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For 1970, the VIP was discontinued and a 4-door hardtop was added to the Sport Fury range, which also gained a new hardtop coupe. This was available in "GT" trim; the 1970 and 1971 Sport Fury GTs were powered by the 440 cu in (7.2 L) engine, which in 1970 could be ordered with three 2-barrel (twin-choke) carburetors (the "6-Barrel on Plymouth ...
Plymouth Plainsman: 1957: Station wagon: Plymouth Cabana: 1958: Station wagon: Unique glass roof for the rear portion of the car. Plymouth XNR: 1960: 2-seater convertible: 2.8L 250 hp Straight-six engine [2] Plymouth Asimmetrica: 1961: 3.7L 145 hp Straight-six engine [3] Plymouth Valiant St. Regis: 1962: Coupé: Plymouth V.I.P. 1965: 4-seater ...
1968 Plymouth Valiant interior. For the 1968 model, the horizontal division bar was removed from the grille. A fine cross hatched insert was framed by a segmented chrome surround. Model nameplates were moved from the rear fender to the front fender. The 318 cu in (5.2 L), 230 bhp (170 kW) V8 was a Valiant option for the first time.
The Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries were introduced for the 1981 model year as the first "K-cars" manufactured and marketed by the Chrysler Corporation. The Reliant was available as a 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan, or as a 4-door station wagon, in three different trim lines: base, Custom, and SE ("Special Edition").
Chrysler VF VIP. The VF series Chrysler VIP was introduced in May 1969 and was marketed as the “VIP by Chrysler”, [3] without the Valiant name. It was intended to fill a gap in Chrysler Australia’s lineup between the Chrysler Valiant and the Dodge Phoenix and it would compete directly against two other Australian designed luxury vehicles, the Ford Fairlane and the Holden Brougham. [3]
The VF VIP was introduced two months after the Valiant range and was no longer a Valiant V.I.P. but was now marketed as a Chrysler VIP, in sedan form only. It offered a stretched (112 inches or 2,800 millimetres) wheelbase, with longer rear doors than the Valiant.
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This was like the 1957 Rambler Rebel, which was the quickest four-door sedan made in the United States that year, achieving 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) acceleration in just over 7 seconds and making it faster than the Hemi Chrysler 300C, the DeSoto Adventurer, the Dodge D500, the Plymouth Fury, and the Chevrolet fuel-injected 283. [17]