The new Barracuda was based upon Plymouth’s compact Valiant. It was designed to compete with Ford’s new Mustang. To say that the Barracuda was just a restyled Valiant was an...

The Valiant badges disappeared and performance was up. Plymouth introduced the Commando 273 in 1965 to go with the newly created Formula S model. The beefed up V8 with a...

Updates were minor for the 1966 Barracuda and consisted of small appearance changes. The grill was changed with the turn signals being moved to the bumpers. Also, turn signal indicators...

The Barracuda was completely restyled for 1967. The new car was longer, wider and lower and most importantly it was no longer a Valiant knock off.  The new design was...

Appearance upgrades for 1968 included changes to the grill and the tail lights. For those choosing the Formula S Barracuda special hood plaques announced the engine size. The real news was...

Changes for the last of this generation of Barracudas were cosmetically minor. The side light markers were rectangular instead of round, the grill was updated and the taillights were changed....

The 1970 Plymouth Barracuda was an instant classic. The design was muscular with its long hood and short rear deck. The new Barracuda was larger and wider than the previous...

Changes for 1971 were relatively cosmetic with the addition of dual headlights up front and a new grill. ‘Cuda models received simulated louvers on the front grill. Otherwise the car...

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....

The addition of mandated 5mph bumper guards was the only changes to the 1973 Barracuda. Nevertheless, sales increased slightly, largely the result of heavy promotion and the discounting of option...

The 1974 Barracuda was the last of the great Plymouth pony cars. Changes were absence for 1974 with the exception of the engine options. The performance designed 340ci small block...