Dodge 440
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The Dodge 440 was a full-size car
offered by Dodge in 1963 and 1964. It was available as a 2-door sedan, 2-door hardtop, 4-door sedan, or station wagon. Power was delivered by a standard 225 Slant-Six. The 318 2-barrel
, 361 2-barrel, 383 2-barrel, 383 4 -barrel
and 426 4-barrel/426 2x4-barrel were all optional. The car rode a 119-inch wheelbase shared with the 330
and Polara
. The car, along with the 330, was replaced in 1965 by the Polara, with the 880
taking the Polara's place in the lineup on the new C Body with 121 inches (3,073 mm) wheelbase. The 426 motor was eliminated from full-size Dodges in 1965 as well.
Full-size car
A full-size car is a marketing term used in North America for an automobile larger than a mid-size car. In the United States, the EPA uses "large car" to denote full-size cars....
offered by Dodge in 1963 and 1964. It was available as a 2-door sedan, 2-door hardtop, 4-door sedan, or station wagon. Power was delivered by a standard 225 Slant-Six. The 318 2-barrel
Chrysler A engine
The Chrysler A engine is a small-block V8 automobile engine from Chrysler Corporation. It was produced from 1956 until 1967, when it was replaced by the wedge-head LA engine. The A engine's combustion chambers are polyspherical, and it is not related to Chrysler's Hemi engines of the same era.The...
, 361 2-barrel, 383 2-barrel, 383 4 -barrel
Chrysler B engine
Chrysler's B and RB engines are a series of big-block V8s which in 1958 replaced the first-generation Hemi engines. The B and RB engines use wedge-shaped combustion chambers....
and 426 4-barrel/426 2x4-barrel were all optional. The car rode a 119-inch wheelbase shared with the 330
Dodge 330
The 330 was a Full Size automobile sold by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation in 1963 and 1964, based on the B-body. The coupe often used a 6-cylinder engine. The car was available as a 2dr Sedan or 4dr Sedan. Base motor was the 225 Slant-Six. The 318 2bbl, 361 2bbl, 383 2bbl, 383...
and Polara
Dodge Polara
The Dodge Polara was an automobile introduced in the United States for the 1960 model year as Dodge's top-of-the-line full-size car; after the introduction of the Dodge Custom 880 in 1962, the Polara nameplate designated a step below the full sized best trimmed Dodge model; the Polara that year had...
. The car, along with the 330, was replaced in 1965 by the Polara, with the 880
Dodge Custom 880
The Dodge Custom 880 is an automobile sold under the Chrysler Corporation's Dodge brand from 1962 through the end of the 1965 model year. It was brought to market quickly to remedy Dodge’s vulnerability in the mid-price fullsize field, as well as to help fill the void in Chrysler's line-up left by...
taking the Polara's place in the lineup on the new C Body with 121 inches (3,073 mm) wheelbase. The 426 motor was eliminated from full-size Dodges in 1965 as well.