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Dodge Coronet: The Versatile Mid-Century Muscle Car
The Coronet was a long-running Dodge that evolved from a full-size family car into a cornerstone of the muscle car era.
The Coronet name spanned from 1949 into the 1970s, beginning as a full-size car and later becoming an intermediate. By the muscle era of the 1960s, the Coronet had become a platform for some of Dodge's most potent machines, including big-block and Hemi-powered versions.
The Coronet R/T and the Super Bee performance variants made it a muscle car icon, with the legendary 426 Hemi available in top models. It also gained fame on the drag strip and NASCAR ovals.
The Coronet remains a cherished classic, especially in its muscle-era forms, representing the height of Dodge performance in the 1960s.