The 1964 Plymouth Barracuda reached showrooms just ahead of the Ford Mustang, yet history largely credits the Mustang with inventing the pony car. The Barracuda arrived first, but it did not quite ...

1964 is probably the turning point in Detroit’s timeline of momentous events: the muscle car emerged, courtesy of the Pontiac Motor Division from General Motors, and a whole new car culture was born.

The pony car movement took off when the Ford Mustang debuted mid-April 1964 at the New York World Fair. Customers across the United States of Automobile flocked into the showrooms and placed 22,000 ...

The 1969 Barracuda 440 marked a sharp break from the earlier small-block and midrange big-block versions, turning Plymouth’s compact fastback into a purpose-built straight-line weapon. Instead of a ...

The history of Plymouth's Barracuda, built between 1964 and 1974, has a lot of highlights, but many would agree the '65 version was one of the special years. After all, 1965 was the year when the ...

Plymouth has been out of the automobile game for over 20 years. Still, it remains a beloved name for the contributions it made during its time as an active brand. It was especially notable in the ...