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1964-1966  Automotive trends in the early-mid 1960s had all the US
automakers looking at making sporty compact cars......
1967-1969  The second-generation Barracuda, though still a 108 in
1970-1974  For 1970, the Barracuda lost all commonality with the Valiant. The
all-new 1970 model was built on a shorter, wider version of Chrysler's existing B
platform......
Plymouth Barracuda Chronology 1964 - 1974
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Automotive trends in the early-mid 1960s had all the US
auto makers looking at making sporty compact cars.
Chrysler's A-body Plymouth Valiant was chosen for the
company's efforts in this direction. Ford's Mustang, which
significantly outsold the Barracuda, gave this type of
vehicle its common "pony car" moniker, but in fact the
Plymouth Barracuda fastback's release on 1 April, 1964
beat the Mustang by two weeks. Plymouth's executives
wanted to name the car Panda, an idea unpopular with the
car's designers. In the end, John Samsen's suggestion of
Barracuda was selected. The Barracuda used the Valiant's
106 in wheelbase and the Valiant hood, headlamp bezels,
windshield, vent windows, quarter panels and bumpers; all
other sheetmetal and glass was new. This hybrid design
approach significantly reduced the development and
tooling cost and time for the new model. The fastback body
wrapped down to the fender line. Pittsburgh Plate Glass
(PPG) collaborated with Chrysler designers in producing
this 14.4 ft² (4.4 m²) rear window, the largest ever installed
on a standard production car up to that time[4]. The
Barracuda was able to return the Valiant's favor the next
year, when the fenders and tail lamps that had been
introduced on the 1964 Barracuda were used on the whole
1965 Valiant range except for the wagon, which got its own
tail lamps.
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