1970 Plymouth Cuda & Barracuda vs Ford Mustang Dealer Promo Film

1970 Plymouth Cuda vs Ford Mustang Dealer Promo Film
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[@orange70383]

This video brings back so many memories like my very first car I bought in 1981 at age 16 for $320 it was a blue 70 Barracuda Gran Coupe with a white vinyl top. It had a 383 with the slap stik automatic console with the overhead console and leather bucket seats. It was in really nice shape except for maybe a few dings and chips. After that I would have 2 more 70 Barracudas and 1 70 Cuda which was the last one I owned. I bought the Cuda in my early 20's for $900. The Cuda was in good original condition still wearing it's factory orange paint with the black hockey stick stripes that read 383, it had a slap/stik automatic and was a super fun car with it's stock snorkel hood and a 3;55 to 1 rear gear. But when I got married I sold the car, I now regret both decisions.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Take heart, we all have regrets.

[@AlejandroP1980s]

Better than a 1970 challenger what you think of the look of the 1970 barracuda vs 1970 challenger it looks better right cuda

[@DanKirchner5150]

im around your age and the only barracuda i owned was a 72 i paid $200 for just had the 318 auto was kind of rusted out but ok wrapped it literally around a huge tree about 2 weeks after buying it ,these cars didnt handle too good lol

[@OsbornTramain]

Man, you're seriously lately loading up some amazing stuff!!

[@mymopar]

Got a bunch more to get out. ;)

[@rightlanehog3151]

OT commenting on a MM video is like a character from one TV series appearing in another.

[@alanmaier]

Both were great and have become classics and very desirable.

[@jamesblair9614]

The 70 Cuda is a beautiful car, I bought one years later and still own it, but I remember it was the 340 Duster that was getting all the attention, they were everywhere. My Mom bought a new 70 340, and she loved all the attention she got driving it.

[@VictorySpeedway]

I would prefer a Barracuda over a Mustang of the era, but this is the HOKIE-EST promotion I've ever seen. Ecch!!! (Thanks for uploading it!)

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Hokiest? How so?

[@VictorySpeedway]

@@jasoncarpp7742 Every late '60's cliche that could have been stuck into the script was stuck into the script. GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOVIE!!! These slide shows were presented to salesmen; seldom if ever seen by the public. FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR OUT!!!

[@jasoncarpp7742]

@@VictorySpeedway Ahhh! Okay. I tend to agree. While I love the cars in the slideshow, I don't care much for anything else.

[@ACitizenOfOurWorld]

For example kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZDNfYSjbb6mi6s

[@That_AMC_Guy]

I suppose the irony is that this is nowhere near the most hokey production. There are some films that get way out there. Or check out the one for the AMC Gremlin! That one is cute. Hokey, but cute. This is actually a pretty straight-forward job.

[@Tzor17]

loved my 65 faseback and loved my 70 cuda, both were fun cars.

[@steelhorsecountry5245]

70' Cuda was so cool. I miss the old Mopars yes even the big Mopar cars.

[@protorhinocerator142]

This was back when Chrysler was still a serious car company. They had innovations over Ford. By the end of the 70's they were in bankruptcy court.

[@travelandfestivals]

"looks like the seventies"🎶

[@martyduncan2636]

Boy, I’d say the ‘Cuda...”Looks Like The Seventies!”

[@alanstrong3295]

Make mine a 340 in purple with white interior. 4 speed is a must.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Did leather seats come in white?

[@georgluciana]

First !!!! 'Cuda forever. 😅 💋

[@1967davethewave]

You know I feel so sorry for Mopar. They released several of their greatest cars for the 1970 model year and by no fault of their own between the car insurance crisis, the first gas crisis and the EPA and NHTSA muscle car sales hit the brakes in 1970 and even harder by 1971. I read an article that Dodge was planning on selling 400k Challengers in 1970. They sold 72k. But poplar cars like the GTO, 442 and Mustang all lost 1/3 of their sales or more for 1970. If they had been ready and released the new E body platform for the '69 model year who knows? These cars might be as common as '69 Camaros or '66 Mustangs.

[@jeffcampbell2710]

The insurance companies were behind the "Emissions" . I don't buy the Shortage either. There was obviously no shortage of fuel. I worked with insurance a whole lot at my shop. And they control a lot more than you realize, like the government. They wanted the Muscle cars stopped. It cost them too much. They raised prices, but that didn't help much. But the emissions sure did. That was a push from insurance. After that, they got the government to make insurance Mandatory. They lied like Crazy. And people are not very bright, so they believed the lies. "Why should your insurance pay for an uninsured motorist!". But we were forced to keep Uninsured Motorists, and still do today "Insurance Wil be cheaper if everyone had to buy it". Insurance tripled a year later. If you had full coverage before, you'd pay the same price just basic, no full coverage. People we're better off before. They only had Comprehensive and UNINSURED motorist. People jumped on that bandwagon and regretted it after.

