This one cought our eyes :eek2: 1969 BARACUDA MOD TOP 340 FORMULA S and dragged them fifty feet :shock: kinda unique though D & b
http://www.mooresmopars.com/modtops.html Mod tops were usually NOT ordered with the high perf engines. Most went out with sedate 318s. The Rallye Green with green/yellow paisley top makes that yellow look mellow. Oddly enough, I wouldn't mind owning a mod top Mopar. uzzled: uzzled:
i love the notchback barracudas,but that is one ugly car,can you imagine getting in that thing with a hangover.:shock:
I like the notchbacks too. They look mean. But the flowers blow it. I know there's some options that are cool, even if they're not. The mod top though is not one of them. IMHO of course. :error:
I like the mod tops because they're so ridiculous and you never see them. Mopar sure wanted to be noticed back in those days. Multi carbs on everything, crazy colors, crazy decals/stripes, big motors, and mod tops? Come on it's ugly but it's cool.
Just like that! Pontiac wasn't really multi carbing like mopar was back in the late 60s and early 70s. Most of the Pontiac multi carbs you see are earlier. Mopar put a six pack on everything from a 340-440.
Actually, if you want to talk about multicarbing after 1966, Chevrolet is the king when it comes to the amount produced. And Chrysler only did the Six Packs for 3 years - just like Chevrolet.
I did take some liberties with that comment somewhat. Off the top of my head, they made about 3,000 L71 427 Vettes each year from 1967-69. There also was a 400hp version but it's rarer. For 1969, Chrysler made about 3,000 A12 cars. In 1970, it was more but there were a lot more models out there that could have the Six Pack - I believe the Super Bee (both coupes), Road Runner (ditto), and Challenger R/T were the most popular with this engine. In 1971, I would be hard pressed to imagine more than 1,000. Granted, these are just estimates - I don't feel like looking them up - but I was merely hedging against the misguided view that Mopars are more interesting, rare, etc. than the other brands. I love Mopars but credit must be given where it's due.
I think Mopar was more in love with dual quads than six packs. From the dual quad Poly 318s to Sonaramic Power with the loooong cross rams to the Max Wedges and 2x4 Hemis.
The dual quads were big on the hemis but you se lots of 440 six pack cars. I'm surprised that Pontiac had such success with their multi carbs back in the late 50s and early 60s. They kicked everyones ass back then. Buick had a great idea of putting dual quads on the rivies (maybe other too). Those are pretty sweet.
