My folks ordered a new 64 Belvedere. Torque Flite AM radio and White Wall tires. 225 Slant Six. Basic car but what we could afford. Only had one nagging problem Noone could fix.
IIRC there was a Chrysler executive that overheard that GM was going to be "downsizing" their new models. Wanting to beat GM at their game, Chrysler downsized their full-size cars. This new downsized model was the Chevy II. When the new full-sized cars appeared from GM they were roughly the same size. Chrysler had to scramble to have a full-sized car to sell, so, permission was given to use the concurrent Chrysler body for the Custom 880. Basically, Pontiac did the same thing with the Parisienne in 1983 when the Bonneville was placed on the "G" platform. All that was was a Chevrolet Caprice with a Pontiac grill and taillights. GREAT VIDEO!
When I was in High School a family friend owned one and it had the Slant 6 in it, she said the only thing she had to do was have oil change and brakes and, new motor mounts . She drove it until it died. Really strong car.
These cars always made me think of what a midwestern farmer would buy for his wife. That colour is so quintessentially early 60’s. Very cool car. Thanks for showing it.
my father had a 64 Custom 880 ffour door hardtop. An Absolutly graet car. And still basically a Chrysler Newport. In ours, the heel pad under the brake pedal had the Chrysler 3 crown logo instaed of the Dodge Logo. Dad put 216,000 miles on that car
64 hardtops wagon I bought from the original owner 20+ years ago. Still have it was used a viper commercial th-cam.com/video/XzI8ES9ALwQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=9TftDA0oUpMAVjf3
Thank you for posting this! I've always liked early 60's Mopar styling. My first awareness of the Dodge 880 was the 1963 version. I was delighted when I learned later that there was a 1962 version with that unusual but interesting '61 front end. You are very lucky to own one in such nice shape.
I did not know of the 880 until about a year ago. A local blog posted a pic of one parked on the street (a regular feature, people submit pics of cars in the city). I came to learn it was a later model, a 64. I love Forward Look Mopars, but it had me stumped. It had modern-ish wrap around tail lights, but the shape of the windshield gave it away to me as an Exner era Mopar. Some searching and I learned all about the 880. Neat.
That car is gorgeous, it's got to be the nicest one in existence! Great video. I don't know where you find such nice cars. I love the "power steering" moniker on the steering wheel.
Nice car I've seen quite a few over the years surprisingly . A guy told me a story about having a 62 Dodge 880 his daughter flipped it in a cornfield with six kids in the car and none of the doors opened, he said from then on he was a Chrysler customer.
Wilco, my sir, the fact that the family survived flipping the car in the cornfield just proves that Chrysler's commitment to engineering excellence was well-deserved - and still is. To quote the tag line from a Chrysler Corporation tv ad from the early Seventies, "Extra Care in Engineering...It Makes a Difference."
I owned a 1960 Chrysler Windsor,they are very comfortable, and feel light for there size also with that cool astrodome dash it also had a generator, 1960 Chrysler first came out with alternators if it had air conditioning ,the radio was tube type and still worked.Great video 👍of early 60s MOPAR my favorite years 1957 to 1964,
Those are "C"s woven into that fabric, it was to be a Chrysler only fabric. Lesser models usually got a plain solid colored striped fabric in about the 62-63 years. Chrysler had the fancy fabric with the ghosting fabric thread that varies in contrast. That was the big thing back then, artful weavings of thread for a luxury look. So that Dodge was a screaming deal in 1962, if you didn't mind missing out on the Chrysler only, neatest, if most complicated and confounding dash ever made, Astradome :)
Wow! Set the wayback machine...you just hit home. My Dad had a '60 Dodge Dart Phoenix painted that color brown, which he traded in on a '63 Dodge Custom 880 in a nice metallic green. Both were 4 door sedans, and the 880 was a noticeably better car because of its Chrysler heritage. I learned to drive on the 880, but our driver's-ed cars were Ramblers, so there was no comparison between the 6 cylinder and dad's 383!
The "Garden Party" story is an urban legend, what happened was that Engineering came up with a more efficient way to package the interior space people were used to in a full-size car. When GM did the same thing for 1977 it was a runaway success, but styling matters and those '77 GMs were brilliantly styled while the '62 Mopars were just weird. Another urban legend is that the 880 was made for the California Highway Patrol, but they had already made their '62 fleet order, for Chrysler Newports, by the time the 880 entered production.
The 62-63 instrument cluster has a Japanese "pagoda" design, upturned at the ends. That was something of the time, a warming of relations with Japan after being enemies in WWII. A few consumer items were trying out Japanese elements in their designs. The '64 instrument cluster has a modernized pagoda thing going on... so cool.
You actually got a little bit more trim for your money with the Custom 880. But you got the Chrysler name with the Newport. Also, the Dodge was a late introduction. @@sebastian0107
Standard Motor Car Company, where the dealer makes the difference, has your Imperial, Chrysler, Dodge and dependable Dodge Truck. When it's a matter of a motor car, see Standard. @@DavidBugea
Nice to see someone with a 1962, 1963, and 1964. The 880 was a cool car. I think that the 1964 models were updated fairly well in terms of styling and the dash. They made the car "contemporary" in a 1964 kind of way to compare with the GM, Ford , and AMC full sized car lines. The 880 was a good example of "badge engineering" and it was developed quickly. Nicely styled and a "clean" design and not gaudy.
