Doug's 1971 Dodge Coronet

Mopar or no-car. This is my latest aquisition to my mopar car family. This one is completely stock, the way they should be!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1971
• 71
• '71
• Dodge
• chrysler
• plymouth
• mopar
• 318
• vintage
• coronet
• charger

[crispiegee1]

I have NEVER heard the story of the Dodge insignia, but I love trivia like that.

You find some cool cars. Rally dash on a 318 Coronet! Strange.

The door gaps are ridiculous on the car, which isn't a criticism - just reflects Chrysler assembly at the time. The best engineering, but some embarrassing fit and finish.

And yes, I love the sound of the pre-74 starter motors. Interestingly, my brother's 74 cop car had the slow turning starter, whereas my dad's 74 Plymouth Fury had the fast one.

[drh4683]

@crispiegee1 Yeah, I read about the Dodge logo on a Chrysler website and got a kick out of it myself. Now that you mentioned the gap, I took a closer look. What you're seeing is the dark green door bumpers combined with my camera being slightly underexposed which creates an illusion that the doors are excessively gapped. The fit and finish on this car is really nice though, I can't knock it. Doors close nice, not a rattle trap either.

[RipleyxReactive]

nice looking car

[Seattlecarnut]

Nice looking car. I've always liked this style for Mopar cars. Thanks for the info regarding the Dodge logo. I've always wondered what it was called and how the Dodge boys came to call it that. Sweet!

[bassmaster0425]

you do realize it snows in Roanoke, its in the mountains. it gets more snow than the rest of va that isnt in the mountains, but awesome car

[SuckMyFishTail]

where and how did you get the seats?

I have the custom version and the seats are terrible condition and i was thinking reupholster or new seats

[daniel55645]

man i love these big sedans. i love this and the old dodge monaco

[metallicastarwarsfan]

I love stock but if this was mine I would upgrade to a 440 6 pack and change the badges to Charger.

[brownfranklin]

You never see vehicles with that type of green color anymore. I'd like to see a brand new minivan with that type of color. It may never sell but it would be interesting to see what one would look like.

[FarAwayMee]

A thing of beauty! Had one in 1977 - My first car. Was blue - same expansion crack in the dash :). Brings back memories. Ran very well. Way to keep it clean!