Mexican Darts and Valiants

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I have a 72 Mexican Dart slant six was originally a three speed on the tree! It is rough but no rust, I may get to it one day...
 
very interesting, never knew this at all. I seen something like this last year in Mexico thought it looked like a Dart but not what ive seen before. It would have been great to take a look and pics but it was driving by at the time.
 
Check out these 3 pages, Dodges from Brazil:
http://www.pastorecarcollection.com.br/carros/marca/dodge?page=1
http://www.pastorecarcollection.com.br/carros/marca/dodge?page=2
http://www.pastorecarcollection.com.br/carros/marca/dodge?page=3
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I like this grill on the yellow one. They're all pretty cool. Can't believe I've never heard of these before.
 
Brazil had one line, Argentina had some differences, Mexico built some, Austrailia had another version.. A bodies for everyone!
 
I knew other countries had to have had these as well but never seen them before. I like the lines.
 
So those countries had the production facilities that made the special grills and other parts I assume.
 
Chrysler Do Brazil manufactured the brazilian charger and dart in Sao Paulo Brazil. Approx 10,000 cars a year. The 318 V8 in these cars was cast and assembled in Brazil as well. They designed and made the specific grilles and pieces for their markets tastes as well.

The manufacturing facility was an old Simca factory, which is why the bolt pattern of brazilian dodges have a different bolt pattern than their american counterparts, and oddball 3 piston calipers. This was tooling left over when Simca vacated the factory.

Chrysler Do Brazil also contracted with GM of Brazil for the rear axles. I believe brazilian mopars use a GM 10 bolt rear end, made for their specifications.

These were produced up until 1980, when Chrysler backed out of the Brazilian market. Volkswagen AG purchased the assembly plant from Chrysler and proceded to manufacture 1 ton trucks there for the brazilian market. Incidentally Volkswagen continued to cast and assemble the mopar 318 for use in the 1 ton trucks they made there.

The factory has since been closed and torn down.
 
Also in Switzerland were A - Bodies produced, from the 50s to 1972.

The cars differed in trim , but not in sheet metal (or grills) from the american A-Bodies.

This was the swiss line-up in 1972:

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Btw:

My Demon 340 is one of them....
 
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