1968 Custom Barracuda


General information





Casting : Custom Barracuda



Years of Production

1968-1970


Country of Origin

US and HK


Casting Variations

US vs. HK production, Detailed Below
Hybrids of US and HK Parts are known


Interior Colors:

US Interior Colors: white, grey bone, and dark
HK Interior Colors: white, brown, dark grey, silver, and light purple

US - Clear Glass
HK - Blue Glass


Color chart

US COLORS:
 COMMENTS:
purple common
blue common
green common
aqua common
red hard to find
gold hard to find
copper/brown hard to find
light blue
 hard to find
antifreeze hard to find
creamy pink
 hard to find
rose
 very rare
olive very rare
orange
 very rare (if it exists)
HK COLORS: COMMENTS:
aqua
 common
purple common
copper common
green common
blue common
red hard to find
light blue
 hard to find
creamy pink
 hard to find
orange rare
olive very rare
gold
 very rare (if it exists)
antifreeze
 very rare (if it exists)
HYBRID COLORS:
 COMMENTS:
antifreeze
 hard to find
purple
 hard to find
rose
 hard to find
gold
 rare
aqua
 rare
blue
 rare
green
 very rare
orange
 very rare


Similar Castings:

1970 King Cuda



Comments:

The Custom Barracuda was based on the 1967 Plymouth Barracuda two-door fastback coupe.



1967 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback

The 1967 Barracuda was heavily revised from 1966 with Coke-bottle side contours, new front and rear ends, a concave rear deck panel, wider wheel openings and curved
side glass. The rear portion of the roof on the fastback coupe was more streamlined, and the back glass, raked at a substantially horizontal angle, was much smaller
compared with that of the previous model. Also, the use of chrome trim on the external sheet metal was more restrained. The slant-6 was the base engine, the V8 options
ranged from the 2 and 4 barrel versions of the 273 ci. to a seldom-ordered 383 ci. "B" big-block, rated at 280 bhp, the latter available only with the Formula S package.




1968 Custom Barracuda: US (L) : Hong Kong (R)

The body castings of the two versions of the Custom Barracudas are largely indistinguishable and all have bearing type wheels.




1968 Custom Barracuda: US (L) : Hong Kong (R)

The most prominent difference is the shape of the "power bulges" on the hood with the HK version, being longer and extending almost the full length of the hood.






1968 Custom Barracuda: US (L) : Hong Kong (R)

The differences between the front and rear of the two of the US and HK versions is not very significant.




1968 Custom Barracuda: US (L) : Hong Kong (R)

The US version of the interior features a steering wheel which is molded as part of the dashboard.
The Hong Kong version has separate steering wheel and lacks a dashboard.




1968 Custom Barracuda: US (L) : Hong Kong (R)

The absence of mechanical detail on the US version is noteworthy and the HK casting includes the typical suspension holes associated with all early HK castings.
The bases are interchangeable with the two types of bodies which as resulted in mixtures of parts from both factories that are known as "Hybrids".




1968 Custom Barracuda Hybrids

A very collectible variation, "hybrid" Custom Barracudas have a US body, windshield and interior, but a HK base. A few hybrids have been found with HK blue-tinted
windshields. Hybrids are presumed to be due to tooling problems and/or material shortages which resulted in the need to have HK bases shipped to the US plant for
assembly, probably on the later-run castings. Hybrids have been found in multiple colors including gold, antifreeze, green, aqua, blue, purple and rose.




1968 Custom Barracuda Rainbow

The Custom Barracuda was produced in a plethora of colors, including second generation colors yellow, magenta and hot pink.




PREPRODUCTION

A prototype or paint sample of the Custom Barracuda has survived from the production days.



