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What design/part is not liked on your B-body?

The design of cars got really quirky (some butt ugly IMO) entering the mid-70’s after the horses were killed and safety features introduced; big bumpers, etc. B-Bodies and most of the other big-3 cars got to looking boxy; the last of the Nova’s, Cutlass’ and GTO’s…a joke. Look at a ’69 Nova or goat and a ’74 or 75. I’ll spare some pin’s about mopars of the era. When I traded in my ’70 Cuda for a new/demo ’73 Challenger, looking at other pony cars, at least the car had its style yet after I removed the big rubber bumper tits. Yeah, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. No offense to those who like those rides. There were some neat ones IMO. I have a ’63 Fury some either like mopars of that era or don’t, lol.
 
The chrome on the console blinds me on sunny days so I have a towel cover it while I drive.
I know, life is rough.
 
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Not one thing I dislike about a 68-70 Charger. The most perfect looking car every designed.
 
I never had a problem filling the gas tank on my 66/67 cars.
maybe the person that said this has a plugged or inop vent tube.

If you've ever experienced the door sag and broken exterior handle on a gm car......

I find "road feel and handling" far superior on Mopar than gm pretty much across the board.
Except maybe for the too powerful PS on some.

...and all of my Mopars have had more headroom than any comparable gm or fomoco product.

Finally 69 and 74 nova is the same body with a grill change and subtle body line sheet metal change on the quarter window area. The square ones started in 75.

Mopar styling was about a year or 2 behind if you can call it that.
gm went square and smaller in 75-77 and Mopar was still big and round until 81.

I would change that cowl cover, though.
A bolt on would make the common rust repair a LOT easier.
 
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BDF6 said:
The chrome on the console blinds me on sunny days so I have a towel cover it while I drive.
I know, life is rough.
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The horn rim on my '63 vert blinds me when driving top down on sunny days, the angle of the rim does this nicely; lol maybe I should put the top down on rainy days..huh
 
Outlawd said:
I honestly can't find a design flaw on a B body mopar, they are beautiful works of art. Could the engineers of the 60's done better? I don't think so. It's easy to pic things apart with today's technology but they didn't have that knowledge back then and that's what makes these cars so beautiful. I enjoy the comments and conversations at gas stations when people see me fueling up behind the license plate, it brings back memories to the older folks and blows the minds of the younger generation.
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You're right, but you have to be careful stopping at the pump; all these short hoses are a real pain!
 
I could never have a full frame under a B body, hence we call GM the flexible flier nickname.. the unitized body is far superior for repairs and strength imo.. to each their own.
 
I wouldn't change anything either. I wish they were still making them like back then.

You have to think about the time period that they were being built. The closest thing to a computer back then was a punch card machine. All tool and dies were made my hand (manually operated machines) not by a CNC. Drawings done by hand, not Autocads. Painted and assembled mostly by hand, not by robots. They are to be marveled at their accomplishments for the end product.

Complaints about rust? They were only supposed to last five years. Here it is 40-50 years later and they're still repairable and driving. Do that with any car from today. Have you seen how they are building engines lately? The engines and trans from the sixties/seventies are simple and strong. Maybe not the horse power of today's cars but are easily repaired and serviced.

Oh and they were American made! :usflag:

I'll keep my old Mopar like it is! :D
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khryslerkid said:
I wouldn't change anything either. I wish they were still making them like back then.

You have to think about the time period that they were being built. The closest thing to a computer back then was a punch card machine. All tool and dies were made my hand (manually operated machines) not by a CNC. Drawings done by hand, not Autocads. They are to be marveled at their accomplishments for the end product.

Complaints about rust? They were only supposed to last five years. Here it is 40-50 years later and they're still repairable and driving. Do that with any car from today. Have you seen how they are building engines lately? The engines and trans from the sixties/seventies are simple and strong. Maybe not the horse power of today's cars but are easily repaired and serviced.

Oh and they were American made! :usflag:

I'll keep my old Mopar like it is! :D
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Windsor made Mopar’s, and all 340 engines I believe.
 
The question is not changing anything today? My initial complaint of fuel filler behind license plate on the 69 Plymouths would be blasphemy to actually try to re-route to a Charger top filler design? Just wish they did back in the day?
 
Kern Dog said:
I thought about this topic on the way home from work.
I'm having trouble finding something to complain about that pertains only to the B body cars.
I am in love with the appearance of them. I love the way the quarter panels and fenders of the Charger bulge and blend into each other.
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If any line of cars is the poster child for the phrase "muscle car", it's b-body Mopars, hands down.
The proportions, the lines.... damn things were purpose built to look the part I think, even if they weren't
initially.

Should be a picture of a b-body next to the term "muscle car" in the damn dictionary....
Further, these cars just naturally had the look that got even TOUGHER when you started doing "day two" things
to them. Bigger tires, hood openings/protrusions/scoops...they naturally took to such things with ease.

It's like this for me and always has been:
With most car lines of those days, I first remember the "civilian" version of a given model - and then go from
there to its' performance model.
With the b-body Mopars though? I always think of the hot rod model of a series first and then have to pause
and think of what it's "civilian" base model was.
Hard to explain, but that's the way it's always been for me.
 
moparedtn said:
If any line of cars is the poster child for the phrase "muscle car", it's b-body Mopars, hands down.
The proportions, the lines.... damn things were purpose built to look the part I think, even if they weren't
initially.

Should be a picture of a b-body next to the term "muscle car" in the damn dictionary....
Further, these cars just naturally had the look that got even TOUGHER when you started doing "day two" things
to them. Bigger tires, hood openings/protrusions/scoops...they naturally took to such things with ease.

It's like this for me and always has been:
With most car lines of those days, I first remember the "civilian" version of a given model - and then go from
there to its' performance model.
With the b-body Mopars though? I always think of the hot rod model of a series first and then have to pause
and think of what it's "civilian" base model was.
Hard to explain, but that's the way it's always been for me.
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The term "Muscle car" is of course argumentative. I have had this discussion not only here, but live. My Chevy friend with his '69 SS Nova. Try to explain why my '69 GTX is a Muscle car. And his Nova is not? As you can imagine? Good thing we are already friends. Lol. Bottom line? His Nova is actually a pony car. And not even a true pony at that. His Nova had options for a 6cyl. Hell, you could get a 4-door Nova? My GTX? Is Muscle or Bust! There are no family style options. You get big fast engine. Or even faster engine. That's it!
 
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