The Forgotten MOPARS

Chrysler Corporation certainly had a good run with their 1967-and-up Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant lines. These A-body ‘compacts’ were very popular cars that were top sellers for both divisions. The Plymouth Duster, which was based on the Valiant, arrived in 1970 and came to be a big segment of the A-body success story, and Dodge debuted their ‘Demon’ Duster equivalent for 1971, later changing the name to Dart Sport. These vehicles were a big part of what had kept Chrysler Corporation going through the ‘gas crunch’ of the Seventies. However, by the time the 1976 model year came around, it had become time for new replacements.

Designed with a clean sheet of paper, in came the Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volaré; brand-new platforms which differed greatly from the previous Darts, Dusters