240 bhp

0-60 mph(0-100 km/h) in 7.1 seconds

Top speed of 125 mph(201 km/h)

5.6 liter 340cui V8 engine

4-speed Hurst manual transmission

3,428 lbs (1,555 kg)

1 of only 1,701 Barracudas to feature the 340cui V8 engine and manual transmission in 1972

Plymouth executives originally wanted to name the car “Panda”, but the idea was hugely unpopular with Plymouth’s designers

The first generations of Ford Thunderbird and Plymouth Barracuda were both designed by John Samsen