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The Dodge Coronet is an automobile that was marketed by Dodge in seven generations, and shared nameplates with the same bodyshell with varying levels of equipment installed. Introduced as a full-size car in 1949, it was the division's highest trim line and moved to the lowest level starting in 1955 through 1959.
Hemmings Motor News is a monthly magazine catering to traders and collectors of antique, classic, and exotic sports cars.It is the largest and oldest publication of its type in the United States, with sales of 215,000 copies per month, and is best known for its large classified advertising sections.
Coronet: 1949: 1959: 1965: 1976: Custom: 1946: 1949: Kingsway [n1 1] 194? ... The following list includes original "Dodge" models designed outside the US or rebadged ...
The 1955 Dodge car lineup, consisting of the entry-level Coronet, Royal, and ornate Custom Royal, was a major departure for the company. Driven almost out of business in 1953 and 1954, the Chrysler Corporation was revived with a $250 million loan from Prudential and new models designed by Virgil Exner .
The California Highway patrol was so impressed with the performance of the new Dodge they ordered 200 vehicles with the D-500 option to be used on patrol duty. This was Chrysler's first move into specialized Police cars, and its success paved the way for decades of special police packages. Dodge also offered a D-500-1 that was strictly for racing.
The Dodge Custom Royal is an automobile which was produced by Dodge in the United States for the 1955 through 1959 model years. [1] In each of these years the Custom Royal was the top trim level of the Dodge line, above the mid level Dodge Royal and the base level Dodge Coronet .
The increase in sales was primarily due to the elimination of the Dodge Coronet two-door, which meant Dodge offered the two-door intermediate-size body style only as the Charger (although the Coronet two-door would reappear in 1975). The name Charger was also used in Brazil as a performance model based on the Dart (A-Body) (1971–80).
The 1970 Superbird was a Road Runner with an extended nose cone and front fenders borrowed from the Dodge Coronet, a revised rear window, and a high-mounted rear wing. The Superbird's unique styling was a result of homologation requirements for using the same aerodynamic nose and rear wing when racing the car in the NASCAR series of the time.