It's Tail Light Tuesday Whatchya Got?

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Baby's got back!

 

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[Charles Cook]

 

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[HEMI-ITIS]

Oh well...........

 

[65Bel]

'67 Plymouth Belvedere II . . .

 

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'68 Dodge Coronet R/T . . .

 

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'65 Plymouth Satellite . . .

 

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'69 Plymouth GTX . . .

 

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'61 DeSoto Four-Door Hardtop . . .

 

[Dave6T4]

'61 DeSoto Four-Door Hardtop . . .

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Chrysler retired this nameplate in December, 1960, leaving the 1961 DeSoto a rare sighting. This left Dodge dealerships without a C-body to sell (Plymouth dealerships sold Chryslers as well), relying on sales of the Lancer and the poorly received B-body Darts. Dealers complained loudly. To appease these dealers, the front clip from a 1961 C-body Dodge was hastily attached to 1962 Chrysler bodies. The result was called Dodge 880. I always thought the DeSoto nameplate should have been revived for this abberation, since it was straight replacement. The Dodge 880 continued through 1964, until the Dodge Polara was constructed on the C-body platform for 1965.

 

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Chrysler retired this nameplate in December, 1960, leaving the 1961 DeSoto a rare sighting. This left Dodge dealerships without a C-body to sell (Plymouth dealerships sold Chryslers as well), relying on sales of the Lancer and the poorly received B-body Darts. Dealers complained loudly. To appease these dealers, the front clip from a 1961 C-body Dodge was hastily attached to 1962 Chrysler bodies. The result was called Dodge 880. I always thought the DeSoto nameplate should have been revived for this abberation, since it was straight replacement. The Dodge 880 continued through 1964, until the Dodge Polara was constructed on the C-body platform for 1965.

Wasn't the 1961 Polara still a large car? I thought Dodge was without a C-body because nobody had a C-body until 1965.

 

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The Dodge 880 continued through 1964, until the Dodge Polara was constructed on the C-body platform for 1965.

The 880 nameplate was used through the '65 model year, correct?