Mopar Mashup: Vintage Plymouth 'Cuda Rendered On A Modern Dodge Challenger

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Could there be a Dodge 'Cuda model sometime in the distant future?

Mopar enthusiasts are on cloud nine right now after the recent debut of Dodge's high-performance lineup for the 2021 model year. While that is in regards to actual production vehicles with plenty of horsepower on tap, here we have an interesting rendering of a modern Mopar mashup involving a classic Plymouth 'Cuda.

Using a modern Dodge Challenger as a base for the rendering, digital artist Timothy Adry Emmanuel then used a vivid imagination to create a modernized Plymouth 'Cuda. While the Challenger is apparent on the upper section of the rendering, it definitely has plenty of 'Cuda flair including a shaker hood, retro-inspired fascias in the front and rear, and the slotted front grille. Even the taillights are very vintage Cuda-esque.

The Plymouth 'Cuda is a high-performance version of the base model Barracuda, a two-door pony car built for one decade from 1964 to 1974. Back for the 1970 model year, the first year to kick off the third-generation, shared the then-new E-body platform with the Dodge Challenger although the two models did not share sheetmetal. The Barracuda was given a wheelbase that was actually shorter by two inches.

With the Plymouth brand no longer existent, do you think a future Barracuda model (also in high-performance 'Cuda trim) could be revived under the Dodge namesake? Back in 2015, Dodge actually re-trademarked the Barracuda and 'Cuda under FCA guidelines. Rumors once circulated of the 'Cuda making a comeback as a "sister car" of the Dodge Challenger, but things have remained mum for quite some time now.