Joined: Sun Feb 05 2006, 11:51PM
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Just to clear up any confusion on the different body types Chrysler used, here is the chart straight from a Mopar Performance Catalog:
A body - 64-76 Valiant, 64-69 Barracuda, 64-76 Dart, all Duster, Demon, Scamp & Swinger B body - 63-79 Coronet, Savoy, Satellite, Road Runner, Charger, GTX, R/T, Belvedere, Super Bee, Cordoba, 76-78 Fury, 77-78 Monaco C body - 65-78 Polara, Fury, Gran Fury, Newport, New Yorker, Imperial, Monaco D body - 72-93 Dodge truck E body - 70-74 Barracuda & Challenger F body - 76-80 Volare & Aspen, Super Coupe Street Kit Car J body - 80-83 Cordoba & Mirada M body - 77-88 Diplomat, LeBaron, Gran Fury, Fifth Avenue N body - 87-96 Dakota truck R body - 79-81 New Yorker & St Regis AB body - 72-02 Ram Van AN body - 97-02 Dakota truck BR/BE body - 94-01 Ram truck DR body - 02 Ram truck DN body - 98-02 Durango PR body - 97-02 Prowler SR body - 92-02 Viper
That is kind of funny, most of us have heard of the Imp as a Y body, but Mopar Performance doesn't even now what their stuff is! Although I do realize MP isn't the same as DCX, but I don't expect the Kraut's to now much more.
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Well, Mopar Performance doesn't care about C-bodies too much. Or have you seen C-body specific parts anywhere in their catalog?
However, some things are for sure:
1. The Imperial had a separate body-on-frame design until 1966. Internally, it was called a D-body.
2. The "Y" being the first letter of an Imperial VIN is the car line, as "D" stands for Dodge Polara/Monaco and "P" for Plymouth Fury. To avoid confusion with "1", the "Y" was chosen to resemble the "I" in Imperial.
3. The 1980/1981 Imperial 2dr HT luxury coupe was officially designated as a Y-body, sporting a pretty unique platform.
4. In 1967, Imperials adopted the unibody design. They also adopted the chrysler unibody underpinnings whilst still showing an exterior quite different from those of Chryslers. However, under the skin, they were as close to a Chrysler as a Plymouth Fury was. The cowl/firewall was pretty much the same. As a consequence, the 1967 - 1975 Imperials are C-bodies, although ChryCo's marketing department did everything to set the car's image apart so as to justify the hefty price tag the Imperial wore.
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Joined: Sun Feb 05 2006, 11:51PM
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I agree with ceebuddy on all counts, except that unique platform in 81-83 - it was just a glorified Cordoba / Mirada! : Even the front fenders and doors got recycled! So much for Frank Sinatra - it was Ricardo Montalban in disguise!