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75-79 dodge/chrysler/plymouth history

i ran across this from lhmopars.com.
1978 Codes:
First Digit = Car Line
C - Chrysler Newport / New Yorker
F - Chrysler Le Baron
G - Dodge Diplomat
H - Plymouth Volare
M - Plymouth Horizon
N - Dodge Aspen
R - Plymouth Fury
S - Chrysler Cordoba
W - Dodge Monaco
X - Dodge Charger SE / Magnum XE
Z - Dodge Omni
Second Digit = Price Class
L - Low
M - Medium
H - High
P - Premium
S - Special
Third and Fourth digits = Body Style
22 - 2 Door special coupe
23 - 2 Door hardtop
29 - 2
Door special coupe
41 - 4 Door sedan
43 - 4 Door hardtop
44 - 4 Door hatchback
45 - 2 Seat wagon
46 - 3 Seat wagon
Fifth Digit = Engine
A - 1.7 Liter 1 - 2 BBL 4 cylinder engine
C - 225 1 - 1BBL 6 cylinder "RG" engine
D - 225 1 - 2BBL 6 cylinder "RG" engine
E - Special order 6 cylinder
G - 318 1 - 2BBL 8 cylinder "LA" engine
J - 360 1 - 4BBL 8 cylinder "LA" engine
K - 360 1 - 2BBL 8 cylinder "LA" engine
L - 360 1 - 4BBL
8 cylinder "LA" engine (high performance)
N - 400 1 - 4BBL
8 cylinder "B" engine
P - 400 1 - 4BBL
8 cylinder "B" engine (high performance)
R - 360 "Lean Burn" 8 cylinder "LA" engine
T - 440 1 - 4BBL
8 cylinder "RB" engine
U - 440 1 - 4BBL
8 cylinder "RB" engine (high performance)
Z - Special order 8 cylinder
Sixth digit = Model year
8 - 1978
Seventh Digit = Assembly plant
A - Lynch Road, MI
B - Hamtramck, MI
C - Jefferson, MI
D - Belvedere, IL
F - Newark, DE
G - St. Louis, MO
R - Windsor, Ontario, Canada
 
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Two cool Mopars! Are both yours?

Knew they didn't make a lot of Chargers, but didn't know it was such a low figure in 1978. Really any 75+ Charger is a rare sight.
 
75-79 B Body Articles

Here are some links to magazine articles on Google Books about about late 70's B's.

First are two Popular Mechanics Owners Reports on the 75 Cordoba and 77 Charger. It is interesting that owners thought the trunks and back seats were so small. Wonder what they would think of today's cars?

http://books.google.com/books?id=9OEDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA84&dq=chrysler%20cordoba&pg=PA84#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=tO...er owner's report&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q&f=false

This is an article on making convertibles, including Cordoba convertibles:
http://books.google.com/books?id=qu...rdoba convertible&pg=PA78#v=onepage&q&f=false

This a Popular Science comparison test with a Cordoba against a T-Bird and Grand Prix:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Rg...=chrysler cordoba&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
a couple recent pics
 

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a couple of drag photos
 

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a couple more
 

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i know this thread is all over the place, but im going to post the rest of my drag car pics, since the 75-77 chargers have very little drag racing history. these are the only known later B funny cars i have found, and even some of these have only merely changed drivers and paint treatments.
 

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Great thread 77 and lots of great history on our late B Bodies.
 
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