to black. They look fantastic, but I still need 2 more 😎

[@brocluno01]

Been there done that. Back in the day ('67) I was running a Valiant 225 as a weekend drag car. My girlfriend wrecked it, so I moved to a 273 Barracuda chassis (no motor or trans), and stuck all my parts in it. Mine was light blue metallic. It was a good daily driver. Twisted up the torsion bars to get the front up. Made some longer shackles for the rear. Added some coil-over rear shocks to help keep it tamed. Hose clamped the front of the springs. Added a pinion snubber with a long cone rubber. Then I got to the wheel dilemma ... Fitted some wrecking yard 14" steelies for the street. What to paint them... I went with some "Cast Iron" silver metallic. Sort of a dark gray with hints of bronze. Used to be easy to get. Goes with most colors and trims. Had widened steelies for the Bruce's recap cheaters for race days. And yeah, I replaced numerous 7.25 rear ends, but "neutral starting" the TF was a soft enough hit behind a built 225 to make more than 10 runs w/o breaking. Wanted a bigger rear end, but $ was tight on a teen age budget 😅

[@willbar1961]

I tried for years to buy this old mans mid 60's Rambler Rogue. All original 2 door 6cyl auto. Needed body work and systems rebuilt. But, I have a 401 AMC engine I wanted to put in it. Guy would never sell it, just let it sit in a field and rot. Just a shame to see cars like that rot down or eventually go to scrap. Glad you are keeping this car alive.

[@Zooooom01]

I can hear that throttle spring screaming in pain from NY.

[@billmac63]

Did the bowl vent get sucked into the carb at :26 seconds in ?

[@spacecat7247]

. I'm glad it found you Tony. I think it's pretty.

[@deormanrobey892]

That's actually one of my favorite Mopars.

[@rockford8915]

Mirror removal was funny. Timing doesn't get better than that!!

[@andremauboussin2705]

My dad had a 65 cuda 273 auto. It was his lifetime favorite car

[@philstewart2245]

A dual chamber brake master might be a good idea for a daily driver. I found out the hard way in a 65 Valiant with my brake pedal lying flat on the floor because of a rear brake cyl "popped".

[@Levenstone132]

Had that with a '56 Fairlane. Scary.

[@LongIslandMopars]

Same here with my 64 Valiant back in the 80s. Steel line along the driver's side rocker rusted out. Luckily it popped while moving it in the driveway.

[@GT-oz4cj]

I really like the way you’re approaching this Barracuda project. Enjoy it basically as is. Black wheels should look good.

[@jasonkakac4737]

My first car was a 65 Barracuda!! I paid $1,200 for it in 1986, I think you got a smoking deal on it!! I drove that car all thru high school and loved it!! I started buying things for it to make it more fun, but my dad didn't like performance cars, so he sold it with all my stuff!! My trunk had torsion bar setup like the hood, I've never seen a prop rod, that's cool!!

[@mikegillam1000]

I really like the styling of the early Barracudas, especially the fast back. I think you really scored a gem for the price

[@thunderstruckter666]

Watch out for that vent tube who fell at the beginning of the video !!!

[@grkrrr]

At least your videos are still in landscape mode! Thank you.

[@LongIslandMopars]

I had a 64 Valiant Signet 200 convertible, white with a red gut and black top. 225 leaning tower of oil burning power. Only thing that wasn't rusted was the horn ring. I lost my affinity for these early A-bodies but glad that there are those keeping them alive. They always bring a smile to my face when i see them on the road.

[@jaym2569]

Very cool sir my dad has a 64 273 4spd. Inspiring to say the least! I love your channel.

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

I say paint the wheels red...they'd really pop against the white body and it matches the interior. As for that carb, after your previous positive experience with one of those imported carbs I took a chance and bought a Solex knock-off from a VW specialist dealer when my bug needed a new carb. Things runs like an absolute champ!

[@ericuncapher9922]

Can't wait to see you do the floor pans...

[@CharlesBridges-c1r]

This car is more than exciting for me. I am building my wildcat as a daily driver, not a show car. Doing the minutia, that is what I need to see. Thank you for thinking of us with this project driver.

[@johnmccabe4596]

Tony your vent tube fell off into the carb.

[@brycemadden8323]

lol It totally did

[@motov8-garage832]

😮 let’s hope he see,s this before he hits the throttle on that thing again. What are the dang chances of that falling off like that😅. I’m going to be thinking about that until the next video. Hopefully it’s laying on the throttle blade🤞🤞.

[@carwashadamcooper1538]

Bump

[@JamesBower-l9d]

You guys don’t miss a thing

[@johnposs1952]

Glad I found your channel…I’ll be following along

[@LukeTieman69]

Those rims would look good red! Look good with the smoke gray too right now

[@drsnooz8112]

Awesome! Definitely ready to follow the... um, non-build? Show us how to keep DDing the classic cars!

[@guyjordan8201]

Flat love the rally wheels on this car. Paint them to match the interior color.

