'70 fish

[wes473]

Well last summer was a great year for classic cars for my dad and I, so we cashed out and found my dream car... It was a long drive straight down to NE, but it was really worth it. We had great views and had the chance to meet up with an old friend on the way back.

Thanks for some great advice along the way, I'm starting all the bits needed to start driving here ASAP...  with all that freetime that comes with a toddler and our beautiful newborn 

[larry4406]

Interesting - bench seat and column shift!  Don't see that often.

[anlauto]

Neat car, what are your plans for it...

[RUNCHARGER]

Neat car. Going to get it driving safe and drive it for awhile? I know I would for a season anyway.

[cudamadd]

I like the colour combination . Congratulations on your new ride 

[wes473]

So far with all the car flipping I've done, I've learned cars are way more fun to drive than to fix. 

The great thing of this car is I can roughly drive it as is or do some tasteful modification swap or do a full restoration. Currently plans are to do a fix as I go and then put a non numbers matching drivetrain and in and have a lot of fun. Talking big Hwy cruises/trips and dirt MT/ID roads. Something I can  fix with my kiddos  around and have fun driving them around go get ice cream and not worry about ice cream or scratches. For the moment, most of the fixes I plan on doing are going to be minor tune-up related mandatory stuff until I can do a proper swap when the time comes ready. Which leads me to a successful cart hunt today, found a 70 Challenger front end complete K member that I plan on completely rebuilding with performance bushings ball joints and heavy torsion bars (PST) that I got over Christmas. Along with a power Big OEM disc brakes conversion(dr diff and ebay booster). 

[cudamadd]

I like the picture of the little  guy sitting on the guard and it looks like he is enjoying himself  checking out the parts . Please keep the pics coming cheers   

[usraptor]

Congrats! Looking forward to watching your progress on this. 

[wes473]

  thanks for the encouragement guys! Anybody can appreciate a finished car but it's nice to rub shoulders with guys that appreciate the process to get there!

[Dakota]

This will be one of those "it's not the destination, it's the journey" kind of things.   Great to see you getting the kiddos involved - nothing but good comes from that.   Good luck on your project.

[xx88man]

   Congrats on finding an awesome project and having a great family to share it with!!

[CudaMoparRay]

Good luck with your project.....love those bench seats 

[wes473]

I've always wanted to try these, so I finally got one! I've wrestled through wiring before and thought this would be a good investment

[usraptor]

Believe me, you'll use that wiring diagram more than you think!

[MoparCarGuy]

Congratulations on finding your Cuda!  And with a bench/bucket front seat!

To my surprise, I was saving your fender tag photo and found I had the very next VIN was in my collection of fender tag photos. And amazingly the Vehicle Order Number (VON) is the very next number as well. I believe this means your car was for the same dealership and the VON is the pre-printed number from the pad of order forms that dealership had on hand.

Sorry for the Photobucket bar across the 425413 tag but here is what it shows:
BS23: Plymouth Barracuda Special, 'Cuda 2 Door Hardtop
N0B: 383 330HP OR 335HP 1-4BBL 8 CYL
1970
Dodge Main, Hamtramck, MI, USA

425413:   Sequence number  (which is one number after your VIN of 425412)

E63:    383 cid 4 barrel V8 H.P. 335hp
D32:    Heavy Duty Automatic Transmission
EF8:    Dark Green Metallic (Dodge), Ivy Green Metallic (Plymouth) Exterior Color
H4F8:    Trim - High, Vinyl Split Bench Seat, Green
000:    Full Door Panels
720:    Build Date: July 20
132045:   Vehicle Order Number (which is one number after your VON of 132044)

EF8:    Dark Green Metallic (Dodge), Ivy Green Metallic (Plymouth) Top Color
A21:    Elastomeric Colored Front Bumper Package
A62:    Rallye Instrument Cluster Package
G36:    OS Dual Racing Mirrors
J45:      Hood Tie Down Pins
J54:     Sport Hood

L34:    Road Lights
M21:    Roof drip rail moldings
M25:    Wide sill moldings
M31:    Belt Moldings
M88:    Decklid Moldings Treatment
N41:    Dual Exhaust

N42:    Chrome Exhaust Tips
N85:    Tachometer
R11:    Radio Solid State AM (2 Watts)
Y05:    Build to USA Specs
EN1:    End of Sales Codes

I just thought it was very interesting to see a VIN and VON in sequence and the same Scheduled Production Date (SPD) of 720 (July 20, 1970). Good luck on your find.