1963 Dodge Product lines
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Least costly of the standard size Dodges was the 330 series 2-door
sedan. With a 6-cylinder engine this car went for $2,245, weighed
3,029 pounds, and was called a Model 411. Model 611 was the
series 330 2-door sedan with a V-8 engine. This car cost $2,352 and
weighed 3,218 pounds. The standard Six for these standard size cars
was the 225 cubic inch 145 horsepower slant six, while the standard
V-8 was the 318 cubic inch engine that developed 230 horsepower at
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The Dodge 440 was also offered as a stylish 2-door hardtop, with
either the 225 slant Six or a 318 cubic inch V-8. The Model 422
2-door hardtop 440 sold for $2,470 and weighed 3,053 pounds with
the slant Six. The model 622 was the 440 2-door hardtop with the
318. This car cost $2,577 and weighed 3,242 pounds.
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Top of the flock of standard Dodges for 1963 was the Polara series
offered in four body styles. The Polara was equiped with the 318 cubic
inch 230 horsepower V-8 as standard equipment on all models. The
2-Door hardtop or Model 632 sold for $2,732 and weighed 3,280
pounds.
My model is the 632. But has the 383 2-barrel engine
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Dodge offered the series 440 in the full size medium price class. This
line was available in four body types. Both the 4-door sedan and the
2-door sedan were offered with the buyers choice of a Six or a V-8.
The least costly was the 2-door body style, Model 421 with the Six.
This version cost $2,381 and weighed 3,038 pounds. The V-8 version
of the 2-Door was called a Model 621, cost $2,489 and weighed
3,232 pounds. The 4-door sedan was a Model 423 with a Six. It sold
for $2,438, weighed 3,068 pounds. The Model 623 was the Series
440 4-Door sedan with a V-8 engine, and went for $2,546 while
tipping the scales at 3,262 pounds.
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There was no doubt that the Polara 4-door sedan, Model 633, was a
luxurious car. Both the exterior and the interior trimmings gave this fact
away. This stylish offering sold for $2,709 and weighed 3,305 pounds.
In the background is the Polara two-door hardtop.
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