A Body 1960
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Contents |
History
- Years
- 1960-1976
- Body Styles
- 2 door sedan
- 2 door hardtop
- 2 door coupe
- 4 door sedan
- 4 door station wagon
Models
- Chrysler
- Dodge
- Plymouth
- Valiant
Architecture
- Front Longitudinal engine
- Rear Wheel Drive
Suspension
- Independent Front
- Live Axel Rear
Engines
- G
- RG
- LA
- B
- RB
- Hemi (limited production by Hurst)
Chassis
- K frame
All 67-76 A-body k-frames interchange but there are differences:
- 1967 - biscuit mounts ; one year only idler arm that is failure prone
- 1968-1972 - biscuit mounts; same as 1967 but with the 68-76 idler arm
- 1973-1976 - spool mounts; 68-76 idler arm; preferred k-frame for performance swaps
Body
Sheetmetal
The front floor pans, cowl, inner fenders and front subframe are shared amongst all A body vehicles. Thus all Valiants and Darts share the same inner front end sheetmetal regardless of wheelbase.
Fenders
The Dart and Valiant Fenders have a different wheel well shape. Duster/Scamp comes straight down behind the wheel where a Dart sweeps back. The grille is different and attaches differently. According to the parts interchange, most years got a new part number for the fenders for both dart and valiant.
Valiant Fenders
- Exact match is '72-'76 Valiant/Duster/Scamp. 67-71 also fits/works
- 67 has no sidemarkers (easy to drill-in the 72-76 surface-mount items)
- 68 has round sidemarkers (can probably still easily replace with 72-76 surface-mount)
- 69-71 has flush recessed sidemarkers.
Doors
All 4-door sedans share the same front doors. All hardtops and coupes share the same doors although the glass is different. The 2-door sedans (Dart 1967-1968 and Valiant 1967-1969) also shared front doors. The 108" wheelbase rear doors had different exterior sheetmetal than the 111" wheelbase sedans.
Glass
- Windshields: sedans (2-door and 4-door) are the same; Barracudas, hardtops, and
convertibles are the same; coupes (Duster, Demon, Sport) are the same.
- Rear windows: sedans (2-door and 4-door) are the same; Barracudas, hardtops, and
convertibles have unique parts; coupes (Duster, Demon, Sport) are the same.
