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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
  
[[Mopar]] used the E-Body designation on two separate car platforms
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[[Mopar]] used the E-Body designation on two separate car platforms.
  
The first was a modified version of the [[rear wheel drive]] [[B-Body]] cars that was used for Mopar's [[Pony Cars]] from the 1970-1974 model years.
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[[Image:Plymouth Barracuda1.jpg|thumb|400px|Plymouth Cuda]]
  
   
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The first was a shortened version of the [[rear wheel drive]] [[B-Body]] platform. It was used for Mopar's [[Pony Cars]] for the 1970-1974 model years. Previously the [[Barracuda]] (Mopar's only Pony car at the time) had been on a [[A-Body]] platform, but creating the E-Body allowed for factory installation of the [[Mopar]] [[big block]] [[motors]].
The 1970-1974 [[Plymouth]] [[Barracuda]] had a 108-inch [[wheelbase]], while the 1970-1974 [[ Dodge]] [[Challenger]] used a longer 110-inch wheelbase
 
  
The designation was also used for an extended version (hence "E") of the [[front wheel drive]] Chrysler [[K-Car]] platform during the 1980s, including:
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* 1970-1974 [[Plymouth]] [[Barracuda]] had a 108-inch [[wheelbase]]
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* 1970-1974 [[Dodge]] [[Challenger]] used a longer 110-inch wheelbase
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The designation was also used for an extended version (hence "E") of the [[front wheel drive]] [[Chrysler]] [[K-Car]] platform during the 1980s, including:
  
 
* 1983-1988 Dodge [[600]]
 
* 1983-1988 Dodge [[600]]
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* 1983-1987 Chrysler [[New Yorker]]
 
* 1983-1987 Chrysler [[New Yorker]]
 
* 1988 Chrysler [[New Yorker Turbo]]
 
* 1988 Chrysler [[New Yorker Turbo]]
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* [http://www.moparstyle.com/forums/e-body/ MoparStyle E-Body Forum]
 
* [http://www.moparstyle.com/forums/e-body/ MoparStyle E-Body Forum]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_E_platform WikiPedia]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_E_platform WikiPedia]
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* Collectible Automobile February 2014 Excellent 12-page article on E-Body Barracudas
  
  
 
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Summary

Mopar used the E-Body designation on two separate car platforms.

Plymouth Cuda

The first was a shortened version of the rear wheel drive B-Body platform. It was used for Mopar's Pony Cars for the 1970-1974 model years. Previously the Barracuda (Mopar's only Pony car at the time) had been on a A-Body platform, but creating the E-Body allowed for factory installation of the Mopar big block motors.

The designation was also used for an extended version (hence "E") of the front wheel drive Chrysler K-Car platform during the 1980s, including:


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