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The Barracuda sold for a base price of US$2,512 ($25,000 today). The 1964 model year was the first for the Barracuda and also the last year for push-button control of the optional Torqueflite automatic transmission. This year also marked the first use of the smaller "TorqueFlite 6" (A904) transmission behind a V8.
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.
Intended to deal with the troubles created by the low-production 426, of which only about 9,000 were built from 1966 to 1972), [4] as well as the different architectures of the higher-volume 383 cu in (6.3 L) and 400 cu in (6.6 L) B and 440 cu in (7.2 L) RB V8s, the ball-stud hemi was to be suitable for high-volume manufacture at low cost while ...
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 ...
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.
For 1970 and 1971, the Barracuda and Barracuda Gran Coupe had two six-cylinder engines available — a new 198 cu in (3.2 L) version of the slant-6, and the 225 — as well as three different V8s: a 318 cu in (5.2 L), as well as a 383 cu in (6.3 L) with a two-barrel carburetor and single exhaust and with a four-barrel carburetor and dual ...
The 426 Hemi, in "Street Hemi" form, was produced for use in limited Plymouth and Dodge automobiles from 1966 through 1971, which have become collector's items. For example, a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible equipped with the 426 Hemi engine sold at auction for US$3.5 million in 2014. [21] 426 Hemi engine in a 1966 Charger
The Plymouth 'Cuda began its life in 1964 as the compact Barracuda, built on Chrysler's A Platform. In the inaugural season of Trans-Am racing, the Barracuda was a participant. In 1970, Chrysler introduced its first pony cars, the Plymouth 'Cuda and Dodge Challenger, built on the new E Platform. In their first year both of the new vehicles ...