The first-generation Plymouth Barracuda was launched in 1964 as one of the earliest American pony cars, just edging out the Ford Mustang to market by a few weeks and built on Chrysler’s compact A-body platform. Early Barracudas were defined by their startling fastback roofline and massive wraparound rear glass. Today’s featured Cuda has a slant-6, […]
By 1964, Plymouth was deep into its push to make Mopar muscle something more than just straight-line speed, and the Barracuda stood out as the oddball with vision—literally. With its enormous wraparound rear window and fastback styling, the ’64-66 Barracuda was a stylistic leap housed on the compact Valiant platform and powered by a slant-6 […]
The Plymouth Barracuda introduced the world to fastback shaped pony cars a full two weeks before Ford’s Mustang was released in April 1964. It was a similar 2+2 compact with a fastback roofline, but even hardcore Mopar enthusiasts will agree that it is a good thing that the ponycar Mustang outsold the Barracuda by a […]
Who says you can’t buy a mid ’60s domestic muscle car with a stonkin V8 and a pistol-grip 4-speed for around 5 grand? You don’t need to spend $25k like they might tell you over at those fancy auction websites, no sirrr, you just need to shop around and keep your booster shot up to […]
The Plymouth Barracuda introduced the world to fastback shaped pony cars a full two weeks before Ford’s Mustang was released in April 1964, but even hardcore Mopar enthusiasts will agree that it is a good thing that the Mustang outsold the Barracuda by a landslide because otherwise we’d be left the strange term fishcar for […]
This next car comes as a tip from Matt C who writes: This is a fourth generation Camaro that is trying to look like a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda; real price is $10,000. Seller says it is one of a kind, and I certainly hope so. Yikes. There is so much to ponder in this next craigslist […]
The (Plymouth) Barracuda pre-dated the release of Ford’s Mustang, but they don’t call the sporty 2+2 genre the ‘Flesh-eating-fish-car’…it’s the Pony-car, probably because the Barracuda was not nearly as successful from a sales perspective. However, driving a classic Barracuda todays says you’ve got taste and didn’t just hit the “easy” button when selecting your ride. […]
It’s funny to think that Plymouth beat Ford to the pony car market in the mid 60s, but the original Barracuda hit showrooms (in April 1964) exactly two weeks before the Mustang. It was promptly slaughtered in the weekly sales figures but it offered a similar compact fastback with inline-6 and V8 optional power. Find […]
It might be known as All Souls’ Day up here in the Northern tip of the Americas, but south of the Rio Grande they call it Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead. So, let’s take a quick trip to a few car graveyards and see what we can dig up. Like this 1970 […]
The Plymouth Barracuda introduced the world to fastback shaped pony cars a full two weeks before Ford’s Mustang was released in April 1964. It is a good thing that the Mustang outsold the Barracuda considerable because otherwise we’d be left the strange term fishcar for sporty compact 2+2 fastback/coupes with long hood styling and rear-wheel-drive. […]