dibbons
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Early Valiants were Valiants, plain and simple.
1960 Valiant V-200: Please don't call it a Plymouth!
1960 Valiant V-200: Please don't call it a Plymouth!
It's Not a Plymouth
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Dartnut
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Great article, thanks for posting!
In 1960 only, they were called Valiants only not Plymouths.
But all years they were known as toads?
In 1960 only, they were called Valiants only not Plymouths.
But all years they were known as toads?
ACME SS
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Well I stand corrected. My brother had a 2dr and I always liked riding in it...especially the rear seat.
That is correct! They were so cool at first they had to be their own model.
I posted before seeing a '77/'78 Volare Superbee in Mexico. I asked. "Volare is a Plymouth. Superbee is a Dodge. I don't see either badging on that car. So is it a Plymouth or Dodge? The only answer I got was "Si"
Cuda Al
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Yes but they had a Dodge or Plymouth badge on the hood and steering wheel.
I had a Plymouth when they first came out.
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zephyr
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I've had a couple Lincoln Zephyrs and Lincoln Continentals. When I bought a 56 Continental Mark II everyone reminded me that it wasn't a Lincoln Continental. Continental was its own marque for 1956.
Slap Stick
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The same applies to Imperials.
This is an interesting statement, and I agree with it....
Around here anyway, there were mostly two flavors of dealers.... DODGE, and CPI (Chrysler-Plymouth).... The Chrysler-Plymouth dealers sold Imperials, and the Dodge dealers did not..... So...., who sold Valiants???
ACME SS
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Good question but from what I read about the Valiants, they sold themselves.
Plymouth dealers sold them as a stand alone brand like Imperial.
But when the Lancer A-Body Road Toad was introduced, was it a Dodge?
But when the Lancer A-Body Road Toad was introduced, was it a Dodge?
like_A_pike
that's not factory
they'll always be Plymouth to me....
New 2023 Dodge Barracuda Review, Specs and Price – Cars Authority
New 2023 Dodge Barracuda Review, Specs and Price – Cars Authority
DeSoto was also often paired with Plymouth and sometimes Dodge. They were considered a premium brand just below Chrysler.
Is my '62 Lancer a Dodge or Lancer!!??? lol
DODGE Barracuda, Ugh.
The article is so poorly written I have serious doubts about the accuracy of any of it.
"250 tons lighter..."?
(at least it's not electric)
like_A_pike
that's not factory
I saw someone had dressed their newish Challenger up as a 3rd gen Cuda on the road some years ago and I looked to see if they were a factory thing. No, just a pret' good looking aftermarket makeover but I've been watching ever since and this comes up somewhere perennially. it has never come to fruition but i continue watching with dread and hope.
in the back of my mind I remember a gas crisis killed my beloved Barracuda once maybe it will die before it germinates as a Dodge....
in the back of my mind I remember a gas crisis killed my beloved Barracuda once maybe it will die before it germinates as a Dodge....
Before it was Dodge Ram, it was just Dodge Trucks. It was treated in some ways as a separate brand, but I don't know if a dealer could have only a Dodge Trucks franchise to go with, say, his Plymouth-DeSoto store?
Here's an interesting picture. Chrysler and Valiant are paired with Dodge and Dodge Trucks, at least a few years after Valiant was discontinued as a separate brand. The dealer name is clearly French, so possibly in Quebec, which would jive with YY1's observation in post #17.
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