1st/2nd Gen Barracuda Handling

My girlfriend's family in 1970 had a 66 Mustang coupe they had bought new. Nothing fancy, 289-2 and manual floor shift. I had my first Barracuda, 1967 FB, 273 Commando 4 speed, Non-Formula S, 10 " drums. She had a younger sister who needed a ride back to Ohio University in Athens Ohio so we ended up driving the 66 about 4 hrs each way with me driving the entire way. I remember the front end feeling very vague. The comparison was shocking with my 67 being a much better driving car. Another thing, early Mustangs tended to be tail draggers. I guess the rear springs sagged pretty quickly. There's a reason Carroll Shelby had to rework the suspension mounting points.

The first ever Trans Am race was won by a 66 273 Dart.

It doesn't take much to have a good handling a-body as long as the suspension rubber is fresh.
My 68 with .920 bars, Moog offset control arm bushings, 2* pos caster, 16:1 manual steering, 73 brakes and K frame, sway bar, HD leafs and poly shackle bushings tracks like a freight train.

G3 Hemi soon, 1.04 bars and flat oval track springs waiting.