Dodge Polara

The Dodge Polara was introduced in the United States in model year 1960 as the top model of Dodge. After the introduction of the Custom 880, he described the second best -equipped model. Until 1973 Dodge Polara used the model name for different vehicles. The following year, the Monaco replaced the Polara.

In 1960 all models of the Chrysler Group had its first monocoque body.

1960-1962

The 1960 Polara and the other great Dodge cars were reminiscent of the styling of the 1959 models, the. An evolution of Virgil Exner created by "Forward Look", which was introduced in 1957 The top model Polara and Matador had widely the chassis of their predecessors with 3,099 mm wheelbase, unlike the not so great Dart model, which had only 2,997 mm wheelbase. The Polara gave it as a convertible, hardtop coupe, 4 - door hardtop sedan, 5-door hardtop station wagon and conventional 4-door sedan ( B -pillar ).

As these cars both had big Dodge model series from 1960 continues the distinctive mark of the brand, the "Jet" taillights, although they were grown considerably compared to last year's models; the lower rear light was sitting in the rear bumper. Also we saw again the typical Dodge shortened tail fins, had the small vertical tail light lenses that sat at the front of the vertical rear fin; again should the shortened tail fins to emphasize the nozzle shape of the rear lights. ( The tail fins of the dart series were longer. ) Front had the car a small grille, which consisted of eight chromed rectangles that were embedded in a massive and complex front bumper. As a top model had the Polara better upholstery fabrics and elaborate trim inside. The Polaras also had more chrome exterior features, notably a chrome stone guard aft of the rear wheel arches, side chrome spears on the entire vehicle length and wide chrome parts between the chrome spears and the upper part of the headlight housing.

In 1961 Dodge phased out the matador, whereby the Polara the only large Dodge model. The Dart was still made . 1961 revised Exner's design department, the tail fins; they were even bigger and extending to the rear window. After the rear, they were somewhat withdrawn and combined with a single tail lamp per side. At the rear, they swung back down and back to front, so that there was a chrome-plated C-shape. Overall, this arrangement saw from behind like this, when the heck would " frown " from the sides. Front of the Dodge typical since 1957 massive bumper was replaced by a simple bumper. In a massive concave grille stretched like darts.

This styling change in 1961 when Dodge was different from everything you saw on the U.S. market at the time ( even from the 1961s Plymouth, who was also unique in its design ), and Dodge got from the customer a receipt for this new design line: The sales figures for the large wagons sank to its lowest level since the company was founded in 1914; only 14,032 models sold in the United States. Already in the second year, the brand has now been received from the Dart alive, which this year sold 142,000 times. The total sales of Dodge for 1961 were up 53% on the previous year, bringing the brand from the 6th place of national sales statistics dropped back to ninth place.

1962-1964

1962 got all Dodge models smaller, strongly contoured bodies with a wheelbase of 2,946 mm. This poor decision was made one after the president of Chrysler had the testimony of the Chevrolet President Ed Cole " overheard " that it wanted its larger models 1962 smaller. The Chrysler engineers were forced to shorten the last minute the big Dodge model line for 1962 so that they fit on the smaller chassis and could compete with the smaller Chevrolets. But the compact Chevrolet Chevy II and the larger models Impala, Bel Air and Biscayne introduced, Dodge and Plymouth were already set on the smaller models, which found the engine press and customers alike hideous. The new Dodge models had more with the Ford mid-sized car Fairlane together as with the big cars from GM or Ford

As Dodge noted the dangerous mistake, they quickly built a great car from the front of the 1961 Polara and the body of a large Chrysler together. The new great model was called Dodge Custom 880. This was introduced on January 21, 1962, became the new top model of Dodge. In 1963, a slightly scaled-down version of the Dodge 880, offered.

Among the middle-class Dodge's ( " sized in the middle in between big and little" ), there was also a hardtop coupe with bucket seats, called Polara 500. This model was also available as a convertible and four - door hardtop sedan from December. Below the Polara joined the ranks: The Darts 440 Darts 330 and the Dart.

This model proved to be true as wanted, but Dodge pulled out of his success little benefit and did not develop it to its full potential. Often it was compared with the new Ford Fairlane model year 1962, which was actually much smaller than the middle-class Dodge, but the Dodge there was with optional V8 engines up to 6.8 liters of displacement (1962 was the largest for the Ford Fairlane available engine is a V8 with 4.3 liters displacement ). These middle-class models of Dodge and Plymouth fought successfully in NASCAR racing because their smaller size and their lower weight before the big cars from Ford and GM gave them an advantage against which they competed.

