In 1970, Plymouth changed the body style of the Barracuda and rolled out a true muscle car that had a long hood and short rear deck.  This car truly had versatility; because it was bigger, both in length and width than previous model years, it could now fit any big block engine offering of Plymouth’s under the hood, from the Hemi to the 440ci, consumers had their choice.

The Plymouth Barracuda was essentially the lower end sister of the 1970 Dodge Challenger, however, regardless if the car was less expensive; it gave nothing up in performance and handling and the ‘Cuda model was incredibly popular amongst muscle car lovers.

 The ‘Cuda in particular was a track dominator and the car had some serious speed.  In fact, one of the major drawbacks to the styling of this car had nothing to do with the makeup of the car itself; rather the extra weight was in the engine.  When the ‘Cuda was outfitted with the Hemi, extra weight was added and the car did not handle as well.  Unfortunately, that was a sign of the times, the big block engines, regardless of power were not engineered for performance handling.

 While 1970 was a stellar year for muscle cars, the Barracuda wasn’t a spectacular seller because of technological limitations of that moment.

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