[@codysmith9813]

Ive got a 71 Barracuda curious yellow 318.

[@redline1916]

Are 73 and 74 Barracudas still good even if they have only a 318 installed?

[@rightlanehog3151]

"The answer my friend is waiting around the bend"

[@georgeszaslavsky]

great stuff, cuda will be my pick over the stang any day

[@BrianSmith-wh9bi]

Could you imagine if they parodied "Blowin' In The Wind" for a TV commercial, NOW? Heads would roll. Lol

[@Porschedude8]

Looks like the seventies!! XD

[@justsumguy2u]

I was sold on the Cuda before I even played the video

[@timsacco6g694]

Bought a Barracuda in the early eighties as a winter beater had a 318 and slapstick automatic paid 450 bucks for it after winter duties were over I kept it at my Omas house planned to fix it up (it was pretty rough) even then parts were hard to find was broke anyway so I sold it telling myself that someday I would find another one moved to Florida shortly after that it's been 35 years and I've only seen one other on a used car lot the sad thing is most of the pedestrian slant 6 and 318 cars have been turned into Cuda clones man what I wouldn't give to have that car back today and no I would not clone it! My ultimate dream car would be a 70 340 4 speed Cuda in a color I could live with no vinyl top stripes or high impact colors except red black interior a must see them for sale from time to time but cannot pull the trigger on 60,70 grand!

[@Tropia]

Maybe you sold it to me? The one I bought some idiot cut out the back seat rest and put a huge speaker box in there. I kept that car for another 20 years.

[@protorhinocerator142]

Similar to my story. My first car was a 69 Charger. I bought it for $1500. It had the 383, which blew, and I replaced it with a 440 from a cop car like the original Blues Brothers movie. In 3 years I had to replace nearly every moving part on that car. Engine, transmission, rear end, etc. It was in worse shape when I got rid of it than when I bought it. I had no money, and what little money I had all went into that car. Sure was fun to drive though.

[@cmyFUfinger]

Groovy music

[@duradim1]

Groovy.

[@AryDontSurf]

Is that Glen Yarborough?

[@rollingtones1]

Just think - the young lady in this video is now between 70 and 75 years old. Kinda sad.

[@moej.priest6861]

bet still is gorgeous!!

[@ACitizenOfOurWorld]

@@moej.priest6861 GILF!!!

[@moej.priest6861]

@@ACitizenOfOurWorld TOO NAUGHTY! BUT I DIG !!

[@ChrisfromGeorgia]

I'd knock the dust off it! Ain't no shame in my game.

[@scoobyroorogers]

Hokie promotion.... just look at those naked wiper arms. LoL. Love both of these cars

[@protorhinocerator142]

True but I had a 69 Charger once. There's a little something called a "ballast resistor" to worry about.

[@jeffcampbell2710]

Anyone else laugh at the "Looks like the Seventies". I busted out.

[@fairfaxcat1312]

This 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 more of these Plymouth automobiles the dealer sells the more money he and the motor company will make.

[@1983jblack]

I'd take a '69 Mustang Boss 429 and a '71 Hemi 'Cuda happily if people are for one or the other

[@UsefulEntertainment]

LOOKS LIKE THE 70S... i always make fun of how ford made the gas tank the trunk floor but just remember Fords slogan, Ford, a better idea lol

[@k.r.v.4219]

Not many realize the Barracuda was actually 4.5 “ shorter overall with smoother bumpers and 2” shorter wheelbase, th Sen from between the firewall and front suspension!

[@robc8468]

Mopar fans we need to pressure FCA to bring out a Chrysler Cuda convertible rear wheel drive and big enough to seat four full size adults.

[@protorhinocerator142]

In all honesty it would be a rebadged Challenger. Those things are pretty awesome, even compared to their 60's-70's counterparts. hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/mp020-007dg-1599148001.jpg

[@robc8468]

@@protorhinocerator142 I agree 100% I own a 2019 5.7 Hemi R/T I decided to buy it 2 years ago before the "green police" decide to take the these great cars away from us, blast to drive.

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@robc8468 Pretty soon they'll come for the Teslas as well. Those things are really fast. The Green Agenda was never meant to make any logical sense. They just don't like it when people are happy.

[@robc8468]

@@protorhinocerator142 Yeah and a lot of those Teslas are powered by coal, natural gas, and nuclear plants. We won't even talk about the rare earth materials or battery disposal....The end game is to make personal transportation un-affordable and push mass transit and herd most of us into cities.

[@justenough730]

You just might make it after all. that's part of theme song for Mary Tyler Moore show.shes driving Ford mustang.Mannix was a Mopar man.and the mustang? Well thats the,ha ha ha that was the girls car.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Apologies to Bob Dylan at the beginning! 😂😂😂

[@amyh3223]

4:36 Boss 429 ✔️ Hemi 426 ✔️

[@flufanga]

What goofy marketing of an excellent car.

