Duster This was Plymouth’s equivalent of the Dodge Dart Sport. It was a fastback coupe variant of the A-body Valiant. Duster sat on a 108 inch wheelbase. Two basic models were sold at first which were the Duster and Duster 340. Powering the 1973 models were a choice of three engines on the standard Duster. […]
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Plymouth Roadrunner The smog-era Road Runner was similar to AMC’s AMX of the smog-era. Well, not literally, but the way it was bounced from model to model as essentially a trim package. Each were based on several model variations in a short time. In the Road Runner’s case, it was on the Satellite Sebring, then […]
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Caravelle It didn’t make it to the states during the smog-era, but the Caravelle was in Canada long before it make its U.S. debut. Used examples are just over the border. They’re just like the Dodge Diplomat, and in later years, the Dodge 600, so we decided to include it on this site. Since this […]
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Caravelle Salon Salon was the top model in the Caravelle series which debuted for 1978. It was offered in Canada only, but was an M-body and cousin to the Dodge Diplomat. At first it was offered in 4-door sedan and 2-door coupe styles. A t-top option was even offered on the coupes. The 1980 cars […]
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Chrysler Fifth Avenue The name ‘Fifth Avenue’ was used to describe the top trim level of the New Yorker. And a plush car it was. Its first year was 1979. This Fifth Avenue had a wheelbase of 118.5″, which was still fairly long for a ‘downsized’ metric-car. Standard power was a 360 CID 2bbl V8 […]
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Chrysler New Yorker The New Yorker had many generations, even during the time frame presented on this site. The ’73s were the last of the generation that was around since 1969. These had only the 440 V8. New Yorkers were redesigned for 1974, which might have made them look a little more like a big […]
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    TrailDuster Plymouth’s TrailDuster was introduced in 1974. It was based on a short wheelbase D/W-series chassis which it shared with the Dodge Ramcharger. Initially it was four wheel drive only, but the next model year, 1975, a two wheel drive version was available. Standard power the first year was a a 318 CID […]
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