Dodge Coronet

Dodge Coronet
Overview
Manufacturer	Dodge (Chrysler Corporation)
Production	1949–1959 1965–1976
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size (1949–1959) Mid-size (1965–1976)
Layout	FR layout
Chronology
Successor	Dodge Monaco (Downsized)

First generation
Overview
Production	1949–1952
Assembly	Dodge Main Factory, Hamtramck, MI
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door coupe 2-door hardtop 4-door sedan 4-door limousine (8 passenger) 4-door station wagon
Related	DeSoto Custom
Powertrain
Engine	230 cu in (3.8 L) 103hp I6
Transmission	"Gyromatic or Fluid drive"
Dimensions
Wheelbase	123.5 in (3,137 mm)
Length	203.6 in (5,171 mm) (1949) 202.8 in (5,151 mm) (1950)
Width	74"

Second generation
Overview
Model years	1953–1954
Assembly	Dodge Main Factory, Hamtramck, MI
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan 2-door coupe
Related	DeSoto Fireflite
Powertrain
Engine	241 cu in (3.9 L) V8 230 cu in (3.8 L) I6
Transmission	3-speed manual Gyrol fluid Drive Gyro-Torque Drive
Dimensions
Wheelbase	119 in (3,023 mm)
Length	201.4 in (5,116 mm)

Fifth generation
1966 Dodge Coronet 500 SE
Overview
Production	1965–1970
Assembly	Hamtramck, Michigan, United States Los Angeles Assembly, Maywood, California Bogotá, Colombia
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door wagon (1965-70) 4-door sedan (1965-70) 2-door sedan (1965-67) 2-door coupe (1968-70) 2-door hardtop (1965-70) 2-door convertible (1965-70)
Platform	B-body
Related	Plymouth Belvedere Plymouth Savoy Dodge Charger Plymouth GTX Plymouth Road Runner
Powertrain
Engine	225 cu in (3.7 L) Slant-6 I6 273 cu in (4.5 L) LA V8 318 cu in (5.2 L) A V8 318 cu in (5.2 L) LA V8 361 cu in (5.9 L) B V8 383 cu in (6.3 L) B "Magnum" V8 426 cu in (7.0 L) Hemi V8 440 cu in (7.2 L) RB "Magnum" V8
Transmission	3-speed manual 4-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	116.0 in (2,946 mm) Wagon: 117.0 in (2,972 mm)
Length	209.7 in (5,326 mm)

Sixth generation
Overview
Production	1971–1974
Assembly	Hamtramck, Michigan, United States
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door wagon 4-door sedan
Related	Plymouth Belvedere Plymouth Savoy Plymouth Satellite Dodge Charger Plymouth GTX Plymouth Road Runner
Powertrain
Engine	225 cu in (3.7 L) Slant-6 I6 318 cu in (5.2 L) 318 LA V8 383 cu in (6.3 L) B "Magnum" V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) B V8 440 cu in (7.2 L) RB "Magnum" V8
Transmission	3-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	118.0 in (2,997 mm)
Length	Sedan: 207.0 in (5,258 mm) Wagon: 213.4 in (5,420 mm)
Width	Sedan: 77.7 in (1,974 mm) Wagon: 56.4 in (1,433 mm)
Height	Sedan: 53.7 in (1,364 mm) Wagon: 63.4 in (1,610 mm)

Seventh generation
Overview
Production	1975–1976
Assembly	Hamtramck, Michigan, United States
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door wagon (1975-76) 4-door sedan (1975-76) 2-door hardtop/coupe (1975 only)
Related	Plymouth Fury
Powertrain
Engine	225 cu in (3.7 L) Slant-6 I6 318 cu in (5.2 L) LA V8 360 cu in (5.9 L) LA V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) B V8 440 cu in (7.2 L) RB V8 (Police)
Transmission	3-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	Sedan & Wagon: 118.0 in (2,997 mm) Coupe: 115.0 in (2,921 mm)
Length	Sedan: 217.9 in (5,535 mm) Coupe: 213.8 in (5,431 mm) Wagon: 225.6 in (5,730 mm)
Width	Sedan: 77.7 in (1,974 mm) Coupe: 77.4 in (1,966 mm) Wagon: 79.2 in (2,012 mm)
Height	Sedan: 53.9 in (1,369 mm) Coupe: 52.6 in (1,336 mm) Wagon: 56.5 in (1,435 mm)

The Coronet is an automobile that was marketed by Dodge as a full-size car in the 1950s, initially the division's highest trim line but, starting in 1955, the lowest trim line. From the 1965 to 1975 model years the name was on intermediate-sized models. A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring.

The Dodge Coronet was introduced with the division's first postwar body styles. Lower trim lines were the Wayfarer and Meadowbrook, with the Wayfarer being built on a shorter 115 inch wheelbase. The only engine for Dodge was a 230-cubic-inch (3,800 cc) flat-head straight six cylinder engine with a single barrel Stromberg carburetor, producing 103 horsepower (77 kW) (gross). The stock Dodge Coronet was a smooth running car, and the six-cylinder engine could power the car to 90 miles per hour (140 km/h)+ . A limited production model was a four-door, eight-passenger limousine, an extended version of the stock Dodge Coronet. One of the most notable features of the first-generation Coronet was a three-speed, fluid-driven transmission that was operated by a foot pedal on the floor. It required no shifter. It had full instrumentation.

Dodge received a facelift for 1950 but like the 1949 models were still divided into Wayfarer, Meadowbrook and Coronet lines. The 1950 models can be identified easily by the new grille design which featured 3 heavy horizontal bars. The upper and lower bars formed a stylish oblong shape. Within this oblong grille was a thick center bar with parking lights on each end and a large chrome plaque in the center bearing the Dodge crest. The 8-passenger sedan's length was 216.8 inches.

Dodge received yet another facelift in 1951 but this time the cars remained virtually unchanged for two model years. Busy manufacturing military vehicles for use in Korea, they chose not to dedicate valuable resources to completely redesign civilian vehicles. Still divided into Wayfarer, Meadowbrook and Coronet lines through 1952, by 1953 the Wayfarer line had been discontinued. The grille of the 1951–52 model was similar in shape to the 1950 grille, but with the elimination of the thick vertical center bar and the addition of six vents running horizontally between the top and center bars, a whole new look was achieved. The Coronet Diplomat was Dodge's first hardtop-convertible, featuring a pillarless steel roof styled after the contemporary Chrysler Newport. The speedometer was now circular, and the other four gauges were rectangles.