Slant six B bodies

1968_Satellite said:

Hi,I just recently joined this site to try and find a 68 or 69 Satellite for a daily driver. I was wondering,how uncommon was it to find a slant six in one of these cars? I would prefer the 318 personally,but would be happy with a slant if one came up.
I recently saw a listing for a 69 Coronet 2dr hardtop that has a slant in it,but other than that one I haven't seen any other slant six 68-70 b bodies advertised so im assuming that most B body buyers wanted v8's unlike A body buyers.

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6PKRTSE said:

Probably more common than most people think. It's just most them have been converted to a V8 by now.
I can only think of 3 that I can remember seeing over the years in person. A 70 Charger at the Nats, a 69 Satellite and a 68 Belvedere. However, I have never owned a slant 6 B Body though.

I did own a slant 6 E body once. It was a 71' EV2 orange base Challenger with no options. It wasn't even a 225 slant 6, it was a 198 slant 6. Manual steering, manual 4 wheel drum brake, manual 3 speed trans, 2 speed wipers, manual foot pump washer fluid pump, rubber floor mats (no carpeting), fixed rear quarter windows. They had chrome plugs where the window cranks would have been. I have never seen another one like it.

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493 Mike said:

I drove a 66 Belvedere I /6 automatic for a couple years. It was a 2 door sedan. Indestructible engine!
Mike

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1968_Satellite said:

I had a 60 Savoy with the slant in it and push button auto. It was indeed indestructible and had more than enough power to keep up with traffic on the freeway. Unfortunately the body was super rusty or id still have it now.
The 318's are very durable too.

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