I'm a Ford guy but I really enjoy all these videos on this channel

I love how it was mentioned that convertibles for the 'Cuda are available with the Hemi; only 9 people opted for this option in '71, but my goodness, who knew how valuable those 9 would become!?

@georgebarich2997

4 жыл бұрын

Few people wanted the Hemi. Plymouth was losing its reputation for quality. I owned a 73 Cuda with 340, four speed pistol grip. I loved it until I hit the brakes.

@roninkraut6873

4 жыл бұрын

They’re so valuable because they are so rare. If Ford only sold 12K mustangs they would be fetching a couple of million at auction too

@drm9979

4 жыл бұрын

I do not believe it is fully explained by numbers. why then, are Studebakers or some other low number cars not worth even more? or even for example, 1971 GTOs, only about 10,500 were sold. they sell for good money, but not Cuda money. no, it is a combination of moderate numbers and being extra cool.

@roninkraut6873

4 жыл бұрын

Douglas Myers Supply AND demand

@culcune

4 жыл бұрын

@@drm9979 like Ronin Kraut stated--both supply and demand. EVERYONE now wants an original Hemi 'Cuda. This demand has pushed the values waaaaay up. Apparently a '70 or '71 Hemi 'Cuda convertible sold for $50k back in the 80s. 'Cudas with 440s were like $1500 back then. Hardtop Hemi anything were already becoming collectibles back then selling for $10k or more. Yes, surely there were Hemis sold by widows for a couple grand, but fast-forward into the 90s and most muscle cars were getting dearer, with the rare models even dearer.

Nobody has the balls to do comparisons like this anymore. Everyone gets sued these days.

4 жыл бұрын

They still do. This is dealer sales force training material, and every manufacturer does it.

@77yogurt

3 жыл бұрын

@ I was just wondering who this video comparison would have been made for, ya know because it's ten minutes long. But that makes sense. Thanks bud!! 👍👍

3 жыл бұрын

@@77yogurt Well as you can see this was an "internal" film made for their salesmen. When a new car comes up, usually the dealerships are sent such films to watch so they known which points to emphesize to the clients. These films weren't supposed to be seen by the general public but thanks to KZread we can enjoy them in all their cheesyness ! Now we're ready to sell some Dodges like it's '73 ! 🤣

I currently drive a mopar but i had a 69 mach-1 351 windsor and it was a blast to drive. I love all cars.

I bought a 1972 Barracuda in 1978 for $75. The car was perfect inside and out but it had a bad engine. I dropped in a 340 Magnum, put on a set of Crager SS wheels with Road Hugger white letter tires. Drove it a few weeks and sold it for $1200 dollars. I only had about $500 in the car. Boy did I rake in the dough on that sell. $1200 was a lot of money in 1978!!! Of course years later I wished I had kept all the cars I had back in my younger years. DAMN!!

@bobdavis3357

3 ай бұрын

Really niice

Why didn't I buy a couple hemi Cudas in 1971 and store them away? I'd have that beach house in Hawaii now.

@skeene_6824

7 жыл бұрын

So true haha .

@christopheryasus3666

5 жыл бұрын

MerleOberon it's just that easy ha

@chrisbuchaniec6644

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@rockyjonesspacecadet7089

3 жыл бұрын

Why did I sell my 70 challenger R/T in 1975 for 900 bucks?

@77yogurt

3 жыл бұрын

@@rockyjonesspacecadet7089 OH!!!! Ouch bro. I'm sorry to hear that.

I like Mustang's, but the 'Cuda looks better . . .

Heading to my Chrysler dealer to pick up my hemi cuda. This ad sold me!

@MisterMikeTexas

3 жыл бұрын

Are you gonna give it to Bobby when he gets his license? 😄😄😄

I owned a '71 Mach 1 in high school ('74-76). Cars were so pretty back then in the early 70's. That's why I'm on my 3rd modern Dodge Challenger (Hellcat Redeye). The retro styling is great, if not quite as pretty as the original.

