Mid sized Mopars (muscle car, sedan, Cadillac, Chrysler)

[rlrl]

I just viewed 2 youtube videos of a 71 Plymouth Satellite and 71 Dodge Coronet, both 4 door sedans with 318 V8's, both normally had those unimaginative horizontal speedometers with idiot lights but those cars in the video had the ralleye speedometers (round dials) normally found on Road Runners, Chargers, Crestwood Wagons and if I'm not mistaken, Regent Wagons. even the 4 door "Customs" or regular Sebrings and Chargers only had the horizontal speedometers

Both these videos were not related, both were separate

71 was the year those cars were restyled into more of a fuselage like design like their bigger brothers. i thought they certainly more pleasing to the eye than those from years past

was there any reason why those cars were sold with the more racy dashboards? state to state variations? or maybe they were prototype models put out prior to September of 1970?

[CountryCarr]

My father bought a 1971 Dodge Coronet new, was a beautiful dark blue 4-door sedan with a blue vinyl interior. The look he liked was that the dash had a more formal, classy look, kind of like the more expensive models (at least at the time!). I think it had the rectangle speedo, which was considered more upscale than the rounded versions..

[rlrl]

i always thought the 70, 69 and 68's were ugly tho in their 2 door versions made great muscle cars

i liked the 1973 Coronet grille--looked like a 71 Chrysler with the famous Mopar loop bumper

[Fleet]

I actually preferred the styling of the 1970 and earlier mid-sized Mopars. With 1969 being my favorite year for those. I didn't care as much for the 1971 styling... it looked too GM! Also, the pre-'71 styling resulted in better visibility, a larger trunk and more rear seat room. The 1971 and later styling came with a sacrifice in all three of those areas.

[rlrl]

absolutely true--but a somewhat quieter ride ( but they could not compete with the resdesigned Torino for 72)

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by rlrl

absolutely true--but a somewhat quieter ride ( but they could not compete with the resdesigned Torino for 72)

I only care about a quieter ride when driving a Cadillac or Lincoln.

The '60s mid-sized/full-sized Mopars were not as quiet as the mid-sized/full-sized GM and Fords, but that didn't bother me. In fact, I liked hearing the "music" the 383 was making in my former '66 Plymouth Fury. Especially when the secondaries were open. (For those not familiar with it, secondaries means opening up the secondary portion of the 4-bbl carburetor and hearing the roaring sound of air rushing in.)

[rlrl]

CR's tests often revealed that the early 70's Mopars, both mid and full sized were only judged "fairly quiet" whereas the Ford and GM cars were judged "quiet" much more often. yet when ive ridden in early 70's big Mopars as a kid, I often wondered what the difference was.