Vintage Snapshots: Plymouths And Dodges – Sporty Mopars In The ’60s-’70s

Text by Patrick Bell.

Today we have a gallery that represents big bucks if all the featured cars survived and were for sale today.  The Chrysler Corporation built some engaging cars during the muscle car era, and here is a good selection for your viewing pleasure.

This man bought his ’71 ‘Cuda Hardtop new, and kept it for 45 years per a search.  It was equipped with a vinyl roof, and aftermarket body side molding, wheels, and mud guards.

A search on this ’69 Road Runner Coupe reveals it was a late year car with the optional 440 Six-Barrel engine.  The owner built it for the strip with an aftermarket hood, headers, and wheel and suspension modifications.

Here is a V8 powered ’70 Challenger convertible from Illinois with no visible modifications.  This was one of 3,173 convertibles made in the first year, and was the most popular of the two years of Challenger drop tops.

The featured car was a ’69 Dart GTS Hardtop with a vinyl roof and bumper guards.  Modifications include wheels, tires, mud flaps, and traction bars. Other Mopars include on the left edge a ’69 Charger with the hood open, to the right of the pickup a gold ’72 Polara, and a copper ’74-’77 Fury or Gran Fury wagon.

A rusty ’69 Coronet 500 hardtop with modified wheels, tires, and a CB antenna on the deck lid.

This man doesn’t look too happy, nor does his dress mode fit with this ’68 Coronet Super Bee Coupe with no wheel covers.

A ’69 Barracuda Sports Fastback modified with CB antenna, spoiler, body side stripe, spring shackles, and wheel and tires.

I’ll bet the neighbor’s were loving this…  Somebody was warming up their tires on a ’72-’74 Barracuda that was modified for the strip with an aftermarket hood.

Now this is a pair, a ’70 Coronet R/T convertible with Crager wheels, and a ’69 GTX hardtop.  The R/T was one of 296 built, a rare one then and especially so now.

Ontario was the home to this ’71 Challenger R/T hardtop equipped with the “Shaker” hood scoop.

This ’69 Road Runner hardtop from British Columbia was close to new in this image.  The owner had modified it with their choice of chrome wheels and red stripe tires.

A rain shower had just dampened this ’68 Charger from California.  It was equipped with a vinyl roof, and had been modified with a “Dodge” decal for those that might not know, body side molding, mud flaps, wheels and tires where the wide one in the rear had kissed the curb; and possibly a color change as that does not look like an original color.

Here we may have a college dormitory where some of the students were packing for a holiday or break of some kind.  A ’71 Charger Super Bee is up front, equipped with a vinyl roof, hood tie down straps, and was modified with fog/driving lamps, and wheels and tires.

A ’72 Road Runner equipped with a canopy vinyl roof and the 340 V8 engine and modified with aftermarket wheels and tires.

Thanks for joining us and have a great day!

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