I feel sorry for people who bought a 71 Mustang over a 71 Cuda.

@JimJones-zc9mk

8 жыл бұрын

The cuda and chevelle were the last cars to have 425 HP for the 1970s.

@ohger1

8 жыл бұрын

+Kaleb Brown I had a 72 Mustang Cleveland and a 70 Cuda 340. Liked them both but the Mustang was a better car. The Cuda was "klunky" and noisy. The Mustang was a tighter ride. Both good cars, but you don't have to feel sorry for anyone but the Hemi owner that sold them cheap when gas prices went up in the last 70s.

@sik59rt

8 жыл бұрын

+Jim Jones the hemi was offered to most of their cars until the end of '71, not just the cuda.

@71plymouth.

7 жыл бұрын

Kaleb Brown Hahahaha, Me too.

@krocialblack

6 жыл бұрын

scdevon I ain't seeing no 71 Mustang selling for 500 grand though...

A Cuda will forever be in m heart and soul thanks to my dad having one

the 70-71 cuda were quite possibly the most beautiful pony car ever created, i would sell my soul for an aar in any color or a hemi cuda.let me know when my car is ready.

I'm sold, where can I get the Hemi Cuda? lol

@mariopirata6727

5 жыл бұрын

Roger Molden Los barracudas tenian un buen motor 340

@moparchallenger749

5 жыл бұрын

Roger Molden Barrett Jackson

@zxtenn

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah you sure would, I wonder the price increase for the HEMI?? Almost all of them ended up at the drag track until something happened or they just got rusted out but don't forget the 2 gas shortages and those cars became WORTHLESS for years, I am 63 now and knew a guy who had a mint 70 440 6 pack Cuda with 4 speed and 430 gears, he could get mid 13's, that's about all they really ran back in the day, most cars were high 14's

@AtZero138

4 жыл бұрын

No problem Sir.. just drive whatever mistake you bought before and Just pull that heap! into your Local Plymouth Dealership..... Oh Wait🤔.... Dang it.. well never mind then.. 😒

@fairfaxcat1312

4 жыл бұрын

silverbird58 Now silverbird58 don’t get carried away there.

Had a '71 Mach 1 back in the day. It was a rolling blind spot but I loved that car.

A friend of mine had a 1971 Mach 1. It was like riding in a coal mine, as it was so dark and the windows were so small. But it was cool, though. It ate transmissions regularly.

@georgebarich2997

4 жыл бұрын

My 71 Mach convertible and 72 Mach fastback drive beautifully and are bullet proof. Thousands are still on the road today, unlike Cudas. My 73 Cuda 340 was an awesome car in high school, but it handled sloppy.

@justenough730

4 жыл бұрын

@@georgebarich2997 those Ford mustang are sooo butt ugly c'mon no one would pick the mustang over the Cuda.Except fan boys.

@AlejandroP1980s

4 жыл бұрын

@@georgebarich2997 1970 Shelby gt500 was better but ugly front grill

@scoobydoo3416

4 жыл бұрын

just enough Whats you’re @? I’ll show you pics of my ‘72 with a 302, not the best or most famous classic car but still breaks necks 🤷🏾‍♂️

@thebushwolf710

2 жыл бұрын

@@justenough730 The 71 mustang can easily look ugly, but the mach 1 version of the car is beautiful. Own a red 71 mach 1 myself

No comparison between a 71 Cuda and a 71 Mustang at any level. Cool video.

@schlongtip

8 жыл бұрын

Those cars were not in the same class, a Camaro would be the GM counterpart.

@engineeringdepartment4223

8 жыл бұрын

How about a comparison between a Hemi Cuda and a Buick Skylark Stage II 455.

@schlongtip

8 жыл бұрын

That comparison also makes no sense

@alanalonso6082

Жыл бұрын

@@engineeringdepartment4223 GSX is a rare car. They only made a hand full

Plymouth had a thing with actual instruments. A friend of mine had a very base level 90s Sundance, It had manual windows only a radio (no tape or CD) really no options ordered at all - But dang it had actual gauges!

thanks for putting these videos up. Not a big mopar guy, i really love their videos.

