Discrepancy between production numbers and VIN for 65 Barracuda

Nope, V8 stood for valiant barracuda. Plenty of slant Cuda out there with V8 on vin
Nope the V8 is stamped for V8 the raised letters after that are the outward stamping for the VIN. If it was a slant the 1st two numbers stamped inward are 18 instead of V8. Trust me I have had several Barracudas with slants and V8s.