The basic body of the 1962 model - revised and extended by new Chrysler Vice President Elwood Engel - was built until 1964; the Polara gave it as a hardtop coupe, 4 - door hardtop sedan and 4-door sedan ( B -pillar ). The Polara 500 was there as a sporty convertible and hardtop coupe.

1963, the wheelbase grew to 3,023 mm and the car got a new body. The compact car from Dodge - formerly known as Lancer - were called back darts. Below the Polara were the 440 and the 330 in 1964 got the models, a new front, which made her look more modern and made clearly distinguishable from the 1963 models.

1965-1968

1965 Chrysler offered the Polara back on the big Chrysler C- chassis to which this shared with other Chrysler and Plymouth models. The Polara was again offered in all kinds of body shapes ( sedans, hardtop models, station wagons, etc.), replaced the 880 and is ranked one level below the Custom 880. The square of the top model took the Monaco, which should be its own model in the following year. From 1965 to 1970 the Polara was the only large cars from U.S. production, which was available as a convertible.

The former middle class models from Dodge, under the names Polara 500, Polara, were offered 440 and 330 remained as a Dodge Coronet in production, with its wheelbase shrank to 2,972 mm.

In model year 1966, the Monaco replaced the Custom 880 as mittelere series, during the 1965 Monaco Monaco 500 replaced. All models received a facelift in 1967 and the hardtop coupe got a roof almost like a hatchback with opening rear quarter windows.

A Kontstante the models from 1965 to 1968 was the edgy styling that changed from year to year, so the car always looked new. In 1968, though, it became clear that the larger models of Dodge needed a new look, and this led to a whole new philosophy.

1969-1973

In the previous four years, the Dodge models were straight forward and stripped down, but the new 1969 model was a broad- shouldered, streamlined car. They called this style " Fuselage Look" ( " trunk " style, because it reminded her of an aircraft fuselage ) and was maintained over the next five model years with only minor changes.

In 1969, the Polara 500 was introduced as the mean between the model and the top model Polara Monaco again. It gave him as a convertible or hardtop coupe. Available were V8 engines with 5.2 liters, 6.3 liters and 7.2 liters of displacement and to the six-cylinder 3.7-liter. The 1969 models of the Polara were offered with a Super -Lite option, which consisted of an additional spotlight on the driver's side for highway driving. 1970 was the Polara front and rear bumpers with new design, the grille and headlights enclosed. The Polara 500 was replaced by the Polara Custom as a hardtop coupe, 4 - door hardtop sedan and four -door sedan. There was also scaled-down Polara Special as a 4- door sedan or 5- door station wagon. In 1970, the Polara Last available as a convertible (only 842 copies, and he is now extremely rare), and to this day has not a big Dodge Cabriolet longer available. In the 1970 model year also extremely rare was the rear bumper with " Fratzog " Chrysler emblem in the center. This rear bumper, which is mentioned in all sales brochures, disappeared in August 1969 or in the first days of September 1969 from the production and was replaced by a simple rear bumper. Despite protest turned Dodge the 'Super - Lite' option at the end of the model year 1970, it lacks sufficient customer interest was present, and there were difficulties in certain countries with the approval.

1971 Polara Special disappeared also, but there was a new sub - series called Polara Brougham, the classifying between Polara Custom and Monaco. The Polara Brougham was there only as a hardtop coupe or 4- door hardtop sedan.

The Model 1972 began with a major facelift and the model Polara Brougham disappeared. All 1973 models had a new front without embracing the front bumper.

The body of the two full-size models Polara and Monaco were different for some years only slightly at the front and rear lights., 1974 was a streamlining of the model range and it only continued a full-size model. For reasons of prestige, it was decided to continue the full-size model under the name Monaco. The new Monaco should be made four model years before it was replaced by the hapless St. Regis.

Models in South America

In the 1970s, variants of the U.S. Dodge Dart Dodge Polara as / Coronado sedans, the R / T models and GTX coupes were produced in Argentina. They had the same chassis but a different body than the U.S. Darts.

The Dodge Polara lived - in name only - in 1977 in Brazil again. A version of the British Chrysler Avenger ( which was sold in the early 1970s in the U.S. as Plymouth Cricket ) was given this name. It gave him until 1981.

In Argentina, said the same car Dodge 1500 until Volkswagen, Chrysler Fevre Argentina SAIC took over, and with it in 1980 and the tools for this car. Until 1988 he was appointed as Volkswagen 1500 ( not to be confused with the VW Type 3 from German production) in all of South America sold (including Brazil).

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