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.

Unless one is a dyed-in-the-wool Moparaholic, most car enthusiasts and the general public believe that the Pony Car era started on April 16, 1964, when Ford's Mustang was introduced to the public. It ...