The Moores in Tennessee have a 1969 Plymouth Barracuda 340/A727 Y4/F6J/V1X non-floral top
Fender Tag as submitted to this Registry:
M31 R11 V1X V78 END A04 C16 C55 G33 J25 M21 Y4 F6J F8 910 064528 E55 D32 BH23 P9B 13XXXX
M31 = Body Belt Mouldings (under the side windows); R11 = Music Master AM Radio (2 Watt); V1X = Black vinyl roof (Note: the Mod Top (Fender Tag: V1P) and the mod interior (Fender Tag F6J or F6P) were separate options; this car was originally ordered with V1X and F6J); V78 = delete accent stripe; END = end of codes;
A04 = Basic Group (power brakes, Driver’s side remote mirror); C16 = Console with woodgrain; C55 = Bucket seats; G33 = Driver’s side remote mirror; J25 = 3 speed variable windshield wipers; M21 = Drip Rail Mouldings;
Y4 = Spanish Gold Metallic exterior paint; F6J = Green vinyl seats with yellow and black floral inserts (mod interior), also yellow and black floral inserts on the door panels; F8 = Dark green Interior paint (console, instrument panel, carpet); 910 = September 10, 1968 build date; 064528 = order number
E55 = 340 engine (275hp); D32 = A727 Torqueflite auto transmission; BH = Barracuda High Price Class; 23 = 2 Door Hardtop; P9B = 340 engine/1969 model year/Built at Hamtramck, MI; 13XXXX = Sequence number.
More info about the car:
- Engine that came with the car originally – 340
- Engine in the car now – same
- Tranny that came originally? – A727
- Tranny in the car now? – Tremec auto
- Original Exterior color? – Y4 Spanish Gold Metallic
- Exterior color now? – same, but basecoat/clearcoat
- Interior seat color – F6J Green vinyl with mod (floral) inserts
More info about this car:
Our ModCuda was bought by a lady from Clarksville, TN at Star Chrysler Plymouth in Nashville TN on 10/18/1968 for $3648.80. It had a black vinyl roof (V1X), green floral interior (F6J) and the exterior paint was Y4 Spanish Gold Metallic. She traded in a Pontiac GTO 2 door HT (cannot read the year of the GTO on the documentation) and got $2773.80 trade-in allowance for it.
Since we bought it in 1993, we’ve kept most of the original parts, but when we restored it, we decided to soup it up a bit. Here’s what we’ve done over the last couple of decades:
- Original 340 HP engine, now .030 over
- Electronic Ignition with MSD 6AL
- K&N Air Filter
- Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap Intake (p/n 7576)
- Edelbrock Aluminum Heads
- Harland Sharp Needle-bearing Adjustable Roller Rocker Arms
- Comp Cams “Pro Magnum” Retro-fit hydraulic roller lifters
- Comp Cams 280/284 x .541/.537 hydraulic roller cam
- Holley Sniper EFI self-tuning kit
- 2 1/2″ Schumacher Tri-Y headers to help with ground clearance
- 2 1/2″ Flowmaster Delta-flow mufflers
- Tremec 4-speed auto tranny
- Gear Vendor’s Overdrive/Underdrive unit
- B&M Megashifter
- 3.55 Sure-Grip in a 741 case; and a spare 2:76 one-wheel-peel for the highway
- Moser cut/splined C-Body rear axles
- 17×8 and 17×10 IntroWheels “Cruiser” pattern, backspacing = 5 1/2″ front, 6″ on the rear, no changes to leaf spring location, no tire rub in the corners.
- 235/45-17Goodyear
Eagle F1 GS D3’s on the front, 275/40-17’s on the rear - Pictures of the front and rear wheel/tire combos
- PST Polygraphite Front Suspension
- PST 7/8″ rear sway bar
- Wilwood Front Disc Brakes
- We did all the work ourselves, including paint! Whew!
Last updated: 06/09/2023