As a Mopar guy, I'd take the Cuda---having said that, some of those selling points were just stupid. Who cares where the door locks and front seatback release are? God forbid someone should have to reach over to unlock the door, or bend over to move the seatback forward. Oh, and I like the part about how "a veteran reporter said"---without sources, that's like saying "my buddy told me" lol

I would say hands down the Cuda is the best car. I feel that Ford kind of lost there way with the rear window. And the 71 Cudas was the best looking car for that year

@rockribbedrushy7705

6 жыл бұрын

Right after the 66 Cuda, non?

@georgebarich2997

4 жыл бұрын

The rear window on the Mach is perfect. No need to see the planes in the sky behind my 72 Mach. It shows the road behind me perfect. Best looking roof line ever produced.

@justenough730

4 жыл бұрын

@@georgebarich2997 yech is all I can say about the mustang.crap engine's ugly stying.but I can say this is much better than what came in 1974 the even uglier mustang ll.horrible car's.

@alanalonso6082

Жыл бұрын

@@justenough730 yeah, those later Mustangs looked real bad. They fixed themselves with the Fox body, then got a bit ugly with in the mid 90s. Newer ones are not bad at all, think better than new Camaros in general, but that's my opinion. I owned a 69 Camaro, 71 Nova, a few Chevelles, etc..

The Cuda is by far my favorite car, they put Mustang to shame. My dad had a Mach 1 back in the early 70s, I ask if ran against ran it against a Cuda. He told me a 340 Cuda outran his 351c, he had to change the camshaft, exhaust and carburetor to be able to outrun the Cuda. I can get a lot of HP out of a Mopar, they run great and take a lot of abuse.

@71plymouth.

7 жыл бұрын

TGBTG7701 Hahaha!!!

@soxfunny98

6 жыл бұрын

Tb Very very true.. Im a 440/ 6pack guy but would love a HEMI AS WELL. that said....... Those 340 cars??? They were bad ass. High winding powerful little buggers. I had a friend with a 340 Dart" TF TRANNY AND HEADERS WITH 391'S I HONESTLY NEVER SAW THAT thing lose to another small block car unless it was big time built.

@jcaj9002

5 жыл бұрын

A 340 is no match for a 351c 4v

@stacymanley161

5 жыл бұрын

TGBTG7701 bull a 351 beat 340 everytime look up quarter mile time cuda was a piece of junk

@justenough730

4 жыл бұрын

@@stacymanley161 👈 he cried wah wah wah all the way home after he lost to the cuda.😂

I can see what Plymouth were trying to say regarding how much the Mustang had moved away from it's original form. I never thought of it that way before. Well whatever it was or became it looks invisible beside the sexy looking Barracuda.

@JimJones-zc9mk

8 жыл бұрын

They should bring back the hemi cuda.

@justenough730

5 жыл бұрын

And the mustang is still a heap

@WALTERBROADDUS

5 жыл бұрын

Mustang still outsold them.

Mustang went to hell that year. Of course I liked the barracuda better anyway. It was a better car, faster to.

And the Barracuda for '71 has 4 headlights! Mustang only has 2. So why did the Barracuda go to 2 headlights the following year if 4 were so much better?

@williswhatchutalkinbout4367

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Marvel cheaper. After 71 that’s when the auto industry started going way downhill.

@wpcampbell491

4 жыл бұрын

Because there were a lot of states that didn't allow the quad headlights on any vehicle!

Both awesome looking cars 👌🏽

These are awesome,thanks alot!

There are both collector cars and they're both nice one might be worth more than the other but they're still collectible

@startrekking359

3 жыл бұрын

My mustang cost about 3500$ back then now can get about 20,000 25,000 that's what counts.

