Plymouth Notchback Barracuda Transformation: It's Finally Prime Time!  

Just to add to this awesome video series. It's like you are peeling back an onion, as I am getting to see what happened to it and how it went through life before dad bought if for me in 1986. We were the 2nd owner as my dad bought it from the deceased owners estate. I have all of the original paperwork including the original Bill of Sale. Never knew about how bad that lower valence really was until you showed it. The dirt you see under there is from living on gravel roads in rural North Texas as we lived out in the country. I think the factory undercoat also helped save it from excessive rust. I later found out that the original owner committed suicide in this car after losing his wife. He had closed the garage door and left the car running. His cigar ashes were still in the ashtray when I opened it up after getting the car. Sometimes we refer to her as Christine. If you start hearing some 50's Rock in Roll music coming from inside you might want to run.......

Awesome work Joe. I like how you fixed alot of things that was hidden. Alot of people would not have done that. The car is really coming out nice and straight. Showing it some Mopar Love!!👍👍🇺🇸 Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend. 👍

Awesome job Joe!! We are so dam excited. My dad would have been so impressed by this and of course he would have said, “Glad to see an Arkansas boy get it done right!”

Doing a great job. I always envy guys that have the patience to do body work. Cudos.

Notchback life! The world would be a happier place if we all had one lol. Someday mine will make me even happier blubbbb blub blubbbbb blub.!

That bluegrass version of what would you do with a drunken sailor while you were spraying primer was great! I backed it up just to listen again 🤣

Great job Joe. You're working on it like if it was your own.

Joe, I'd watch long versions of these videos... it's relaxing and I'd learn a lot. Thanks for the content!

Joe, you are doing top-notch work, and you make it look easy! Keep up the good work.

Nice work and great video. Long Live Mopar!!

Many years ago I took my boys to a Scout Camp near Mena, Arkansas. I have never sweat so much in my life! 😂 Everybody was great, enjoyed the mountain thunderstorms (God's bowling alley), and the spiders were incredible, home-cooked pancakes were fantastic... but the heat and humidity... wow.

18:26 Thank you for this! This is what I was really hoping to see a lot of when you started this project. Stipulated that is NOT what **you** want to have to do and its not kind to wish that on anyone. Regardless, when you get to watch your favorite teacher its hard not to want them to show you the things you don't know! The primary two for me is hammer & dolly finesse and appropriate filler techniques. Thanks brother, cant wait to see the next session!

Very nice work Joe! Back in the day when we would develop the forming dies, we would get metal gathering like you showed on the right front lower fender. In those years if the bumper provided camouflage they would call it good. This was an outstanding video, thank you for sharing. You’re making her look really good 👍

You are amazingly patient with bodywork Joe and it will show in the finished project. Another Mopar gets glamed courtesy of Just Mopar Joe. Still hoping for a video on the Ramcharger.😊

Great content as always...can't wait to see more...thanks Joe...🔧🔧👍

I’ve always admire the notchback barracuda. They were such an underdog in my opinion, but what a great looking car.

I love back yard body work. Great job !

Awesome work as always Joe!

Well done Joe, We have a father and son 67 Barracuda Bright red convertible 360 4 speed and we're in the same phase of body work as your project, so it's great from a inspiration stand point to see your work and love your approach to the dutchman panel seam.

This is golden. I started doing the samething on my 69 satelite. I know nothing about bodywork, im learning as i go. You are a good educational help. Thanks for what you do. Ima get a little sand blaster next.

😊 That body is straight! Heck, I've got more dents than that Fish! 🐟. You gave lots a Love 💕 to that car, great job Joe. See ya next time. I never learned how to use a Spray Gun. I was either too close, or far away, fast, or slow. Runs galore and bare spots 😮

Looking great Joe. Nice work man.

Those notchback Barracudas look so much better than the fastbacks, it's the opposite of Mustangs.

That's goin too be slick 👍 👍

Very nice.👍👍👍

Rustmort is the choice of professional shops. Good stuff.

Wow that rear valance. I can’t imagine tackling that.

5:20 I have always wondered that myself with the shaping and heavy stamping used to make the old school body panels on the older and stout panels made back when cars had style.

