What’s the attraction?

Pretty funny. You had a 68 Dart and you call early Barracudas ugly. Barracuda was and is the top of the line. Price, interior, and aerodynamics. Best of all, they had a MOPAR drive train. And you wonder why people insulted an insulting person. I would not call a Dart ugly, but I'd never trade a Barracuda for one.
Most people stuck with a 68 Dart wish they had a 68 Barracuda. :D
My wife learned how to drive and .... in my 67 Fastback.
39 years later still have the wife and the car.