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Wow, that's the "console gear selector" I remember. What's kinda spooky is that the sissy bar very-closely resembles the replacement I had. The replacement I had was shorter than the too-tall original, and had the slight backwards tip (just like the posted photo). Maybe that's all the bike...

One thing I didn’t mention is that I have no photo of my Ross Barracuda. None. Photos were a luxury we couldn't readily afford, so we only took photos on special occasions. In the era of digital photography we don't remember that film (like for an Instamatic camera) and its processing were...

Thanks for posting. That one is quite close. Mine did not have the round-base shifter assembly but had a small plate or "console" on top of the bar for the 3-speed cable shifter. And the sissy bar had a friction clamp, w/o holes, so maybe the one in the photo has the Ross designers' solution to...

My older brother also had a '69 Dart Singer ~52 years ago, orange w/ flat-black bumble stripe, black interior, 340-4BBL, 4-speed, etc. He had it repainted black, and left the stripe as-is, which looked weird with the original orange still there. I thought it was fast when I was a kid.

Well, that would be slightly more affordable than the green & white Superbird I've always wanted. Or, Pierce-Arrow, or Thomas Flyer, or Edsel, or supercharged flathead-V8 rat rod, or, or or... So, if you're a "bike person" are you more likely to also be a "car person?" Gotta wonder.

Thank you all much for posting replies and info. Allow me to make notes here. The B&W ad I posted may be the closest on the sissy bar and original basic tires. MT: is closest on explaining what happened to Horshack after Welcome Back Kotter went off the air. Didn’t know Ron P. was into bike...

BTW, I assume I quality for the Clueless Boomer Deferment with my use of the term "sissy bar" should that not be acceptable verbiage in 2023. But then again, my confused wondering may be even more unacceptable. OK, I'm overthinking it... "apologies" if any of my verbiage is inconsiderate at all...

Hi, I was hoping someone here can help this boomer-geezer fill in the gaps in his memory about my pride and joy when I was a kid: a 1966 Ross Barracuda I bought new. We called ’em banana bikes back then for the seat (uhhh, I guess). Yep, that’s an outdated term, but I’m gonna use it. Below are...