God damn the '71 cuda is still one of the best looking cars

Supply and demand. Most Cudas were crushed, crashed, or rusted away making the Cuda survivors very desirable.

i love the cuda hemi and baracuda coupe too

Great video! Mustang and Cuda are my two favorite cars. They go in order of 69/70 Shelby, Boss 351, 70' Boss 302, Cuda AAR. The Mustang is the better made car and were much better sellers. The Boss 351 ran the 1/4 in 13.80@104 while the 440 cuda ran 13.72@106. Light to light I'd take the Boss as well in the twists over a BB Cuda.. The 70 Hemi Cuda ran the 1/4 at 13.10@107 and I would guess the 71' would be similar. Mustangs and Cuda's had the best hood scopes, colors, and graphics.

Really good at convincing people

I like that they show more rear seat room in the Barracuda - you ever sit in the back seat of an E-Body? Great if you have no legs.

You had me at Hemi! Stop digging, you've already struck gold!

This was a great comparison

Funny to hear they mention Mustang more times than Barracuda.

It is a mystery to me why Ford moved away from the 69-70 Mustang body style, which was beautiful, to the 71. but in any case, the early 70s Cudas were the best looking car of the muscle car era, so it does not surprise me that those 16,000 or whatever 1971 Cudas are now a gold mine.

@4thstooge75

5 жыл бұрын

Chevy blew it too in 1970 The gorgeous '69 Camaro was replaced by the ugly '70 Camaro .

@WALTERBROADDUS

5 жыл бұрын

Ford had a two year design change policy. Also, they made it longer to fit the big blocks better. But 71 was the last year for big blocks in Mustang and Cougar. Management also changed.

@dougsmith7908

5 жыл бұрын

Douglas Myers Except for the early 70s GTOs

@jakekaywell5972

3 жыл бұрын

@@TJ-qz6hr I beg to differ with that. For the 1960s, Studebaker easily wins in my book. GT Hawk and Avanti are both real honeys.

@donaldkinder6716

3 жыл бұрын

71 chevells look better than the 71 mustang, plus worth more than the ford

BOTH cars were just fine, I don't think anyone given the opportunity to go back in a time-machine would say no to either of these beauties!!!!!

I got my first car when I was 17 years old (1973). It was a '66 Mustang w/289. The car was fairly new at the time so it wasn't a classic or collectible. 2 years later I got my '69 Roadrunner. Well, MOPAR is a lot better car and a LOT faster than the Mustangs. Still, the Mustang was a total "chick magnet" and girls didn't give a 2nd look at a Roadrunner, Cuda, Challenger, Dart or Duster. Mustang was never a "muscle car" and shouldn't even be compared to MOPAR when talking about "muscle". Still, in the early '70's you could drive up to a girl's house for that big date and she would melt if it was a Mustang. To truly get muscle car history right you must talk to guys who Lived it...

@cmscms123456

5 жыл бұрын

That Roadrunner will get your girlfriend's attention as it roars past you 'Beep Beep'

@markymarkdays

5 жыл бұрын

I’d drink a few beers with ya man. Would love to hear muscle car days stories

@PAULYHEDRA

5 жыл бұрын

randy109 kdifidjdjdidid

@justenough730

4 жыл бұрын

If women like a certain car or pu it pretty much means it's not man's car or pu.mopar muscle cars and pu weren't unisex, like much of what Ford sold.

In my eyes I think the Cuda is dentfully a better looking car than a mustang.

@area51isreal71

7 жыл бұрын

You've got that right, nicely proportioned too.

@CJColvin

7 жыл бұрын

area51isreal Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!

@aakar88

6 жыл бұрын

CJ Colvin We believe the Cuda was always a sharp car, design looked like it was done by GM engineers, based on Mopar guidelines!

@justenough730

6 жыл бұрын

that mustang =hideous

@moparchallenger749

5 жыл бұрын

CJ Colvin Goes without saying 😀

Cuda is the best looking coupe ever in 1970.

1:29 unfortunately, just like almost every crossover made today.

