Dodge Shadow

Two-door convertible Dodge Shadow was produced in factories automotive concern Chrysler from 1987 to 1995. The first model came off the assembly line factory Michigan Sterlight Haights. Then it was decided to transfer production to a factory in Toluca, Mexico. In Europe, the car known as the Plymouth Sundance, Chrysler ES. The first model - an analog standard, the second - charged version with more powerful engine and high performance driving. The car was built on the platform of the well-known Dodge Charger. Dodge Shadow had five seats for passengers and five-speed mechanical gearbox type. In addition to her buyer could order a "machine" and the three-speed CVT with four. Shop model is made in all the traditions of premium cars. The approximate cost of standard Dodge Shadow was 40,000 dollars. In 1991, it updates the model range, which has strengthened this basic version. As a result, the cost of vehicles has increased to 43,000 dollars. In this charged version of the Dodge Shadow at cost 10,000 more expensive. The closest competitors were the Dodge Shadow cars like Plymouth Duster and the Shelby CSX.

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Dodge Daytona

Dodge has produced three separate vehicles with the name of Dodge Daytona, all of which were a modification of the Dodge Charger.


The name "Daytona" borrowed from Daytona Beach, Fla., who was one of the first centers on an auto racing and was one of the highlights of NASCAR. The first car, which bore the name of the sports version of the Daytona was Studebaker Lark, which was issued in the years 1963-66 have with the standard bucket seats and was available with a V8 298-m (4.7 liters) 240 l / s (179 kW) engine.


1969 model year

After a crushing defeat in the 1969 Dodge Charger 500, producing a high-performance Dodge Daytona, a limited version of the Dodge Charger for the sole purpose to win the race NASCAR.
Buddy Baker (Buddy Baker) at number # 88 on the Dodge Daytona was the first driver in the history of racing NASCAR, which managed to overcome the barrier of 200 miles / hour (330 km / h), it was held March 24, 1970 at the biggest track in NASCAR - Talladega (Talladega Superspeedway), Alabama, whose length is 2.66 miles (4.3 km). The track runs to this day, turned on its territory an international museum of motor racing glory "The International Motorsports Hall of Fame Museum", where he is "happy 88th" Dodge Daytona.

Dodge Daytona is one of the most famous aerial vehicle, with its special modification of the body, including 584 mm in height and a special rear wing made of sheet metal "bow" cone, which completely replaced the traditional vertical grille and bumper.

Daytona was built at that time in the heavy-duty suspension and used a special setup in the body to cool the brakes. As standard, equipped with 440-m block Magnum 375 l / s (280 kW), and for an additional fee, to be available "simple" 425 l / s (317 kW) and is strongly modified 426-th block of the Hemi 620 l / s ( 460 kW). The latter is particularly valuable in the community of collectors, still, after all, only 70 of 503 cars had been "charged" Hemi.



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Dodge Diplomat

The Diplomat name was originally used by Dodge on 2-door hardtop models from 1950 to 1954. It was also used on the export version of the DeSoto from 1946 through 1961. Between 1975 and 1977, The Diplomat name was also used on a trim package available on the Royal Monaco two-door hardtop.

By 1981 Chrysler was switching to smaller front-wheel drive designs. However, its older and larger rear-wheel drive Dodge Diplomat continued to sell. Chrysler's then executive vice president for manufacturing, Steve Sharf, met with officials at American Motors (AMC) to use the extra capacity at an assembly plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin to build the full-size cars. Chrysler's tooling was moved from St. Louis to Kenosha, and over the next two and a half years, about 250,000 Chrysler and Dodge models were built by AMC at a lower cost than Chrysler could. This relationship evolved into Chrysler's purchase of AMC in 1987.
Second generation Diplomat

In 1982, the coupe and station wagon were discontinued and Canada's Plymouth version of the Diplomat came south of the border. The Plymouth Caravelle was offered in the US as the Plymouth Gran Fury. 1983 was the last year for the Slant Six, and afterwards the only available engine was the 318-cid V8 with a two-barrel carburetor. A four-barrel 318 and a 360-cid V8 remained the optional engine choices for the police package.

For 1984, an upscale series was added to the American-market Diplomat, the SE. The SE used the Fifth Avenue's front end with its parking lights located above the headlights. The grille insert used thin vertical bars with a wide trim strip dividing the grille vertically as well as horizontally. The SE had more exterior trim and an interior that placed the SE between the Diplomat Salon and the Chrysler Fifth Avenue.

