but did you know that Chrysler also used it for a Mexican-built muscle car? Meet the Valiant Super Bee, the Dodge/Plymouth hybrid that at some point was more potent than its American counterparts.

For car enthusiasts, few vehicles inspire excitement quite like the Plymouth Barracuda. Emerging as Plymouth’s bold answer to ...

While the Valiant was never going to be named a peak muscle car, it had the option for more horsepower in a package that was much more affordable. One lesser-known Plymouth model had plenty to be ...

As Motor Trend described it in the May '64 cover story, the first Barracuda was "a four-passenger sports coupe designed around Valiant ... Plymouth's sleek new fish with a wild pony, a car that ...

For 1970 only, Plymouth placed the Valiant badge above the Duster badge ... were forced to deal with it in ways unappealing to muscle car fans. That 360 V8 had less horsepower (245 hp) despite ...

The 1965 Plymouth Valiant may have been more of an economy ... Although the Valiant would never be named a peak muscle car, it had the option for a 235 horsepower 273 cubic inch V8 engine that ...

Ask most muscle car enthusiasts to identify the car that ... 1968 Chevy Nova, and 1968 Plymouth Valiant. Other interests include fine cigars, writing and recording rock music (Hunkins is an ...

First-gen Barracudas were modified versions of the Plymouth Valiant—sometimes they were even referred to as Valiant Barracudas—and had weaker engines (for a muscle car at least) that ran on ...

The A-body remained in use for the popular third-generation Valiant. Still, despite Plymouth's effort to deliver ... like a slightly scaled-down muscle car thanks to its beautiful Coke bottle ...

Many people think 'Cuda is simply a shortening of the Plymouth Barracuda name. While the 'Cuda was derived from the Barracuda and both rode on the E-body platform, they are not the same car.

The two-door Duster, the fastback flagship of Plymouth's long-serving, entry-level Valiant line, debuted in the 1970 model year - arguably the peak of the muscle car era. A 275-hp (gross), 340 ...

Why would anyone drive a 1965 Plymouth Valiant ... more than the Valiant's. The starter, for example, is $95: Add the cost of a mechanic if I were feeling too lazy to fix my car in the winter ...