A-Body Dodges from Brazil !!!
Thanks pal, I feel the SE looks terrific too !!!
Now let's change the subject a little bit, we're gonna talk about the luxury
versions of our beloved Brazilian Darts: The Gran Sedan & Gran Coupé.
The Dodge Dart Gran Sedan was a Chrysler attempt to gain market on the richer kind of people, their main goal was to grab these costumers from Ford, because at that time the top-price car in Brazil was the Ford LTD Landau, and it was substantially more expensive than our Base Darts.
In some researchs the Chrysler marketing staff discovered that "A-Class" consumers used to think that Dodge Dart was excellent in shape and roominess, but they felt a lack of furnishment on these vehicles...
The response came early in 1973, when the Dodge Division launched the "Gran" line, with a two or four door body option (Ford had only the four-door option on our market), with required equipment as standard features: a very comfortable bench-seat, air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, special upholstery, thicker floormats, vinyl top, and more exclusive details, as you can see in the pictures below:
And here's a picture on the same model, two-door HT, dubbed as Gran Coupé:
All two used the same 318 V8 engine, with a three-speed column shifter manual transmission, and a option of a TorqueFlite auto transmission, and metallic enamel painting as the only option in the list.
By 1975 the front-end changed ,and the grill was similar to the one used by Dodge Chargers, only with a double-chrome molding, as you can see in the image below:
The Gran Coupé remained in line until the end of the 1975 season, and the Gran Sedan stayed firmly on the market through 1978, when it was replaced by the LeBaron model for the new 1979 Dodge lineup that will be posted soon.
In the next episode, the story of the first brazilian true muscle sports car: The Dodge Charger !!!
Stay tuned, my friends !!!
Thanks pal, I feel the SE looks terrific too !!!
Now let's change the subject a little bit, we're gonna talk about the luxury
versions of our beloved Brazilian Darts: The Gran Sedan & Gran Coupé.
The Dodge Dart Gran Sedan was a Chrysler attempt to gain market on the richer kind of people, their main goal was to grab these costumers from Ford, because at that time the top-price car in Brazil was the Ford LTD Landau, and it was substantially more expensive than our Base Darts.
In some researchs the Chrysler marketing staff discovered that "A-Class" consumers used to think that Dodge Dart was excellent in shape and roominess, but they felt a lack of furnishment on these vehicles...
The response came early in 1973, when the Dodge Division launched the "Gran" line, with a two or four door body option (Ford had only the four-door option on our market), with required equipment as standard features: a very comfortable bench-seat, air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, special upholstery, thicker floormats, vinyl top, and more exclusive details, as you can see in the pictures below:
And here's a picture on the same model, two-door HT, dubbed as Gran Coupé:
All two used the same 318 V8 engine, with a three-speed column shifter manual transmission, and a option of a TorqueFlite auto transmission, and metallic enamel painting as the only option in the list.
By 1975 the front-end changed ,and the grill was similar to the one used by Dodge Chargers, only with a double-chrome molding, as you can see in the image below:
The Gran Coupé remained in line until the end of the 1975 season, and the Gran Sedan stayed firmly on the market through 1978, when it was replaced by the LeBaron model for the new 1979 Dodge lineup that will be posted soon.
In the next episode, the story of the first brazilian true muscle sports car: The Dodge Charger !!!
Stay tuned, my friends !!!
