67 formula s Big Block barracuda??????

[RD]

was there even a 67 cuda big block car?  I am not an a body expert by any means, but I thought the BB barracudas (i.e. GTS) came first in 68? methinks this is not correct.  your guys' and gals' thoughts?

see below:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/67-BARRACUDA-FORMULA-S-383-TORQUEFLITE-727-TRANSMISSION_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34208QQihZ006QQitemZ160139707129QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

[71ChallengeHer]

Barracuda: On its Own...Although last introduced (Nov. 25, more than two months after the other Plymouths' Sept. 19 introduction), Barracuda was hardly least. "Unquestionably the best-looking car in 1967," said Car and Driver. "One of the toughest looking cars this year," said Hot Rod's Eric Dahlquist, "probably the best composite of lines and curves ever issued from Chrysler...why in the world didn't they let these designers loose a lot of years ago?"

The new Barracuda, the product of the design team of Plymouth Chief Stylist Dick McAdam, represented Chrysler's first application of the flowing-curves style introduced by General Motors in 1965. It was the perfect candidate because, unlike the other Plymouth lines for '67, Barracuda didn't have a sedan to compromise its sporty styling. The first generation Barracuda was basically the opposite, a fastback roof grafted on a Valiant body. After three seasons, Barracuda was on its own, the hardtop coupe and convertible that had been Valiant's were moved over to the new Barracuda line.

The fastback, nevertheless, remained the flagship of the Barracuda line. Indeed, the new Barracuda seemed purposely designed for the fastback style and, in a reversal of 1964, the hardtop and convertible seemed afterthoughts. With the three body styles, Barracuda matched Mustang, which had been marketing hardtops, fastbacks, and convcrtibles since 1965. However, Plymouth decided not to match Mustang's long-hood-short-deck dimensions that had also been adopted by the new-for-'67 Cougar, Camaro and Firebird.


For all its new good looks, the Barracuda suddenly seemcd a bit out of style. Although it was separated from the Valiant line, Barracuda still shared Valiant's chassis, cowl, and windshield, which not only dictated its fore-and-aft dimensions but also its height. A driver sat higher in a Barracuda than in its competitors, comfortably practical but not as sporty.

Ironically, it had been Plymouth which had championed the long-hood/short-deck style on its 1960 Valiant and 1962 Plymouth. But after the sales disaster of 1962, it was quickly abandoned, only to be pickcd up by Ford's Mustang two years later. When Barracuda finally adopted the accepted sporty car dimensions in 1970, its profile appeared similar to that of the '67 Camaro while, in another irony, the new 1970 Camaro sported a fastback roof that seemed to be a direct copy from the '67 Barracuda. Had the '67 Barracuda had been designed in the long-hood, short-deck style, General Motors might never have introduced its 1970 Camaro/Firebird for fear of accusations of blatant plagiarism!

Buyers, too, seemed to agree that the Barracuda was designed to be a fastback. The Sports Fastback (as Plymouth officially called it) nearly matched the sales of the Hardtop Coupe (also official nomenclature) and convertible combined. Although welcome additions to the Barracuda line, the latter two, with their high cowls and conventional hood and deck dimensions, seemed to be more sporty compacts than sporty car competitors to Mustang, et al. .

''If they'd only put a 383 in it,' the auto editors chorused when we first saw the car," wrote Eric Dahlquist "'It would fit, too; the body's two inches wider than in '66, but they probably won't. You know Chrysler.''

They didn't know Chrysler very well, Dahlquist had to confess, because "that's exactly what they went and did." The two extra inches provided just enough room for a 383 under the Barracuda's hood. Restrictive exhaust manifolding helped keep its horsepower down to 280, compared to its 325 hp counterpart in the bigger Plymouths. (The 325 hp version apparently did become available in the Barracuda later in the model year.) The big engine left room for neither air conditioning nor the power steering that would have been especially welcome in such a front-heavy car. And changing spark plugs on a hot engine was "almost suicidal" according to Dahlquist.

[RD]

thanks jackie!!!  the 383 was a 4bbl though, the trans this guy is selling is a 383 2bbl version, which, would not have come in a 67 barracuda correct?

[Ghoste]

Correct.

[RD]

Correct.

thanks