1971 Plymouth Barracuda / Cuda vs. Ford Mustang Dealer Promo Film

[@edwardboers1993]

I'm a Ford guy but I really enjoy all these videos on this channel

[@culcune]

I love how it was mentioned that convertibles for the 'Cuda are available with the Hemi; only 9 people opted for this option in '71, but my goodness, who knew how valuable those 9 would become!?

[@georgebarich2997]

Few people wanted the Hemi. Plymouth was losing its reputation for quality. I owned a 73 Cuda with 340, four speed pistol grip. I loved it until I hit the brakes.

[@roninkraut6873]

They’re so valuable because they are so rare. If Ford only sold 12K mustangs they would be fetching a couple of million at auction too

[@drm9979]

I do not believe it is fully explained by numbers. why then, are Studebakers or some other low number cars not worth even more? or even for example, 1971 GTOs, only about 10,500 were sold. they sell for good money, but not Cuda money. no, it is a combination of moderate numbers and being extra cool.

[@roninkraut6873]

Douglas Myers Supply AND demand

[@culcune]

@@drm9979 like Ronin Kraut stated--both supply and demand. EVERYONE now wants an original Hemi 'Cuda. This demand has pushed the values waaaaay up. Apparently a '70 or '71 Hemi 'Cuda convertible sold for $50k back in the 80s. 'Cudas with 440s were like $1500 back then. Hardtop Hemi anything were already becoming collectibles back then selling for $10k or more. Yes, surely there were Hemis sold by widows for a couple grand, but fast-forward into the 90s and most muscle cars were getting dearer, with the rare models even dearer.

[@SuperWatson63]

I currently drive a mopar but i had a 69 mach-1 351 windsor and it was a blast to drive. I love all cars.

[@j.p.r.6111]

Nobody has the balls to do comparisons like this anymore. Everyone gets sued these days.

They still do. This is dealer sales force training material, and every manufacturer does it.

[@77yogurt]

@ I was just wondering who this video comparison would have been made for, ya know because it's ten minutes long. But that makes sense. Thanks bud!! 👍👍

@@77yogurt Well as you can see this was an "internal" film made for their salesmen. When a new car comes up, usually the dealerships are sent such films to watch so they known which points to emphesize to the clients. These films weren't supposed to be seen by the general public but thanks to KZbin we can enjoy them in all their cheesyness ! Now we're ready to sell some Dodges like it's '73 ! 🤣

[@timcoker4685]

I bought a 1972 Barracuda in 1978 for $75. The car was perfect inside and out but it had a bad engine. I dropped in a 340 Magnum, put on a set of Crager SS wheels with Road Hugger white letter tires. Drove it a few weeks and sold it for $1200 dollars. I only had about $500 in the car. Boy did I rake in the dough on that sell. $1200 was a lot of money in 1978!!! Of course years later I wished I had kept all the cars I had back in my younger years. DAMN!!

[@bobdavis3357]

Really niice

[@hankhill5622]

Heading to my Chrysler dealer to pick up my hemi cuda. This ad sold me!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Are you gonna give it to Bobby when he gets his license? 😄😄😄

[@MerleOberon]

Why didn't I buy a couple hemi Cudas in 1971 and store them away? I'd have that beach house in Hawaii now.

[@skeene_6824]

So true haha .

[@christopheryasus3666]

MerleOberon it's just that easy ha

[@chrisbuchaniec6644]

Yep

[@rockyjonesspacecadet7089]

Why did I sell my 70 challenger R/T in 1975 for 900 bucks?

[@77yogurt]

@@rockyjonesspacecadet7089 OH!!!! Ouch bro. I'm sorry to hear that.

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

I like Mustang's, but the 'Cuda looks better . . .

[@utooberblooper]

the 70-71 cuda were quite possibly the most beautiful pony car ever created, i would sell my soul for an aar in any color or a hemi cuda.let me know when my car is ready.

[@kalebbrown93]

I feel sorry for people who bought a 71 Mustang over a 71 Cuda.

[@JimJones-zc9mk]

The cuda and chevelle were the last cars to have 425 HP for the 1970s.

