In 1965 the Coronet name was revived for use on a Dodge product, this time an intermediate sized sedan that immediately became the highest volume Dodge from a sales perspective. This fifth generation Dodge Coronet was built on a shared intermediate sized platform with the Plymouth Belvedere/Savoy/GTX/Road Runner and Dodge Charger from 1965 through 1970…and […]
Across the landscape of American cinema and television, the bad guys on the screen have been written into some bland cars. Of course, there are exceptions — that Charger in Bullitt or Auric Goldfinger’s Rolls-Royce Phantom — but for the most part, villains, from over confident murderers on Columbo to tweed jacket wearing thugs on […]
Popular opinion in carguy/gal circles is the general public’s taste in vehicles i.e. the SUV and Crossover mania is stupid. People should just buy cars and minivans (or what I tell them they should buy). Or better yet station wagons. I happen to think that people are being rational in fulfilling their big car desires […]
In 1953 Dodge added a Hemi V8 option to its Coronet sedan (which went on to set dozens of Bonneville speed records) and the following year Dodge celebrated its fortieth year and introduces of a 2-speed powerflite automatic transmission (the first true auto for a Dodge) in the Royal, Coronet, and Meadowbrook line…however, today’s car […]
In 1965 the Coronet name (retired from the full sized platform in 1959) was revived for the mid-sized B-body platform (shared with Plymouth Belvedere, Savoy, GTX, Road Runner and Dodge Charger). The Coronet R/T was the model to get in 1967 as it was powered by a tweaked version of the 440 cubic inch Magnum […]
The fifth generation Dodge Coronet was built on a shared intermediate sized platform with the Plymouth Belvedere/Savoy/GTX/Road Runner and Dodge Charger from 1965 through 1970. The Coronet 500 did not indicate an engine size, but was simply the destination for the top of the line Coronet that included many features that were optional in less […]
This next feature is a gentle reminder of a time when the police were here to help, and resembled Andy Griffith instead of members of the 75th Ranger Regiment. This car was originally sold to the California Highway Patrol for active duty, one of 350 such cars delivered in 1959. Now it has been repainted […]
You are probably more familiar with the mid-sized 60s version, but the Coronet name was originally used in 1949 by Chrysler as the Dodge division’s first post war design product offering. The full-sized Coronet survived until 1959 by which time it had become a giant tank sized tribute to chrome, tail-fins and body-roll. Find this […]
In 1965 the Coronet name was revived for use on a Dodge product, this time an intermediate sized sedan that immediately became the highest volume Dodge from a sales perspective. The 1965-1970 Coronet has the classic shape of an American 60s sedan and it can be picked up with a V8 and power accessories for […]
You don’t need to be a comic book villain’s henchman to appreciate the allure of a 4-door intermediate sized Chrysler product from the 1960s. The big Dodge/Plymouth sedans are cool, but the market has been depressed for years, which isn’t a bad thing at all for someone who just wants a cheap useable classic. Find […]