[@billhatcher604]

💯

[@BigMikesHooptyBarn]

I am in complete agreement. I recently bought a 65 270 Dart with a 273 V8 at auction and got it running decent and sold it for a fair price to someone who just wants to love it and drive it. They don't all have to be hotrods!

[@larryreagan6936]

Chrome reverse wheels looked cool on those. Great video as always!

[@sammyc7565]

Your videos are awesome… really appreciate it. I’ve learned a lot.

[@Ozmayer54]

LOVE the throttle return spring!

[@robertahrens9481]

I had one of those back in day! It was pink !

[@waynebuzzell2483]

Nice daily. Silver on the wheels.

[@anthonyshelton6786]

going to have to watch both of those Barracudas nice tip on the plug wires maybe kick me into playing with mine next after my current project our trunk proper is on a Set of rubber bunjee cord hooks I'm glad yours has it still

[@kevkilian]

Absolutely love the car and the plan!!!!

[@paulhellwig8120]

Like the body style not the instrument panel. Have a friend with this model less that 40000 miles all original 273 4 speed with that exhaust. Perfect. Kept inside its entire life red with red interior.He was the parts manger at the GM dealership I worked at. Just retired a few months ago at 80 Another guy in my neighborhood same car. Looks about like yours 273 4 speed he got it in high school and kept it drives daily with two dogs. God Bless and stop smoking!!! We all don’t want to loose you early.

[@standards1234]

Thanks Tony for this video and others. The sane man’s perspective on car ownership. I saw 58 Olds sedan in Cincinnati with center caps the wheels were painted red oxide primer that colorwould set off a white Plymouth

[@edpetrikk2027]

And when is all said and done..one must remember..rust never sleeps ☹️😊

[@69Dartman]

I daily drove my Dart from when I got my license in it till 2006 when I got my lil sisters 95 Neon Highline coupe. I put a aftermarket 9800 Thermo Quad on it, reworked the distributor from a early one with the electronic guts on top, early 340 exhaust manifolds, 727, 8.34 with the 3.23 power lock and front and rear factory sway bars, plus it had 340 suspension and the fast ratio 16 to 1 manual steering. It was originally a Western Sport Special built in LA and sold in California with the light duty drive train and the odd options. I drive a 06 Charger RT now that will bury it and would love to drop a modern hemi in the Dart.

[@arthurleino]

Had a 65 Baracuda that was white with Blue interior. But it had a 225 Slant Six. Mine had no prop rod. Used end cut 2 by 4. Had it my last 3 months in Hi School Graduated in 71.

My daily driver for eleven years. Mine had dual, high-flow exhaust.

[@keithplump3008]

Lmao. Hey that mirror made it all the way back to your shop till you messed with it. That was funny.

[@MtnBadger]

White with red trim was really popular back then. 👌 😊

[@deere3321]

I had one of these back in the late 60's. Great reliability except for the 13" tires. For some reason I always had to replace them often.

[@DanEBoyd]

ARGENT ON THE RALLY WHEELS!!!

[@DuckmanH]

Watch the carburetor at 00:34.

[@leroyhaas9085]

Please do more videos like this cause it was interesting informative and entertaining, finally thanks for a great video

[@arrowhead455]

I could see my OCD auto bodyman dad attacking that rust already! He’d be cruising around with a primered fender by Friday 😂

[@OllamhDrab]

Heheh, for some reason an archaelogy show I was listening to started playing at the same time as this. Looking at that exhaust tip with narration, "We've unearthed a rarely-seen structure from ancient times..." (vroom vroom of carb.)

[@jphickory522]

Your new car is really cool. Have fun.

[@jayweiss4378]

"Just A Cool Old Daily Bomber Of A Classic Car" agree and love seeing it 👍

[@captainsunshine918]

I *LOVE* your plans for this car!

[@pagsscaleautoworks221]

How about Argent for the wheel color?

[@BallastResistor99]

Throttle spring looks deadly

[@LongIslandMopars]

That's no joke. 🤣

[@nathanmccree2217]

It runs really well an sounds good too

[@Bbbbad724]

Had a black one with the 273 and console automatic. It has the neatest console and shifter. The 65 was a neat car.

[@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369]

HOWdy U-T-G, ... Thanks COOP ...

[@b.j.hawkinsmurica8145]

I think gold rims under that white will set it off uncle Tony, stay blessed man. Thank you Fer giving this knowledge.

[@aprules2]

Tony I love the premise of this. I'm hoping to see things like a RustOleum Paint job, with a racing stripe, slot wheels, some chrome dress up, a 4 barrel swap, maybe a new rug, and some sheep skin seat covers. Basically the way I built my first car..... Oh paint the wheels black with chrome trim rings and center caps, then some nice redline tires of radial tas

[@johnboy2935]

Sweet deal! I had a '66 model, which I like the lines better on, it was my sweetie thru my teen and high school years. Seeing this sure brought back memories. I know every nut and bolt on the thing.

[@modacare4546]

You need to get rid of that glass fuel filter. That's a fire waiting to happen. Put a Wix plastic filter in there.