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The high-performance models were marketed as 'Cuda deriving from the 1969 option. The E-body's engine bay was larger than that of the previous A-body, facilitating the release of Chrysler's 426 cu in (7.0 L) Hemi for the regular retail market. [citation needed] 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda, raced by the Chrysler France works team in 1970-1973
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.
Chrysler developed its first experimental hemi engine for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft. The XIV-2220 was an inverted V16 rated at 2,500 hp (1,860 kW). The P-47 was already in production with a Pratt & Whitney radial engine when the XIV-2220 flew successfully in trials in 1945 as a possible upgrade, but the war was winding down and it did not go into production.
Documented for 'Big Easy Motors' on History, this muscle car is painted 25 colors on the passenger side while the driver's side appears completely factory.
[18] Three versions were offered for 1970 and 1971: the base Barracuda (BH), the luxury oriented Gran Coupe (BP), and the sport model 'Cuda (BS). [19] Beginning mid-year 1970, and ending with the 1971 model, there also was the Barracuda Coupe (A93), a low-end model that included the 198 cu in (3.2 L) Slant Six as a base engine, lower-grade ...
Mark Worman wanted to document the restoration of a 1971 Plymouth 'Cuda, painted Hemi Orange, equipped with a 440 6 Barrel V8, a Heavy Duty 4-Speed manual transmission, and a 3.54 ratio Dana 60 rear axle. On July 5, 1980, the car was wrecked after the driver lost control in a 100 mph race with a pickup truck.
Plymouth Barracuda (1970-1974) Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible (1970-1971) Plymouth Hemi Cuda Super Track Pack (1970) Plymouth Satellite (1970-1974) Plymouth Superbird (1970) Pontiac Firebird (1970-1981) Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 (1970-1971) Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1970) Yenko Nova (1970)
In 1970, Chrysler introduced a special triple carburetor version of the 340 with triple 2-barrels at 290 hp (216 kW) gross. Exclusively called the catchy Six-Pack on the Trans-Am targeted Dodge Challenger TA models, the same configuration was used by Plymouth for its Trans-Am AAR 'Cuda, called just the "340-6" or "six barrel". This race ...