1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S / Photos and Specs

Here is a great example of Plymouth’s contribution to the 1960’s muscle car wars…the 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S. This car has good looking lines and a powerful engine.

The Plymouth Barracuda Pony Car

An historical fact is that the Plymouth Barracuda was the first Pony Car coming on the market about two weeks before the Ford Mustang. The first Barracuda (1964) was actually an option package for the Plymouth Valiant model. By the time 1967 came around the Plymouth Barracuda had no resemblance to the Valiant model from which it came although there were mechanical similarities. The connection with the Plymouth Valiant would entirely end with the 1970 Barracuda model.

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