It's crazy to think that this video stopped being useful 44 years ago. And is again useful now, I was convinced that the Cuda is a better car than the crappy and commonplace Mustang.

Don't get me wrong, I love the 'Cuda, and every other Mopar muscle car. But the 1971-1973 Mach 1 Mustang is one of the most beautiful cars ever built, by any manufacturer, ever. The only other cars I can say that about are the 1974-1977 Corvette, the mid '60s Jaguar XKE, and the late '70s Ferrari 308GTS. There are a lot of nice looking cars out there, but those four, and maybe a couple more I didn't think of, take styling to a whole nother level. They are so beautiful they are almost painful to look at.

@drott150

5 жыл бұрын

The Mustangs of that era literally look liked tapered turds.

I'll take the Cuda.

I had both cars when I was 18 in 78/79 the 71 Cuda looked good had a 318 ran ok didn't stop for shit, or corner well for that matter, I sold it to a guy in my neighbor hood cant remember what I paid for it or sold it for, but I saved from the time I was 14 to buy it from my dad. The 73 ford had a 302 and I liked it better it just drove better was green and had a perfect interior it was 1200bucks which seemed like alot. I sold it as I was really hard pressed for cash and picked up a71 Datsun 510 it was rusted out, I paid 400 bucks for it and man what a blast to drive way more fun then either the Cuda, or mustang course I wish I had anyone of these cars today been looking for a 510 for ever...

My brother owned the mustang. I did like the car. But if I lived back then as young man. Id go cuda all the way

Old school car ads were ruthless

I'm a chevy person, yet I would have taken the cuda over the stang. The stang really sufered in the 70's as it was a bigger fatter version of the maverick from 71-73, and then a clunkier version of the pinto between 74-78. Even the first "fox" stangs of 79 were junk.

Nice video , Thumbs up.

I like Mopar the best. I have to admit that the bench seat/column shift on the Barracuda/Challenger didn't look that good. I had a 73 Challenger with buckets. It was triple white. Kewl car.

@WarthDader74

7 жыл бұрын

What is a Mopar sir? This video is about Ford Mustang vs Plymouth Barracuda.

@jameshardin1100

7 жыл бұрын

Your kidding me, right?

@WarthDader74

7 жыл бұрын

jim jam No, I am not. Is Mopar a car brand?

@jameshardin1100

7 жыл бұрын

Mopar is slang for Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth cars. It was derived from the old MOtor PARts division of Chrysler. So the Barracuda in this commercial is considered a Mopar.

@WarthDader74

7 жыл бұрын

jim jam Ok, I have never heard about that. You live, you learn. Thank you for answering sir.

I love this piano "bing" every 20 seconds

@orange70383

6 жыл бұрын

gotta know when to go to the next slide

can Chrysler bring back the roadrunner and barracuda under the Dodge brand ?

@4thstooge75

5 жыл бұрын

Mopar purists don't want to see a Dodge nameplate on a Road Runner or a Cuda.

@knowbodiesfull5768

5 жыл бұрын

Not likely to happen. But there's the Challenger.

@thebionicbassplayer

5 жыл бұрын

I saw a Cuda' I believe was a Challenger with a body kit a few years ago, Nice!

@robc8468

5 жыл бұрын

They sold the Plymouth PT Cruiser as a Chrysler why not a Chrysler Barracuda convertible? I would love to see a 2 door Hemi Charger SXT with police wheels dog dish hubcaps and a beep beep horn for $25K.

@wileecoyote5749

4 жыл бұрын

They are working on Cuda Hellephant convertible

How 'cool' would that have been, a Boss 351 convertible!

@hegonefishing9122

3 жыл бұрын

I have the 4 bolt block/crank/closed chamber heads for a boss build in my Cleveland collection. 😎

Blast from the past.

I Drive a mopar and am not a big fan of Mustang's but I have to admit that I have always loved that Mustang's design.

