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1966 Plymouth Barracuda. For the 1966 model year the Barracuda received new taillamps, new front sheet metal, and a new instrument panel. The latter had room for oil pressure and tachometer gauges on models so equipped. The 1966 front sheet metal which, except for the grille, was shared with the Valiant, gave a more rectilinear contour to the ...
The wheelbase was extended 6.5 in (165 mm) by placing the front wheels forward and adding a new carbon fiber front fenders, hood, and grille. The engine is a 6.2-liter Hemi Mopar fitted with a Whipple 4.5-liter supercharger and tuned to Wegner Motorsports to produce 1,036 hp (773 kW). [ 162 ]
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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 ...
The Barracuda, originally a "compact sporty car", became available with the 426 Hemi and 440 big-block engines in 1968. The GTX, Barracuda, Road Runner, Sport Fury GT, and Valiant Duster 340, were marketed by Plymouth as the 'Rapid Transit System', which was similar to Dodge's 'Scat Pack' concept.
The 1970 Superbird was a Road Runner with an extended nose cone and front fenders borrowed from the Dodge Coronet, a revised rear window, and a high-mounted rear wing. The Superbird's unique styling was a result of homologation requirements for using the same aerodynamic nose and rear wing when racing the car in the NASCAR series of the time.
At the same time, the Javelin served as the company's entrant into the sporty pony car market created by the Plymouth Barracuda and the Ford Mustang. Additional operating cash was derived in 1968 through the sale of Kelvinator Appliance, once one of the firm's core operating units. The Kelvinator divestiture left American Motors a downsized ...
The original 1965 car was stripped for its power train and parts in 1967 for the new Barracuda chassis/body style and no longer exists. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] While taping the June 26, 2016 episode of Jay Leno's Garage , Riggle, with Leno riding in the passenger seat, rolled a newly constructed '69 version of the Hemi Under Glass after turning sharply at ...