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Plymouth's executives had wanted to name the new model Panda, [4] an idea unpopular with its designers. In the end, John Samsen's suggestion of Barracuda prevailed. [4] Based on Chrysler's A-body, [5] the Barracuda debuted in fastback form on April 1, 1964. The new model used the Valiant's 106 in (2,692 mm) wheelbase and the Valiant hood ...
Date duration Operation name Unit(s) – description Location VC–PAVN KIAs Allied KIAs 1965–72: Operation Footboy [1]: MACVSOG covert operations in North Vietnam and North Vietnamese waters for the purpose of collecting intelligence, conducting psychological warfare operations, and other activities to create dissension among the populace, and for diversion of North Vietnamese resources
[1] Wheelbases: 106.5 in 1960–1962 Valiant, Chrysler Valiant, and Plymouth Valiant (worldwide) 1961–1962 Dodge Lancer; 1961–1963 DeSoto Rebel (South Africa) 106 in 1963–1966 Plymouth Valiant (USA, Mexico, Europe) 1964–1966 Plymouth Barracuda; 1963–1966 Dodge Dart wagon; 1965 Valiant V100, Custom 100 (Canada) 108 in 1967–1973 ...
A map of South Vietnam showing provincial boundaries and names and military zones: I, II, III, and IV Corps. In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam, prompted by the realization that the South Vietnamese government was losing the Vietnam War as the communist-dominated Viet Cong (VC) gained influence over much of the population in rural areas of the ...
Hurst Hemi Under Glass is the name given to a series of exhibition drag racing cars campaigned by Hurst Performance between 1965 and 1970 across North America and ended with the '68 model year. Each wheelstander was based on the current Plymouth Barracuda for the corresponding model year.
The sentence about the TorqueFlite shift bushbuttons being phased out for 1965 contains a link to the TorqueFlite article, which says in one of the first few paragraphs: "The buttons were replaced by conventional steering column- or floor-mounted shift levers in all automatic Chrysler-built vehicles for the 1965 model year, though floor levers ...
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