The Formal Photo Thread

[Justin Plant]

The fact that so far you didn't come across a nice Formal Dodge or Plymouth makes me wonder why. Have they become rarer since I joined the group about six years ago? Some possible explanations:

- I don't do Facebook so that's a whole chunk of the internet that I have no information about;
- non-1974 Dodges get vandalized to achieve the Blues Brothers vibe, no matter what;
- a sizeable part of the 1977 Plymouths were probably police cars, so a civilian car is harder to get;
- with respect to the Fuselage years, production numbers were down.

Other reasons?

I've wondered the same, my guess is they were just used up. The NYBs and Imperials were almost certainly garage kept and used sparingly and rarely out much in winter, while the Plymouths and Dodges were kept outside and driven year round. If you go to Hemmings there are generally more Cadillacs, Lincolns, and Chryslers than the lesser priced cars. Granted, Chevy just built a ton of cars compared to the others. So there seems to be more of those. Try to find a 73 Delta 88. It's almost like they never built one.

 

[PeugFra]

That's reason #5 then, and probably the most decisive one:

... they were just used up. ... the Plymouths and Dodges were kept outside and driven year round.