Isn't 'Cuda a model, not a nickname?

I ran into an old friend on Saturday and one of the first questions he asked me was....."You still got that old 'cuda you had in high school?" Of course, now that we should all understand that since Plymouth made cars with trim levels of 'cuda it is no longer correct to use the endearing term that was used for so many years for the other cars, I had to correct him. I told him I still have the 1964-1/2 Plymouth BARRAcuda that we had some fun times in back in the day. I told him I couldn't do any more burnouts or drag race any more because it's not a performance model. He gave me a rather odd look, but that's OK as I'm rather odd anyway...and he knows it!