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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/29/09

    In reply to 1968 Dodge Coronet Wagon Down On The Denver Street
    To varying degrees all of the Big Four's mid-sized cars in the late 60s were bloated versions of their compacts, but Chrysler's mid-sized wagons were the most over the top about it.

    Look at how deeply sunken the wheels are from the fenders, and the tailgate window from the bumper. Also note the extremely wide fender "shoulders."

    There's a trim Dodge Dart wagon underneath all that fat just crying to get out. Alas, for 1967 Chrysler stopped making compact wagons.
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    Image of doug-g doug-g
    11/29/09

    wagon" />@DrLemming: Here's the phote. For some reason the links are dropped when you edit!
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/30/09

    @doug-g: I like the Rebel a lot more than the Coronet. It has much cleaner, more modern lines, e.g., the cool two-tone roof. That's why it's a shame that the Rebel didn't sell very well.

    Indeed, the 1967 line up almost put AMC out of business. I guess traditional Rambler buyers thought it was too big, and looked too much like a GM car. The design was also rushed to market and had more than its share of problems that scared people away -- or swore them off AMCs for good.
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    Image of doug-g doug-g
    11/30/09

    @DrLemming: This photo does not do the car justice - it's distorted. Jalopnik wouldn't download it directly from my computer so I had to put the picture on Flickr and add the URL.
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    11/29/09

    In reply to 1968 Dodge Coronet Wagon Down On The Denver Street
    I love this wagon, I grew up riding in the back of cars like this. I'd love to have this car today.

    It would be tempting to swap in a 440 and hot rod this beast into something scary, but it's so bone-stock and original, down to the dog dish hubcaps, that that would be a sin. I'd fix the minimal rust and repaint it the same color and otherwise leave it alone and drive it all over the place. Great road trip car.
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    Image of MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy
    11/29/09

    In reply to 1968 Dodge Coronet Wagon Down On The Denver Street
    There is a small ongoing dispute between me and my wife over choice of vehicles, should we find ourselves with anything more than the two kids we're planning on.

    I say vintage wagon, she says SUV. Something about safety and airbags and good brakes and all that. I get a little Charlie Brown whenever she talks about an SUV. She wouldn't have a minivan though, so can't complain too much.
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    Image of JB_Finesse JB_Finesse
    11/29/09


    @MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy: What about a 94-96 Caprice or Roadmaster? Sure, they aren't as nice as a '70 Vista Cruiser or this DOTS Coronet, but they've got all the modern safety features and a 260-horse LT1. I'd much rather have one of them than an SUV.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/29/09

    @MrHoser: Safety? Airbag? Excellent brakes? Wagon designed thirty-odd years ago? Good sir, you need a '90- Volvo 245 (240 wagon).

    Or, y'know, a full-size '90s GM-wagon. Those're great too.
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    Image of MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy
    11/29/09

    @MushyHeirloom: You know, that is the one idea we can agree on. She has fond memories of a Volvo wagon from her childhood, so that could be an option.

    I, of course, would want to make it a V8olvo. We'll see.

    Also, Haha at "MrHoser."
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    Image of MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy
    11/29/09

    @JB_Finesse: I have come to enjoy some of the big GM rigs. Caprice, Park Avenue, Roadmaster, Brougham Caddies... They're all up there, in my book. However, in her book, they're all "old people cars," and as such, she says no thanks. She keeps getting less resistant, so I'll keep working.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/29/09

    @JB_Finesse: Funny you should mention that. My German friend just shipped one back to Germany--I spent about 8 months looking at these babies and they have everything. You can get them for as little as $3,000--or less, depending on the miles. Dump in the Vettte engine and it's got something for everyone. I'm seriously thinking about one, now that I've looked at so many.
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    11/29/09

    @JB_Finesse: And, I just saw a snow white Vista Cruiser, not sure what year exactly, but couldn't get a picture because it was headed the other way in heavy traffic. Rare bird around here.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/29/09

