What made the Scamp / Swingers special

wow, some of the posts in this thread are quite hilarious.

1969
The Swinger began in 1969 It was created to be the dart base model. Swingers were (LL23) and came with a slant six or 318 and intended to be extremely base model.

The swinger 340 (LM23) was the base model car with a 340. They all had bench seats and the extremely base interior. They were intended to follow the theme of the roadrunner/superbeer and be a cheap muscle car. Like the roadrunner and superbee, many had no exterior chrome and everything about it was base model, except the standard performance engine and suspension. Buyers seeking extras like bucket seats and deluxe interior with performance were directed to the much more expensive GTS model which was standard with many more features.

1970
After the introduction of the swinger in 69 as a base model and base performance model, sales sky rocketed past the much more expensive GTS.

So in 1970 the GTS disappeared and the option list grew for the swinger. Again the swinger was available in the swinger (LL23) and swinger 340 (LM23). The swinger 340 was now available with bucket seats and extra cost options seen in the previous year on GTS which was no longer.

There was also a dart custom and dart GT package in 70. Either one of these models had either a slant six or 318. The GT package was a package in 70 and not its own model. There were no 340 GT cars made in 70 as well as there were no 340 GT cars in any year previous to 70.

On the Plymouth side, 70 was a banner year for Plymouth. After losing the barracuda nameplate after 69 to a new E-body project, the Plymouth A-body line was left with no performance model. The barracuda had been Plymouth's performance car and the valiant was the economy car. So to fill in the place of the now missing barracuda, Plymouth rushed a new car to the market named the Duster. The Duster was available in Duster base (VL29) or Duster 340 (VS29) The Duster 340 came standard with the rally dash which has a striking resemblance to the 69 and back barracuda dash which is exactly the car it was intended to replace. The valiant remained the economy car in 70.

1971
After a record setting sales year for the new duster, Dodge wanted a car to cousin the duster. The demon was born. The demon was available in demon base (LL29) and Demon 340 (LM29)

The demon went on to become the performance model for dodge A-body and starting in 71 the 340 or any performance options were no longer available in swinger models. The demon 340 also had the rally dash as standard which was no longer available in swinger.

On the Plymouth side The scamp (VH23) was created as a corporate exchange for the creation of the demon. However on the Plymouth side the duster remained as the performance car so the scamp was an economy 2 door. (notice there is no such thing as a 4 door scamp)

The scamp was marketed to women wanting a 2 door car with convenience features and at an economy price. There is no such thing as a factory 340 scamp as buyers in the Plymouth dealer wanting performance were directed to the duster 340. The scamp was only made with a number of slant six engine options or the 318.

1972 and on followed a similar pattern as 1971 with the 340 being replaced with the 360 in 1974.