1967 ~ Barracuda 383-S and Dart GTS-383 ~ 280 HP 'How can this be.'

1967 Plymouth

The 'Inside Skinny'

Chrysler purposely 'low-rated' the 383 in the 1967 Plymouth Barracuda and Dodge Dart GTS to get these A-Body 'Big-Blocks' into a lower NHRA Class for 1967.

With a 280 HP rating, both the Barracuda 'Fastback' and Dart GTS 'Hardtop' would slide into the 'new' 1967 NHRA D/Stock Class, where they would have an
excellent chance to dominate, which would also help Dealership demand and 'sales'.

!967 NHRA Class
D/Stock .......... 11.30 to 11.88 Wt/HP

Make ................. Shipping Weight ................. Weight-to-Horsepower
Barracuda ............... #3202 lbs ............................ 11.44 Wt/HP
Dart GTS ................ #3208 lbs. ........................... 11.48 Wt/HP

At the time, the D/SA Class National Record was a 'soft' 13.54
and was easy attainable with a '727' Torque-Flite backed '383'
in a race-prepped A-Body.

But, a funny thing happened on the way to the NHRA for the 1967 season.