Plymouth Barracuda (pony car segment)

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The Plymouth Barracuda is a classic American pony car produced by Chrysler’s Plymouth division in the 1960s and 1970s, known for its sporty styling and powerful V8 performance options.

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Observed surface forms (4)

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Plymouth Barracuda 0
Plymouth Valiant 1
Plymouth Valiant Barracuda 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model
muscle car
pony car
assemblyLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
bodyStyle 2-door convertible
2-door coupe
brand Plymouth
class compact car (early generations)
intermediate car (later generations)
competesWith AMC Javelin
Chevrolet Camaro
Ford Mustang
Mercury Cougar
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalStatus classic car
collector car
engineOption 426 Hemi V8 engine
B/RB big-block V8 engine
LA-series small-block V8 engine
Slant-6 inline-six engine
era 1960s American performance cars
1970s American performance cars
firstGenerationPlatform A-body
fuelType gasoline
introducedAs Plymouth Barracuda (pony car segment) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Plymouth Valiant Barracuda
knownFor powerful V8 performance options
sporty styling
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Plymouth
market North American market
marketedAs sporty compact car
notableFeature fastback styling (early models)
high-performance V8 packages
notableModelYears 1970 model year
1971 model year
notableVariant Formula S package
’Cuda performance model
parentCompany Chrysler
predecessor Plymouth Valiant-based compact cars
productionEndYear 1974
productionStartYear 1964
relatedModel Dodge Challenger
Plymouth Barracuda (pony car segment) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Plymouth Valiant
secondGenerationPlatform A-body
segment pony car segment
thirdGenerationPlatform E-body
transmissionOption automatic transmission
manual transmission
wheelDrive rear-wheel drive

Referenced by (4)

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Ford Mustang competitor Plymouth Barracuda (pony car segment)
this entity surface form: Pontiac Firebird
Ford Mustang inspiredCreationOf Plymouth Barracuda (pony car segment)
Plymouth Barracuda (pony car segment) introducedAs Plymouth Barracuda (pony car segment) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Plymouth Barracuda
this entity surface form: Plymouth Valiant Barracuda
Plymouth Barracuda (pony car segment) relatedModel Plymouth Barracuda (pony car segment) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Plymouth Barracuda
this entity surface form: Plymouth Valiant