Plymouth beat Ford to the punch on pony cars, then gave up the fight entirely.

Although the Barracuda would later go one to become an icon of muscle car design and performance, its origins are even humbler than Ford’s Falcon-based 2+2. Unveiled on April 1, 1964, the Barracuda ...

One muscle car nameplate stands above the rest: with racing success, a devoted fan base for five decades, and record-setting auction prices, it's the quintessential muscle car. According to motorheads ...

Sure, the B-Body (Belvedere/Satellite) was newly styled and Hemi-optioned for '66, and the C-Body added the plush "VIP" series at its top end that year. But the compact A-Body platform had its own ...

Plymouth introduced the Barracuda on April 1, 1964, nearly two weeks before Ford debuted the Mustang. The latter is widely regarded as the vehicle the kickstarted the pony car market. The early ...

The second-generation Plymouth Barracuda, Chrysler's latest entry in Detroit's pony car wars, is introduced on Nov. 25, 1966, for the 1967 model year. Plymouth beat the Ford Mustang to market in 1964 ...

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