Before the word “pony car” galloped into automotive folklore, before Mustang fever swept across America, there was another fastback prowling quietly through Plymouth showrooms. The 1964 Barracuda was ...

1964 is probably the turning point in Detroit’s timeline of momentous events: the muscle car emerged, courtesy of the Pontiac Motor Division from General Motors, and a whole new car culture was born.

The history of Plymouth's Barracuda, built between 1964 and 1974, has a lot of highlights, but many would agree the '65 version was one of the special years. After all, 1965 was the year when the ...