Looking great brother! Also, I think you’re right about those front lower fender wrinkles being there from the factory stamp-all the barracuda fenders I have ever seen are the exact same way as what you showed in that area. Enjoy your weekend 😊

Very good!!

Folks wanna fuss about the cost of a shop prepping and painting a car - they really need to watch stuff like this in order to get a better idea of all the work involved, though. It's the part of the process I've never tried to tackle and after 60+ years, it's admittedly intimidating - but I do respect and understand why those that can do it have to charge what they do for the work. BTW - Joe's a good 'un; there's plenty of half-assed hacks out there and he's not one of them. - Ed on the Ridge

Nice work Joe!

Joe I wanna say you make it look easy but I can’t cause I know how hard bodywork is, I gotta say you are doing a great job its almost like when you’re building a motor you don’t leave any stone unturned can’t wait to see it done my grandma bought one just like it brand new in 68 notch with a 318 it is a lite green. When she died my dad got the car in about 1998 with only 18 tho miles when he got it. Last time I saw it it had 43 tho on it my dad will never let it go.

1:05 I will agree on that statement with the tire those bias ply wonders with the ancient 78 series designation. I was anywhere between my years 17 to maybe my 20/21st birthday before the old family business phased them out.

Nice job, Joe. I'm a little less scared of bodywork after watching you happily tackle all that, especially the tail panel. That was part of what put me off a 68 a couple of years ago. The tail panel was bashed in, but the main hangup was that guy also couldn't put the title in my hand before it was time to pay. The price was good, but I couldn't fork it over on a promise. Shame too, it was an all original car down to belts and hoses. It was stashed indoors since the 80's, and otherwise I would have grabbed it!

My favorite car transporter (Freighter Jim Travels) once told me about a Ferrari that was taken to a body/paint guy who was 'appalled' at the number of hammer marks and dents on that car. He worked tirelessly to remove them all. Then only to be told by a Ferrari purist that Ferrari's came like that from the factory. 😅

Just found you recently but can’t get enough, love this project especially. I’ve always been a mechanic but I’ve never been able to call myself a body man but always wanted to learn so I can fully restore one myself. Working on a 72 Monte Carlo right now that is in such nice original shape that I’m not even gonna do any body work. I’m not a Chevy guy so once this one is done and gone I’ll be looking for my forever Mopar! 👍

Man alive brother Joe ive got a 58 savoy that needs your attention with work like that beautiful this is going to be a visual symphony im joking about my 58 to far away for you to come nz take a holiday here and pop on by ive got a good mig

So many dents and rust in a couple of weird spots... You got this Joe!! Coming along nicely...Im about to go and look up Rust Mort...never heard of it... and stalk your Amazon store hahaha...cheers mate

nice work brother

I'm looking for tips and to see how body work is done now, been a good twenty years since I really did any. What you are doing looks really good. I've got a 65 Barracuda that needs a bunch of work, slowly but surely it'll straighten out!

It's a very cool car, Joe. I have a Dayton Thorobred spare in the LTD.

I hope your channel grows enough for you to get a nice lift.

Wow, you got it looking good now, it all takes time. Keep up the good work Joe.

Lunch Break!!

Man i wanna be young again... i have stretched out lower rear quarters and valence to 6 weeks now.. might hit them with paint in another month :)

It’s going to be life changing when you get the new shop built

good job.........im in the process of restoring a 67 barracuda convertible

When I was a younger man I really didn't like the A body cudas but now I really really want one. I kick myself now because I had chance to buy a 69 formula S 383 car for 1500 bucks and passed on it.

Most of those dents on the sides probably came from parking lots, I bet that car spent alot of time in some sort of factory parking lot or shopping mall! Coming along great!👍

Are you doing a $20,000 paint job, 😂 looks like it's getting ready for SEMA 😂 great job, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones

Someone told my dad once, " I won't hit your thumb " and then hit his thumb with a big maul. Flattened out the end like a piece of cheese and split the end.

Joe going to drop proline 481x in there.

Hammering out dents is sexy

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Hi Joe we're did you get your dolley? One for your wheel edge also your body hammers ECT thank you again.

Joe are you planning on attending Chrysler’s at Carlisle?

Looks much better. So many dents in that car