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It's likely that the Barracuda will be based on the mechanical package of the latest 300C sedan, but it is not expected until at least 2014.
Plymouth's Barracuda could be back from the dead.
The Koreans starred, the Japanese mounted a comeback, and One Ford hit the headlines with an extended family of Focus-based newcomers that it is certain to make a big hit in Australia. But it was one car and the commitment of its company chief that made the most impact as America fought back on the opening day of the 2011 North American International Motor Show.
With the retro drive in the US, Chrysler is considering a plan that would see the Barracuda join its three current classic nameplates - Challenger, Charger and Avenger.
The Challenger coupe is the hero car for the brand and competes directly with the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro, just as it did when the three cars first went head-to-head in the 1970s.
Early details of the Barracuda plan have just leaked in motown during the Detroit motor show, where Chrysler has just returned the Dodge Dart name to its roster with an American remake of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta mechanical package shared with the American company's Italian alliance partner, Fiat.
It's likely that the Barracuda will be based on the mechanical package of the latest 300C sedan, but it is not expected until at least 2014.
But no-one is talking yet. "I've not seen or heard anything official on a Barracuda plan," Clyde Campbell, managing director of Chrysler Jeep Australia, tells Carsguide in Detroit.
