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1972 Barracuda

  • The convertible and the Gran Coupe options were deleted in 1972.
  • After another grille and taillight redesign in 1972, the Barracuda would remain unchanged through 1974.
  • The 1972 ‘cuda was still a very fast car and one of the few remaining muscle cars.

The dual headlights were done away with for 1972 and the taillights were change to round ones in the rear. The convertible and the Gran Coupe options were deleted also. Many of the engine options were also discontinued. The ‘Cuda was still great performance car but it wasn’t anything near the killer car it was a year before. The ‘Cuda still came with an upgraded suspension, heavy duty breaks and larger tires which allowed for better handling and road manners.  Unfortunately, the lack of big block engines did hamper straight line performance considerably.

 

1972 Barracuda Statistics

  1972 Cuda 340
Base Price $3,120
0-60 Time 8.0 sec
1/4 Mile Time 14.4 sec @ 91.0 mph
Engine Used 340ci/240hp
Source High Performance Car

 

Production Numbers

  Hardtop
Barracuda V6 820
Barracuda 318 8,016
Barracuda 340 390
Cuda 318 1,109
Cuda 340 5,864
 

 

Available Engines

Code Size Cubic Inch Fuel System Horsepower @ rpm Torque @ rpm
Base V6 225 1x1bbl 100 @ 4400 160 @ 2400
Base V8 318 1x2bbl 150 @ 4000 260 @ 1600
340 340 1x4bbl 240 @ 4400 290 @ 3600
         
 

 

1972 Barracuda's For Sale

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