1970 Plymouth Barracuda - Yeah. That's a Chicken.

We've seen some pretty remarkable things over the last year and half or so but this broken hulk for sale on Craigslist out on "The Thumb" with an asking price of $13,900 might just take the cake. That said, this is a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, without doubt one of the coolest cars ever made and just might top our list of cars we'd want in our "Jay Leno" garage. Despite the fact they ride and handle like horse drawn carriages. Fast horse drawn carriages but horse drawn carriages nonetheless.

 



The value of "pony" and "muscle" cars have skyrocketed over the last twenty years but it's hard to fathom why and how "rolling chassis" like our 'Cuda here can command such exorbitant asking prices too. Then again, you can't fault someone for thinking they're sitting on a gold mine but with an asking price that high it would seem what they'd come down to would still be too high. Yes. The floor under the driver's seat is all rotted out. 

 





 

The reason for the sky's the limit asking prices for cars like this is simple; these cars were the "dream cars" of "Baby Boomers" who were just coming of age in the early 1970's. Despite being their "dream cars" they never sold very well back then. The market for these cars, which wasn't that big to begin with was flooded too; Dodge even sold a version of this car clogging the market even more. These cars also got dinged for being too big and heavy and contemporary road test comparisons had them finishing behind the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird. Therefore, their relative scarcity, desirability and a robust economy has driven their value over the moon. Even the value, apparently, of basket cases like this.

 

 

With millenials, particularly the younger ones in general, not giving a damn about cars, it will be interesting to see if these cars can continue to appreciate or even maintain their value. Seeing how allergic they are to driving vehicles that don't have Bluetooth, I can't imagine they'd take too kindly to something like this in even good shape. Again, even in brand new condition, the cheapest of cross overs these days rides, handles and sometimes accelerates better than these cars. The ad claims the 383 V-8 and 727 transmission come with the car. No idea why they're out of the car so you're going to have to figure out how to get everything home. Or to the shop. Look, no power brakes and what would appear to be no air conditioning either. Bluetooth?  

 

 

We figure you could easily drop forty grand or more on restoring this thing and sorry, friend, that's just not time and money well spent. Not with a number of these out there in fantastic shape that you could just write a check for and have had someone else already have done the work and paid the price. And, yeah. That's a chicken.