Plymouth Barracuda is a two-door pony car that was manufactured by Plymouth from 1964 to 1974.
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12 Facts About Plymouth Barracuda
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Plymouth Barracuda's executives had wanted to name the new model Panda, an idea unpopular with its designers.
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Second-generation Plymouth Barracuda was redesigned with model-specific sheet metal, yet still shared many components with the Valiant.
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New Barracuda was chiefly the work of John E Herlitz and John Samsen, with Coke-bottle side contours and heavily revised front and rear ends.
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Plymouth Barracuda sold it as a package with seat and door panel inserts done in the same pattern.
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Redesign for the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda removed all its previous commonality with the Valiant.
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Plymouth Barracuda was changed slightly for 1971, with a new grille and taillights, seat, and trim differences.
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Plymouth Barracuda was abandoned after 1974, a victim of the 1973 energy crisis.
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Plymouth Barracuda engineers sculpted two separate concepts out of clay, both featuring a Superbird-inspired aerodynamic body, and eventually reached a consensus upon which an operational concept car could be built.
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However, the Plymouth Barracuda has not been reintroduced alongside the third generation Dodge Challenger.
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Rumors of the Plymouth Barracuda making a comeback were brought up again by Motor Trend in 2012 when reports leaked that the Plymouth Barracuda would come back in 2014 under the SRT Marque, replacing the Challenger instead of being built alongside it.
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Plymouth Barracuda is a collectible car today, with the high-performance versions and convertibles commanding the highest prices.
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