Ferrari was foundering in the '70s. Its road cars were flaccid and boring. Then came the midengine, V8-powered 308 and the company had a hot seller. It saved Ferrari.
The 1970 redesign of Plymouth's Barracuda resulted in a broad beast that could swallow the 426 Hemi V8. It won the first NHRA Pro Stock championship and become the poster car for the muscle car era.
