The Dodge Coronet was a full size car sold by Dodge starting in the 1950s. The Coronet shared the same chassis with the Dodge Royal and the Dodge Custom Royal. The Coronet didn't stay a full size car for long though, by the 1960s the car was changed to a mid-size entry into the market.
The Coronet was well known by 1953 as it set over 100 land speed records at the Salt Flats with the optional 241ci Red Ram Hemi Engine. True, in 1955 the Coronet was at the lower end of the Dodge vehicle lineup, but it came with a variety of engine choices and trim lines, which were a two or four door station wagon and was powered by a V8 or a V6, the hardtop coupe was the V8 Coronet Lancer, there was a two or four sedan with a V8 or V6, or a two door sedan with a V8 or V6. In 1958 the Coronet used the DeSoto chassis but offered a less showy trim. The 230in Getaway L-head straight 6 or 325 in Red Ram V8 now powered the Coronet.
The Coronet seemed to disappear until 1965 when it reestablished the mid-sized entry for Dodge. In 1968 the Coronet appeared with more coke bottle styling and had a powerful 440 engine by 1969 with two door hard top convertibles. In 1971 the Coronet was the same as the four doors Plymouth Satellite and had a different styling than ever before. The Coronet was featured as a sedan and a station wagon only. The Coronet received another facelift in 1975 adding a more square styling to the body, but the Coronet only returned one more time, for the 1976 year as it was replaced by the Monaco in 1977.
