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[[Mopar]] used the E-Body designation on two separate car platforms.  
 
[[Mopar]] used the E-Body designation on two separate car platforms.  
  
[[Image:Plymouth Barracuda1.jpg|thumb|400px|Barracuda]]
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[[Image:Plymouth Barracuda1.jpg|thumb|400px|Plymouth Cuda]]
  
 
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. Previously the Pony Cars had been on a [[A-Body]] platform, but creating the E-Body allowed for easier installation of the [[Mopar]] [[big block]] [[motors]].
 
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. Previously the Pony Cars had been on a [[A-Body]] platform, but creating the E-Body allowed for easier installation of the [[Mopar]] [[big block]] [[motors]].

Revision as of 18:31, 18 February 2012

Summary

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

Plymouth Cuda

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. Previously the Pony Cars had been on a A-Body platform, but creating the E-Body allowed for easier 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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