White Enamel Paint Sample



Variations: 51
Sort: Label   Toy number   Year   Name  
B1 Aqua - HK, Brown Int
Malaysia flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
B2 Aqua - HK, Grey Int
Malaysia flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
B4 Aqua - HK, Purple Int
Malaysia flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
B7 Aqua - US, White Int
United States flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
C1 Blue - HK, Grey Int
Hong Kong flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
C2 Blue - HK, White Int
Hong Kong flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
C5 Blue - US, White Int.
United States flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
E4 Copper - HK, White Int.
Hong Kong flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
E6 Copper - US, White Int.
United States flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
F2 Gold - US, White Int.
United States flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
G2 Green - HK, White Int.
Hong Kong flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
G4 Green - US, White Int
United States flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
H1 Olive - HK, White Int.
Hong Kong flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
I3 Orange - HK, White int.
Hong Kong flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
K3 Purple - HK, Grey Int
Hong Kong flag
6211 1968
Purple - HK, Grey Int
Packaging
Inventory: 0
K4 Purple - HK, White Int
Hong Kong flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
K6 Purple - US, White Int.
United States flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
L3 Red - HK, White Int.
Hong Kong flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
L5 Red - US, White Int.
United States flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
L7 Rose - US, White Int.
United States flag
6211 1968
Packaging
Inventory: 0
Related Castings: 2
Main line: Custom Barracuda (4)
A1 Black
Malaysia flag
R3763 2010
Black
Packaging
Inventory: 0
B1 Blue
Malaysia flag
R3763 2010
Blue
Packaging
Inventory: 0
C1 Yellow
Malaysia flag
R3763 2010
Yellow
Packaging
Inventory: 0
D1 Black - Power Trip
Thailand flag
GJR05 2020
Black - Power Trip
Packaging
Inventory: 0
Main line: Custom Plymouth Barracuda (7)
A1 Silver
Thailand flag
V0472 2011
Silver
Packaging
Inventory: 0
B1 Red - RLC Membership Car
Thailand flag
V0473 2011
Red - RLC Membership Car
Packaging
Inventory: 0
C1 Blue - RLC Membership Car
Thailand flag
V0474 2011
Blue - RLC Membership Car
Packaging
Inventory: 0
D1 Purple - RLC Membership Car
Thailand flag
V0475 2011
Purple - RLC Membership Car
Packaging
Inventory: 0
F1 Antifreeze
Malaysia flag
DTH32 2017
Antifreeze
Packaging
Inventory: 0
G1 Blue - Original 16
China flag
FPN47 2018
Packaging
Inventory: 0
Image Toy # Casting Variation Country Year Wheels Inventory
Antifreeze - US, Dark Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda A1: Antifreeze - US, Dark Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Antifreeze - US, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda A2: Antifreeze - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Aqua - HK, Brown Int 6211 Custom Barracuda B1: Aqua - HK, Brown Int Malaysia 1968 rlb
Aqua - HK, Grey Int 6211 Custom Barracuda B2: Aqua - HK, Grey Int Malaysia 1968 rlb
Aqua - HK, Grey Int, Deep Hood Scoops 6211 Custom Barracuda B3: Aqua - HK, Grey Int, Deep Hood Scoops Malaysia 1968 rlb
Aqua - HK, Purple Int 6211 Custom Barracuda B4: Aqua - HK, Purple Int Malaysia 1968 rlb
Aqua - Hybrid, US Body, HK Base 6211 Custom Barracuda B5: Aqua - Hybrid, US Body, HK Base Hybrid 1968 rlb
Aqua - Hybrid, White Int, US Body, HK Window & Base 6211 Custom Barracuda B6: Aqua - Hybrid, White Int, US Body, HK Window & Base Hybrid 1968 rlb
Aqua - US, White Int 6211 Custom Barracuda B7: Aqua - US, White Int United States 1968 rlb
Blue - HK, Grey Int 6211 Custom Barracuda C1: Blue - HK, Grey Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Blue - HK, White Int 6211 Custom Barracuda C2: Blue - HK, White Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Blue - Hybrid, US Body, HK Base 6211 Custom Barracuda C3: Blue - Hybrid, US Body, HK Base Hybrid 1968 rlb
Blue - US, Dark Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda C4: Blue - US, Dark Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Blue - US, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda C5: Blue - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Light Blue - HK, Dark Brown Int 6211 Custom Barracuda D1: Light Blue - HK, Dark Brown Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Light Blue - HK, White Int 6211 Custom Barracuda D2: Light Blue - HK, White Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Light Blue - US, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda D3: Light Blue - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Light Blue - US, Dark Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda D4: Light Blue - US, Dark Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Copper - HK, Dark Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda E1: Copper - HK, Dark Brown Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Copper - HK, Light Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda