Pro Street ’68 Plymouth Barracuda Rendering Looks Wicked
Sure, modern muscle cars are great and all. But there’s something undeniably awesome about a classic Barracuda with a blower.
Sometimes, we find ourselves reminiscing about the good old days. Sure, we live in what is arguably the golden age of performance. We’ve got more than our fair share of 700-plus horsepower cars available en masse at dealerships right down the street from us. And when was the last time you could say that? How about never? Regardless, there’s a part of us that still loves old school muscle cars and their simplistic, brutal, sledgehammer nature. And this ’68 Plymouth Barracuda rendering from artist Timothy Adry Emmanuel helps conjure up those deep rooted feelings.
We’ve featured Emmanuel’s work several times in the past, of course. But most of his renderings center around modern cars, not golden oldies. So we were quite pleased to see this wicked Barracuda get the Pro Street treatment recently. Early Barracudas such as this don’t tend to get the attention that later models receive, so that’s a bonus as well. One could also argue that the Pro Street trend died shortly after the ’90s were over, but it certainly lives on here.
The biggest beef most people had with Pro Streeters is that many of them didn’t pack enough power to turn their massive rear tires. That doesn’t appear to be a problem here, however. This Barracuda sports a rather large huffer that protrudes completely from the engine bay, proudly showing off. The body is otherwise mostly stock, yet slammed on the ground over a set of modern rollers. But we’re especially digging the wheels, which have a factory appearance yet are much larger in diameter.
Throw in the appropriate rake, and you’ve got a visual stunner in our book. Obviously, we still love all the modern day stuff and the massive amounts of reliable power they churn out. But there’s just something undeniably cool about an old muscle car that can’t be beat. A car like this Barracuda is bound to be loud, uncomfortable, and quite honestly, pretty ridiculous to drive. And that’s precisely why we love them so much.
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