    In reply to 1968 Dodge Coronet Wagon Down On The Denver Street
    Fabulous MoPar, fabulous natural color, metallic blue. Great find!
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    Image of grzydj grzydj
    11/29/09

    In reply to 1968 Dodge Coronet Wagon Down On The Denver Street
    This is so much better looking than any current SUV on the market.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    11/29/09

    In reply to 1972 Dodge Dart
    I can't believe it, but you have apparently located my little sister's old 1982 ride. The crinkle fender looks right. Also the color. Definitive evidence would be a glove box that fills up with water whenever it rains...
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/29/09

    In reply to 1968 Dodge Coronet Wagon Down On The Denver Street
    Amazing shape. Someone's been very good.

    But I never understood the Alec Guinness tie-in.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/29/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Saw your post & was curious what you meant... IMDB shows that he was in a movie called "Kind Hearts & Coronets"; could that be it?

    Dunno, that's an older movie (1949), so I have no idea if it was popular or iconic enough to warrant some kind of Coronet car tie-in. Was he in a commercial or some kind of print ad campaign for the Coronet?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/29/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: "Extra Value is What You Get, When You Buy Coronet!"
    That was actually paper towels, though.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/29/09

    @Novaload: OH! Ok, I guess I don't remember that at all. I remember the jingle, but not Alec Guiness being a spokes-shill for that brand.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/29/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Oh, he did. It was fabulous! Very dramatic, as one would expect. I bought nothing but Coronets for years. You know, he could of course wear a coronet whilst shilling with perfect dignity. Or maybe it was a cormorant.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/29/09

    @Novaload: A Cormorant? Not an Albatross?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/29/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Hmmm....I think you may be right.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/28/09

    In reply to 1972 Dodge Dart
    Murilee, thanks for this.

    I had happy words and humorous tales of my late-Uncle Ed today with my mother, and this vehicle right here is the quintessential "Ed" car. Nowhere near enough rot, and the floors are likely metal and not fast-food wrappers covering plywood scraps, but it's got the vibe.

    His faves were late-60's to early-70's Valiants, wagons, Darts, and the like.

    I don't think he ever bought a car which cost more than $200...and managed to get both years of use and sold them for more, later.

    A Mopar savant, he was.
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    Image of tjanson tjanson
    11/28/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: umm, savant? Maybe savior?
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/28/09

    @tjanson:

    That too. Beat-to-hell cars were like stray puppies to him.
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/28/09

    In reply to 1972 Dodge Dart

    PJ O'Rourke once wrote in Car and Driver that old Darts and Valiants were cars that refused to die, no matter how badly their owners wanted them to. Anyone who thinks that Chrysler has always made nothing but junk should be shown this car. As usual, it looks like Alameda has woven its magic spell and kept this car mostly rust-free. Coastal Florida is far less kind. As for styling, not bad for the era, though I prefer the split grille of the '70 and '71 models.
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/28/09

    @tonyola: The 1972 grille did have a rather cheap plastic look, and the 1973+ had the unwieldy 5 mph bumpers. So, yeah, the 1970-71s were better. I'm partial to the 1968-69 because the styling is more original (and the detailing a bit cleaner than the 1967).

    The rear of the 1970+ was given a swept-up-and-forward back end that -- like so many other cars of that era -- copied the original Mustang. At least the Dart's new front and rear matched the swept-forward arc of its wheel cutouts.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/28/09

    In reply to 1972 Dodge Dart
    There's two reasons it wouldn't be parked there in New Hampshire, and only one is rust - that there is a stop sign, and those have hydrantlike levels of protection here.

    Gotta love the patina, the wrinkles, and that it still shines through despite 'em. Honest and classy, and just as indestructible as my 240. I salute it.
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    Image of 1991Brougham 1991Brougham
    11/28/09

    In reply to 1972 Dodge Dart
    I remember when there were a gazillion of these Dratted Darts out there. Other than rust, what else could kill one? Built Ford tough by Chrysler...LOL! Slant-6 or 318 B-block with a Torqueflite, they were unstoppable.

