Dodge Coronet

Dodge Coronet
Production period:	1949-1976
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Limousine , Pullman limousine , station wagon , coupé
Previous model:	Dodge Custom
Successor:	Dodge Diplomat / Dodge Monaco

The Dodge Coronet was a great car , which the carmaker Chrysler under the car brand Dodge in the model between 1949 and 1959, and in 1965 produced up to the 1976th In 1949 the Coronet was the top model, and from 1955 it took the lowest place in the model range. From 1965 the name referred to the middle model from Dodge.

Models year after year

1949-1954

1949-1954
1949 Coronet
Production period:	1949-1954
Body versions :	Limousine , Pullman limousine , coupe
Engines:	Petrol engines : 3.7-4.0 liters (74 kW)
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The Dodge Coronet was introduced as the top of the line in the first post-war range, including Wayfarer and Meadowbrook . The only available engine was initially a side-controlled in- line six - cylinder with a single Stromberg carburetor and 3,769 cm³ displacement, which developed 103 bhp (76 kW) power.

From 1953 the Coronet was delivered with the "Red Ram" engine with 3,949 cm³ displacement, which could accelerate the vehicle to over 140 km / h. This engine had overhead valves and hemispherical combustion chambers ( Hemi engine ). With it, the vehicle set over 100 speed records in Bonneville Flats . In 1954, the Royal series was introduced above the Coronet . In limited numbers there was also a Pullman sedan with four doors for 8 people, an extended version of the normal Coronet. The first generation of the Coronet was available with a 3-speed automatic which was operated via a pedal in the footwell. A gear lever was not required.

1955-1957

1955-1959
1958 Coronet
Production period:	1955-1959
Body versions :	Limousine , Pullman limousine , station wagon , coupé
Engines:	Petrol engines : 3.7-5.9 liters (91 kW)
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In 1955, the Wayfarer and Meadowbrook fell away, making the Coronet the cheapest Dodge on offer. The middle model called Royal and as a top model was Custom Royal introduced. The cars were powered either by a side-controlled in-line six-cylinder with a displacement of 3,769 cm³, which now produced 90.5 kW thanks to other carburettors, or by a V8 Chrysler Hemi engine with a displacement of 5,211 cm³.

There were a number of construction variants:

three or five-door station wagon - it was called Suburban and had a V8 or R6 engine
two-door hardtop coupé - the Lancer with a V8 engine
two or four-door sedans - with V8 or R6 engines
four-door Pullman limousine for 8 people

1958-1959

The 1958 and 1959 models of the Coronet, Royal and Custom Royal had DeSoto chassis but had fewer chrome trims. The engines available were the 3.7-liter six-cylinder or the 5.3-liter V8 “Red Ram”.

In the 1960 model year, the Coronet was replaced by the Dart Seneca / Pioneer model.

1965-1967

1965-1967
1967 Coronet
Production period:	1965-1967
Body versions :	Sedan , station wagon , coupé
Engines:	Petrol engines : 3.7–7.2 liters (91–287 kW)
Length:	5480 mm
Width:	2020 mm
Height:	1440 mm
Wheelbase :	2972 mm
Empty weight :	1680 kg

From 1965, Dodge's mid-range model was named Coronet. The model was, among other things as a 4-door sedan and 2-door hardtop - Coupe , in which the B-pillar is missing, unavailable. The basic engine was 6-cylinder in- line engines , but V8 engines could also be ordered as an option . The most powerful model was the Coronet 500.

In 1966 the model was revised. There were 15 exterior colors available. These models could also be equipped with the even more powerful “Race Hemi” engine. The engine then had 426 cui (7.0 liters) displacement with 425 gross SAE-HP (317 gross kW) with a compression of 10.5: 1. The Coronet 500 models, like the Dodge Charger , had single seats in the front.

The Hemi-Coronets accelerated from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.1 seconds. Of the Coronet 500, 340 hardtop coupés and only 21 convertibles were sold.