[@ohger1]

+Kaleb Brown I had a 72 Mustang Cleveland and a 70 Cuda 340. Liked them both but the Mustang was a better car. The Cuda was "klunky" and noisy. The Mustang was a tighter ride. Both good cars, but you don't have to feel sorry for anyone but the Hemi owner that sold them cheap when gas prices went up in the last 70s.

[@sik59rt]

+Jim Jones the hemi was offered to most of their cars until the end of '71, not just the cuda.

[@71plymouth.]

Kaleb Brown Hahahaha, Me too.

[@krocialblack]

scdevon I ain't seeing no 71 Mustang selling for 500 grand though...

[@hannahstahl1857]

A Cuda will forever be in m heart and soul thanks to my dad having one

[@rogermolden3786]

I'm sold, where can I get the Hemi Cuda? lol

[@mariopirata6727]

Roger Molden Los barracudas tenian un buen motor 340

[@moparchallenger749]

Roger Molden Barrett Jackson

[@zxtenn]

Yeah you sure would, I wonder the price increase for the HEMI?? Almost all of them ended up at the drag track until something happened or they just got rusted out but don't forget the 2 gas shortages and those cars became WORTHLESS for years, I am 63 now and knew a guy who had a mint 70 440 6 pack Cuda with 4 speed and 430 gears, he could get mid 13's, that's about all they really ran back in the day, most cars were high 14's

[@AtZero138]

No problem Sir.. just drive whatever mistake you bought before and Just pull that heap! into your Local Plymouth Dealership..... Oh Wait🤔.... Dang it.. well never mind then.. 😒

[@fairfaxcat1312]

silverbird58 Now silverbird58 don’t get carried away there.

[@RobertPlattBell]

A friend of mine had a 1971 Mach 1. It was like riding in a coal mine, as it was so dark and the windows were so small. But it was cool, though. It ate transmissions regularly.

[@georgebarich2997]

My 71 Mach convertible and 72 Mach fastback drive beautifully and are bullet proof. Thousands are still on the road today, unlike Cudas. My 73 Cuda 340 was an awesome car in high school, but it handled sloppy.

[@justenough730]

@@georgebarich2997 those Ford mustang are sooo butt ugly c'mon no one would pick the mustang over the Cuda.Except fan boys.

[@AlejandroP1980s]

@@georgebarich2997 1970 Shelby gt500 was better but ugly front grill

[@scoobydoo3416]

just enough Whats you’re @? I’ll show you pics of my ‘72 with a 302, not the best or most famous classic car but still breaks necks 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@thebushwolf710]

@@justenough730 The 71 mustang can easily look ugly, but the mach 1 version of the car is beautiful. Own a red 71 mach 1 myself

[@mathman1923]

thanks for putting these videos up. Not a big mopar guy, i really love their videos.

[@hdrangers]

And the Barracuda for '71 has 4 headlights! Mustang only has 2. So why did the Barracuda go to 2 headlights the following year if 4 were so much better?

[@williswhatchutalkinbout4367]

Mark Marvel cheaper. After 71 that’s when the auto industry started going way downhill.

[@wpcampbell491]

Because there were a lot of states that didn't allow the quad headlights on any vehicle!

[@justsumguy2u]

As a Mopar guy, I'd take the Cuda---having said that, some of those selling points were just stupid. Who cares where the door locks and front seatback release are? God forbid someone should have to reach over to unlock the door, or bend over to move the seatback forward. Oh, and I like the part about how "a veteran reporter said"---without sources, that's like saying "my buddy told me" lol

[@docgonzo1973]

I would say hands down the Cuda is the best car. I feel that Ford kind of lost there way with the rear window. And the 71 Cudas was the best looking car for that year

[@rockribbedrushy7705]

Right after the 66 Cuda, non?

[@georgebarich2997]

The rear window on the Mach is perfect. No need to see the planes in the sky behind my 72 Mach. It shows the road behind me perfect. Best looking roof line ever produced.

[@justenough730]

@@georgebarich2997 yech is all I can say about the mustang.crap engine's ugly stying.but I can say this is much better than what came in 1974 the even uglier mustang ll.horrible car's.

[@alanalonso6082]

@@justenough730 yeah, those later Mustangs looked real bad. They fixed themselves with the Fox body, then got a bit ugly with in the mid 90s. Newer ones are not bad at all, think better than new Camaros in general, but that's my opinion. I owned a 69 Camaro, 71 Nova, a few Chevelles, etc..

