Vehicle Description
1973 Plymouth Barracuda - 318ci V8 - 3 Speed Manual Transmission -
Orange Over Black Interior - Rallye Wheels (Please note: If you
happen to be viewing this Barracuda on a website other than our
Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some
of our many photographs of the car due to third-party website
limitations. To be sure you access the more than 150 photographs,
as well as a short start-up and walk-around video, please go to our
main website: Garage Kept Motors.) By 1973, when this E-body
Barracuda first came off the assembly line, the OEM big-block
brawlers of the past were long gone, and the Barracuda itself ended
production the following season. Just 11,000 were built for the
1973 model year which makes you wonder when's the last time you saw
one out and about? The muscle-car fad was on its way out: sales of
high-performance cars plummeted. Safety standards, the specter of
unleaded gas and the dreaded catalytic converter and slowing
sporty-car sales all spelled doom for Plymouth's peppy little pony
car. But when you look at this car all that gloom and doom of the
end of the muscle car era disappears and you want to jump in and
cruise the streets. The combination of bright orange paint with
black accents and factory striping is a real head turner. The paint
presents well with a nice luster and body fit is good on all
panels. The factory 14 steel rallye wheels with factory center caps
and stainless trim rings are wrapped in raised white letter radial
rubber that finishes muscular looks of this boulevard cruiser. The
underbody of this car is unrestored but is very solid with no rust
and there are no indications of any collision or rust repair. The
interior has been cosmetically restored with new seat upholstery
and carpet and features the factory sport wheel and factory gauges
with 120 MPH speedometer and factory AM radio. The 3-speed manual
transmission gear changes are handled by a floor mounted manual
shifter. Under the bulging scooped hood sits a 318 V8 adorned with
all the right go fast goods, including Edelbrock AVS 4bbl
carburetor with electric choke atop a Weiand aluminum dual plane
manifold. The exhaust gases flow through headers into dual exhaust
pipes in Thrust chambered mufflers. The tailpipes rumble with the
music of the streets from days gone by. Needless to say this car
would be a great driver to take out and cruise and will be sure to
draw a crowd at the local car shows and cruise ins.
