Dodge Lancer

Dodge Lancer
1962 Dodge Lancer 170 2-Door Sedan
Overview
ManufacturerDodge (Chrysler)
Production1955–1959
1960–1962
1984–1989
Body and chassis
PlatformFR layout A-body (for 1961–62)
FF layout H-body (for 1985–89)
Chronology
SuccessorDodge Dart (for 1963)
Dodge Spirit (for 1989)

The Dodge Lancer is an automobile that was marketed in three unrelated versions by Dodge during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s. The first version debuted as a hardtop version of the full-sized 1955 Dodge, and was produced in that form until 1959. The second version revived the nameplate in 1961 for a Chrysler A platform-based compact that was marketed for two model years and replaced by the Dodge Dart. The third version returned the Lancer nameplate in 1985 for a front-wheel drive mid-sized Chrysler H platform model that was in production until 1988 after which it was replaced by the Dodge Spirit.