Due to that lack of expertise on these vehicles in this country, it would be easy for a car importer to fool the average Joe Bloggs into paying big dollars for what looks to be a rare 440 powered 1971 Plymouth 'Cuda, when all he's really buying is a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda 225 Slant 6 with a 440 swapped in. A few of us dream of perhaps one day owning one of these beasts like a Dodge Challenger, Charger or a Plymouth Road Runner, and some of us are lucky enough to own some of these cars already.įor those of you looking to own one of these cars in the future, I will in this article show you how to decipher the VIN numbers on these cars to accurately determine what exactly it is you're buying. Just as Chrysler Australia made some very tasty muscle machines, Chrysler in America also produced a wide variety of wild and exciting muscle cars over the years.
