. So my question is what is the quintessential Dodge to you as far as looks for the muscle car era. It's no secret that designers were looking at other people's desks when they were designing new models looking at what was successful for other brands. so my question is if you were to pick one car to represent Dodge in a muscle car era as far as looks what would it be. To me probably the 1969 super Bee just has Dodge muscle written all over it. Some could still say it had a strong influence from the GTO or 442 so what is your Dodge muscle car representation if you had to pick just one? My runner up would probably be a 68 Dart.
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Yunick13
3 Time FABO NASCAR champ 2023 FABO NHRA champ
2nd gen Charger. Nothing else looked like it.
Minercar
LargeDreamsSmallCapital
You mean Daytona
abdywgn
dismantler
69 Dart 340 Swinger and a 68 Plymouth RR. just plain jane looking ones.
Cuda416
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While I would agree the Super-Bee is a really good representation amongst the initiated, I think most non-mopar fans would recognize the Challenger in it's bare form. Kind of like the (gag) Camaros and Mustangs. More people just know what they are or can at least pick them out in a lineup. it's arguably why they decided to "bring" the Challenger name back and try their darndest to make it look like the old models.
Still, I do love a Super Bee!
Super-Cuda
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This!
Map63Vette
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It wasn't an economy car, but couldn't you still order it with a slant six?
Absolutely. But it didn't carry the econo car legacy like the Dart had. A Charger was big, so it was never going to be super economical to drive, but it was always going to look muscular. It was the epitome of coke bottle styling.
Super-Cuda
MOPAR .. Move Over, Plymouth Approaching Rapidly!
Yes, it was available
Map63Vette
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100% agree. I wouldn't ever consider it an econo car in any form. I just always find it a little interesting that you could even order one that way. Could you get a Roadrunner or any of the other B bodies with a 6?
Cuda416
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Roadrunner, no, Satellite, yes.
That is certainly one of the cool things about a charger, there was no other base model for the car. Always just some derivative of a charger.
Mopar head
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68 Charger r/t for me, but it was obvious that they stole the C pillar design from the 66-67 Chevelle. Next up 70 E-bodies, obviously stolen from Camaro`s , Dusters stolen from the Nova`s. Everybody was stealing each other`s design queue's.
Super-Cuda
MOPAR .. Move Over, Plymouth Approaching Rapidly!
Yes, B bodies were available with slant 6 but not Road Runner.
Even the big C-Bodies could be had with a slant 6.
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A 12 super Bee
HemiSSDart
Dartus Interuptus
This! I hope to see it like this again one day before I die...
Tossup for me,
1968 Charger R/T
1970 Charger R/T
Î owned both back in the day.
1970 Dodge Coronet R/T
1968 Charger R/T
1970 Charger R/T
Î owned both back in the day.
1970 Dodge Coronet R/T
Professor Fate
Push the button, Max...
Very subjective question. Everyone will have their own answer, from an LO Dart (my pick) to the 2nd gen Charger, to a Plymouth Cricket.
Well, maybe not the Cricket...
Well, maybe not the Cricket...
furyus2
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1969 Charger. For the A body, 1969 Dart, swinger 340, and GTS.
1971 Dart 340.
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