Launched in 1960, the Dodge Polara arrived just as muscle cars were about to take off. And it went into the history books when the high-performance big-block V8 was killed off by the 1973 oil crisis.
Produced from 1960 to 1973, the Polara isn't Dodge's longest-running nameplate. But it's quite famous given its short-lived time in dealerships, all thanks to the Max Wedge engine option that Chrysler ...
The latest episode of "Jay Leno's Garage" features what could be called a proto-muscle car. It's a 1964 Dodge Polara with a massive V-8 under the hood. The muscle car era is generally considered to ...
Did this 1963 Dodge Polara 500 convertible leave the Hamtramck, Michigan, assembly plant with a 426 Max Wedge? Elliott Parker was sure his car was real, so sure that he sold several Mopar muscle cars ...