If one needs to restore the reflective pearl to upholstery vinyl, Leatherique sells a clear wipe-on surface dye that leaves a pearl topcoat over the colored vinyl under it. There is a lot of that kind of vinyl in this Dodge.
My brother had a 1962 Chrysler Newport, and it was just a wonderful car. That is basically what this car is. It just has a different frontend. There slogan at the time was Chrysler means extra care in engineering. They also had that Put a Dodge in your garage.
That dashboard also looks a lot like the ones in a 1961 Desoto. When sub-units like dashes were received at the main assembly line just before the command to kill Desoto, it’s possible they had a lot of “spare parts” which they were trying to find ways to use. When they suddenly needed a big 1962 Dodge model, I’d say these were unwanted Desoto spares. As for the rear sheet metal, in Windsor (Canada) they were putting out Chrysler Saratoga’s for that market, which were mostly a Dodge chassis and interior dressed in Newport front & rear clips, with a 300 grille, still full size, barely changed since ‘61 (except for deleting the fins). They might have sent front &/or rear clips from spare capacity there. They’d have that Newport look out back, with Dodge-y character lines. One more mystery from the Canadian 1961 lineup - I only ever saw one like this, but it was a finless Desoto!!! (Mom was driving, and I couldn’t get her to follow it) There may have been a late ‘61 Desoto in Canada only, with very low production numbers, and that same ‘62 Newport rear clip, before the end of Desoto in Canada. It was a chaotic time to be in Chrysler’s design dep’t because of the quick downsize of already restyled 1962’s while dep’t head Virgil Exner was dealing with major health issues
@@peters8758 The dashboard is the same as the ‘61 Dodge. The ‘61 DeSoto dash is the same as well but has different trim panels. Fun “spare parts” fact: the ‘62 Dodge 880s used a lot of left over DeSoto radios. Chrysler made a metal plate that was glued over the DeSoto badge since the radios were identical other than badging. As far as the mystery DeSoto… there was a 1961 DeSoto Diplomat. Which was a rebadged 1961 Dodge Dart. These were marketed for export only. They were however built in Canada. I guess perhaps one may have slipped out or was purchased for export but not sent overseas or some other scenario.
C body sedan and wagons have a pretty stout feel when you shut the door. That car may not have power windows but the steel handle cranks will last a lifetime and feel like a high quality part. Nice car.
Great car! Great color! Low mileage. You are lucky to own it. thanks for the comparison between the Dodge and Chrysler! Great detail on your video. Loved it.
What a great video on a very seldom seen car. And this one is in great shape, in a great color combination, with some rarely seen options. Thank you for sharing, Austin.
What a beautiful car. I sure wish you'd change those battery cables even though I know why you haven't. Those are original I'm sure but that thing would start a lot easier with a better ground cable
thank you for this excellent review. Being a mopar guy I learned something new today. Living up here in Canada the dodges and plymouths were even more different with the parts being interchanged, giving us what we called plodges. cheers.
@@wolfgangschulz2149 And for export markets Chrysler had other models such as the DeSoto Diplomat. Which was for many years a Plymouth body with DeSoto front clip and different badging. Neat little pieces of automotive history!
@@arnesahlen2704 The Corvair had a 108 inch wheelbase, the Chevy II had 110 and the Plymouth/Dodge was at 116. (Chevy Impala was 119.) So the Chevy II was most compatible to the Plymouth/Dodge offerings as an intermediate as it’s the only “middle sized” car available from Chevy then. The Chevelle/Malibu wasn’t introduced until 1964. And for comparison the Valiant had a 106.5 wheelbase.
I had a 1963 custom 880 that I traded a Ford pickup for that had only 33k miles on it, same color in and out with the 361, which I didn't like because it was basically kind of a slug.for being a big block. It was a fantastic car otherwise, but was missing the front carpet and rear seat. It was sideswiped by a bus full of migrant workers and later sold to a friend of mine
The REAL reason Mopar down sized their cars was that Ford introduced the Baby Fairlane and Mercury Meteor to the mid size market that Ford created. The chuvy was a compact made to compete with the Falcon and the senior Mercury Comet. This threw the entire industry into a tail spin that took Chrysler and gm 2 years to catch up. One of FOMOCO'S best ideas from the early 60's.
FUN FACT - Those triangle shaped emblems seen on the hubcaps, the front grill and on the trunk lid above key slot will be found on the all-new for 2025 Dodge Charger.
I'm kind of partial to the '60 Chrysler front clip. I suppose it's a bolt on install. I never realized the potential That was very cool doing the side x side with a swing over into a 64 as a 63 slides in for a guest appearance. Quality production. Nothing but the best.
