I am not positive of the inspiration, but the 180 # came in-fact from the amount that were built by the factory, I believe they also made 300 or so kits for dealers to convert inventory 4BBL equipped 273 Dart GTs to Charger specks. That is why you will see one every once in a while with a slant six installed, or a 2bbl 273 the Dealers did what they wanted.. Over the years I think I have seen at least one Valiant that was converted with the kits. Or an early owner had a weird sense of humor. Also it is rumored a couple of Barracudas were done, but that makes no sense because Plymouth had the Formula S packages that were superior to the Dart Charger kit. Unless a multi labeled dealer had a couple of unsold cars to get rid of off the lot?
"There was absolutely no room for a B block engine in there." Well, maybe not so true, remember the 67 to 69 factory Big Block A Bodies that also included the Hurst installed HEMI. In 1966 Grand Spaulding Dodge in Chicago ignored the factorys statement of no room for a big block in an a body and did it. They were so popular and GSD was so backlogged, for 67 the factory started producing them using the GSD cars as the prototype.
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Date: 4/30/2013 12:08:13 AM
Subject: Re: rare 383?
And the 1965 Dart Charger was NOT a factory offering, but a California dealer inspired package. The Charger nameplates appear to be something designed by someone not connected with auto styling. Look more like a paperweight than nameplate. Some models also had stripes on the hood and trunk. All other equipment on the car was straight off the options list, including the 273-cid V8.
Chrysler had problems fitting the poly 318 in the engine bay on the A body engine bay. There was absolutely no room for a B block engine in there.
Also do not know where the 180 number came from. As it was a dealer package there was no separate sales code for it The only thing I have heard about production is that they ordered more nameplates than they had car orders.
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