[@Sebastian_Dinwiddie]

A built in roll bar?

[@1967davethewave]

The E body cars (Challenger and Barracuda) had a heavy box section that ran through the quarter panels and then curved through the back of the roof above the rear window, and above the headliner. It wasn't actually a "Roll Bar" but was very good rollover protection for standards of the day. The '68 and up Corvette coupes had a similar system.

[@montinaladine3264]

I'm a Mopar guy through and through but at 2:38 I have to admit that they are wrong here. Yes the concealed wipers are a big cosmetic and engineering plus, but compare the plain flat hood of the Plymouth and fenders to those of the Mustang, which has more interesting sculptured hood lines and those raised edges on the tops of the fenders along with a more forward thrusting frontal treatment compared to the non-Rallye Barracuda, which is plainer or straighter in these areas.

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Matter of taste. Cuda has a consistent theme. Mustang is a collection of designs.

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Matter of taste. Cuda has a consistent theme. Mustang is a collection of designs.

[@jamessharp9790]

I’m convinced. I’ll buy a new 1970 Cuda. Will that be about what $5500? 😂

[@ejrason76]

Speaking as a disappointed (former) ford owner, these older Mopar promotional films make ford look less than innovative, even 50 years ago...... And the gas tank filler neck almost seems like a crystal ball prediction of the ford pinto

[@1967davethewave]

True, but the funny thing is that Dodge was building the Charger and the Challenger with filler necks in the trunk and if memory serves correct so was the filler neck on the Plymouth Duster. I own a '68 Charger and a '70 Challenger so I'm not knocking them, it just seems funny to pick on that is being unsafe while you are selling cars with the exact same feature. As well as the Challenger's hood is just like the Mustangs!!!

[@AlejandroP1980s]

@@1967davethewave which looks better barracuda or challenger for me cuda because challenger so overrated only good is their 1970 commercial you could be Dodge material

[@1967davethewave]

@@AlejandroP1980s I personally think the "Cuda looks tougher than the Challenger. It looks racier. But I really like the Challenger as well. Both are beautiful cars and I wouldn't turn either one down!

[@danielross3396]

Plymouth forever

[@manthony225]

5 years later, the Cuda was gone

[@kevinpatrickmacnutt]

I like the way the 70 Mustang looks, however Chrysler did put a little more effort into their cars bsck then as far as creature comforts go. That said neither car were exactly engineering marvels.

[@fairfaxcat1312]

What on earth?

[@ОлегСальников-у1м]

🌀🌀🌀🌀

[@Ricamundo]

I hear a low frequency hum on all these videos. Anyone else hear it, or am i losing my mind lol.

[@moej.priest6861]

maybe because these videos are very old? i don't know! using headphones?

[@protorhinocerator142]

Just because someone else hears it, doesn't mean you're sane.

[@vmat1000]

love the offerings here. Mopar Dylan.....nope.'Look Like The '70s dude.....pass too.

[@tomservo56954]

If Bov Dylan heard this, he would have every right to sue ..

[@mrbakerskatz]

Kind of like comparing cantaloupes and watermelons ,eh ?

[@jessicagreene1773]

a little disingenuous considering they won't show the 1970 Mach 1 or Boss and the Mach 1 also had a shaker hood available.

[@vincentzincone8012]

The Mustang became stale! It was riding on its iconic name that duped a lot of people. The Barracuda was truly different but Ford was bigger than Chrysler and spent a lot of money promoting their cars. Chrysler Plymouth however outsold Ford in the important North East area!

[@Grit489]

Mopar build quality was way behind Ford and GM.

[@SrREGIS-yg9lt]

Opala SS vs Maverick V8

[@ejrason76]

I'm pretty sure that they killed the Maverick V8 so that it wouldn't show up the Mustang

[@dominicdaley5702]

Chrysler Corp sure knew how to sell cars lol

[@jeffcampbell2710]

They built great cars. They really focused on quality and safety.

[@rickschwartz2447]

mopar or no car

[@protorhinocerator142]

Mopar - Millions Of Part Arranged Ridiculously. Ford - Fix Or Repair Daily. Fiat - Fix It Again, Tony There are others like this.

[@alanstrong3295]

Likely cloth. May get leather by special order. Costly.

[@1967davethewave]

Or most commonly vinyl.

[@LearnAboutFlow]

I think they paid the voiceover actors in LSD

[@timpriddy349]

Admit this........no 75 barracuda was made But that mustang (while crappy) was still made

[@ronaldjohnson1474]

75 Mustang II was the worst. FMC wouldn't even honor the warranty.

[@HC-cb4yp]

Eww - the Pinto Mustang? I wouldn't claim it.

[@timpriddy349]

that 4 lug blues hungout too too long before it went back to five