[@lukebowlin382]

Mustang went to hell that year. Of course I liked the barracuda better anyway. It was a better car, faster to.

[@TGBTG7701]

The Cuda is by far my favorite car, they put Mustang to shame. My dad had a Mach 1 back in the early 70s, I ask if ran against ran it against a Cuda. He told me a 340 Cuda outran his 351c, he had to change the camshaft, exhaust and carburetor to be able to outrun the Cuda. I can get a lot of HP out of a Mopar, they run great and take a lot of abuse.

[@71plymouth.]

TGBTG7701 Hahaha!!!

[@soxfunny98]

Tb Very very true.. Im a 440/ 6pack guy but would love a HEMI AS WELL. that said....... Those 340 cars??? They were bad ass. High winding powerful little buggers. I had a friend with a 340 Dart" TF TRANNY AND HEADERS WITH 391'S I HONESTLY NEVER SAW THAT thing lose to another small block car unless it was big time built.

[@jcaj9002]

A 340 is no match for a 351c 4v

[@stacymanley161]

TGBTG7701 bull a 351 beat 340 everytime look up quarter mile time cuda was a piece of junk

[@justenough730]

@@stacymanley161 👈 he cried wah wah wah all the way home after he lost to the cuda.😂

[@ElwoodBlues830]

It's crazy to think that this video stopped being useful 44 years ago. And is again useful now, I was convinced that the Cuda is a better car than the crappy and commonplace Mustang.

[@area51isreal71]

I can see what Plymouth were trying to say regarding how much the Mustang had moved away from it's original form. I never thought of it that way before. Well whatever it was or became it looks invisible beside the sexy looking Barracuda.

[@JimJones-zc9mk]

They should bring back the hemi cuda.

[@justenough730]

And the mustang is still a heap

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Mustang still outsold them.

[@CJColvin]

In my eyes I think the Cuda is dentfully a better looking car than a mustang.

[@area51isreal71]

You've got that right, nicely proportioned too.

[@CJColvin]

area51isreal Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!

[@aakar88]

CJ Colvin We believe the Cuda was always a sharp car, design looked like it was done by GM engineers, based on Mopar guidelines!

[@justenough730]

that mustang =hideous

[@moparchallenger749]

CJ Colvin Goes without saying 😀

[@manthony225]

1:29 unfortunately, just like almost every crossover made today.

[@goldenboy5500]

@ 8:11 minutes shows a 2 sets of drum brake linings and what appears to be front suspension the top being bonded drum linings the barracuda the bottom the mustang the thing is that the mustang didn't have drum brakes in the front they have since 1967 front disc brakes.

[@4thstooge75]

Some '67 mustangs had discs (it was an option) I had a '67 289 mustang it had drums.

[@CharlieBrown-pb9xn]

some did have front drums

[@komodokhan]

can Chrysler bring back the roadrunner and barracuda under the Dodge brand ?

[@4thstooge75]

Mopar purists don't want to see a Dodge nameplate on a Road Runner or a Cuda.

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

Not likely to happen. But there's the Challenger.

[@thebionicbassplayer]

I saw a Cuda' I believe was a Challenger with a body kit a few years ago, Nice!

[@robc8468]

They sold the Plymouth PT Cruiser as a Chrysler why not a Chrysler Barracuda convertible? I would love to see a 2 door Hemi Charger SXT with police wheels dog dish hubcaps and a beep beep horn for $25K.

[@wileecoyote5749]

They are working on Cuda Hellephant convertible

[@Johnny-lr5jt]

I owned a '71 Mach 1 in high school ('74-76). Cars were so pretty back then in the early 70's. That's why I'm on my 3rd modern Dodge Challenger (Hellcat Redeye). The retro styling is great, if not quite as pretty as the original.

[@my67falcon]

Had a '71 Mach 1 back in the day. It was a rolling blind spot but I loved that car.

[@FelixWong_com]

Barracuda: available bench seats, optional full-length side moldings, larger bumpers, no fastback, torsion bars Mustang: bucket seats, center armrest ("an obstruction!"), door locks at the top of the door, warning lights for temperature and alternator instead of gauges, coil springs Looking ahead 45 years at which of the above features remain in cars today, it is not too surprising that the Mustang soldiered on while the Barracuda died out. Chrysler simply did not understand what consumers really wanted or cared about ("we have better brake linings!")

