Plymouth Barracuda
The Barracuda was a two-door compact/midsize car manufactured by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1964 through 1974.
Influential design
The Barracuda would influence other designs, particularly others in Chrysler's stable. Across the pond, Chrysler's United Kingdom offshoot developed the Hillman Hunter estate based Sunbeam Rapier Fastback coupe for 1967, which clearly emulated the 1964-66 Barracuda's profile.
Production
Serial Numbers
ex: BS27R0B100001
B - Car line, Plymouth Barracuda
S - Special
27 - Convertible
R - 426 Hemi
0 - Last digit of model year
B - Assembly plant code (B-Hamtramck)
100001 - Consecutive sequence number
Quantities
1970 Model Year
Total 50,617 *includes 2,724 AAR's
Hardtop 6 cyl 5,668
Hardtop 8 cyl 17,819
Hardtop Gran Coupe 6 cyl 210
Hardtop Gran Coupe 8 cyl 7,184
Hardtop 'Cuda 8 cyl 17,242*
Convertible 6 cyl 223
Convertible 8 cyl 1,169
Convertible Gran Coupe 6 cyl 34
Convertible Gran Coupe 8 cyl 518
Convertible 'Cuda 8 cyl 550
1970 production of 440 ci "six pack" equipped 'Cuda models was 1,755 hardtops and 29 convertibles. 426 ci Hemi equipped 'Cuda models was 652 hardtops (368 with torquflight and 284 with four-speed) and 14 convertibles (9 with an automatic and 5 with a four-speed).
Shaker production for the 'Cuda was 719 on the hardtops and 8 on the convertibles. For the Hemi 'Cuda it was 284 on the hardtops with the four-speed, 366 on hardtops with the TorqueFlight, 5 on convertibles with the four-speed and 9 convertibles with the automatic.
Engine Codes
C - 225 ci 1V (1 barrel carburetor) 145 hp
G - 318 ci 2V 230 hp
H - 340 ci 4V 275 hp
J - 340 ci 3X2V 290 hp (AAR)
L - 383 ci 2V and 4V 290 hp and 330 hp respectivly
N - 383 ci 4v 335 hp
R - 426 ci 2X4V 425 hp (Hemi)
U - 440 ci 4V 375 hp
V - 440 ci 3X2V 390 hp
W- 604 Hemi ci 1200 hp 1200 lbs ft.
1971 Model Year
Total 16,159
Hardtop 6 cyl 1,555
Hardtop 8 cyl 6,846
Hardtop Gran Coupe 6 cyl 0
Hardtop Gran Coupe 8 cyl 1,298
Hardtop 'Cuda 8 cyl 5,314
Convertible 6 cyl 132
Convertible 8 cyl 721
Convertible 'Cuda 8 cyl 293
1971 production of the 440ci 'Cuda "six pack" was 237 hardtops and 17 convertibles. 426 ci Hemi 'Cuda was only 108 hardtops (48 with TorqueFlight and 60 with four-speed) and 7 convertibles (5 with automatic and 2 with four-speed)
Engine Codes
B - 198 ci 1V 125 hp
C - 225 ci 1V 145 hp
G - 318 ci 2V 230 hp
H - 340 ci 4V 275 hp
L - 383 ci 2V 275 hp
N - 383 ci 4V 300 hp
R - 426 ci 2X4V 425 hp (Hemi)
U - 440 ci 3X2V 390 hp*
1972 Model Year
Total 16,142
Hardtop 6 cyl 809
Hardtop 8 cyl 8,951
Hardtop 'Cuda 8 cyl 6,382
Engine Codes
C - 225 ci 1V 110hp
G - 318 ci 2V 150 hp
H - 340 ci 4V 240 hp
A total of 490 Barracudas came with the 340 ci engine, and 5,864 'Cuda 340 were built.
1973 Model Year
Total 19,281
Hardtop 8 cyl 9,976
Hardtop 'Cuda 8 cyl 9,305
Engine Codes
G - 318 ci 2V 150 hp
H - 340 ci 4V 240 hp
1974 Model Year
Total 11,734
Hardtop 8 cyl 6,745
Hardtop 'Cuda 8 cyl 4,989
Engine Codes
G - 318 ci 2V 150 hp
J - 360 ci 4V 245 hp
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