Best looking 60's-70's Mopar muscle car?

[Pops1967GTX]

Bless you my dear friend!

68 charger is also one my favorites .. But without the 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T. Which is the start of pure beauty... Then 1967 Plymouth belvedere GTX ...

 

[70rr-brian]

Didn't the 68 Dart have limited option 383s and Hemi's?

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Yes, I am fully aware of the textbook definition of muscle car. My personal feeling on it is if you could get a factory big block in a "pony" car they stopped being pony cars. I consider Camaro's and Mustangs with factory installed big block muscle cars too. When you put that extra weight up front the pony car lost its basic identity IMO. Not to mention the E body was just a shortened version of the B body anyway. The only place it had to go from there, again just my opinion, was into the muscle car category. Regarding the dart GTS, being an a-body and a total butcher job to get those BB's into them I could just never consider that a muscle car.

I am not trying to convince anyone, that is just my feelings on it. I suppose in retrospect I should just asked best looking 60's-70's mopar.

 

[Runner 68]

Yes, I am fully aware of the textbook definition of muscle car. My personal feeling on it is if you could get a factory big block in a "pony" car they stopped being pony cars. I consider Camaro's and Mustangs with factory installed big block muscle cars too. When you put that extra weight up front the pony car lost its basic identity IMO. Not to mention the E body was just a shortened version of the B body anyway. The only place it had to go from there, again just my opinion, was into the muscle car category. Regarding the dart GTS, being an a-body and a total butcher job to get those BB's into them I could just never consider that a muscle car.

I am not trying to convince anyone, that is just my feelings on it. I suppose in retrospect I should just asked best looking 60's-70's mopar.

No harm no foul.
Good thread.
GO CHALLENGER!!!!
Damit, nobody is voting for the Chally. I like what I like.
I'll still take the 69 RR over the 70 RR but the 70 is hot.
Not sure if it's a 71 but just look at it. C'mon.

 

[70rr-brian]

Also, just to reiterate, those are just my top 10. If the site would have let me add a 30 item poll there would have been a lot more listed there.

 

[Budnicks]

1968 almost anything "performance" from MaMopar are most of my favorites, 68 Charger 383-440-426 Hemi, 68 RR 383 or 426 Hemi, 68 GTX 440 or 426 Hemi, 68 Super Bee 383 or 426 Hemi, 68 R/T 440 or Hemi, 68 383 GTS/440 GSS Dart or the LO23 Hemi, 68 Barracuda 383 Fomula S or a BO29 Hemi... Even some of the C-Bodies from that year... Most are arguably some of the all time best "performance cars", not just "muscle cars" from MaMopar... food for thought, just my brain going into meltdown mode...

1969 they just made them more popular even, because of the push in 1968... 1969 Road Runner was voted the "car of the year"

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Also, just to reiterate, those are just my top 10. If the site would have let me add a 30 item poll there would have been a lot more listed there.

yeah as you see I could do 10 from 1968 alone...LOL... great thread either way 70rr-brian

 

[theman440]

70 RR in the lead? - Best looking is '68 Charger IMO, I'd go so far as to say EVER by any MFG.

 

[GITEX]

67 gtx Oh baby

 

[747mopar]

No harm no foul.
Good thread.
GO CHALLENGER!!!!
Damit, nobody is voting for the Chally. I like what I like.
I'll still take the 69 RR over the 70 RR but the 70 is hot.
Not sure if it's a 71 but just look at it. C'mon.
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If it makes you feel better it's my #2 pic, always loved the body lines of the Challenger.

 

[Hemi Rebel]

68 charger. Not only the best looking mopar, but the best looking car ever. Period. End of story. And if it has a vinyl top its even sexier

 

[Richard Cranium]

Here's my list...



Best year Charger: 1968
Best year Road Runner: 1969
Best year Coronet: 1969
Best year Super Bee: 1968
Best year Cuda: 1971
Best year Dart: 1970 (in Plum Crazy)
Best year Challenger: 1971



And for the wild card....

Best year Belvedere: 1964

 

[SteveSS]

Given that I have a 1971 Challenger I voted for it. I really really want a black 1969 Charger. I also have an orange 1971 Charger which qualifies me for this site.

 

[Runner 68]

Given that I have a 1971 Challenger I voted for it. I really really want a black 1969 Charger. I also have an orange 1971 Charger which qualifies me for this site.

Way to go Steve! That's two of us!
GO CHALLENGER!!! At least we're kicking the Dart's @ss.

 

[bigaadams]

If it had a big block it was a muscle car in my book.[/QUOTE

I read long ago in X mopar mag that the Dodge Dart was the only car in Mopar lineup that received every engine ever made from the factory...the GTS more than qualifies to be inlcuded...GTS is one model that has always seemed to have eluded me..locate one that looked to be a fixer upper..guy just bought it every time....lol

 

[1970GTX]

70 RR in the lead? - Best looking is '68 Charger IMO, I'd go so far as to say EVER by any MFG.

X2, '68 or '69 charger. Never been a car with such gorgeous lines. Love my '70 GTX too but then I'm a tich biased.

 

[Budnicks]

Here's my list...



Best year Charger: 1968
Best year Road Runner: 1969
Best year Coronet: 1969
Best year Super Bee: 1968
Best year Cuda: 1971
Best year Dart: 1970 (in Plum Crazy)
Best year Challenger: 1971



And for the wild card....

Best year Belvedere: 1964

good list too

 

[Richard Cranium]

the Dodge Dart was the only car in Mopar lineup that received every engine ever made from the factory

Interesting point. I never thought of that. Same goes for the 68 Cuda as well.

 

[Tempest 455]

My 1st choice was not on the list.

1970 Challenger 1st, '71 Cuda 2nd, '69 Super Bee 3rd.

 

[Finallygotmine]

my preference in order
69 Roadrunner
67 GTX
70 Cuda........I just don't like the billboards... just me I guess.

 

[Hemi Rebel]

If it had a big block it was a muscle car in my book.[/QUOTE

I read long ago in X mopar mag that the Dodge Dart was the only car in Mopar lineup that received every engine ever made from the factory...the GTS more than qualifies to be inlcuded...GTS is one model that has always seemed to have eluded me..locate one that looked to be a fixer upper..guy just bought it every time....lol

340 six pack? 400? Did they come from the factory with 440? And hemi? I thought Hurst did the hemi cars and mr norm made the 440 cars. Or something like that.

 

[Runner 68]

Interesting point. I never thought of that. Same goes for the 68 Cuda as well.

OK, I'll bite. Don't you mean 68 Barracuda, Dickie?