[@71plymouth.]

Felix Wong Bull. Shoo Shoo.

[@heavilyarmedgoy]

These are awesome,thanks alot!

[@drm9979]

It is a mystery to me why Ford moved away from the 69-70 Mustang body style, which was beautiful, to the 71. but in any case, the early 70s Cudas were the best looking car of the muscle car era, so it does not surprise me that those 16,000 or whatever 1971 Cudas are now a gold mine.

[@4thstooge75]

Chevy blew it too in 1970 The gorgeous '69 Camaro was replaced by the ugly '70 Camaro .

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Ford had a two year design change policy. Also, they made it longer to fit the big blocks better. But 71 was the last year for big blocks in Mustang and Cougar. Management also changed.

[@dougsmith7908]

Douglas Myers Except for the early 70s GTOs

[@jakekaywell5972]

@@TJ-qz6hr I beg to differ with that. For the 1960s, Studebaker easily wins in my book. GT Hawk and Avanti are both real honeys.

[@donaldkinder6716]

71 chevells look better than the 71 mustang, plus worth more than the ford

[@cobadogeats]

I like that they show more rear seat room in the Barracuda - you ever sit in the back seat of an E-Body? Great if you have no legs.

[@georgebarich2997]

Supply and demand. Most Cudas were crushed, crashed, or rusted away making the Cuda survivors very desirable.

[@briski351]

Great video! Mustang and Cuda are my two favorite cars. They go in order of 69/70 Shelby, Boss 351, 70' Boss 302, Cuda AAR. The Mustang is the better made car and were much better sellers. The Boss 351 ran the 1/4 in 13.80@104 while the 440 cuda ran 13.72@106. Light to light I'd take the Boss as well in the twists over a BB Cuda.. The 70 Hemi Cuda ran the 1/4 at 13.10@107 and I would guess the 71' would be similar. Mustangs and Cuda's had the best hood scopes, colors, and graphics.

[@jamesslick4790]

Plymouth had a thing with actual instruments. A friend of mine had a very base level 90s Sundance, It had manual windows only a radio (no tape or CD) really no options ordered at all - But dang it had actual gauges!

[@qwertzqw1693]

Old school car ads were ruthless

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

Both awesome looking cars 👌🏽

[@jameshardin1100]

I like Mopar the best. I have to admit that the bench seat/column shift on the Barracuda/Challenger didn't look that good. I had a 73 Challenger with buckets. It was triple white. Kewl car.

[@WarthDader74]

What is a Mopar sir? This video is about Ford Mustang vs Plymouth Barracuda.

[@jameshardin1100]

Your kidding me, right?

[@WarthDader74]

jim jam No, I am not. Is Mopar a car brand?

[@jameshardin1100]

Mopar is slang for Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth cars. It was derived from the old MOtor PARts division of Chrysler. So the Barracuda in this commercial is considered a Mopar.

[@WarthDader74]

jim jam Ok, I have never heard about that. You live, you learn. Thank you for answering sir.

[@randy109]

I got my first car when I was 17 years old (1973). It was a '66 Mustang w/289. The car was fairly new at the time so it wasn't a classic or collectible. 2 years later I got my '69 Roadrunner. Well, MOPAR is a lot better car and a LOT faster than the Mustangs. Still, the Mustang was a total "chick magnet" and girls didn't give a 2nd look at a Roadrunner, Cuda, Challenger, Dart or Duster. Mustang was never a "muscle car" and shouldn't even be compared to MOPAR when talking about "muscle". Still, in the early '70's you could drive up to a girl's house for that big date and she would melt if it was a Mustang. To truly get muscle car history right you must talk to guys who Lived it...

[@cmscms123456]

That Roadrunner will get your girlfriend's attention as it roars past you 'Beep Beep'

[@markymarkdays]

I’d drink a few beers with ya man. Would love to hear muscle car days stories

[@PAULYHEDRA]

randy109 kdifidjdjdidid

[@justenough730]

If women like a certain car or pu it pretty much means it's not man's car or pu.mopar muscle cars and pu weren't unisex, like much of what Ford sold.

