Ask any Mopar enthusiast and they can tell you a particular model that started it all for them; one that has stuck with them since day one. For some of us, it’s Chargers; others Challengers. For Rich Gengo of New Jersey, Plymouth ‘Cudas have been a part of his life for as long as he can remember. “I found a ’71 Barracuda for a friend of mine back in 1975. It was just a plain 318 automatic Barracuda with A/C. I put a 340 engine in it and a pair of headers in my dad’s gas station. My friend had it painted in black lacquer; it was beautiful. He drove it sporadically for a few years and then parked it uncovered in his driveway in Plainfield, New Jersey,” says Rich.

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