Body length..

[Brandy]

^^ Coronet is 3 inches or so shorter than the 67 Coronet. Is the difference in the quarter panel length aft of the wheel well? Thanks.

 

[patrick66]

The 1966 and 1967 Coronets are exactly the same length. The 1966 and 1967 Belvederes ARE shorter overall by three inches versus the Coronets, and one inch shorter in wheelbase. THAT is what you are likely thinking of.

'66 - '67 Coronet = 117" wheelbase
'66 - '67 Belvedere = 116" wheelbase.

The quarter panel length overall is what makes Belvedere shorter. There is also less length between the door edge and the front of the rear wheel well on Belvedere versus the Coronet.

You can actually swap doors (same beast) even-up, and swap an entire front clip (front fenders, hood, grille assembly and radiator support) from Ply to Dodge and vice versa, but work is required with the rad support to make things work. Reason I mention that is that years ago, a buddy swapped a '66 Charger front clip onto a '66 Satellite. It worked, but looked a little odd.

 

[Brandy]

Thanks Patrick, not wheelbase, actual body length. Every 66 Coronet looks shorter in the rear than the 67 Coronets. I see that the charts show the overall length as the same 203 inches. I guess I asked the question wrong, I want to know why the 66 "looks" shorter? Is the sheetmetal distributed differently? because they LOOK shorter.

 

[YY1]

Identical.

To me the 66 looks longer.

Especially a 440 model with horizontal trim midway up the side.

That trim does a LOT to fool the eye into thinking a vehicle is longer.

Rocker trim does to.

Trim on 67 at the bottom body line does a little but not as much.

67 has those "scallops" on the quarter. Similar to a 66 500 trim.

Might cause the eye to think "bunched up".

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I've always thought that 1 inch wheelbase difference was BS marketing to suggest that the Dodges were a higher product line than the Plymouths.

I've heard the spring hangers are different, and that's where the inch is, but haven't seen it.

That would be the obvious place since the floor pan is the same, the springs are the same and the frame rails are the same.

I suppose since I have both now, and they're unmolested, I should measure.

 

[Brandy]

Please do. Measure the trunk deck length and the length of the quarter from door jam edge to the end, also the line from the bottom of the rear wheelwell at the back to the body line bottom corner where it goes vertical to mimic the rear bumper. I swear they are shorter.

Identical.

To me the 66 looks longer.

Especially a 440 model with horizontal trim midway up the side.

That trim does a LOT to fool the eye into thinking a vehicle is longer.

Rocker trim does to.

Trim on 67 at the bottom body line does a little but not as much.

67 has those "scallops" on the quarter. Similar to a 66 500 trim.

Might cause the eye to think "bunched up".

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I've always thought that 1 inch wheelbase difference was BS marketing to suggest that the Dodges were a higher product line than the Plymouths.

I've heard the spring hangers are different, and that's where the inch is, but haven't seen it.

That would be the obvious place since the floor pan is the same, the springs are the same and the frame rails are the same.

I suppose since I have both now, and they're unmolested, I should measure.