Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda

Peter Grist has been writing about American automobiles for over 15 years. After a tenure in the military Peter started writing for the Chrysler Corp Club UK, which he ran for more than 10 years, editing its monthly magazine, TalkFlite. This lead to writing for high street magazines, web-sites, and his first books, on Dodge performance cars, and the biography of American auto designer, Virgil Exner. The author has owned a succession of American built cars including a 1955 Buick, a 1959 DeSoto, 1967 Coronet, a Shelby Charger, Jeep Cherokee and an R/T Neon. He currently owns three Dodge vehicles and is married to Catherine and has three children.

Chapter 1 - Valiant beginning Covers the development of the Barracuda from its Plymouth Valiant donor. Chapter 2 - The slippery fish 1964-66 The first incarnation of the Barracuda that beat the Ford Mustang to the dealerships by a clear two weeks. Chapter 3 - Second generation 1967-69 Shows the revamp and relaunch of an all-new Barracuda to take on the likes of the Camaro, Cougar and Mustang. Chapter 4 - The Ultimate Pony Cars 1970- 74 Introduction of the Dodge Challenger and third incarnation of the Barracuda. Chapter 5 - (OPTIONAL) A chapter covering the latest 2008 Dodge Challenger.