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Fleet 500
European cars in general. Here is a quote from Car Life magazine, Dec., 1968. Test car... 1968 Plymouth Barracuda 340-S:
"Winding Arizona mountains provided the opportunity to thoroughly check out the handling ability of the 340-S chassis and the Barracuda came through in fine fashion. The Barracuda, while not a sports car, negotiated many curves at speeds that would give some accepted "sports cars" [a 911 perhaps?] considerable strain. The Barracuda is relatively large and heavy [3,470 lbs curb weight], compared with other GT cars, and these characteristics are evident when driving through tight curves. A lack of agility is apparent, but driver confidence remains intact. The driver soon gets the feeling that it would take some incredible occurence to make the Barracuda lose its grip on the pavement."
Fleet; Underlined is the difference between your 'good handling car' and a Porsche of the era. The incredible occurrence would also cause the Porsche to spin, which was its way responding to braking traction. Still would have been a lot more fun up a mountain road too that point too, due to the nimbleness.
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