Dodge Colt Hatchback

Dodge Colt Hatchback For 1979, the Colt became front wheel drive, if you wanted a hatchback, that is. The rear wheel drive wagon, coupe, and sedans were still around. The Hatch was imported via Mitusbishi also. Below is a nice factory ad showing the many examples of the Colt nameplate behind the new Colt Hatchback. […]
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Dodge Colt Wagon

Dodge Colt Wagon We give the wagon version of this imported Dodge its own area. It started to lose its connection with rest of the Colt lineup in the middle of its life-cycle. Three generations of the Colt Wagon are presented here. Dodge was really trying to beat the competition. They were in a sales […]
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Dodge Charger S.E.

Dodge Charger S.E. The Charger nameplate ended its run temporarily after 1974. In 1975 the name returned, in a sense. Looking much like a Chevy Monte Carlo of the time, Dodge’s new B-body was christened ‘Charger S.E.’, which stood for ‘Charger Special Edition’. Standard engine was a 360 CID 2bbl V8 (180hp). The smaller 318 […]
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Dodge Dart Sport

Dodge Dart Sport The Demon name went away after 1972 due to the insurance industry cracking down on muscle car nameplates. That was part of the reason atleast. Church groups did not like the name and campaigned for Chrysler to get rid of it. That they did, and replaced the Demon with the Dart Sport, […]
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Dodge Midnite Express

Midnite Express This is one of the rarest trucks ever made. It was made for one model year only in limited numbers. The only available color was black. It was the same basic truck as the Li’l Red Express, but had a 440 big block V8 instead. The Midnite Express died with the big block, […]
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Dodge Li’l Red Express

Li’l Red Express Dodge’s Li’l Red Express Truck was introduced in 1978. The stepside body featured real wood inlays on the exterior of the bed, dual chrome exhaust stacks, gold graphics, 15×8 chrome slot wheels. You could get any color you wanted as long as it was, hence the name, red. The name was Bright […]
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