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...

General Motors has building flashy muscle cars since 1964 with their GTO’s, Chevelle’s, Olds 442’s and Gran Sports and Plymouth wanted a piece of the action. They had the engines;...

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...

The GTX along with all the mid-sized Plymouths and Dodges was restyled in 1968. This is the classic design that all muscle car lovers picture when they think of mopar...

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....

Changes to the GTX were relatively minor in 1969. The grill and the taillights were updated. A flat black treatment was added to the rocker panels and was accentuated with...

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...

For 1970, Plymouth updated the grill and the rear. Of all the front end treatments of this body style, the 1970 grill looks the best. Other changes included an updated...

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 GTX was completely redesigned for 1971. Plymouth compared it to an aircraft fuselage. The front end was low with a rap around bumper that did look like a jet...

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...