You know, I was at a Mopar show yesterday, and I realized that our A-bodies look the best. It's funny that B-bodies used to be all the rage, but now A- bodies are just the right size, The B's I looked at just looked to big, like land yachts. They really are too big - in my opinion. I love the big blocks in them though. What do you guys think?
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Dartsun
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I do like the A bodies best myself. I’ve got a 67 Belvedere and it gets was more looks than my Darts but it’s huge.
Funny you say that because the A body line was called a compact and when I drive m ‘79 Magnum down the road, I feel like I’m in a short height car.
Cuda Al
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If you think B-Bodies are big, try parking both a C-Body and an A-Body in a normal garage. Cool as the Polara is I still like my Barracuda more.
Alan
Alan
A bodies have been sought after now for quite awhile. They are the most available body to find and restore. More of them, cheaper. I agree, sitting besides todays modern stuff, they fit in better.
Yunick13
2 Time FABO NASCAR champ 2023 FABO NHRA champ
Sorry, not an A body
DartGTDan
'71 Dart GT Fan
Most of my car club buddies roll in big block B-Body cars. I always feel like the "little brother" in my small block A-Body.
Ddaddy
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I love my A body...but I also want to (one day) own a ‘69 Superbee to go with it.
And I will never let the A body go!
And I will never let the A body go!
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famous bob
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one of them IS.
Dartnut
Don't hate me because i'm beautiful
I agree with you, I love the B-Bodys too, especially '68 to '70 Coronets.
Some day I'll own a '69 Super Bee or Coronet R/T again.........
I want a early B before I get so old they take my license away. LOL. A 64 Dodge or 65 Coronet to be exact. I do like 69 Super Bee's. I had a couple Coronets and a Bee back in the day. Yes, they are big cars.
Yea, the B's are nice, but when you see a nice A-body, they look so much better. I was looking at a black Duster with a black stripe at the show and it just looked so beautiful. Body shape and size are so much better today. To me that is...
Dartnut
Don't hate me because i'm beautiful
I can't say enough about the black '69 Super Bee pictured.......
That's ultimately what I have always wanted!
And the Cragar SS wheels with the chrome trim in the wheel openings just set it off.
I love the stance too, but I think it would have looked better with the front end lowered a bit and 15's on the front.......
And I also love the fact that it doesn't have a vinyl top!
Is it a real Super Bee or is it a Coronet 440 with the trim removed to make it look like a Super Bee?
My '69 Super Bee was Q5 Turquoise and I hated that color, I was going to paint it black.
But it never happened, life and family got in the way........and I sold it.
Just a stupid decision I guess. (Looking back on it now and how things went)
Thanks for giving me a snapshot of my past and something to shoot for in the future!
Before I die, I will make it happen...........
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It was a Coronet. Kind of pieced together, It had been painted, had a red drivers fender and a blue drivers door. Black interior with Charger buckets. A 361 was underhood with a column shifted auto. The gasser look was all the rage back in the 70's.
I'd pull the trigger on another Coronet if one popped up.
I went from E bodies in late 80's to 68-70 B bodies throughtout the 90's into early 2000's with a few early B bodies thrown in!! Then into all kinds of A bodie mostly.
I loved those B bodies, rode great, good power with a 383 and good gears. Never needed a 440 really. I do love the general size of the A like aid above, B's look a little big, but so does my '95 Ram 3500 Cummins!!! lol
I got off the 68-70 B body ride when the decent projects disappeared and they got to be priced at $5000 for a bad parts car!! Don't even get e started on the second gen Charger thing!!! lol
I have thought of the B body's I admit lately I picked up a 62 Dart 330 (yes it a b body) BUT its a more door! So I also satisfied my craze for the mundane 4 door!!
I loved those B bodies, rode great, good power with a 383 and good gears. Never needed a 440 really. I do love the general size of the A like aid above, B's look a little big, but so does my '95 Ram 3500 Cummins!!! lol
I got off the 68-70 B body ride when the decent projects disappeared and they got to be priced at $5000 for a bad parts car!! Don't even get e started on the second gen Charger thing!!! lol
I have thought of the B body's I admit lately I picked up a 62 Dart 330 (yes it a b body) BUT its a more door! So I also satisfied my craze for the mundane 4 door!!
Howard1784
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30 years now and A bodys still get no love and I believe they will never reach the heights of B bodies etc. EVERYONE wants a cuda, challenger or charger and seem to want to drop 100k on them without blinking. Not in our lifetime will the dusters be the hot ticket
^^^ Resto rod, pro touring stuff will be the main thing. Ask yourself, what will the modern Hemi fit ??
I could be quite happy with one like this.
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I have a '64 Polara 440 4 speed, '71 Challenger 32,000 mile 318 car , '67 Dart and Barracuda Convertibles both have 360's in them one 4 speed, one automatic. They are all unique and fun in their own way.
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