[@firecriss1392]

I'm a chevy person, yet I would have taken the cuda over the stang. The stang really sufered in the 70's as it was a bigger fatter version of the maverick from 71-73, and then a clunkier version of the pinto between 74-78. Even the first "fox" stangs of 79 were junk.

[@sik59rt]

God damn the '71 cuda is still one of the best looking cars

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

Really good at convincing people

[@turowat]

Funny to hear they mention Mustang more times than Barracuda.

[@TheSpritz0]

BOTH cars were just fine, I don't think anyone given the opportunity to go back in a time-machine would say no to either of these beauties!!!!!

[@carkenny2]

Chrysler had 3 years to design a car to compete with the mustang. Chrysler knocked it out of the park with the Cuda, compared to Ford. The 1970 cuda is the best looking Pony car, compared to Ford and Chevy.

[@bobtepedino5661]

The Plymouth Barracuda was released before the Ford Mustang.

[@carkenny2]

Bob Tepedino Not the stodgy valiant based Baracuda, the 1970 pony car Baracuda.

[@bobtepedino5661]

I gotcha. But the '64 Valiant-based "Glassback" Barracuda with the 273 V-8 performed as well as the similarly-equipped Mustang, and was a much more solid handler (weird starter-motor noise and all!) Funny fact: The original Barracuda's "Bobbie Pin" front fenders looked to most eyes to be carbon-copies of the Valiant's, but were totally different and not interchangeable. By the late 1960s, while Plymouth was working overtime to differentiate the Barracuda from the Valiant, Ford was busy turning the Mustang into another overfed Torino

[@carkenny2]

Bob Tepedino No gotcha needed. I currently own a 64 Valiant convert, and I know all about the early Barracuda's. Just commenting on the best looking pony-car of all time. The 70 Cuda. a 70 mustang is looks gross, a 70 Camaro is ok, but the 70 Cuda is a drop dead gorgeous knockout.

[@bobtepedino5661]

You are so right. Chrysler was THEE style leader for '70, from the Imperial to the Valiant. The 300 2-doors were particularly stunning executions, I thought.

[@startrekking359]

There are both collector cars and they're both nice one might be worth more than the other but they're still collectible

[@startrekking359]

My mustang cost about 3500$ back then now can get about 20,000 25,000 that's what counts.

[@superduty4556]

You had me at Hemi! Stop digging, you've already struck gold!

[@bobdavis3357]

This was a great comparison

[@kunu98]

Dodge was savage back then

[@4thstooge75]

What about Plymouth?

[@jamesslick4790]

There was a Dodge in this film? 🤔

[@robbiefrentz9427]

kunu98 they still are I’ve owned a lot of dodge products and probably still do it in future. For the record owned bunch of chevy and ford also

[@tj8771]

I'm a Dodge man myself so I'm a little biased, in my opinion of which car is better but I know one thing for sure. I would choose either these two vehicles over the pansy-ass cheesy ass fruit cup little cars that they have on the roads nowadays.

[@orange70383]

I guess they felt for 71 they had to change the barracuda somehow but personally the 70 front grill still looks best, I guess others thought so too so the changed back to single headlamps in 72~74 but then they changed the rear lights to two rounds ones. I still think the 70 cuda is the peak of muscle car good looks.

[@robbiefrentz9427]

My brother owned the mustang. I did like the car. But if I lived back then as young man. Id go cuda all the way

[@deepbludude4697]

I had both cars when I was 18 in 78/79 the 71 Cuda looked good had a 318 ran ok didn't stop for shit, or corner well for that matter, I sold it to a guy in my neighbor hood cant remember what I paid for it or sold it for, but I saved from the time I was 14 to buy it from my dad. The 73 ford had a 302 and I liked it better it just drove better was green and had a perfect interior it was 1200bucks which seemed like alot. I sold it as I was really hard pressed for cash and picked up a71 Datsun 510 it was rusted out, I paid 400 bucks for it and man what a blast to drive way more fun then either the Cuda, or mustang course I wish I had anyone of these cars today been looking for a 510 for ever...

[@holdmybeerwatchthis6503]

I've had several 71 'Cudas over the years. How anyone buying a musclecar in 1971 could've seen a new 71 'Cuda, pistol grip, high impact color, shaker, rubber bumpers, etc, and gone "nah". Irrespective of money considerations, of course. WTF!

