Ditto for 70 front bumper with loop styling. Spring special had stainless trim to foreshadow arrival of full loop front bumper in 70.Much cooler rear bumpers / tail lights
Vague recollection. Can I prevail on you to recount the story once more?I think the Elwood Engle "tearing the buttressed roof off" a clay model '69 Polara story is widely known,
I like the spring special trim, I'd prefer to get a car that has it if I ever venture into a '69.Ditto for 70 front bumper with loop styling. Spring special had stainless trim to foreshadow arrival of full loop front bumper in 70.
Vague recollection. Can I prevail on you to recount the story once more?
Any pics of the butress design?They told him the design was too radical for a mainstream car. He got mad, tore the clay butresses off the car, smooshed them down and told them "here, here's your design!". Basically an artist's tantrum.
Any pics of the butress design?
The only flaw I find in these beautiful Dodge coupes is choosing between a '69 and '70, since I find elements of both quite appealing..
Which is why I like the 71 best . In my opinion and I am certainly in the minority, the 71 had the best overall design. Interior, low grade and high was better than prior years. Dash panel was now sharing with the Fury with a nicer profile and clearly the grill and tail lights are much meaner and cleaner looking.
Of course the ride is nicer on the 71s
I think I prefer the round side view however.
I also prefer the 70 body side moldings.
Those models just look so cool - they were perfect right out of the box in 1969. I keep drooling about getting my 69 Monaco done some day soon - I want it to look just like this (but with a super light and minus the bug deflector):
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