Best B-body design year? 3 years max.

[Ironbuilt]

Thus the "63 design year now gets one of my poll votes.

When I was a teenager, I thought the 63 Dodge was the ugliest car on Earth.
As I matured, I learned to appreciate the beauty of the one year only B body.

 

[Photon440]

While the 72 RR grill is Way cool, the back end is just that much worse, it’s so FUGLY

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I do like them with stripes and machine gun exhaust tips.

 

[67charger383]

 

[Cojohnso1]

I suspected 1969 would start to pull away. In fact? I believe 1969 is the best year in US automotive design history? I believe the Mustang and Camero crowds would agree?

 

[Purepony]

It’s hard to vote because when you say B bodies are you just talking about all of the b bodies or anyone in specific?

It’s hard for me to vote by year for example 1970 charger or 1970 satellite

 

[Cojohnso1]

It’s hard to vote because when you say B bodies are you just talking about all of the b bodies or anyone in specific?

It’s hard for me to vote by year for example 1970 charger or 1970 satellite

It is all B-bodies. Must weigh them all.

 

[Kern Dog]

I believe the Mustang and Camero..

What is a "Camero" ??

 

[Cojohnso1]

What is a "Camero" ??

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I don't even know how to spell it. Let alone own one. Lol.

 

[Purepony]

I suspected 1969 would start to pull away. In fact? I believe 1969 is the best year in US automotive design history? I believe the Mustang and Camero crowds would agree?

For camaro 69 for mustang 67

 

[Photon440]

69 Mustang or 70 Javelin for me.

 

[747mopar]

That was a tough one for me, 1969, 1970 and 1967 was my picks. 68 was right there too but I prefer most 69 model grills better, 1970 saw a bit more radical changes than 68-69 in styling (I love 1970 Super Bee's/Coronets) and 67 had some downright sexy bodies (Satellite, Belvedere, Coronet, Barracuda).

 

[Cojohnso1]

That was a tough one for me, 1969, 1970 and 1967 was my picks. 68 was right there too but I prefer most 69 model grills better, 1970 saw a bit more radical changes than 68-69 in styling (I love 1970 Super Bee's/Coronets) and 67 had some downright sexy bodies (Satellite, Belvedere, Barracuda).

Of course it's tough. It's like trying to judge art? For me? The tick goes to '69. Very much so on the Dodge line. I think the center pillar in the Charger tightens up that design to possibly the best B-body design all-time. And no contest for Superbee. Throw in the rare A12 for '69? Topped with Daytona's only appearance?

Plymouth certainly closer. RoadRunner A12 as well as "Car of the Year" bring '69 very close to '70.

Also, The introduction of E-bodies does take some of the thunder in 1970/71. (Not that we can't handle both platforms?)

Of course this is just my opinion. There is no right answer in judging styling.