Rear Wheel Drive Mopar Bodies, 1957 - 2017
MOPAR BODY TYPES originally compiled by and copyright Ed Hennessy
Updates have been made by the Allpar staff after Ed's contributions (made in 1998). Any mistakes are probably ours. Now includes some trucks and Jeeps. For front wheel drive body codes, see this page.
Bill Watson wrote that the 1960-80 VIN had the carline first, followed by the digit for the series. For 1981 the car make (A - Imperial, B - Dodge, C - Chrysler, E - Fargo, P - Plymouth) was the second digit followed by either car line (1981-83) or car body (1984 and up) as the fifth digit. "E" was used for the Eagle starting in 1988, after originally being assigned to Fargo trucks.
Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth Cars
A Body -1960-1976
Wheelbases:
[Canadian Valiant (Valiant front clip, Dart body) is also on Dart 111" wheelbase]
Bill Watson added: the 1960 Valiant used "X" for the carline and "Q" for the model year, the only Valiant sold as model X and the only carline that used model year Q. All other Mopars were model year P. A-body forums
B Body -1962-1979 (officially, 1964-1978)
Although this chassis debuted in 1962, Chrysler's practice of naming by letter did not begin until 1964-1965.
MOPAR BODY TYPES originally compiled by and copyright Ed Hennessy
Updates have been made by the Allpar staff after Ed's contributions (made in 1998). Any mistakes are probably ours. Now includes some trucks and Jeeps. For front wheel drive body codes, see this page.
Bill Watson wrote that the 1960-80 VIN had the carline first, followed by the digit for the series. For 1981 the car make (A - Imperial, B - Dodge, C - Chrysler, E - Fargo, P - Plymouth) was the second digit followed by either car line (1981-83) or car body (1984 and up) as the fifth digit. "E" was used for the Eagle starting in 1988, after originally being assigned to Fargo trucks.
Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth Cars
A Body -1960-1976
Plymouth | Dodge |
Wheelbases:
- 106" 1963-66 Valiant; 1964-66 Barracuda; 1963-66 Dart wagons
- 106.5" 1960-62 Valiant; 1961-62 Lancer
- 108" 1967-73 Valiant; 1967-69 Barracuda; 1970-76 Duster; 1971-72 Demon; 1973-76 Dart Sport
- 111" 1971-76 Scamp; 1974-76 Valiant; 1963-76 Dart (ex. Wagons);
[Canadian Valiant (Valiant front clip, Dart body) is also on Dart 111" wheelbase]
Bill Watson added: the 1960 Valiant used "X" for the carline and "Q" for the model year, the only Valiant sold as model X and the only carline that used model year Q. All other Mopars were model year P. A-body forums
B Body -1962-1979 (officially, 1964-1978)
Although this chassis debuted in 1962, Chrysler's practice of naming by letter did not begin until 1964-1965.