As the 1980s progressed, fewer private customers purchased the Diplomat, and the M-body was eventually dropped during the 1989 model year. One reason behind the drop-off in sales was fuel economy. Despite lower gas prices in the mid- to late-1980s and a 2.26:1 rear-end gear ratio, the Diplomat's carburated engine and lack of an overdrive gear on its TorqueFlite automatic transmission resulted in poor fuel economy compared with its larger competitors from Ford and General Motors, as evidenced by comparing the EPA estimates for 1986 models:
Dodge Diplomat (5.2 L V8, 3-speed automatic): 16 city, 21 highway, 18 combined
Chevrolet Caprice (5.0 L V8, 4-speed automatic with overdrive): 17 city, 25 highway, 20 combined
Ford LTD Crown Victoria (5.0 L V8, 4-speed automatic with overdrive): 18 city, 26 highway, 21 combined

Diplomats built from mid-1988 until the end of production were among the first Chrysler-built products to have a driver's side airbag as standard equipment, some two model years before the remainder of Chrysler's lineup (They were also among the only cars at the time to offer a tilt steering column with an airbag). Diplomats with airbags differed from earlier models in that they were also equipped with a padded, color-keyed knee blocker which extended out from beneath the instrument panel in front of the driver.

When the Diplomat and similar Plymouth Gran Fury were discontinued, it marked the last rear-wheel drive non-truck model sold by the corporation until the Plymouth Prowler was introduced in 1997. The Diplomat's other rear-wheel drive sibling, the Chrysler Fifth Avenue, also ended production, but the nameplate was continued on a front-wheel drive chassis. In the Dodge lineup, the Monaco became the top-of-the-line sedan.


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Jeep Wagoneer

The Jeep Wagoneer was an early sport utility vehicle (SUV) and the first luxury 4x4, produced under varying marques from 1963 to 1991. It was noteworthy for being in production for more than 28 years with only minor mechanical changes. This amounted to the longest continuous automotive production run, on the same platform, in US automotive history, excepting the Dodge Ram Van, in production for 32 years between 1971 and 2003, and the Ford C-Series truck, which had a 33-year run from 1957 to 1990.

The Jeep Wagoneer "created a whole new category of so-called sports-utility vehicles" and its "massive estate car design was the most car-like 4x4" that "defined the boxy, macho shape" copied by others. An overhead cam engine, along with independent front suspension (both later discontinued), supplemented with features unheard of in any other 4WD vehicle (including power steering and automatic transmission), made it revolutionary at the time. A solid front axle was available as well. Compared with offerings from International  It was also one of the last few vehicles sold in the United States (and the final SUV) whose engine still used a carburetor for fuel delivery, well after most other vehicles had switched to fuel injection. Only Isuzu with its base-model pickup truck would hold out longer, selling its last carbureted vehicle in 1993.

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Chrysler Voyager

Chrysler Voyager and Chrysler Grand Voyager is a minivan sold Chrysler division of American automaker Chrysler Group LLC. For most of its existence the car with a sign Chrysler Voyager were sold only outside the United States, primarily in Europe and Mexico.

Voyager was introduced in Europe in 1988 as a rebadged version of the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager, sold in the United States, and developed together with the Caravan, Plymouth Voyager and Chrysler Town & Country with. Vehicles bearing plates Chrysler Voyager was briefly sold in the United States from 2001 to 2003, a rebadged version of the short-wheelbase version of the Plymouth Voyager after 2001, adding the Plymouth division of DaimlerChrysler AG.


The European Chrysler Voyager was first released in 1988, almost identical to its American counterpart, Plymouth Voyager, only visual difference between the two was the head / tail lights and grille. In addition, several other species, European Voyagers were sold with different engines, including diesel engines, which are popular in Europe, as well as finishing has been different. They are also available with a manual transmission and the brake pedal of an emergency.

Currently, Chrysler Grand Voyager Europe very similar to those of 2008 and later Chrysler and the country's cars and sold only in the long-wheelbase version (as in North America).

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Chrysler Windsor

The Chrysler Windsor was a full-sized car built by the Chrysler Corporation of Highland Park, Michigan (USA) from 1939 through to the 1960s. The final Chrysler Windsor as known to Americans was produced in 1961, but continued production in Canada until 1966. The Canadian 1961 to 1966 Windsor model was for all intents and purposes the equivalent of the Chrysler Newport in the United States.

The Windsor was positioned above the entry-level Royal from 1939 to 1950. With the demise of the Royal for the 1951 model year the Windsor became Chrysler's price leader through to 1960. For the 1961 model year the Chrysler Newport was made the marque's price leader with the Windsor positioned one level above the Newport. Chrysler replaced the Windsor name in 1962 with the introduction of the non-lettered series Chrysler 300
In 1949,for Chrysler's 25th anniversary, Chrysler Windsor's were redesigned. For 1957, Chryler cars, including the Windsor, were restyled again. This time with taller tailfins with vertical taillights, thinner C-pillars, and a wraparound front bumper. Mid-year, dual headlights became standard