[@petermata5488]

i love the cuda hemi and baracuda coupe too

[@joeysixtysix]

I Drive a mopar and am not a big fan of Mustang's but I have to admit that I have always loved that Mustang's design.

[@geraldscott9446]

Don't get me wrong, I love the 'Cuda, and every other Mopar muscle car. But the 1971-1973 Mach 1 Mustang is one of the most beautiful cars ever built, by any manufacturer, ever. The only other cars I can say that about are the 1974-1977 Corvette, the mid '60s Jaguar XKE, and the late '70s Ferrari 308GTS. There are a lot of nice looking cars out there, but those four, and maybe a couple more I didn't think of, take styling to a whole nother level. They are so beautiful they are almost painful to look at.

[@drott150]

The Mustangs of that era literally look liked tapered turds.

[@deanstevenson6527]

Masterfull Mopar Tech comparison. The lack of through flow ventilation was traded off over Mustangs bad agility, space utilisation, visibility and parking lot protection.

[@danr1920]

I'll take the Cuda.

[@Jgeneraledger23]

How 'cool' would that have been, a Boss 351 convertible!

[@hegonefishing9122]

I have the 4 bolt block/crank/closed chamber heads for a boss build in my Cleveland collection. 😎

[@teresa67factoid95]

Cuda is the best looking coupe ever in 1970.

[@DavidSiebert]

You guys do understand that this is made for Mopar sales people by Mopar sales people. It is totally biased. Frankly both of those cars today are very collectable.

[@jakebrakeify]

Mustang enthusiasts typically don't value the '71-'73 Mustangs nearly as much as the previous models. Far less attractive styling and of course reduced power are the reasons

[@cindysue5474]

71s didn't sell very well because of the 4 headlights I think it was the best looking one 68 also because of the grill.

[@donaldsalkovick396]

No thank God you told us though

[@jakekaywell5972]

If I were shopping for a pony car this year, I would get an AMC Javelin without a second thought. However, this is a good attempt to sway me.

[@tskraj3190]

To be honest I'm a GM and Mopar Guy but I have to give Ford some respect for their cars built prior to emission controls. This back when Ford built reliable vehicles and choosing a brand was harder than what it is today. Don't get me wrong, Ford has made several improvements over the last 10 years but their vehicles among other brands will never be the same as they were during this era. Having said this, the 71' Hemi Cuda was a beast and I would take it over any Mustang, Camaro or Firebird any given day, but anything less than a Hemi it's GM all the way.

[@Lexx1976]

I love this piano "bing" every 20 seconds

[@orange70383]

gotta know when to go to the next slide

[@60viking]

Funny i started working at Chrysler engineering in 69 and my honorable discharge got me the best job ever. Anyhow i drove a 67 ford 2 dr.custom 500 With a nicely built 390 to work. And wasn't allowed to park near the employee entrance cause i had a foreign car. I had all the cool mopars after that but the final car i owned was a beautiful 96 Gt mustang. Buy American while you still can.

[@ryugatsuchiya9018]

The 'cuda's sweet but the '70's Challenger is the coolest of all.

[@NigelMontezuma]

Cuda has an oil pressure warning light, information that is still too little and still too late if trouble develops with the oil pressure!

[@DougCameraMan]

The '69 and '70 Mustangs were good looking, quite possibly the best looking "pony" cars of all. But Ford messed up with the '71 Mustang's looks, especially with that weird looking fastback.

[@gaetanodetorrice5555]

I definitely am a Chrysler guy but the 71 72 73 Mach ones I love❤❤❤👍👍👍 major blind spots in those cars but I didn't care I love them. 👍😁 By the way I do own a 1966 formula s barracuda for speed 83 quarter rear😂❤👍

[@tiddbob4166]

As a daily driver in the 70s Ford was a better choice for reliability and a little better build quality. Chrysler's were very cheaply built , the production numbers For Ford are plain and simple. More people bought Ford's. Now as for coolness and collectibility I'd rather have the cuda, I own a 1969 charger Dodge front suspensions can't stay in one lane over 55 mph. Again Production numbers don't lie.

[@smithsfan425]

tidd bob chryslers quality is probably still below Fords even today. I've always loved Chryslers marketing though.

