(Work actually done 7/20/2021) From a distance, the car didn't look that bad on the right side. Upon closer inspection, there were several areas that needed significant attention. The first being the right rear quarter panel and fender.
Saturday, August 20, 2022
1966 Barracuda Front Suspension Strut Rod Bushing Replacement
(Work actually done 7/1/2021) Do these strut rod bushings look ok? Nope, time for new ones.
1966 Barracuda Driver's Side Rear Quarter and Fender Bodywork
(Work actually done 2/27/2019) Time to start work on the rear quarters. Oh, joy. Bodywork is not my forte. But I figure that someone with an old car needs to put in the time to fix up things if they can. Sure I could hire it out but that's not my style if I can do the work myself. And my brother recently told me that when he had the car, he took it to a local well-known body shop (John's Auto Body in Poulsbo) to ask what they would charge to do body and paint. The guy looked the car over and said, "Tell you what, bring me $10,000 and I'll let you know when I need more."
On that note, here's the better of the two rear quarters that needs fixing:
1966 Barracuda Driver's Side Front Fender Repair
(Work actually done 7/12/2018) The fender on the Barracuda needs a little help. It has a boo-boo.
Friday, August 12, 2022
Duncan Model 60 Parking Meter
I picked up this gem a couple of months ago while on a small anniversary celebration trip to Fairhaven, near Bellingham. We were walking around town and came across a small hole in the wall eclectic store that had quite the assortment of "stuff". Amongst the stuff was this parking meter. I've always been intrigued by them, so the $35 asking price sounded very reasonable. Home it came.
