Getting OT, but I typed in 1964 273 Barracuda and 289 Mustang and found some fun links.
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Thanks for the link. I think the guy that wrote the Corvair article is now editor at "Automoblie" mag. Did you notice he "loved the Corvair"? They noted the 65 Mustang outsold the Cuda 680,000 to 88,000. Ford also sold 607,000 '66 Mustangs.
No flame please, but I think the 64/65 'cuda was a nice looking car. Add the V-8 and a 4-speed and it would be fun to drive. I'd rate it with the Camaro/Firebird (below the Mustang, of course). I didn't know the Cuda was released two weeks before the Mustang.
Pony car, sports sedan, sports car, sporty car