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Dodge Mirada Nascar

It was hoped that the Mirada would reopen the door to Dodge success in NASCAR racing, as the nameplate had not won a race since November 1977. Lee Iaccoca personally called Richard Petty in late November 1980, asking the King to campaign one, with the promise of parts needed to build the cars and engines. Petty took Iaccoa up on his offer and had his team build a Mirada race car from the Chrysler supplied parts. Other teams in addition to the Petty's (most notably Junior Johnson), built race ready test cars and to took them to race tracks for testing. The Petty built test Mirada looked every bit as fast (Petty himself remarked "The Mirada just looked good!") as the other race cars eligible to run in competition. Up until the end of 1984, Miradas raced from time to time, but without much success, and ultimately lead to Dodge disappearing from NASCAR until 2001. On 17 January 1981 at Daytona , the testing showed the car was around 8 mph (13 km/h) slower than the GM and Ford cars of the day, and Petty and the most of other drivers moved to other makes, mostly GM. This testing of the car revealed that while it looked fairly aerodynamic, the bodystyle actually had a very high coeficient of drag that made it incapable of speeds over 185 mph. Petty's and Darrel Waltrip's (driving the Junior Johnson built Mirada race car) test results turned out to be a huge disappointment to Dodge, and took the wind out Chrysler's efforts to re-establish itself in racing. Two small and independent racing teams ,and Negre Racing however, decided to make a go of the car and campaigned it during the 1981 to 1984 racing seasons.

Dodge Mirada

The Mirada would stay relatively unchanged during its 4-year run, with the exception of paint colors and engines. Because of the low production and survival rate, Miradas today are garnering some limited interest from collectors, particularly models with the 7 liter V8.
The Dodge Mirada was a full-sized, rear-wheel drive coupe built from 1980–1983, and was one of the three cars based on the Chrysler J platform, the other models being the second generation Chrysler Cordoba and the Imperial, these three vehicles being Chrysler's response to the downsizing of its car lines. The Mirada was 800 lb lighter and its wheelbase 2.3" shorter than the Magnum it replaced. Production numbers were low, with just under 53,000 units sold during its production run. V8.

Dodge Polara

Dodge Polara

In 1945, Dodge introduces the Power Wagon, which produced until 1968. During these years he is only slightly changed. The design and the idea was borrowed from the era of World War II, when large-wheel-drive trucks have been very successful on the battlefield.

The design of the Dodge Polara was largely the development of ideas of the previous models. A small grille accompanied by a large front bumper. The taillights were called "jet turbine". Also present were the "tail fins". For the exterior chrome is actively used. The interior of the car was decorated with plush. But all this was not enough for 1960. Most consumers choose a more stylish car of middle class Dodge Dart. Only 14,032 units were produced Dodge Polara.

Dodge Wayfarer D29-Serie

The Dodge Wayfarer series was produced between 1949 and 1952, and was the lower end model during these years, compared to the Dodge Coronet used in Melbourne . Begining production in February 1949, the Wayfarer was the first new body style introduced by Dodge since the end of the war. The Wayfarer featured longer and lower bodies than the previous years. Front fenders flared into the body easily and rear fenders continued to be bolted on. The checkerboard grille had a more pronounced peak in the centre than other models.

February 1949 saw the introduction of the first new body styles since the war. New model names were adopted for the all-new sheet metal, with the Wayfarer making up the base trim level. The new Wayfarers featured longer and lower bodies than the previous year. Front fenders flared into the body easily and rear fenders continued to be bolted on.Round parking lights were located below the headlights on the front fenders. The base Wayfarer line also included an all-new roadster. It was introduced with detachable windows, but Dodge later substituted vent wings and roll-up windows during the model run. Fluid-Drive became standard for 1949, with the new Gyro-Matic semi-automatic transmission being the optional transmission.

Dodge New Value

The Dodge New Value (or: Dodge DU series) was a car, the Dodge brand in Detroit, which was presented as a successor to the standard model / Special / Deluxe in January 1935.

The car had - like its predecessor standard Dodge, Dodge and Dodge Special Deluxe - a side-valve six-cylinder engine with 3569 cc, 87 bhp which carrie at 3600 rpm. Single-plate dry clutch, three-speed gearbox and rear wheel drive vehicle also had this. Upon request, was a semi-automatic (automatic vacuum operated clutch) available.

The New Value was available with two wheelbases: Most bodies were there on the chassis with 2946 mm wheelbase, the 7-seat sedan and the 5-seater "Caravan" sedan was 3251 mm wheelbase. The bodies had been revised: A narrow, inclined to the rear grille and a more sloping windshield left by the 92.5 mm lowered vehicles appear more streamlined. As a new all-steel superstructure was a 2 - or 4-door sedan, each available in "standard version" (without the boot) and "Touring Version" (with attached rear hatchback and trunk). In addition were two different 2-door coupe (Business and R / S), and a 2-door convertible on the short chassis. R / S Coupe and Cabriolet, there were either 2 or 4 seats. The chassis was too long without bodies, but with all the mechanical components supplied, so that customers can have their own farmers make of car body structures.

Of technical innovations offered the car has a launch control (semi-automatic choke), power steering and opening front windscreen.