little confused, what's the difference between a 'Cuda and a Barracuda?

[72hemi]

Rear cutouts came as part of the chrome tips. Can't have one without the other.

[hotrod98]

70 and 71 Cudas were available with the 340 also. My 71 Cuda is a 340 car.
74 Cudas were available with 318's for the first and unfortunately, the last time.

[72hemi]

Are you sure that 74 was the only year that you could order a 318 cuda?  I thought that 72 was the first year you could get a 318 cuda.

[4Cruizn]

318's were available every year of the e-body. 

[72hemi]

smarty pants. 318 as a cuda model (BS vin) not a barracuda (BH)

[4Cruizn]

Opps Ok that is probably true. 

[CB]

thanks guys, I might ask more of those  questions.
But I'm here to learn, right?
CB

[Bearcuda]

The 72-74 Cudas were definitely available with a 318. The car I am now trying to sell is a BS G car.

[back n black]

I once tried to purchase a 74 cuda with a coded 318.  I know those existed. 

[ViperMan]

Lemme ask this though - if all 318 cars (until 74) were Barracuda's, then were all 340 cars automatically 'Cuda's?  Meaning - could you get a Barracuda with a 340?

Jeff

[72hemi]

I know for a fact (because I have seen them) that you could get a 340 barracuda (BH vin) in 72-74. I have not seen any 70/71's this way and I do not believe they made any. I think the 340 in 70/71 was only available on cuda's (BS vin) unlike the Challenger where in 1970 you could not get an R/T Challenger with a 340 (340 Challengers in 70 were regular challengers with a 340 performance package).

[hooD]

Cuda had Dual exhausts.

[72hemi]

Yes but not all cudas had the chrome tips, some dumped out below the rear valance.

[CB]

Lemme ask this though - if all 318 cars (until 74) were Barracuda's, then were all 340 cars automatically 'Cuda's?  Meaning - could you get a Barracuda with a 340?

Jeff

I got a Barracuda with a 340. (BH-vin#)

Cuda had Dual exhausts.

My Barracuda has Dual exhaust.

CB

[jeryst]

73 Cudas (BS cars) came with a 318. I just sold a numbers matching one.