In 1967 it got a facelift . In 1968 larger bodies with a “ Coke-Bottle ” design were offered. A powerful R / T model (7078 cm³ displacement, 275 kW) appeared in 1967, from 1969 even with 287 kW and three double carburetors. To model range also included a hardtop - coupe and a convertible .

1968

A new Coronet model known as the Coronet Super Bee (but often referred to as its own range) was introduced in 1968. In its last year of production, 1971, the Super Bee was sold as a charger .

1969-1970

Coronet Coupe

The Coronet and the identical Plymouth Belvedere were available in 1969 with 426 S muscle car equipment. This included the famous 426 Chrysler Hemi V8 engine (6980 cm³, 312.5 kW). This year there was also the 440 model with quadruple carburetor (7210 cm³). Its output was specified with 280 kW, but actually made up to 313 kW. Another 440 models were also available as 2-door or 4-door sedans with a 318 engine and manual 3-speed gearbox. Motor of 5210 cm³ / 318 cui displacement with an output of 171.5 kW / 230 PS.

1971-1972

1971-1973
1973 Coronet Custom
Production period:	1971-1973
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 3.7–7.2 liters
Length:	5260 mm
Width:	1975 mm
Height:	1360 mm
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Empty weight :	2311 kg

The new Coronet was a twin of the four-door Plymouth Satellite , but had a more fluid design. It was only available as a sedan and station wagon, with the related and also revised Charger covering the coupe market. Slight revisions to the radiator grille, headlights and taillights followed in 1972. From this point on, sales fell sharply to 80,000–90,000 in 1973 (compared to 196,242 units in 1968). This is attributed to both the oil crisis and the merging of the Dodge and Plymouth models and the parity with the other models in the Chrysler concern.

1973

In addition to the usual changes to the grille, headlights, taillights and interior trim, Dodge introduced the Torsion Quiet system, which consisted of additional mufflers and rubber mounts that made for better driving comfort and lower noise levels inside the car.

1974

1974-1976
1975 Dodge Coronet Crestwood station wagon
Production period:	1974-1976
Body versions :	Sedan , station wagon , coupé
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 3.7–6.6 liters
Length:	5430-5730 mm
Width:	1975 mm
Height:	1330-1415 mm
Wheelbase :	2920-2985 mm
Empty weight :	approx. 1300–1700 kg

The front and rear of the car were redesigned, particularly the rear bumper, to meet 1974 DOT regulations. The styling of the sedan was the basis for later Coronet models (and its twin, the Plymouth Fury ) up to the 1978 model year.

1975

In 1975 the cars were revised again so that their bodies appeared more angular. The Coronet coupe returned for a year. The front view got, like that of the Plymouth Fury , two round headlights.

1976

1976 was the final year for the Coronet; In 1977 the Monaco models - until then the larger Dodge model - were renamed and got rectangular headlights and other minor changes, which became an instant hit. The two-door coupe was sold in 1976 under the name Dodge Charger Coupe . It came with this designation next to the Dodge Charger S / E, which was a derivative of the Chrysler Cordoba .

The Royal Monaco continued to have the larger Monaco body. Another successor to the Coronet was the Diplomat .

1980s

In the Colombian market, the Dodge Diplomat was called the Dodge Coronet .

In the movie

In Point Blank drives Lee Marvin a 1967 Dodge Coronet wagon.
In A Guide for the Married Man , Walter Matthau drives a 1967 Dodge Coronet sedan
In King of the Hill , Boomhauer drives a model from the late 1960s.
In Dukes of Hazzard , the police car that Rosco P. Coltrane and Deputy Enos Strait drive was a Dodge Coronet.

Web links and sources

Commons : Dodge Coronet - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Illustration of both charger models in the sales brochure from 1976 .

[1] Illustration of both charger models in the sales brochure from 1976 .