A 440 Panther Pink 'Cuda
This car is one of the greatest and most desired muscle cars in American History. The Plymouth barracuda was first sold in 1964. From 1964 to 1969, the barracuda was a rather bland automobile, but in 1970, it was totally redesigned. The new body style, (the E body) was a welcomed change. The photos above are an example of the E body. Along with a change of style came an increase in performance. The 426 ci Mopar engine and the 440 Mopar engine were options along with a six-pack and shaker hood. The 426 equiped cars obtained the notorious name of HEMI. Thus, these street machines could significantly outperform almost any other car on the road. Along with the other mighty plymouth and dodge vehicles, the Rapid Transit System was created.
The Plum Crazy Purple HEMI 'Cuda
In 1971, several moderate design changes were made. These changes were reversed for the next 3 years of production, making the '71 a highly desired year. These design changes also dressed up the car making it look sharp. If you can see in the pictures of the '71's above, "gills" were added to the sides of the car, and the front grill was stretched out and made into a V shape. Add the shaker hood and a convertible top, and that is one terrific car.
The AAR Lemon Twist 'Cuda
Most AARs came with limited options. One reason for this was that the AAR was supposed to be a bare bones race car for the street, not a luxury option. The other was that Chrysler delivered the cars to the dealerships on consignment, so they tried to keep costs down. Unfortunately, this meant you could not order one, you got what the dealer had. And most dealers only got one. Of course, with a mid-year introduction, there was a lot of confusion, which also led to production mistakes. To try and help the dealers deal with/correct the mistakes, Chrysler issued a product bulletin outlining some of the changes made to the AARs. But the bulletin was highly incomplete, and not completely correct, so variations exist.
More in the way of the appearance of the beast were options for a rear spoiler, and the window louver package, which also included a black vinyl top and textured window chrome, which was painted black. Road lamps below the front bumper came standard. The dual exhaust actually exited through two cutouts in the rear valence panel, except for vehicles built for delivery to greater Los Angeles, in which case the exhaust turned down under the car. The tail light panel was painted an ominous black.
