Showing only 34,846 miles; interesting history; 4.5 V8; wonderfully original Pony Car survivorKnowing full-well that Ford was planning on introducing a sporty, 2-door version of its compact Falcon sedan, the other American manufacturers of the day rushed to build their own competitor to gain an advantage in the newly emerging segment.

The Mopar family followed the same recipe as their Dearborn-based opponent by utilising the compact A-body platform and drive components to form a sporty car for the day’s youth.

Thus, the Barracuda was born, beating the Mustang to the sales floor by two weeks.1967 saw the introduction of the updated model which brought about 2 extra inches on the wheelbase and model-specific sheet metal to greater distance itself from its sedan brethren.

To broaden the appeal, Plymouth offered a wide variety of engines that began at the bottom end with a pedestrian 170ci slant-6 and ended at the top with the 440ci V8.

Certainly, there was no shortage of performance a...