The vent has nothing to do with the tank per se. The vent fitting on the tube goes up high to prevent siphon, then follows down through trunk floor and simply open ends inside the frame rail "I guess" for protection from mud, etc
This changed in roughly 70 in CA with the vapor emissions controls, and about 71-72 federally That of course does not apply to A body barracudas. The 70 CA and 71? 72/ later cars federally had no vent tube in the filler. The vent went up front from the tank and tied in with the "carbon can" system, and the early years of this had vapor separator can in the trunk