Paul’s recent CC Re-Run on the original Barracuda reminded me of this ’66 example I saw during the flood season here in the QC back in April. I saw it nearby while shooting the Champagne EEK Fifth Avenue, and immediately felt sorry for the little Mopar. It appears to have been sitting there for some time, but still, a shame to see a genuine CC submerged.
I imagine it has been flooded several times, as the Rock River floods nearly every year around here. Let’s end this post with a brochure pic of what this find would have looked like in happier days!
And the boat is on dry land! 😛
Not exactly; it was on a trailer.
Hey, they may both be mopars – did you check for a slant six in the boat? (c:
It would not have one. Mercruiser, the sterndrive in that old Sea Ray, never did use any Chrysler engines, just GM (Chev’s) and for a brief time in the ’70s, Fords. And on a further note, that is a bad time to have the drive off!
Someone save it now!
One Barracuda that couldn’t swim. Needed gills not grilles.
Sadly, this fish will probably wind-up on the end of a hook.
You have to wonder about the psychological makeup / mental state of someone who knowingly lets a neat old classic car just sit in a flood-prone area, without even trying to move or protect it.
It’s worse than it looks, as the river is BEHIND the garage and house, not in front of it, so the entire property is under water.
Friends of my parents lived near here back in the ’70s. They got flooded nearly every year and when their careers took off in the ’80s, they built a new home on the river–on high ground!
I am pretty sure that the owner or owners had more pressing things on their mind at that point then saving a battered MOPAR product. It looks like the whole house is in danger of flooding. Between you and me, my house and all my possessions in that house are totally more important then some slightly rusty CC
Oh, I totally agree. After every flood season, at least two or three of these houses get lifted out of harm’s way, on concrete blocks or stilts. I couldn’t take that much turmoil!
Actually, what I meant was if the owner already knows that the area is prone to flooding, why the car wasn’t moved ahead of time and instead is allowed to sit there.
With the undoubtedly rusted floor boards, I can only imagine what the carpet will smell like when the water recedes. Yum.