    AAA+++ Find Murilee!!!
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    Image of ProstWest ProstWest
    11/28/09

    @1991Brougham: I had a friend who knew them only as "Mailcars" because so many postal delivery drivers used them.
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/28/09

    In reply to 1972 Dodge Dart
    My dad was considering buying a 1972 Dart sedan. I made fun of the Dart brochure's picture of the sedan, which also included a nerdy, middle-aged couple frolicking in the grass. Shortly thereafter my dad bought a Mercury Montego MX Brougham instead.

    I wish he had bought the Dart -- it would have been a much better car even though it was rather plain.
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    Image of ProstWest ProstWest
    11/28/09

    In reply to 1972 Dodge Dart
    Ours was light blue. Daddy rigged a speaker under the hood so he could use the CB mike to project his voice outside of the car. Hilarity ensued.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/28/09

    @ProstWest: Hiliarity such as that which is found at :30-seconds into this...?
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    Image of ProstWest ProstWest
    11/28/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: ...as combined with this, yes.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/28/09

    @ProstWest: Great song! Wolf Creek Pass is in the SW Colorado mountains. It's an absolutely beautiful drive, but is frightening to the flatlanders. Thank you very much!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/28/09

    @ProstWest: I feel your pain. My old man had a CB as well. Practical while travelling? Very much. Embarrassing when abused? That's a big 10-4!
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    11/28/09

    @ProstWest:
    I spent my Junior Highschool years working part-time at the local Radio Shack selling CB radios during the craze in the mid-1970s. I think most of the models had a "P.A." switch that was precisely for your Dad's intended application. Back when cars had room for all-weather horn speakers under the hood.
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    Image of 87CapriceEstate 87CapriceEstate
    11/28/09

    @skaycog was here: Wolf Creek Pass is not scary (in the rainy summer time) I was the Flatlander who was engine braking down the whole mountain getting passed by locals, a Missourian, 2 Kansans, and at least three others from flat states.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/29/09

    @87CapriceEstate: That's funny! It was a beautiful ride, wasn't it?
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/29/09

    @skaycog was here: Wolf Creek Pass is a wonderful spot. Last time I drove over it was in late March, it was snowing, and traffic crawled up the mountain before coming to a semi jacknifed across the crest.

    Further on I crossed the Sierras into California, and on a beautiful, sunny day after a snowfall, the staties were making everyone coming the other direction put on chains. I rolled happily down into the Central Valley on my three season tires that had carried me right across the high country.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/29/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Yay for your 3-season tires! I've not driven over any passes in the snow, but have been a passenger. I had confidence in the driver, but there's always other drivers (usually out-of-state skiiers) who scare me.

    I drive over Monarch Pass on occasion now, but only in the summer months thus far.
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    Image of 87CapriceEstate 87CapriceEstate
    11/29/09

    @skaycog was here: Yep it sure was and I was going westbound. Met some fire service personal who explained why there are bunches of Soda Pop boxes down the cliff side. Two tractor trailers were racing down the hill and one got upset, but thankfully both truckers survived. The Soda Pop was either Diet or Zero Calorie so nobody wanted it.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/28/09

    In reply to 1972 Dodge Dart
    What a classic flashback! That color was everywhere. In fact, on CL the other day I found one of these, slightly younger, as a Swinger with a stripe across the ass. I was tempted. Such a clean, nice design. I've always loved these fine little MoPars!
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/28/09

    @Novaload: That was the very first thing that came to mind when I saw the pic... how popular this color seemed to be.

    Come to think of it, Ford had one that was close to it, and my '69 Sedan DeVille was the GM version of this color, as well.
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    11/28/09

    @Novaload: I saw this exact car on eBay, in a bit better shape (no crinklies in the fenders) for about $900.

    I can't save them all, but I sure can go broke trying!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/28/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Yeah, there might have even been a DOTS of an old LTD with black vinyl top in that minty fresh + housefly in sun green.
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    11/28/09

    In reply to 1972 Dodge Dart
    Now THATS a Dart if I ever saw one. And its even painted in No-Sale Green!
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