In 1980, at the senior age of 13, Jim Czachoroski of Birmingham, Michigan, purchased his first car. That car was a '74 Barracuda sporting a 360 and a four-speed. Working alongside his dad, they spent ...

Watergate. OPEC. Disco. No wonder 1974 seemed like a tough time. For Plymouth (and car makers in general), the performance era was completely gone; buyers wanted economy so they didnt have to spend so ...