Hey Shaun, the gentleman driving the car you can tell he simply enjoys driving that beauty. No need to show off or anything, everyone knows what that car can do. Great vid!
I bought my 69 Dart Western Sport Special in 79 from a guy in the neighborhood. He wanted 650 and it had 63k original miles with a bad vynil top and a 383 gts nose on it painted to match. I thought it really was a 383 car as I liked Mopars but really didn't know anything about how to tell a big block or small block or what kind of running gear it had or what it should have. It was a factory 318 car with a 71/4 and 904 but it had glass packs and drove like new and seemed to have more power than the typical 318 cars I'd been in. I ended up paying 550 for it because it blew the water pump on my test drive 😂. The only original parts left now is the engine and suspension and brakes. I upgraded to better parts as I learned all about my car and what parts were stronger and would fit over time. It now has a 742 case 83/4 with 3.23 power lock, 727 transmission, early 340 manifolds, Thermo Quad 9800 carb and performer intake, front and rear factory sway bars. It came with 340 torsion bars and leaf springs, fast ratio 16 to 1 manual steering box with 4 turns lock to lock. It never drove like any other A body I've ever driven since and I also put poly bushings in and rebuilt the front suspension. The upgrades have just made a good starting point even better. Every time I upgraded something I had to relearn how to drive the car and it always tried to kill me if I got stupid. 😎 I also had a real 70 Duster 340 for years I almost never drove because it needed work and had a huge lumpy cam in it from the guy I bought it from. It sounded wicked but only had 7 pounds of vacuum at idle and 3.23 gears, bad combo. I got my license in the Dart and a buddy owns the Duster now. I think I've had about 30 cars now, mostly Mopars. I think I'd like to drop a 5.7 hemi in the Dart someday... 🤔
hey dartman we all started out as that guy that went from faking it to making it. my first car was a 79 Doba. I find a mopar reasonable id have another 🤙great story ty for sharing 🤜🤛
Kudos on the hood treatment. Brilliant idea to graft the 70 Super Bee sport hood bubble onto it. Like the man said, it looks like it was born with it. 69 hoods are normally kinda plain, but the S/B hood bubble really fits this app well. From the front seat the hood bulge reminds me of the view from a 70 Cuda w/ shaker hood. Same shape bulge.
@@thisguysgarage the boneyard it's in is a good one. depending on your building style. he only sells if you are going to not modify them in any way, no hot rodding
Phenomenal Barracuda!!!!!👍Please check out my 1968 Barracuda fastback powered by a rowdy 512 stroker backed by an A833 4 speed manual. I think you'll approve. 👌
Hey Shaun, the gentleman driving the car you can tell he simply enjoys driving that beauty. No need to show off or anything, everyone knows what that car can do. Great vid!
its done its fair share of work back in the day,now has a soldier's retirement lol thanks so much coyote 👍👍🤜🤛
Owned it over 45 years ago and owned it twice? Wow... Wish I had hung onto a couple of cars from my younger days. Good for him.
you and me both Eric ,ty for stopping in!
That thing is wicked! love the 340's
my father inlaws car i can count on one hand how many times i was in it, every time was a treat!
Such a gorgeous car
i could not agree more bruce!
That's one beautiful looking and sounding car. Its nice you can show your kids the appreciation for these classic cars! Clean under belly!
Thanks 👍 much appreciated David!
How's she goin'? That's a fine looking automobile. They don't make them like that anymore. Take care and thanks for sharing!!!
thanks so much mike, really appreciate it!
I’m a Ford guy but that is one slick car
me too buddy, I agree 100%
Sweet car, lot of work to keep that one that nice
its a part time job lol ,ty so much Doc!
My mind can almost smell the smells of that awesome car! The exhaust , the interior, the warmed oil.
thanks so much, really appreciated!
@@thisguysgarage p.s. I really enjoyed hearing the history of the car also!
@@dm7097 personally i enjoy the individual car history "the story " as much or more than just looking at them. ty dm
I bought my 69 Dart Western Sport Special in 79 from a guy in the neighborhood. He wanted 650 and it had 63k original miles with a bad vynil top and a 383 gts nose on it painted to match. I thought it really was a 383 car as I liked Mopars but really didn't know anything about how to tell a big block or small block or what kind of running gear it had or what it should have. It was a factory 318 car with a 71/4 and 904 but it had glass packs and drove like new and seemed to have more power than the typical 318 cars I'd been in. I ended up paying 550 for it because it blew the water pump on my test drive 😂.
The only original parts left now is the engine and suspension and brakes. I upgraded to better parts as I learned all about my car and what parts were stronger and would fit over time.
It now has a 742 case 83/4 with 3.23 power lock, 727 transmission, early 340 manifolds, Thermo Quad 9800 carb and performer intake, front and rear factory sway bars. It came with 340 torsion bars and leaf springs, fast ratio 16 to 1 manual steering box with 4 turns lock to lock. It never drove like any other A body I've ever driven since and I also put poly bushings in and rebuilt the front suspension. The upgrades have just made a good starting point even better. Every time I upgraded something I had to relearn how to drive the car and it always tried to kill me if I got stupid. 😎
I also had a real 70 Duster 340 for years I almost never drove because it needed work and had a huge lumpy cam in it from the guy I bought it from. It sounded wicked but only had 7 pounds of vacuum at idle and 3.23 gears, bad combo.
I got my license in the Dart and a buddy owns the Duster now. I think I've had about 30 cars now, mostly Mopars. I think I'd like to drop a 5.7 hemi in the Dart someday... 🤔
hey dartman we all started out as that guy that went from faking it to making it. my first car was a 79 Doba. I find a mopar reasonable id have another 🤙great story ty for sharing 🤜🤛
That car is FLAWLESS!!! That was a GREAT video Shaun, THANKS!!!
thank you my friend 🤙🤜🤛👍
Beautiful...simply beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Good Morning. THIS. GUYS. GARAGE. Great 👍 CAR./. FANTASTIC. PEOPLE. And. WONDERFUL. TOUR. Around. TOWN Including. Drive. Down. PLUMMER. Ave By. KENTUCKY. FRIED. CHICKEN 🐔. EXCELLENT. VIDEO
Glad you enjoyed it ,ty john
Wow, This is special.
This was a privileged to watch.
-Chuck
thanks so much chucky 👍
Kudos on the hood treatment. Brilliant idea to graft the 70 Super Bee sport hood bubble onto it. Like the man said, it looks like it was born with it. 69 hoods are normally kinda plain, but the S/B hood bubble really fits this app well. From the front seat the hood bulge reminds me of the view from a 70 Cuda w/ shaker hood. Same shape bulge.
amazingly beautiful car, i have my eye on a 66 barracuda carcass with the back glass still good
save em all Dracfink , ty for taking the time my friend!
@@thisguysgarage the boneyard it's in is a good one. depending on your building style. he only sells if you are going to not modify them in any way, no hot rodding
@@TheDracfink you need to sign an aphidavid of intentions, love it
@@thisguysgarage lol not quite that far. but your word and family name means a huge lot in this town
as it should, our word is our bond!
Wow!
Tombstone bucket seats and all.
That is nice, thing is slick and clean
a rare example in the canadian rust belt ,thank you terry!
The ‘69 is least favourite of all the cudas due to the hood and centre hump.
This hood takes care of that, nice.
I like your hood scoop design. How did you mod the hood?
Shut up kids and hold on
lol yup
@@thisguysgarage
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cant hear it
Phenomenal Barracuda!!!!!👍Please check out my 1968 Barracuda fastback powered by a rowdy 512 stroker backed by an A833 4 speed manual. I think you'll approve. 👌