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For 1970 and 1971, the Barracuda and Barracuda Gran Coupe had two slant I6 engines available — a new 198 cu in (3.2 L) version and the previous 225 — as well as four different V8s: the 318 CID, the 383 cu in (6.3 L), the 383 with a two-barrel carburetor and single exhaust, and the 383 with a four-barrel carburetor and dual exhaust 330 hp ...
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.
Optional were the 440+6 barrel (three 2-barrel carburetors) and the 426 Hemi. In keeping with the GTX marketing strategy, the 1970 model included many standard features. The only other performance luxury model in Plymouth's lineup was the full-size Sport Fury GT, built on the C-Body platform. The GT was added to the lineup in 1970.
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda coupe Pete Hamilton with Petty Enterprises 1970 Plymouth Superbird Gran Fury Sport Suburban 1977 By the 1970s, emissions and safety regulations, along with soaring gasoline prices and an economic downturn, meant demand dropped for all muscle-type models.
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.
A special model only available for the 1970 model year was the Challenger T/A (Trans Am) racing homologation car. [7] To race in the Sports Car Club of America's Trans American Sedan Championship Trans Am, Dodge built a street version of its race car (just like Plymouth with its Plymouth 'Cuda AAR) which it called the Dodge Challenger T/A ...
Prudhomme was known for his yellow 1970 Plymouth Barracuda in which he match raced Tom McEwen in his red 1970 Plymouth Duster, named Mongoose. Both drivers gained wider public attention from Mattel's "Hot Wheels" toy versions of the cars, released in 1970. Hot Wheels celebrated their 35th anniversary in 2005 with a two-day event.
1970–1974 Dodge Challenger, 110-inch (2,794 mm) wheelbase; 1970–1974 Plymouth Barracuda, 108-inch (2,743 mm) wheelbase; The designation was later used for an extended version (hence "E") of the front wheel drive Chrysler K platform during the 1980s for the following cars: 1983–1988 Dodge 600; 1985–1988 Plymouth Caravelle