Re: [FWDLK] FW: [FWDLK] Bodys

[Bill Watson <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, the 1960 Dart is the same body as the 1960 Matador/Polara.   Both share
everything (except grille and trim) from the B pillar forward, plus the
trunk floor.  The Matador/Polara is on a 122" wheelbase, and the extra 4"
was done by inserting an extension in the rear floor area.   The rear sheet
metal is different, again to compensate for the extra 4".

The Matador/Polara floorpan was also used by DeSoto and Chrysler.  The 126"
wheelbase Chrysler Saratoga, New Yorker, and 300F used the same body, but
with a 4" longer front stub frame.

That body was also used by the 1961 Plymouth, Dart, Polara, DeSoto and
Chrysler, and the 1962-64 Chrysler and Dodge 880.   The 1963 Chrysler
received a major restyle, but underneath that last gasp of Exner styling was
a 1960 Polara.

Bill
Vancouver, BC




----- Original Message -----
From: Floyd D. Harper
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 2:19 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] FW: [FWDLK] Bodys


…and is the '60 Dart (Pioneer, Seneca and Phoenix) the same as the Matador?

Regards, Floyd


-----Original Message-----
From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
[mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stonewall Jackson
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 4:51 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [FWDLK] Bodys

I've been told so many different letters, that now
I'll ask the people who know. What is a 60 dodge
matador body, A B C D or E.

Everett

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