1971 Dodge Swinger Commercial

my 72 was goin strong with 189,000 on it when i sold it this past spring.....318/904 combo. ac and power nothin! i miss the damn thing already.

No kidding slant sixes are though engines, i just got mine fixed after 30 years of service, the mechanic just polished the cylinders and installed standard rings, no oversize rings were needed!

It seems like half their production run that year was painted in that same green color....

Yes they were joh2. My 71 has a 318 and 10 inch drums all around with no power assist. Its like trying to stop a freight train. Still a fun car though.

Jackie Gleason based his character in "Smokey and the Bandit" on Sheriff Joe Higgins!

THat is a beautiful Dodge. That Dart is one VERY SERIOUS CHRYSLER!

Chomu, The Swinger was just a variation on the 2-door Dodge Dart.

We had one in our family for 13 or 14 years. It was a very good car. I think we finally got rid of it around 1985. Wish we still had it.

Now Chrysler really built a motor that really lasts forever

My '71 Swinger had over a half million miles on it before the 198 six gave up. Broke the #2 connecting rod. Last I heard, the car still has the 225 I put in, running on the original 904 automatic.

Oh, I will add that even with a broken connecting rod and no oil pressure, my Swinger STILL made got me home!

It's cool how Chrysler (Dodge) commercials had some great character actors of the time in them. The Sheriff guy looks very familiar and the Deputy is played by Conlan Carter who is best known for his role as 'Doc' in the TV series 'Combat!' These are great, thanks for the post!

Oh all this macho posturing..I drove alot of em in the late 70's-- darts were solid, the weakest link was the 907 auto transmission- so your partly right. All amc's had them too and they shitted the bed too around 120 k miles...fun cars though

I believe 4-wheel drums were standard, even on the v8 models?

i saw the video, the tranny didnt go bad, the drive shaft destroyed it. did you see how bad the wheel was? they should have fixed that before they ran it on a dyno.

well considering that my neighbor has one, my friend has one, and i have one, id say they last a long time