Throwback Thursday: '66 Barracuda Formula S

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One of the best read feature stories over the last 6 months was this story about (and also by)  Jan Enqvist and his amazing '66 Cuda. The car is more than appealing, the photo is different (as if the Cuda is ready to rocket into the ferry...) and Jan's story is great. But why we selected this one as a last of 15 post-war Throwback Thursday issues is the fact that it came from a new friend. When he started planning a pan-European trip he took the trouble asking us for a few tips and aside also took the trouble to visit the world headquarters of PWC in Amsterdam. Hello Jan! Great to make friends across the globe. With great cars to get us there.  

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Last week we were visited by Jan Enqvist, editor in chief of Mobilisti the classic car magazine of Finland. Jan contacted us when he started a very special 'unplanned - unplugged' European Tour with his beloved Barracuda. His plan is to visit people - car afficionados -  recommended to him on the way. Why he started in Holland? His 1966 Plymouth Barracuda was one of a handful Formula S cars built in Rotterdam! The red Barracuda will be his business card and inspiration all the way from Helsinki to France, Italy, Croatia and back. We're afraid that to learn all about his Tour d'Europe you will need to brush up your Finnish and buy the next copy of Mobilisti. But the beginning is here. Just one short set of figures - carefully checked in 2007  -  will make you understand the following 1000 words more easily: .....................................

0-100 mph: 13.5 seconds

Report by Jan Enqvist:  "I have loved Chrysler’s A-bodied predator for all my life. In my time I drove three Monte-Carlo Historique rallies with one. Now it is time to tour Europe with a Barracuda without time controls. The so called...  (continue by clicking Read More)

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