Dodge Phoenix

Dodge Phoenix (1960 )

The Dodge Phoenix was a car that was built from 1960 to 1973 by Chrysler Australia. The Phoenix was introduced in 1960 as the Australian version of the U.S. Dodge Dart and joined as a luxury model above the assembled in Australia Chrysler Royal one. Was named the car of the top model of the Dodge Dart series, the Dodge Dart Phoenix. Unlike its American namesake, the Phoenix was offered only as a 4-door sedan and only with 5.2 -liter V8 engine.

In the wake of the Phoenix every year together with the respective U.S. Dodge model was (initially the Dart, later, the Polara ) were revised to a change in strategy for the model year 1965, Phoenix was the first time based on the Plymouth Fury. As the U.S. Fury 1965 also had the Phoenix of the same vintage superimposed twin headlights. In 1967, in addition to the sedan a four - door hardtop sedan, which was equipped with a 6.3 liter V8 engine, while the normal sedan continued to keep the 5.2 -liter V8. These two body styles were offered to the setting of the series in 1973. The Chrysler developed in Australia by Chrysler, then took over the role of the top model.