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In the auto industry it's called patina. Scientists call it the result of oxidation or other chemical processes. We generally know it as rust. But no matter its name, it can at times have spectacular effects.
The market is filled with rusty cars looking for new owners, and if you spare the effort of getting past the at times unpleasant look of metal eaten away by rust, something amazing is revealed. In the case of the car in the gallery above, that effort is hardly needed.
Maybe it’s the way in which the car has been photographed, or the car itself, a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda, but there’s something special about this particular rust bucket.
Once at the top of its game, the Barracuda got this way after spending some 15 years in storage and neglect. It was once painted light blue, had a beautiful black interior, and was overall a monster on the road.
The 225ci slant-six hiding under the hood, paired to a three-speed automatic transmission, is still in working order, and the current owner, who is selling the car on an auction website, claims to have driven around in it since he got it at the beginning of the year for about 150 miles (241 km). The total mileage the odometer shows is 70,000 miles (112,600 km).
There are, of course, other things wrong with this car, except for the rust-eaten body, but some of the problems have already been solved. The owner says several parts have been replaced, including the fuel tank, while others, like the ignition system, have been overhauled.
At the time of this writing, the bidding process for this car is about to close, and the highest sum someone is offering for it is $2,750. It remains to be seen if it goes for this little, but whoever gets his hands on this Barracuda will definitely have a busy summer ahead, putting it back together.
Maybe it’s the way in which the car has been photographed, or the car itself, a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda, but there’s something special about this particular rust bucket.
Once at the top of its game, the Barracuda got this way after spending some 15 years in storage and neglect. It was once painted light blue, had a beautiful black interior, and was overall a monster on the road.
The 225ci slant-six hiding under the hood, paired to a three-speed automatic transmission, is still in working order, and the current owner, who is selling the car on an auction website, claims to have driven around in it since he got it at the beginning of the year for about 150 miles (241 km). The total mileage the odometer shows is 70,000 miles (112,600 km).
There are, of course, other things wrong with this car, except for the rust-eaten body, but some of the problems have already been solved. The owner says several parts have been replaced, including the fuel tank, while others, like the ignition system, have been overhauled.
At the time of this writing, the bidding process for this car is about to close, and the highest sum someone is offering for it is $2,750. It remains to be seen if it goes for this little, but whoever gets his hands on this Barracuda will definitely have a busy summer ahead, putting it back together.
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