The Chrysler A platform was the basis for smaller
rear wheel drive cars in the 1960s. These cars are sometimes referred to as A-body cars.
Cars using the A platform in various markets around the world include:
* 1960-1976
Plymouth Valiant
The Plymouth Valiant (first appearing in 1959 as simply the Valiant) is an automobile which was marketed by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States from the model years of 1960 through 1976. It was created to give t ...
* 1960-1981
Chrysler Valiant
* 1961-1962
Dodge Lancer
The Dodge Lancer is an automobile that was marketed in three unrelated versions by Dodge during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s. The first version debuted as a hardtop version of the full-sized 1955 Dodge, and was produced in that form until 1959 ...
* 1961-1963
DeSoto Rebel
* 1963-1976
Dodge Dart
Dodge Dart is a line of automobiles marketed by Dodge from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets.
The Dart name originally appeared on a 1956 Chrysler show car featuring ...
* 1964-1969
Plymouth Barracuda
The Plymouth Barracuda is a two-door pony car that was manufactured by Plymouth from 1964 to 1974.
The first-generation Barracuda was based on the Chrysler A-body and was offered from 1964 to 1966. A two-door hardtop (no B-pillar) fastback de ...
* 1971-1976
Plymouth Scamp There have been two small cars from Plymouth called the Scamp:
* 1971–1976 RWD 2-door hardtop coupe, based on the Plymouth Valiant
* 1983 FWD coupé utility, based on the Plymouth Horizon; see Dodge Rampage
The Dodge Rampage was a subcompact, un ...
* 1970-1976
Plymouth Duster
* 1971-1972
Dodge Demon
* 1971-1978
Valiant Charger
* 1969-1970
Valiant VF
* 1970-1971
Valiant VG
This list is not complete: A-platform vehicles not included on this list were sold in some countries until 1981.
Wheelbases:
* 106.5 in
** 1960-1962
Valiant, Chrysler Valiant, & Plymouth Valiant (worldwide)
** 1961-1962
Dodge Lancer
The Dodge Lancer is an automobile that was marketed in three unrelated versions by Dodge during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s. The first version debuted as a hardtop version of the full-sized 1955 Dodge, and was produced in that form until 1959 ...
** 1961-1963
DeSoto Rebel (South Africa)
* 106 in
** 1963-1966
Plymouth Valiant
The Plymouth Valiant (first appearing in 1959 as simply the Valiant) is an automobile which was marketed by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States from the model years of 1960 through 1976. It was created to give t ...
(USA, Mexico, Europe)
** 1964-1966
Plymouth Barracuda
The Plymouth Barracuda is a two-door pony car that was manufactured by Plymouth from 1964 to 1974.
The first-generation Barracuda was based on the Chrysler A-body and was offered from 1964 to 1966. A two-door hardtop (no B-pillar) fastback de ...
** 1963-1966
Dodge Dart
Dodge Dart is a line of automobiles marketed by Dodge from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets.
The Dart name originally appeared on a 1956 Chrysler show car featuring ...
wagon
** 1965
Valiant V100, Custom 100 (Canada)
* 108 in
** 1967-1973
Plymouth Valiant
The Plymouth Valiant (first appearing in 1959 as simply the Valiant) is an automobile which was marketed by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States from the model years of 1960 through 1976. It was created to give t ...
** 1967-1969
Plymouth Barracuda
The Plymouth Barracuda is a two-door pony car that was manufactured by Plymouth from 1964 to 1974.
The first-generation Barracuda was based on the Chrysler A-body and was offered from 1964 to 1966. A two-door hardtop (no B-pillar) fastback de ...
** 1970-1976
Plymouth Duster
** 1971-1972
Dodge Demon
** 1973-1976
Dodge Dart
Dodge Dart is a line of automobiles marketed by Dodge from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets.
The Dart name originally appeared on a 1956 Chrysler show car featuring ...
''Sport''
* 111 in
** 1963-1966
Chrysler Valiant (Argentina, Brazil)
** 1971-1976
Plymouth Scamp There have been two small cars from Plymouth called the Scamp:
* 1971–1976 RWD 2-door hardtop coupe, based on the Plymouth Valiant
* 1983 FWD coupé utility, based on the Plymouth Horizon; see Dodge Rampage
The Dodge Rampage was a subcompact, un ...
** 1974-1976
Plymouth Valiant
The Plymouth Valiant (first appearing in 1959 as simply the Valiant) is an automobile which was marketed by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States from the model years of 1960 through 1976. It was created to give t ...
** 1963-1976
Dodge Dart
Dodge Dart is a line of automobiles marketed by Dodge from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets.
The Dart name originally appeared on a 1956 Chrysler show car featuring ...
** 1963-1964 & 1966
Chrysler Valiant (Canada)
** 1965
Valiant V200, Custom 200 (Canada)
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1989
The "A" name was reused again for the mid-size
Chrysler LeBaron
The Chrysler LeBaron, also known as the Imperial LeBaron, is a line of automobiles built by Chrysler from 1931-1941 and from 1955-1995. The model was introduced in 1931, with a body manufactured by LeBaron, and competed with other luxury cars o ...
,
Dodge Spirit
The Dodge Spirit is a mid-size 5- or 6-passenger sedan that was introduced in January 1989 as a replacement for the similarly sized Dodge 600. The Spirit was Dodge's version of the Chrysler AA platform, a stretched variation of the Chrysler K ...
and
Plymouth Acclaim sedans, though this was changed to AA when Chrysler moved to two-letter names for 1990. The "AA" cars lasted until 1995 when replaced by the more modern, but less popular,
JA "Cloud Cars" in the same year.
Cars that used the
front wheel drive
Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitu ...
AA platform were:
* 1990-1994
Chrysler LeBaron
The Chrysler LeBaron, also known as the Imperial LeBaron, is a line of automobiles built by Chrysler from 1931-1941 and from 1955-1995. The model was introduced in 1931, with a body manufactured by LeBaron, and competed with other luxury cars o ...
sedan
* 1989-1995
Chrysler Saratoga
The Chrysler Saratoga is an automobile built by Chrysler. The nameplate was used from 1939 to 1952 and from 1957 to 1960 in the U.S. market, in Canada through 1965, and in Europe from 1989 to 1995. In the beginning, it was introduced as a sport lu ...
(export only)
* 1989-1995
Dodge Spirit
The Dodge Spirit is a mid-size 5- or 6-passenger sedan that was introduced in January 1989 as a replacement for the similarly sized Dodge 600. The Spirit was Dodge's version of the Chrysler AA platform, a stretched variation of the Chrysler K ...
* 1989-1995
Plymouth Acclaim
See also
*
Chrysler platforms
A