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1969 Plymouth Barracuda 440
The 1969 Plymouth Barracuda 440 page tracks the factory M-code A-body car: a Barracuda or Cuda package build with the 440 cubic-inch Super Commando V8. It is not a regular 318/340/383 Barracuda, not a 1968 BO29 Hemi Super Stock car, not a 1970-1971 E-body Cuda, and not a later 440 swap.
The claim boundary is deliberately strict because these cars sit in the overlap between factory performance history and later tribute builds. Reviewed references agree that the 1969 Cuda package was based on Formula S equipment and that the 440 Super Commando brought 375 gross horsepower, 480 lb-ft, a Carter AVS four-barrel, heavy-duty chassis equipment, no power steering fitment, and compact A-body packaging compromises. Production references preserve the larger Barracuda body totals and engine/transmission breakdowns, but they do not give a clean accepted 440 Cuda count, so this page records the 440 total as unresolved rather than repeating unsupported rarity numbers.
For individual cars, the right evidence trail is the M engine code, body style, fender tag, broadcast sheet or comparable paperwork, Cuda/Formula S equipment, engine/transmission/axle agreement, and photos that match the decoded build. The gallery uses exact 1969 Barracuda 440 Commons media as primary visuals; broader 1969 Barracuda, fastback, and Mod Top images are labeled as context only. Component and history sections use source-card visuals instead of pretending that generic engine, transmission, or rear-axle photos prove a specific M-code car.