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John Herlitz, designer of '70 Barracuda, '71 GTX, dead at 65

John Herlitz packed a lot of memorable MOPAR into his 35 years with Chrysler. He graduated from college and started with the company as a designer in 1965. In just three years, Herlitz became manager of the Plymouth Intermediate Car Studio and didn't waste much time making his mark on the lineup. Best known for his redesign of the 1970 Barracuda and 1971 GTX, Herlitz went on to work on several well-known concept cars, including the '97 Copperhead (above right). Upon the announcement of Herlitz's retirement in 2001, Tom Gale, then executive ... Read more →

Photoshop fun: Plymouth Chrysler Barracuda concept Damon Lavrinc

Click either image for a high-res gallery. When Chrysler trotted out the 'Cuda concept this past November at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, our first thought, after wanting to give it our lunch money, ...

SEMA 2007: Chrysler Barracuda Concept Damon Lavrinc

click image above for more high-res pics of the Chrysler Cuda Concept Unless you've got an uncle on the verge of buying the farm or Grand Canyon deep pockets, you won't be able to pick up an actual ...

SEMA 2007: Chrysler Barracuda? Alex Nunez

OK, let's set a few things straight about this right off the bat. We have no details other than the photos you see here, which are posted at CarDomain and were sent in via a tipster. It's parked with ...

G-Force Cuda takes home Goodguys trophy Eric Bryant

Bob Johnson's 1971 Plymouth Barracuda, dubbed G-Force, created quite a stir when it was unveiled earlier in the year, and now the groundbreaking g-machine has earned itself the prestigious Goodguys' ...

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Iraq War vet returns home to four-wheeled surprise 3 years ago on Autoblog

Regardless of where readers come down on the Iraq War debate, most can agree to appreciate the sacrifice and courage required to be a soldier in the U.S. Armed Forces. That's what makes a new Associated Press article about a returning car-crazy Indiana National Guardsman so uplifting. ...

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Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too!

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