[@bultacowally]

@WSD333 yeah I agree tittybob rufuss dufuss can't drive is all. Probably a milenial that got his passed away father's Charger. They can't drive anything...period. that's why all the new cars have all the hi-tech self driving gizmos in them. And BTW Tittybob and all you other Ford dufasses... Just because something is no. 1 seller absolutely does NOT make it the best. look at Harley Davidson motorcycles...been the no. 1 seller for a long time but last time I checked no. 2 in the most unreliable dept. and most of the motorcycle world know that to be true that Harleys are not very good at anything anymore. Same with Ford not the worst but NFW the best either. Then and now. They rotted out and blew up like everybody else. I see a LOT more 60's and 70's MOPARS at car shows these days than 60's and 70's Fords. Go to a show and see 20 new Mustangs, and 2 or 3 old ones, one old Galaxie and nothing else Ford...So where are all the no. 1 sellers?????????

[@TheXOoftheRO]

Poor bob thinks the leader in fire deaths is reliable. Im sorry the Mopar hurt your feelings. Get over it.

[@TRUCKOCD]

The original Gone In 60 Seconds pretty much teaches you how to break into and steal both of these cars.... The first car they steal is a Barracuda out of the airport parking lot, then the Mach 1 was stole about 3 times (different cars)

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

YEAH! 1971 version... there's special edition DVD's now with super awesome bonus features you MUST SEE!

[@JO-ly3hi]

It was a Challenger not a 'Cuda.

[@netsurfers9357]

I would like the Cuda over the Mustang any day!

[@EarthSurferUSA]

They were wrong about coil spring suspension. Coil springs still prove to be some of the best today, even for Motocross front forks. Air forks became the rage, (lost 3 lbs with no coil spring), but people are still preferring coil springs, and kits are offered to change--back to coils. Motocross is probably the leader in suspension technology overall. When it comes to a "boat/wallowing feel", that has to do with the oil dampening. Coil springs are still the king (but not by much maybe), 41 years later. Those rear leaf springs got replaced by coils also, over time, and I doubt any car is made with leaf spring suspension today.

[@artboston4787]

I'm sold! I'll take a hemi cuda convertible with a pistol grip in sub lime green. I'll also take a hemi cuda hardtop in plumb crazy purple.

[@markray4416]

In-Violet Plymouth for Plum Crazy

[@artboston4787]

@@markray4416 Yes I'm aware Dodge was given the cooler names for the same colors but oh well. Also lime light for Plymouth vs sublime for Dodge. No thanks, I'm gonna call it sublime regardless.

[@ike780]

I remember seeing add like this from AMC going after the mustang. Guess that was the one to beat.

[@dougreno3391]

It's funny too that Mustang has been in continuous production since 64.5, not so for Barracuda

[@petermainwald6413]

+Doug Reno By name only...

[@dougreno3391]

Well, yeah. I'd think a 64.5 Mustang design would be kinda hard to get past safety, emissions and CAFE standards that current Mustangs get through . You either have to have some adaptation or you die off like Barracuda did . Never the less, the basic Mustang formula has remained unchanged throughout the years. (2 door, long hood, short deck)

[@71plymouth.]

Doug Reno Always one of your guys... Buzz off.

[@shanequick8128]

Ya and it still got beat.

[@justenough730]

74 mustang hideous

[@davidgs400]

There is no disputing here....the world knows that HemiCuda was and is one of the meanest looking cars together with the Challenger R/T and the Dodge Charger .....they alone are the true American Muscle cars

[@bluesharp59]

Nice video , Thumbs up.

[@sheriff0017]

425 HP, drum brakes, pick both.

[@lordapophis5723]

I get a kick out of these commercials! Lol

[@rscarawa]

I cannot imagine driving a car the size of the Barracuda with a 198 or 225 6 cyl. I love the cuda though. 318 bare minimum. I cannot even remember seeing one in a junk yard with a 6 in it. It is funny how the talk about the rear seat room in the cuda. Please!!! Useless for anyone over 4' 6". I had one.

[@4thstooge75]

Not too many 6 cyl. Cuda's & Challengers came w/ a slant 6. They offered it so they could feature a low priced "bare bones" model

[@utuBrV1oI]

How bout a heavier charger or heavier yet full size fury with a slant 6!

