The Sundance was the Sebring to have in 1974, even if it didn’t have an actual sunroof. My mother would have loved that upholstery; reminds me so much of my parent’s living room all too few years ago. Too bad the Sundance wasn’t an option in her 1972 Coronet wagon, otherwise…
Here’s a closer look at how the Sundance was adorned on the outside.
Man, I miss interiors with color!
Hmm, Sundance you say?
Was there a corresponding Butch edition?
I can only imagine how that must have looked. 😉
Ruggedly handsome and boyishly charming.
Man, I really dig that far out stripe! (Only kidding).
That was a “spring special” edition, in the same theme as the 1973 Chrysler Newport “Navajo”. There just happens to be a 73 Navajo in excellent condition for sale on Craigslist right now, with some good pics.
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/cto/2245370977.html
If anyone can find a 1973 Chrysler Mariner, I will be impressed. The Mariner was a nautical-themed spring special version of the Newport. It was upholstered in the heavier vinyl that you’d normally associate with motorboat seats. It even had a round porthole window in the C-pillar. Talk about a land yacht.
Come out to the Belvedere Mopar show. I know of at least 1 Mariner, a 300 Hurst and one of those funky Baracudas with the floral pattren vinyl top and matching interior.
Used to have pics of all the oddballs out here, I can’t for the life of me find them though.
You want some nice Mod Top pics? Then check out this guy’s collection…
http://www.mooresmopars.com/modtop93.html
Thank You! That was bugging me.. I have to say it’s kinda cool!
Birddog, are you referring to the Belvidere (Illinois) Mopar Happening show hosted by the Chicagoland Mopar club?
My favorite is the Pierre Cardin designed interiors for the AMC Javelins in 1971-73.
The Sundance somehow seems like the Doris Day signature edition …. and I mean that in the nicest possible way.
My folks owned a 225cid three on the tree manual steering manual brakes steelies with dog dish hubcaps with that interior. It was the first car I drove.
I had a ’74 Satellite Sundance, got it brand new when I was 16 as a birthday gift from my grandparents. Aztec Gold, 318 v8, I loved that car.It didn;t have a vinyl roof, just paint the same as the bosy. It had all the decals, though. I loved the yellow and white interior. I put over 100,000 miles on it in less than 5 years. Very few mechanical problems. I remember that you had to buckle your seatbelt before it would start. Color choices in cars today are boring, bordering on ugly.
I had a 73 Satellite that was B5 blue with a white vinyl top and B5 bench seat interior.
One of the Sundance Satellites showed up in junkyard that I would go to literally on a daily basis.
I took the interior out of the Sundance and put it in my Satellite. Can’t recall for sure whether the Sundance was gold or white. I kinda want to say it was white. I also had a Road Runner hood on my Satellite from a factory 318 Road Runner. Interesting combination car I built.
I owned a new 74 Satellite Sundance Edition until 1979. Had to trade it for a more family-friendly car. I wish I still had it! My all-time favorite car! Impossible to know how many were built as the Sundance package along with any other option package weren’t tracked in Chrysler production records.
I have one it’s sitting in the front of my house. Mine is in white I’m probably the only one that has one. 😂😂😂 not joking.
Do You Still Have It?
I currently own a Gold one,.the seats have been recovered to solid white.the car has been painted and the vinyl top,and stripe kit has been left off. the guy I got it from had the old multi colored original seat covers in his garage. It’s has the original 318 engine.