Dodge Matador

Dodge
Matador
Production period:	1960
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	Sedan , station wagon , coupé
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 5.2–6.3 liters (169–239 kW)
Length:	5400-5456 mm
Width:	1981 mm
Height:	1394-1412 mm
Wheelbase :	3098 mm
Empty weight :	1678-1867 kg
Previous model	Dodge Royal
successor	Dodge Polara

The Dodge Matador was a Dodge branded passenger car model that was introduced as a mid-range model in the United States in the 1960 model year.

In 1960, for the first time, all models of the Chrysler concern had a monocoque body.

The Matador and the other large Dodge cars of the 1960 model year were reminiscent of the styling of the 1959 models, which were a further development of the " Forward Look " created by Virgil Exner and introduced in 1957. The Matador and the top model Polara largely had the chassis of their predecessors with a 3,099 mm wheelbase, unlike the still large Dart series , which only had a 2,997 mm wheelbase. The Polara was available as a hardtop coupé, 4-door hardtop sedan, 5-door hardtop station wagon with 6 or 9 seats and conventional 4-door sedan (with B-pillars).

Like these cars, both large Dodge model series from 1960 still had the brand's distinguishing features, the “Jet” taillights, which, however, had grown significantly compared to the previous year's models; the lower taillight was in the rear bumper. The shortened tail fins typical of Dodge could also be seen again, which had small vertical taillight glasses that sat on the vertical rear front of the fin; again, the shortened tail fins should emphasize the nozzle shape of the taillights. (The tail fins of the Dart range were longer.) The front of the cars had a small grille made up of eight chrome-plated rectangles set into a massive and complex front bumper.

1961 Dodge phased out the Matador, making the Polara the only large Dodge model.

source

• Gunnell, John (editor): Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 , Krause Publications Inc., Iola (2002), ISBN 0-87349-461-X .