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'68 Cuda!

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bugimike

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I had the opportunity to go for a spin the other day with a friend and his '68 Plymouth Barracuda. What a blast!! This baby has the 340 c.i.d. engine. Can you say "Involuntary wheel-spin"??? !!!! :laugh: It is really amazing how one misses the security of a seat-belt when none is available! :eeek: (This car is "as original"!)
 

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Yeah, but will it FLOAT?!?!

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'Cudas don't float, they cruise at lower depths
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!...but they do go fast and have a wicked bite! :devilgrin: This one can definitly whip its tail!! :jester:
 
"As original" with that lift in the rear end?
 
Yeah, I never could say: "Backaruda." :devilgrin:
 
woulden't fly here in N.Y. Seat Belts required (lap belts are enough). Even if not originally equipped.
I'm suprised it diden't have 'em. My 67 Galaxie had belts. I thought that was part of the "naderization" of 1967, along with padded dash/wheel, split system brakes, and collapsable steering column?
 
Actually, those cars don't handle too bad.
Brakes were a little weak, but they could be decent on a road course.
Mostly I guess because they were based on the Valiant/Dart chassis.....a surprisingly good car.
I saw Swede Savage and Dan Gurney drive the factory Trans Am Barracudas.
We have a local guy who autocrosses an old Valiant......he always does pretty well.

Dart vintage racer
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Banjo said:
woulden't fly here in N.Y. Seat Belts required (lap belts are enough). Even if not originally equipped.
I'm suprised it diden't have 'em. My 67 Galaxie had belts. I thought that was part of the "naderization" of 1967, along with padded dash/wheel, split system brakes, and collapsable steering column?
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I thought that if it did not have them as standard that you did not need to put them in. My TD does not have them.
 
tony barnhill said:
"As original" with that lift in the rear end?
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Must be the photo angle, Tony! No radical rake on that car!!
 
vping said:
Banjo said:
woulden't fly here in N.Y. Seat Belts required (lap belts are enough). Even if not originally equipped.
I'm suprised it diden't have 'em. My 67 Galaxie had belts. I thought that was part of the "naderization" of 1967, along with padded dash/wheel, split system brakes, and collapsable steering column?
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I thought that if it did not have them as standard that you did not need to put them in. My TD does not have them.
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I'll double check on monday. It may have a cutoff point at a certian year (early-mid 50s)
 
vping,
NYS cutoff for required seatbelts is 1965 front seats only, 66 at least 1 in the rear seat, '67 and newer, belts for every seating position.
 
It's too bad Chrysler dropped the Plymouth line. With all the retro musclecar remakes these days, They would've had a ton of nice looking cars to choose from.
 
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