Funny i started working at Chrysler engineering in 69 and my honorable discharge got me the best job ever. Anyhow i drove a 67 ford 2 dr.custom 500 With a nicely built 390 to work. And wasn't allowed to park near the employee entrance cause i had a foreign car. I had all the cool mopars after that but the final car i owned was a beautiful 96 Gt mustang. Buy American while you still can.

Masterfull Mopar Tech comparison. The lack of through flow ventilation was traded off over Mustangs bad agility, space utilisation, visibility and parking lot protection.

I've had several 71 'Cudas over the years. How anyone buying a musclecar in 1971 could've seen a new 71 'Cuda, pistol grip, high impact color, shaker, rubber bumpers, etc, and gone "nah". Irrespective of money considerations, of course. WTF!

Dodge was savage back then

@4thstooge75

5 жыл бұрын

What about Plymouth?

@jamesslick4790

5 жыл бұрын

There was a Dodge in this film? 🤔

@InTheLifeOfAnArtist

5 жыл бұрын

You mean Mopar.

@robbiefrentz9427

4 жыл бұрын

kunu98 they still are I’ve owned a lot of dodge products and probably still do it in future. For the record owned bunch of chevy and ford also

I remember seeing add like this from AMC going after the mustang. Guess that was the one to beat.

I guess they felt for 71 they had to change the barracuda somehow but personally the 70 front grill still looks best, I guess others thought so too so the changed back to single headlamps in 72~74 but then they changed the rear lights to two rounds ones. I still think the 70 cuda is the peak of muscle car good looks.

The 'cuda's sweet but the '70's Challenger is the coolest of all.

Lol, he said reach around, heh heh heh

I get a kick out of these commercials! Lol

If I were shopping for a pony car this year, I would get an AMC Javelin without a second thought. However, this is a good attempt to sway me.

I definitely am a Chrysler guy but the 71 72 73 Mach ones I love❤❤❤👍👍👍 major blind spots in those cars but I didn't care I love them. 👍😁 By the way I do own a 1966 formula s barracuda for speed 83 quarter rear😂❤👍

I cannot imagine driving a car the size of the Barracuda with a 198 or 225 6 cyl. I love the cuda though. 318 bare minimum. I cannot even remember seeing one in a junk yard with a 6 in it. It is funny how the talk about the rear seat room in the cuda. Please!!! Useless for anyone over 4' 6". I had one.

@4thstooge75

5 жыл бұрын

Not too many 6 cyl. Cuda's & Challengers came w/ a slant 6. They offered it so they could feature a low priced "bare bones" model

@utuBrV1oI

5 жыл бұрын

How bout a heavier charger or heavier yet full size fury with a slant 6!

Barracuda: available bench seats, optional full-length side moldings, larger bumpers, no fastback, torsion bars Mustang: bucket seats, center armrest ("an obstruction!"), door locks at the top of the door, warning lights for temperature and alternator instead of gauges, coil springs Looking ahead 45 years at which of the above features remain in cars today, it is not too surprising that the Mustang soldiered on while the Barracuda died out. Chrysler simply did not understand what consumers really wanted or cared about ("we have better brake linings!")

@71plymouth.

7 жыл бұрын

Felix Wong Bull. Shoo Shoo.

@ 8:11 minutes shows a 2 sets of drum brake linings and what appears to be front suspension the top being bonded drum linings the barracuda the bottom the mustang the thing is that the mustang didn't have drum brakes in the front they have since 1967 front disc brakes.

@4thstooge75

5 жыл бұрын

Some '67 mustangs had discs (it was an option) I had a '67 289 mustang it had drums.

@CharlieBrown-pb9xn

5 жыл бұрын

some did have front drums

I would like the Cuda over the Mustang any day!

The original Gone In 60 Seconds pretty much teaches you how to break into and steal both of these cars.... The first car they steal is a Barracuda out of the airport parking lot, then the Mach 1 was stole about 3 times (different cars)

@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS

5 жыл бұрын

YEAH! 1971 version... there's special edition DVD's now with super awesome bonus features you MUST SEE!

