1965-1966 Dodge Phoenix. Most US models dismissed in Australia as ‘Yank Tanks’ at the time were, in fact, smaller medium models offered with six-cylinder engines for the budget US buyer. It was an inspired move. It offered wealthy farmers Dodge pizzazz that Plymouth couldn’t.The Phoenix was a huge success in the US and attracted wild annual restyles under Virgil Exner. Get the best deals on Parts for 1965 Dodge Phoenix. From Unique Cars #320, Jan/Feb 2011 US Dodge sales soared, and the Fury prompted a dramatic two-year Plymouth turnaround. Over 80 lots on offer Just Cars is the place for classic, vintage and unique cars.
All Rights Reserved. 10 Dodge Phoenix Cars from $3,800. In the December 1966 road test of one of the most desirable Dodge Phoenix models assembled in Australia, Wheels mused "why Chrysler doesn’t call a spade a spade" when "the Phoenix is more Plymouth Fury than ever." Check out the wide range of Dodge Phoenix for sale in Australia. Yet it left Tonsley Park in a quandary.Because so many parts from top-shelf Plymouth, Dodge and Chrysler ‘C’-bodies were interchangeable (despite their different wheelbases), the Aussies were offered the chance to configure their own C-body model and create another Phoenix to maintain continuity with the 1964 Polara-based model that came before it.Because the Plymouth Fury was now the only model with the old Dodge Polara wheelbase, it became the starting point, but the plush new Monaco cabin and trick Monaco/Charger wheel covers maintained the Phoenix’s prestige.Coupled with the new ICI Doehide sponge-backed vinyl and top-shelf carpet Chrysler was using for the An added benefit was that despite very different local Chrysler and Dodge nameplates, the Valiant and Phoenix were now tied to the same US Plymouth range. 1965. Fitted with a 383 from a Restored and rebuilt 318, 727 PB auto, 4 wheel disc, new 2 pac paint, new interior, to much to list.Sedan, original, 2 owner vehicle, 2nd owner 40 years, mechanicals, brakes, radiator, body, bright ware etc in very good condition, sold with 12 months rego,...Made in Australia, 3 speed auto, right hand drive, on club rego, non transferable, Complete '67 pillarless 4 door hardtop. Because this car accounted for 88 percent of US Dodge volume, it not only brought sales of the profitable full-sized Dodge range to a standstill, it was also killing Plymouth.
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Shop today! After its styling linked it to the local success of the As Chrysler scrambled to make its US cars bigger for 1963, Exner styling was scrapped for a much simpler look under Elwood Engel, who had been lured from Ford.
The end result was that Australian buyers (and Chrysler’s South Oz workers) were the real winners.The imposing Dodge Phoenix did well in Australia's 1960s 'prestige' car market and today still at...It's a family affair for Stephen Paddon and his 1961 Dodge PhoenixA hugely popular local offering that made use of the best of Yankee bits now makes for very good...Want to read Unique Cars on the go?
If the answer is simple, the solution was more complex. 1965 Dodge Phoenix for sale Current customer rating: ( 2.15 ) based on 312 votes DODGE PHOENIX 1965POLY 318-AUTOHEADS DONE FOR UNLEADEDNO RUST ISSUES12 SLOTERS WITH 265R/245FGOOD REGODRIVE ANYWHERE IN COMFORT A super cool WAYFARER cruiser. Holden stayed with US model changes then plugged the gap below its growing American models with a ritzier Bloated full-size US models left room for local Ramblers and Studebakers to move in for the kill. They offered rural buyers roomy US comfort but were compact enough for local bush roads.By 1959, local Chrysler operations had little to offer.
Chrysler Australia was happy to continue it under the Phoenix badge, by now recognised as a prestige nameplate.By 1964, it had become painfully apparent in the US that the mid-range Dodge Dart was doing far more than cover Plymouth’s absence from Dodge showrooms. Ford's fiery XR5 Turbo lit a match under the local hot hatch market
In standard trim, none were good enough to justify a local price tag hiked by currency restrictions and high duty. But when Chrysler downsized its ’62 models anticipating a smaller Chevrolet range – almost killing its US operations – this actually worked in the Australian division’s favour.The 1962 Phoenix shared its wheelbase with early ’50s US models and the compact Fairlane but, with a much wider track and lighter mono-construction, it was seriously quick for a US model.
This stunning range topper – badged Fury – was not only Plymouth’s biggest model ever, it was a desperate bid to add some brand cachet.As a result, Dodge’s full-size ’65 car became the 121-inch (3073mm) wheelbase Polara/Monaco, with the Fairlane-sized Coronet introduced to plug the gap left by the old ’64 Polara. The assurance that the power output of a Rolls-Royce is ‘adequate’ has meant different things to different people over the yearsIn the December 1966 road test of one of the most desirable Dodge Phoenix models assembled in Australia, As more ’66 Furys arrive as LHD imports, Aussies are now discovering that even if the local 1965-66 Phoenix looks like a In 1966, the local Dodge Phoenix had some of the best front seats on the market, at a time when locally-built US cars were renowned for the worst. A new 1960 Dodge Dart, based on a shorter wheelbase Plymouth to compensate US Dodge dealers who had lost their Plymouth franchise, was the reprieve.
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