4-Door Barracuda

[Beavis]

I have no problem with recreations, clones, concepts, tributes, "one-of-none's", modified's, or "design studies" ...as long as they are presented as such.

Here's the problem.

When this very imaginative and creative "automotive journalist" made the poor decision to write his imaginative story based on recollection of a 4-door Barracuda (while working as a corporate mail delivery person) he must have thought nobody in the world would ever question his flawed account. Now this carefully manufactured history is being touted by the builder as absolute truth.... without a shred of evidence, no pictures, literature, sketches, clay mock ups...nothing.

Supposedly, here's an automobile so confidential and so secretive, yet it was stored outside on a loading dock for three days. A very expensive automotive prototype concept left outdoors, in plain sight, that was never photographed, spoken about, or even heard of until 45 years later....until this journalist wrote his recollection.

An automobile corporation doesn't spend a million of dollars of development money in design studies, clay modeling, and prototype building of a 4-Door Barracuda concept and never take a single photograph of it. It would be a complete waste of time and resources to get this design into the prototype stage with the intent of keeping it top secret throughout the corporation. For what goal?

The favored argument of the builder.... "this was a concept design never released to the public", makes no sense at all because not a single person from the Chrysler design office during that era remembers this project.

I won't question the craftsmanship because it top notch. But the story behind Chrysler ever making a 4-door prototype is an absolute falsehood. Hell, there's not even a known SKETCH of this thing!

[HawkX66]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Beavis</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Here's the problem.

When this very imaginative and creative &quot;automotive journalist&quot; made the poor decision to write his imaginative story based on recollection of a 4-door Barracuda (while working as a corporate mail delivery person) he must have thought nobody in the world would ever question his flawed account. Now this carefully manufactured history is being touted by the builder as absolute truth.... without a shred of evidence, no pictures, literature, sketches, clay mock ups...nothing.
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Where's the problem? Who cares? If you don't believe it, move on. If it's not real and some unsuspecting buyer happens along and drops a ton of cash on it, it's always been &quot;caveat emptor.&quot; Basically you're saying there is something on the internet that isn't what it's purported to be. WOW, imagine that!