[@mattheweck9607]

I want a new Hemi 'Cuda too!

[@BrewBlaster]

The Mustang of that year was just too cumbersome.

[@mrearlygold]

Wish they compared cars like this nowadays

[@antonioederlopezlopez7341]

You cant compare when all are the same

[@JohnRadford-iy7db]

Better than electric cars both of em

[@billthompson5644]

After hearing this guy's voice everybody probably went out and bought AMC's

[@chrisbuchaniec6644]

I'd love to go back and buy a stripped down cuda with those granny wheels but with a hemi or a 440 six barrel, how nuts would that be..

[@william66653]

Crazy how that year the mustang still sold more than the cuda. Rough years for the mustang but it stayed in the race. Can't say the same about Plymouth in general. Ill take the cuda between these two for sure.

[@DF-ee8vt]

Blast from the past.

[@Rlotpir1972]

Was this from a combination filmstrip/8-track tape cartridge?

[@bogiewheelman71]

its a sales commercial . I'd take either .

[@ДимитријеКончар]

a 425 horsepower hemi baracuda had drum brakes in the front what!!

[@drott150]

Yep. I had a '69 Roadrunner with 440 six pack and it had manual (non-power) drums all the way around. But if I recall, it did have the larger 11" (?) drums up front (or front and back?). It actually stopped pretty well. The only catch is that you had one good braking session with it before the brakes would get hot and fade quickly after that. So for drag racing they were fine. Not so much for road racing, where you had to use your brakes over and over in a short period of time.

[@TheXOoftheRO]

Drum breaks work pretty well, they also saved on weight. Mopar cant be #1 on everything.. almost though.

[@djfusion83]

Wow, mustang does not offer a two door coup?? But u showed a two door coup at the end of the video. lol

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

djfusion83 That Mustang is really a hardtop. The front *and* rear windows open, whereas on the Barracuda, the rear side windows on the coupe do not open, although the front windows do. The Barracuda hardtop's front and rear windows open.

[@zwild1160]

Most people didn't get the Hemi because almost $900.00 bucks extra was a lot in 71, The 440 Six Barrel was a real deal compared to the Hemi. The Mustang is still around it survived some pretty bad cars including the 71 model which was ugly compared to the 69 & 70 models.

[@thewiseowl3672]

My life will never be the same, now. I didn’t buy a Plymouth back then.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

In writing his memoirs, Joe Oldham called the 70 Hemi Cuda Convertible a POS. And said he was impatient to get the test over with for the magazine article. According to Joe, the Hemi had no low end torque, and the quality was piss poor. He also talked about the TorqueFlite transmission leak that plagued that press test car.

[@diegocalcagno5102]

Can companies do this kind of ad/comparison now ?

[@primary3093]

LOL Probably not. Much of what the announcer was saying is subjective and not necessarily facts.

[@nathanmcdonald610]

Instead of doing breakdown advertising like this, they just show video snippets of their vehicle doing it's intended purpose (Speed, hauling, MPG...etc...etc...etc) better than the competitors.

[@smithsfan425]

Diego El Manya they'll probably do this for training even to this day but not for public viewing.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Do you see the subtle marketing angle starting at min 3:40? "For $76.00 extra, (which won't even buy you a good steak dinner today), you and get this optional plastic molded arm rest, but the result is a permanent 2 passenger seat, with a "permanent obstruction" in the middle." (which means it is harder to have sex, but not impossible).

[@polentusmax6100]

76*7= 532 DOLLAR in 2018 due to inflation, or ou could go back to 1814 and buy the entire texas for that money

[@fairfaxcat1312]

What we have here is a dealer information presentation. The idea is to help the dealer sell the automobile. The automobile the dealer will be selling is the Plymouth automobile. The particular type of Plymouth automobile the dealer will be selling is the Barracuda. “Cuda” is the short form of the word for the automobile. The more of these Plymouth Cuda automobiles the dealer sells the more money he and the motor company will make. Even the janitor who cleans the toilet will benefit if the dealer sells the automobile. Thus the dealer needs to learn as much as possible about the automobile, particularly against the other makes and models. These dealer presentations help the dealer sell the automobile by educating him about the automobile and how it is potentially superior to the competition.

[@chrisbuchaniec6644]

Lol, he said reach around, heh heh heh