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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.
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Higher fuel prices and performance-car insurance surcharges deterred many buyers as the interest in high-performance cars waned. Sales of pony cars were on the decline. [16] Sales had dropped dramatically after 1970, and while 1973 showed a sales uptick, Barracuda production ended April 1, 1974, ten years to the day after it had begun.
Convertible 'Cuda 8 cyl 292 (does not incl export) H - 340 3spd 8; H - 340 4spd 30; H - 340 Auto 102; N - 383 3spd 8; N - 383 4spd 33; N - 383 Auto 87; R - 426 Hemi 4spd 2; R - 426 Hemi Auto 5; V - 440 6bbl 4spd 5; V - 440 6bbl Auto 12; Engine Codes. B - 198 ci 1V 125 hp (93 kW) C - 225 ci 1V 145 hp (108 kW) G - 318 ci 2V 230 hp (170 kW)
For 1970, the optional engines included the 340 and 383 cu in (5.6 and 6.3 L), as well as the 440 and 426 cu in (7.2 and 7.0 L) V8s, all with a standard 3-speed manual transmission, except for the 290 hp (216.3 kW) 383 cu in. engine, which was available only with the TorqueFlite automatic transmission. A 4-speed manual was optional on all ...
The base price was $2,796.00; the price as tested by Hot Rod was $3,652. [69] The related 1970 Plymouth Duster was powered by a 340 cu in (5.6 L) V8 engine producing 290 hp (216 kW). Performance figures were 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 6.0 seconds and the quarter-mile time of in 14.7 seconds at 94.3 mph (151.8 km/h).