The Dodge 330 is a
mid-size car
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marketed by
Dodge
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for the 1962
model year
The model year (sometimes abbreviated as MY) is a method of describing the version of a product which has been produced over multiple years. The model year may or may not be the same as the calendar year in which the product was manufactured.
...
as a trim level above the base
Dodge Dart
The Dodge Dart is a line of passenger cars produced by Dodge from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets.
The production Dodge Dart was introduced as a lower-priced full-si ...
. For the 1963 and 1964 model years, the 330 was the base trim of the mid-size lineup. It is one of the first unibody vehicles using the B-Body. The 330 series was available in two-door or four-door sedan body designs. Dodge discontinued the 330 model name for the 1964 model year (1965 in Canada).
Design
Virgil Exner designed the 1962 models, while
Elwood Engel
Elwood Paul Engel (February 10, 1917 – June 24, 1986) was Chrysler Corporation's design chief from 1961 until 1974.
Early days
Engel first joined General Motors as a student under Harley Earl's watchful eye at GM's school of design. In 1939 ...
revised the styling for 1963 and 1964.
The car had a wheelbase and was long.
There was also a higher trimmed
440
Year 440 (Roman numerals, CDXL) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valentinian III, Valentinianus and Anatolius (consul), Anatolius (or, less frequently, year ...
and
Polara available.
The base engine was the
225 Slant-Six. The
318 2bbl,
361 2bbl, 383 2bbl, 383 4bbl, and
426 4bbl were optional.
As an intermediate trim level above the Dart, it came standard with a cigarette lighter, front foam cushions, and rear arm rests.
The Dodge 330 Max Wedge is a 330 two-door sedan powered by the 426 Max Wedge featuring dual 4-barrel carburetors and rated at . It was available in both years, mostly ordered as a super stock car for drag racing.
For the 1965 model year, full-sized Dodges were built on the new C Body with a wheelbase, and the 330, 440 and
880
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Year 880 ( DCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
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were all replaced by the new, bigger Polara. In Canada, however, the 330 was continued for one more year as the base model full-size Dodge (using the new-for-1965 body).
File:1963 Dodge 330 (9590211950).jpg, 1963 Dodge 330 4-Door Sedan
File:1964 Dodge 330 (34739551260).jpg, 1964 Dodge 330 2-Door Sedan
References
External links
1963 Dodge 330 Photograph
* ttp://www.idcow.com/mst2078.html 1963 Dodge 330 model carbr>1964 Dodge 330 model car
330
Cars introduced in 1962
Cars discontinued in 1964
1960s cars
Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Mid-size cars
Coupés
Sedans
Station wagons
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