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A 1975 Barracuda had been planned before the end of the 1970-74 model cycle. Plymouth engineers sculpted two separate concepts out of clay, both featuring a Superbird-inspired aerodynamic body, and eventually reached a consensus upon which an operational concept car could be built. Due to a rapidly changing automotive market due to the energy ...
Plymouth XNR: 1960: 2-seater convertible: 2.8L 250 hp Straight-six engine [2] Plymouth Asimmetrica: 1961: 3.7L 145 hp Straight-six engine [3] Plymouth Valiant St. Regis: 1962: Coupé: Plymouth V.I.P. 1965: 4-seater convertible: Unique roof bar from the top of the windshield to the rear deck. Plymouth Barracuda Formula SX: 1966: Coupé: Plymouth ...
Each wheelstander was based on the current Plymouth Barracuda for the corresponding model year. The car was so named because the fuel injected Chrysler Hemi engine was placed under the Barracuda's exceptionally large rear window. The result of the rearward weight transfer was a "wheelie" down the length of the drag strip.
1975: The car that was to become the 1975 Plymouth Sebring was instead released as the new Chrysler Cordoba. [citation needed] 1976: The Volaré was launched, and the Valiant was discontinued at year-end. 1977: The large Gran Fury was discontinued. 1978: The mid-sized Fury was discontinued at the end of the model year.
Plymouth Barracuda (1970-1974) Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible (1970-1971) ... Plymouth Road Runner (1975) Plymouth Volare (1976–1980) Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1975)
440 6-Barrel RB V8 in a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda. The 440 cu in (7.2 L) RB was produced from 1965 until 1978, making it the last version of the Chrysler RB block. It had a light wall construction, precision cast-iron block, with iron heads and a bore of 4.32 in (109.7 mm), for an overall displacement of 440 cu in (7.2 L). [9]
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Introduced in the autumn of 1969 for the 1970 model year, [2] the Challenger was one of two Chrysler E-body cars, the other being the slightly smaller Plymouth Barracuda. Positioned to compete against the Mercury Cougar and Pontiac Firebird in the upper end of the pony car market segment, [ 3 ] it was "a rather late response" to the Ford ...