E2: Copper - HK, Light Brown Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Copper - HK, Purple Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda E3: Copper - HK, Purple Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Copper - HK, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda E4: Copper - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Copper - US, Dark Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda E5: Copper - US, Dark Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Copper - US, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda E6: Copper - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Gold - US, Dark Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda F1: Gold - US, Dark Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Gold - US, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda F2: Gold - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Green - HK, Light Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda G1: Green - HK, Light Brown Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Green - HK, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda G2: Green - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Green - US, Dark Brown Int 6211 Custom Barracuda G3: Green - US, Dark Brown Int United States 1968 rlb
Green - US, White Int 6211 Custom Barracuda G4: Green - US, White Int United States 1968 rlb
Olive - HK, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda H1: Olive - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Orange - HK, Dark Brown int. 6211 Custom Barracuda I1: Orange - HK, Dark Brown int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Orange - HK, Light Brown int. 6211 Custom Barracuda I2: Orange - HK, Light Brown int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Orange - HK, White int. 6211 Custom Barracuda I3: Orange - HK, White int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Creamy Pink - HK, Dark Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda J1: Creamy Pink - HK, Dark Brown Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Creamy Pink - HK, Grey Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda J2: Creamy Pink - HK, Grey Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Creamy Pink - HK, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda J3: Creamy Pink - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Creamy Pink - US, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda J4: Creamy Pink - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Purple - HK, Purple Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda K1: Purple - HK, Purple Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Purple - HK, Purple Int., Deep Hood Scoops 6211 Custom Barracuda K2: Purple - HK, Purple Int., Deep Hood Scoops Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Purple - HK, Grey Int 6211 Custom Barracuda K3: Purple - HK, Grey Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Purple - HK, White Int 6211 Custom Barracuda K4: Purple - HK, White Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Purple - US, Dark Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda K5: Purple - US, Dark Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Purple - US, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda K6: Purple - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Red - HK, Dark Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda L1: Red - HK, Dark Brown Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Red - HK, Light Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda L2: Red - HK, Light Brown Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Red - HK, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda L3: Red - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Red - US, Dark Brown Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda L4: Red - US, Dark Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Red - US, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda L5: Red - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Red - US, Red Int. Store display 6211 Custom Barracuda L6: Red - US, Red Int. Store display United States 1968 rlb
Rose - US, White Int. 6211 Custom Barracuda L7: Rose - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Black R3763 Custom Barracuda A1: Black Malaysia 2010 rr5sprl
Blue R3763 Custom Barracuda B1: Blue Malaysia 2010 rr5sprl
Yellow R3763 Custom Barracuda C1: Yellow Malaysia 2010 rr5sprl
Black - Power Trip GJR05 Custom Barracuda D1: Black - Power Trip Thailand 2020 rr5sprl
Silver V0472 Custom Plymouth Barracuda A1: Silver Thailand 2011 ncrl
Red - RLC Membership Car V0473 Custom Plymouth Barracuda B1: Red - RLC Membership Car Thailand 2011 ncrl
Blue - RLC Membership Car V0474 Custom Plymouth Barracuda C1: Blue - RLC Membership Car Thailand 2011 ncrl
Purple - RLC Membership Car V0475 Custom Plymouth Barracuda D1: Purple - RLC Membership Car Thailand 2011 ncrl
Red - 14th Nationals, Finale car BLR35 Custom Plymouth Barracuda E1: Red - 14th Nationals, Finale car Thailand 2014 rr5sprl
Antifreeze DTH32 Custom Plymouth Barracuda F1: Antifreeze Malaysia 2017 ncrl
Blue - Original 16 FPN47 Custom Plymouth Barracuda G1: Blue - Original 16 China 2018 ncrl