Chrysler Gathering introduced a fresh platform for its mid-sized cars in the early 1960s. The sporty GTX was the top of the string Plymouth "B" bodied machine and came in two-door hardtop and convertible models.
Dodge
The imitation base Dodge "B' bodied automobile for 1967 was the Crown Deluxe and had two and four-door sedan item styles, besides as a six-passenger estate car. The front suspensions were independently sprung on definite torsion bars.
Plymouth
The Plymouth "B" bodied cars for 1967 started with the entry-level Belvedere which was by oneself available as a six-passenger four-door estate car. The Belvedere I was alongside up in value and included two and four-door sedans and a six-passenger four-door estate car. The Belvedere II models were alongside and included a four-door sedan, a two-door hardtop coupe, a convertible coupe and six and nine-passenger station wagons. The Protectorate was later in value hierarchy and included one a two-door hardtop and a convertible mannequin. This was called the "B" thing, or "B" platform, and served Chrysler up until the 1979 example year. These cars used unitized interpretation techniques, which combined the item and the frame into one firm, welded constitution. Six and eight-cylinder engines were mounted longitudinally at the front and drove the rear wheels complete a straight axle mounted on chapter springs.
Closest up in bill was the Crown 400 which had a four-door sedan, two-door hardtop, convertible coupe and six and nine-passenger station wagons. The added luxurious Crown 500 models included a four-door sedan, two-door hardtop and convertible coupe. The top of the path Crown R/T (pathway and track) included apart a two-door hardtop and a convertible coupe. The Dodge Charger Fastback coupe was too a "B" bodied motorcar.
Power Plants
The standard engine in most "B" bodied cars was a 170 cubic inch inline six-cylinder producing 115 horsepower and 155 foot-pounds of torque. A larger 225 cubic inch six was also available with 145 horsepower and 215 ft-lb of torque. The smallest V-8 engine offered was a 273 cubic inch unit with either a two or four-barrel carburetor. The outputs were 180 horsepower and 260 ft-lb of torque and 235 horsepower with 260 ft-lb of torque respectively. A 318 cubic inch V-8 was next on the options list, producing 230 horsepower and 340 ft-lb of torque. A series of 383 cubic inch V-8s were offered ranging in horsepower from 270 to 325 and in torque from 390 to 425 ft-lb. A 426 cubic inch hemi-head engine was offered in the sporty models and had 425 horsepower and 490 ft-lb of torque. The 440 cubic inch had the distinction of being the largest engine offered in the "B" bodied cars. It came with 350 horsepower and 480 ft-lb of torque.
