| Dodge Dart | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) 1966 Dodge Dart GT 2-door hardtop | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Dodge (Chrysler) |
| Production | 1959–1976 |
| Model years | 1960–1976 (US market) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size (1960–1961) Mid-size (1962) Compact (1963–1976) Luxury car (for Spanish market) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Plymouth Valiant Chrysler Valiant Dodge Phoenix |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Dodge Coronet (for full-size version) Dodge Lancer (for compact version) Simca Esplanada (Brazil) |
| Successor | Dodge Aspen Dodge Diplomat Talbot Tagora (for Barreiros models/Spain) |
The Dodge Dart is a line of passenger cars produced by Dodge from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets.
The production Dodge Dart was introduced as a lower-priced full-size model in 1960 and 1961, but became a mid-size car for one model year for 1962, and was then reduced to a compact for two generations, from 1963 to 1976.[1][2][3]
Chrysler had first used 'Dart' name plates on two Italian styled show cars, in 1956 and 1957, before it became a Dodge model name. The Dart nameplate was resurrected for a Fiat-derived compact car that was introduced in 2012.
- ^ With a vehicle length ranging from 192.5 in (4.89 m) to 203.8 in (5.18 m), the two "compact" Dart generations would still have been classed as large or full-size in most markets outside North America
- ^ "1956 Chrysler Dart". Carstyling.ru. 2001-06-01. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ "1957 Chrysler Diablo". Classiccars.about.com. 2008-05-22. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2010-09-29.