Fm3 Dart
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71-74 Plymouth Satellite's, 75-78 Fury's, 71-76 Coronets, 77-78 Monaco 4 door B bodies.
71-74 Plymouths and 71-74 Dodges each had their own styling.
75-78, both shared an updated version of the 71-74 Dodge body.
79-81 R bodies were a reskinned version of the same car.
71-72 had the traditional unibody and K frame, and underneath, were pretty much identical to the 71-72 Road Runners, Chargers underneath.
73-74 had minimal styling changes, but were radically re-engineered underneath. They now had the rubber isolated K frame and rear suspension, much like the 73-74 Satellites and Chargers.
75 brought new front sheet metal and the SMC header panel, along with a redesigned front inner structure that had large upper rails from the cowl to the rad support, that resulted in a stronger front section. They also now had removable inner fenders.
So in 1975, there really was no 4 door Plymouth B body anymore. It really became a rebadged Dodge. The 2 door actually followed this idea too, and was now a shared body between both brands.
The 79-81 R bodies were basically the same car as a 71 B body, but with years of gradual evolution, resulting in a car that doesn't resemble a 71, but was based off of it. And for that matter, the 71 B bodies were based off of the 70 E body, so a 81 New Yorker, and a 70 Barracuda, have more in common than one might think.
The 81 New Yorker uses the same interior floor as a 71 Barracuda for example.
71-74 Plymouths and 71-74 Dodges each had their own styling.
75-78, both shared an updated version of the 71-74 Dodge body.
79-81 R bodies were a reskinned version of the same car.
71-72 had the traditional unibody and K frame, and underneath, were pretty much identical to the 71-72 Road Runners, Chargers underneath.
73-74 had minimal styling changes, but were radically re-engineered underneath. They now had the rubber isolated K frame and rear suspension, much like the 73-74 Satellites and Chargers.
75 brought new front sheet metal and the SMC header panel, along with a redesigned front inner structure that had large upper rails from the cowl to the rad support, that resulted in a stronger front section. They also now had removable inner fenders.
So in 1975, there really was no 4 door Plymouth B body anymore. It really became a rebadged Dodge. The 2 door actually followed this idea too, and was now a shared body between both brands.
The 79-81 R bodies were basically the same car as a 71 B body, but with years of gradual evolution, resulting in a car that doesn't resemble a 71, but was based off of it. And for that matter, the 71 B bodies were based off of the 70 E body, so a 81 New Yorker, and a 70 Barracuda, have more in common than one might think.
The 81 New Yorker uses the same interior floor as a 71 Barracuda for example.
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