Barracuda 1967 The Clasics

The 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang was the first Pony Car. But Chrysler Plymouth did their best to try to steal the thunder of the April New York Worlds Fair Introduction, by releasing the Valiant Barracuda on April first, two weeks before the opening of the Fair. Chrysler did a great job incorporating the large glass fast back onto the mundane Plymouth economy car and actually created a niche for the car. It was not until 1965 with the introduction of the "S" package that the Barracuda was actually taken seriously as a performance car. Plymouth was ahead of the curve in SCCA Road Racing and the Barracuda was always in he running in the Trans Am Series. It was not until the 1967 introduction of the E body Barracuda that the car was taken seriously by the enthusiast. With a truly fresh design and the addition of a coupe and convertible to the fastback sales were brisk but nothing in comparison to the Mustang and the Camaro Firebird duo from GM. Although the 3rd generation of cars with the big block power are very celebrated today. The second generation E bodied cars were the must graceful and well designed lines with little or no gimmicks.

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