@JO-ly3hi

5 жыл бұрын

It was a Challenger not a 'Cuda.

It's funny too that Mustang has been in continuous production since 64.5, not so for Barracuda

@petermainwald6413

8 жыл бұрын

+Doug Reno By name only...

@dougreno3391

8 жыл бұрын

Well, yeah. I'd think a 64.5 Mustang design would be kinda hard to get past safety, emissions and CAFE standards that current Mustangs get through . You either have to have some adaptation or you die off like Barracuda did . Never the less, the basic Mustang formula has remained unchanged throughout the years. (2 door, long hood, short deck)

@71plymouth.

7 жыл бұрын

Doug Reno Always one of your guys... Buzz off.

@shanequick8128

5 жыл бұрын

Ya and it still got beat.

@justenough730

5 жыл бұрын

74 mustang hideous

I want a new Hemi 'Cuda too!

425 HP, drum brakes, pick both.

Wish they compared cars like this nowadays

@antonioederlopezlopez7341

5 жыл бұрын

You cant compare when all are the same

After hearing this guy's voice everybody probably went out and bought AMC's

In writing his memoirs, Joe Oldham called the 70 Hemi Cuda Convertible a POS. And said he was impatient to get the test over with for the magazine article. According to Joe, the Hemi had no low end torque, and the quality was piss poor. He also talked about the TorqueFlite transmission leak that plagued that press test car.

To be honest I'm a GM and Mopar Guy but I have to give Ford some respect for their cars built prior to emission controls. This back when Ford built reliable vehicles and choosing a brand was harder than what it is today. Don't get me wrong, Ford has made several improvements over the last 10 years but their vehicles among other brands will never be the same as they were during this era. Having said this, the 71' Hemi Cuda was a beast and I would take it over any Mustang, Camaro or Firebird any given day, but anything less than a Hemi it's GM all the way.

They were wrong about coil spring suspension. Coil springs still prove to be some of the best today, even for Motocross front forks. Air forks became the rage, (lost 3 lbs with no coil spring), but people are still preferring coil springs, and kits are offered to change--back to coils. Motocross is probably the leader in suspension technology overall. When it comes to a "boat/wallowing feel", that has to do with the oil dampening. Coil springs are still the king (but not by much maybe), 41 years later. Those rear leaf springs got replaced by coils also, over time, and I doubt any car is made with leaf spring suspension today.

My life will never be the same, now. I didn’t buy a Plymouth back then.

If I could only go back in time and order my new Hemi Cuda ragtop!

its a sales commercial . I'd take either .

I'm sold! I'll take a hemi cuda convertible with a pistol grip in sub lime green. I'll also take a hemi cuda hardtop in plumb crazy purple.

@markray4416

4 жыл бұрын

In-Violet Plymouth for Plum Crazy

@artboston4787

4 жыл бұрын

@@markray4416 Yes I'm aware Dodge was given the cooler names for the same colors but oh well. Also lime light for Plymouth vs sublime for Dodge. No thanks, I'm gonna call it sublime regardless.

The Mustang of that year was just too cumbersome.

I'm a Dodge man myself so I'm a little biased, in my opinion of which car is better but I know one thing for sure. I would choose either these two vehicles over the pansy-ass cheesy ass fruit cup little cars that they have on the roads nowadays.

Chrysler had 3 years to design a car to compete with the mustang. Chrysler knocked it out of the park with the Cuda, compared to Ford. The 1970 cuda is the best looking Pony car, compared to Ford and Chevy.

@bobtepedino5661

8 жыл бұрын

The Plymouth Barracuda was released before the Ford Mustang.

@carkenny2

8 жыл бұрын

Bob Tepedino Not the stodgy valiant based Baracuda, the 1970 pony car Baracuda.

