1963 Dodge Phoenix

1963 Dodge Phoenix

The Phoenix was introduced in May 1960 as an Australian assembled version of the American Dodge Dart, positioned above the locally developed Chrysler Royal as Chrysler Australia’s luxury model. It borrowed its name from the top Dart, the Dodge Dart Phoenix, but unlike its American namesake it was offered only as a four door sedan and only with a 318 cubic inch V8 engine. The Dart represented a then new American category between “compacts” and full-sized sedans and that was what appealed to Australian motorists – who wanted a large but not gigantic luxury car with lots of power.

1963 Dodge Phoenix