early 70 s Plymouth barracuda cuda parked in drive way with man standing next to with back turned. If Plymouth indeed introduced the E-body Barracuda to the muscle-car party too late, it certainly made up for it by not arriving unnoticed. The 70 Barracuda was available with just about every engine in Chrysler's lineup in some variation, starting with the 3.7L 225 cid Slant-6 for the base models all the way to the holy-grail 426 Hemi on the 'Cudas.