1965 Plymouth Barracuda and Valiant Sales Features - Dealer Promo Film

1965 Plymouth Barracuda and Valiant sales features video from the Chrysler Master Technician Service Conference Training Series. Used as a training tool for dealer salesmen and a sales tool for potential customers.
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[@bertcushman7427]

had a 64 v200 convertible In high school, that car went through hell! never ever let me down!!

[@Joni-Barracuda]

I own a 65 Plymouth Barracuda since a few days and it is a dream come trough! I love the design style more than a Mustang and looks cute from the front and bad ass at the rear. I love the big curved window at the back and it doesn’t for me don’t look and do not feel similar as the 64 Dart convertible I’ve owned. I’m a big early sixties Mopar lover and lots of other women understand my taste of cars.

[@darthtrackracer]

I have a 64 1/2 and it rides like a dream.

[@cuda426hemi]

no such thing. it would be a '64. Only 1st Mustang came out as 64 1/2 because it was meant for '65 but the '65 had changes hence the '64.5 name.

[@squirrelsarepeopletoo6678]

The 225 C.I. slant 6 was an absolutely great engine.

[@chrygore]

Awesome reference material for an awesome car.

[@keithsexton1034]

I had a 64 Plymouth Barracuda I love that car I wish you still had it he had a 273 Commando 4 speed synchronized gears with a semi posi rear end this baby would roll yeah I've been to the drag strip and it turned 11s then I have my cousin fix it then it was turning tens but she was a racer and a mechanic that could have would fly.

[@strattuner]

this car is amazing,i owned one,cost me 965.00 in 1969,i had the 273 commando engine in it,unreal power for a 273 cubic inch engine,this car made my teens,at 17 cents a gallon,and 19-21 mpg,amazing

[@67cuda38]

Wow !

[@whatsamattayu3257]

I remember the Barracuda commercial with one of the ad guys mispronouncing the name as "Baccaruda".

[@67cuda38]

Cool ! I've got 3. 65, 66, and 67 f/s. Yeah, I know, I'm a little bit a-body cuda crazy, lol ! Every guy has to obsess over something !?

[@billgund1206]

IIRC, Motor Trend compared the "high performance" first run Barracuda & Mustang. Barracuda was deemed the better car. I loved the 2nd gen Barracudas (67-69), especially the Formua S fastback.

[@67cuda38]

Bill, I have those cars. My 67 fastback, F/S is even stock bright red, with black sports stripes, and 4 speed, with black interior. Talk about eye candy for the dealership back then, lol ! If I was a teen in 67 I would have drooled over it daily, lol ! Alas, I was only 2 in 67, so I got a 65, and 66 too. 64 had push button, and was identical to 65, so I stopped with those 3. Cars are cheaper than women to obsess over, lol !

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Awesome, intersting.

[@OMENASOSE-gx7of]

i wishd id had some day valiant like that i would love to even paint it

[@WAQWBrentwood]

It's noticeable how the proportions of the Valiant is similar to the modern Chrysler 300. also to the '49 Plymouth and 70s and 80s "M" bodies!

[@kyletaff8809]

it really does look like that! It must have something to do with the roof and placement, specifically the rear columns

[@WAQWBrentwood]

I believe it is, So this has been a MoPar theme over the decades. It's probably why I think the 300 actually looks more like a "real" car! 😀

[@1L6E6VHF]

At last! I know that my Aunt's Valiant was a 1965 and a 200. I really liked that car, and was upset when she traded it in for a 1971 Satellite. Her Valiant was a light blue, and I think metallic. I'd REALLY like to see this color corrected. The yellow and cyan dyes have faded.

[@SITRUUNATOFFEE]

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY VALIANT LIKE THAT AND I WOULD EVEN LOVE TO PAINT IT

[@rahkakakku]

i wishd id had some day 7 valiants 4 yellow ones and 3 red ones i would even love to paint it

[@stephenvelden295]

My son has a '65 V200 2 door. Always thought it was strange that the U.S Government made Chrysler remove the push button auto shifter (which was a great idea) and not make them fit the front stabiliser bar as standard equipment (like every other car for sale at the time). The handling without the stabiliser bar is almost dangerous!

[@phillharrison7333]

We had the push button here . Australia but NOT the 2 door or the Barra sadly

[@reapermanslayer]

Barracuda part spun my mind...69/96

[@InsanityHere]

If it were back then, I'd order a 4 door Valiant, with the 273 4 barrel, and 4 speed.

[@onefootinthegroove39]

Would there happen to be one of these for the '66 model A-bodies?

[@kmyre]

Valiant, aka why Chrysler ended up needing a bailout in 1979.

[@saxongreen78]

Chrysler could fit flow-thru ventilation into a 1965 'Cuda, but NOT in a 1981 Aussie Valiant Regal!

[@WAQWBrentwood]

While admittedly, I'm a GM guy, I would love to have the Barracuda, It beats Ford 3 ways, 1,It was first before Mustang, 2, torsion bar suspension, and 3 that rear window is bad a$$!!!

[@dicarlo57]

+WAQWBrentwood bullshit. the barracuda was on the market 3 weeks before mustang, the torsion bars made it ride like a buckboard and the rear glass made the interior hotter than a witches tit-which are a few of the many reasons ford kicked its ass in the market place

[@WAQWBrentwood]

+dicarlo57 I thought witches tits were cold......

[@hyzercreek]

bullshit. Witches tits are cold.

[@savagenomad5731]

WAQWBrentwood I like all the classic muscle cars made in '65, when they were known as "pony cars". They are sort of small, and you could put a big motor in it if you wanted to.

[@herman452]

Mustang sold like hotcakes because it was the right size, the right price, was good looking in a very sporty way and looked like an all-new car even though it was really just a Falcon with a new body. The Barracuda looked like a Valiant with a fastback roof - which it was. But the Barracuda was a good and very practical car that, with HD suspension, handled with the best of them. Fifty years later, the fact that it looks like an economy car Valiant is not a handicap, since almost no one remembers what a Valiant looked like. My non-car friends and family love the way my Barracuda looks. And more than one person has mistaken my Valiant convertible for a Mustang. I haven't notice that my Barracuda or Valiant rides like a buckboard. And if they did, it wouldn't be because of the torsion bars, which are just straight springs that are mounted so that they contribute much less unsprung weight than the typical coil spring. Nor have I noticed the big - and very tinted - back window making the interior hot. So - bullshit on you dicarlo. . . .

[@MANGO-do1nq]

I WISHD ID HAD 2 BARRACUDAS AND 2 VALIANTS

[@OMENASOSE-gx7of]

i wishd id had some day valiant and i would love to paint it

[@ricardocavazos2926]

¿¿ WHO NEEDS A WAGON WITH THIS BABY ... 🎤🎶🥁 ?? 🤣😂

[@MANGORAHKA-uh4tt]

I WISHD ID HAD 7 BARRACUDAS

[@joemackey1950]

What? Park is where its suppose to be? What about the sliding park level they were bragging about the last few years? Did they get it wrong? :)

[@PJAvenger]

First thing I look for in any car are bodyside mouldings

[@ottohesslein3230]

I think that's the voice of Wally Cox.

[@mansikkakakku-nb5lu]

i wishd id had some day 2 valiants 1 green and 1 yellow

[@stephenmatthews8608]

I have a 99 gmc.....wait, what's my point?

[@brandonmerkley4961]

Comes with 200 airbags..lol. for fun

[@dflf]

BEEP!

[@matrox]

In '65 that car was lively and gay. Back when gay was a respectable word.

[@jwbjpb1338]

Gay is not a respectable word?