Help identifying this barracuda

[Scott8950]

I found it while going through an old parts box and im not exactly sure about it. It appears to be a 67 because of no marker lights. The rear light panel is different from all the other barracuda kits I've seen.The door handles were sanded off and a front air dam of some kind was added. I have a 68 barracuda body  for comparison. Thanks for any info

[SCRWDRVR]

I think thats the killer cuda, I'm pretty sure thats the one that has that back but I could be wrong

Edited March 26, 2020 by SCRWDRVR

[SCRWDRVR]

Nope I'm wrong, I just found a set of instruction for the killer cuda and the back is like your reference kit...

[Scott8950]

9 minutes ago, SCRWDRVR said:

Nope I'm wrong, I just found a set of instruction for the killer cuda and the back is like your reference kit...

i thought it was a funny car but im not positive.

[SCRWDRVR]

3 minutes ago, Scott8950 said:

i thought it was a funny car but im not positive.

I wonder if it's this kit, the original release of the 68 cuda

 

[Scott8950]

i think its a 67, it has no side marker lights. 

[SCRWDRVR]

67 has the C shaped tail light I believe 68 has the small tails ad 69 the large, the side markers could have been removed?

[Snake45]

It's definitely not a '69. 

I have a distressed '68 promo molded in red. I hadn't noticed it before but the taillights seem to be molded as part of the body, and there are small clear backup lights just like the holes in your mystery body.  Somewhere I have an original AMT '67 and I'm pretty sure that one has separate taillights. 

Lack of side marker lights means nothing. They're apparently been sanded off like your door handles. (In fact, I think I can see the "ghost" of one on your left quarter.)  I vote your mystery body is an MPC '68. 

Edited March 26, 2020 by Snake45

[Scott8950]

1 minute ago, Snake45 said:

It's definitely not a '69. 

I have a distressed '68 promo molded in red. I hadn't noticed it before but the taillights seem to be molded as part of the body, and there are small clear backup lights just like the holes in your mystery body.  Somewhere I have an original AMT '67 and I'm pretty sure that one has separate taillights. 

Like of side marker lights means nothing. They're apparently been sanded off like your door handles. (In fact, I think I can see the "ghost" of one on your left quarter.)  I vote your mystery body is an MPC '68. 

no side markers or even a trace of them, you can clearly see the door handle marks. The other body in the pic is a mpc 68 so i dont believe thats it. Here is another pic the 68 is on top.

[Muncie]

 

 

The top body with the peak on the hood is a 1969.  The 1967 and 1968 did not have that feature.

I believe yours is a 1968 that has been modified.  The 1968 MPC kit had fake exhaust trim detail aft of the door and ahead of the rear tires on the rocker panel molding. 

Instructions here for the MPC 1969 Barracuda and Killer 'Cuda (it's a 1969)   https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/mpc-instructions/automotive-cars--pi/plymouth/1961-1970/

hope this helps

 

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[Snake45]

Your body on top is a '69. You can tell from the shape of the grille openings, and also the bump on the nose center. It's probably from the Killer Cuda kit ('80s reissue).  Your '69 body has incorrect '68 type side marker lights. (They corrected them later to the right '69 type.) I know this for a fact because just yesterday I finished up the resto/rescue of a "survivor" one that's been in my possession since the early '90s. Your mystery body is a '68. 

Edited March 26, 2020 by Snake45

[Scott8950]

Thanks for the info guys, greatly appreciated.. I stumbled across these in an old parts box and was curious. 

[Snake45]

If you have the hood and grille, you could restore this '68 using a commonly available '69 reissue as a parts donor. Even if you couldn't get it all the way back to factory stock, you could build it as one of the many colorful SS/B Hemi Cuda drag cars. It's a nice piece! 

[Scott8950]

4 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

If you have the hood and grille, you could restore this '68 using a commonly available '69 reissue as a parts donor. Even if you couldn't get it all the way back to factory stock, you could build it as one of the many colorful SS/B Hemi Cuda drag cars. It's a nice piece! 

unfortunately thats the only piece i have for it.

[Snake45]

I think at least two different resincasters offer '68 grilles. They probably have hoods, too. Definitely worth trying to save. 

[Scott8950]

3 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

I think at least two different resincasters offer '68 grilles. They probably have hoods, too. Definitely worth trying to save. 

I'll probably toss it back in the parts box. I've got too many projects waiting to be restored.

[michaelbaskett]

21 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

If you have the hood and grille, you could restore this '68 using a commonly available '69 reissue as a parts donor. Even if you couldn't get it all the way back to factory stock, you could build it as one of the many colorful SS/B Hemi Cuda drag cars. It's a nice piece! 

In 1/1 the hood off the 75 Dart Sport will fit on the Barracuda.....Worth a try in 1/25th scale.....

[Scott8950]

1 minute ago, michaelbaskett said:

In 1/1 the hood off the 75 Dart Sport will fit on the Barracuda.....Worth a try in 1/25th scale.....

i have a 75 dart, I'll check tomorrow 

[Mark]

A '67 kit body will have the lower half of the grille surrounds (including the center) as a separate part that glues to the body.  '68 and '69 have them molded as part of the body.