@bobtepedino5661

8 жыл бұрын

I gotcha. But the '64 Valiant-based "Glassback" Barracuda with the 273 V-8 performed as well as the similarly-equipped Mustang, and was a much more solid handler (weird starter-motor noise and all!) Funny fact: The original Barracuda's "Bobbie Pin" front fenders looked to most eyes to be carbon-copies of the Valiant's, but were totally different and not interchangeable. By the late 1960s, while Plymouth was working overtime to differentiate the Barracuda from the Valiant, Ford was busy turning the Mustang into another overfed Torino

@carkenny2

8 жыл бұрын

Bob Tepedino No gotcha needed. I currently own a 64 Valiant convert, and I know all about the early Barracuda's. Just commenting on the best looking pony-car of all time. The 70 Cuda. a 70 mustang is looks gross, a 70 Camaro is ok, but the 70 Cuda is a drop dead gorgeous knockout.

@bobtepedino5661

8 жыл бұрын

You are so right. Chrysler was THEE style leader for '70, from the Imperial to the Valiant. The 300 2-doors were particularly stunning executions, I thought.

There is no disputing here....the world knows that HemiCuda was and is one of the meanest looking cars together with the Challenger R/T and the Dodge Charger .....they alone are the true American Muscle cars

The best that Ford offered in the mustang in 7wl1 was the boss 351 cleveland engine that was capable of mid to high 13 second qtr miles. This engine with it's meaty valves was able to run with the Mopar 440 wedge. But not the Tri carb 440 or the beast 426 HEMI(Which lost it's solid lifter cam after 69).

Well that settles it then, Barracuda it is!

Crazy how that year the mustang still sold more than the cuda. Rough years for the mustang but it stayed in the race. Can't say the same about Plymouth in general. Ill take the cuda between these two for sure.

Looks like door dings were even an issue back then. "Every parking lot is a hazard to Mustang"

My brother had a mustang like that you could not see out the back window

Mustang still exists today, whereas neither Barracuda nor Plymouth exist today!

a 425 horsepower hemi baracuda had drum brakes in the front what!!

@drott150

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. I had a '69 Roadrunner with 440 six pack and it had manual (non-power) drums all the way around. But if I recall, it did have the larger 11" (?) drums up front (or front and back?). It actually stopped pretty well. The only catch is that you had one good braking session with it before the brakes would get hot and fade quickly after that. So for drag racing they were fine. Not so much for road racing, where you had to use your brakes over and over in a short period of time.

@TheXOoftheRO

5 жыл бұрын

Drum breaks work pretty well, they also saved on weight. Mopar cant be #1 on everything.. almost though.

You guys do understand that this is made for Mopar sales people by Mopar sales people. It is totally biased. Frankly both of those cars today are very collectable.

@jakebrakeify

7 жыл бұрын

Mustang enthusiasts typically don't value the '71-'73 Mustangs nearly as much as the previous models. Far less attractive styling and of course reduced power are the reasons

@cindysue5474

6 жыл бұрын

71s didn't sell very well because of the 4 headlights I think it was the best looking one 68 also because of the grill.

@donaldsalkovick396

5 жыл бұрын

No thank God you told us though

What monster was designing Fords in the early 70's yeesh

@75aces97

3 жыл бұрын

Some of these were from Bunky Knudsen's brief tenure at Ford. I like the Galaxie and Mercury Montego from his time, but the rest of the lineup: yuck! He wanted the Mustang to be bigger and badder than ever before, but it lost its character as a nimble road racer. He also put that pointy Bunky Beak on the Thunderbird, and the 4 door T-Bird might have been his idea.

El barracuda ha sido un auto muy bueno en Puerto Rico

@alanalonso6082

Жыл бұрын

Are they around in the island? Bet they are selling for a ton of cash. Most muscle cars over there being sold are posted for folks in the US; adds are in English. Unfortunately, there's a lot of professionals out there not getting paid what they are worth. Sometimes cheaper to pick a car there and ship it over for about 1200-2k. Saludos

Suddenly, the "bigger with newer styling" doesn't work for Mopar pony car ads. lol

Was this from a combination filmstrip/8-track tape cartridge?