That is fascinating and I wonder if the corporation was really going through some tough economic times. The flipper wheel covers are actually pretty cool. Not too fancy but not too plain. The condition of the 880 is really remarkable for its age so someone really took care of that car. My first grade teacher had a 1960 Dodge when I started first grade in the Fall of 1960. Plain, four door sedan. My Grandma had a brand new white 62 Dodge Dart four door with six cylinder auto trans and a silverfish interior. It had radio and heater as options. She couldn't hear very well and she'd engage that ring ting ting starter and pump the gas pedal until she finally decided that it was running and then let off the starter. I can only imagine what the starter gear looked like. She died in 1964 and my Mom drove it for a while before they sold it to settle the estate. I have to say you either love those years or hate them because the 62 Dart was not a good looking car. Now, of course they look pretty cool because they are so bazaar.
My wife's first car was a '73 Mustang. She had it when were married. I had a '64 Polara 500. The boys were quickly outgrowing her Mustang, so she reluctantly agreed to sell it. We found a turquoise '62 880, equipped as yours is, adding A/C, power windows, trailer towing package, reverse lights and a sure-grip differential. Bought it from the original owner, who had babied it. She could no longer drive and I promised to treat it like a family member. Wife would probably still have that car, but it was stolen 5 years after we got it.
I was in the automotive glass business for 12 years. Windshields were either Clear, Tinted, or as you have here SHADED with the darker tint along the ‘sun visor’ area at the upper area of the glass along w/ the green tint in the entire glass……. Just so you know
I've also read that California had a minimum wheel base for their highway patrol cars and the only way Dodge could compete was with the longer wheelbase that may have helped the 880 project along.
This is correct. CHP had a minimum wheelbase requirement of 122”. For ‘62 they purchased Newports. The 880 was a mid- year introduction. CHP went back to Dodge in ‘63.
@@wilco3588 They did require the minimum wheelbase and CHP did purchase ‘62 Chrysler Newport “Enforcers” since Dodge did not offer the longer wheelbase for 1962. The CHP/law enforcement angle was another supposed reason for the 880 being built.
Very interesting Over the years I had several late 50s and 60s Mopar's [ 58 ply wagon 318 power flite , 59 Desoto 361 power flite , 60 ply savoy 2dr 318 stick , 61 dodge phoenix 318 torque flite , and 62 Chrysler 300 torque flite] all fun cars A friend who had a Chrysler Ply and Desoto [ before Desoto was dropped ] dealer ship in Iowa told me the 62 880 was to be the Desoto Who knows now
I owned a 1962 880 convertible. BUT it had a 383 with matching numbers. I guess your research on this is faulty? The car also had a 727 torqueflite push-button transmission. My favorite feature was the see-through speedometer. It also had front seats that turned sideways to allow easy access when entering and leaving the car. Wish I had kept it.
1961 was the last year for swivel seats. 1962 was the first year for the 727 transmission. The 1962 880 only came with a 361 engine, it looks just like a 383. Car serial numbers weren't stamped on engines until 1968. In 1960-67, there are no "matching number" engines.
Great video and best description of what went on in ‘62 with respect to Chrysler business and styling decisions based on rumored GM plans…I also believe there was some drama (and criminal behavior) within Chrysler upper management at this time that like led to some questionable decisions and slap-dash cost savings moves like splicing together the front end of a ‘61 Dodge with a ‘62 Newport and calling it a “new car.” Yearly design changes were brutal during this period that placed significant stress on all auto manufacturers, particularly those with smaller budgets and sales volumes.
I like the front end of the Newport better, but prefer the dash in the 880. I thought it was interesting that the Dodge emblems on the 880 were in 3 different fonts. Maybe four I couldn't tell if the hood and truck were the same. Either way, beautiful car, on a scale of 1 to 10 she's spectacular! 🏁
That was cool. The basic car looked good. If Dodge would make an updated one with just basic cars and modern upgrades, they would probably sale well. Americans would love a body style. That's why the challenger 300 and charger sold well.
1961 Dodge pioneer all day in the front, and the rear end, we all know that our rear ends don't always match the rest of us. 1962 for that part. My father's 1961 Slant-six, 2 speed automatic Dodge Pioneer was so sluggish that it couldn't even spend on the dirt!
I have an idea those adjustable seat info sleeves were put in all B and C body cars. I have an idea it only applied to cars with a manual seat, but were put into all cars regardless. I have seen those adjustment mounts for all B & C body manual seat tracks and they are different than a power seat track. The power seat does that multi direction adjustment thing with its power adjustment already. This manual adjustment might have been on A bodies too, not sure on that, but all other manual seats had those adjusters inside the track mounts. I think that was from 1960 on up, I checked a 1960 Dodge brochure and it says its available by your dealer. I think it got phased out in the late 60s.
I heard a different 880 story . When major Dodge fleet buyers like the California Highway Patrol refused the downsized 1962 B body, Chrysler responded by “throwing together” the 880, a Newport body with 1961 Dodge front end sheet metal. Brilliant recovery, actually.
@@T-41 That’s one of the several rumors of why the 880 was created. But all CHP did was buy 1962 Chrysler Enforcers that year. Realistically sales from CHP wasn’t that big of a deal as the they bought about 1000 cars a year. A small drop in the bucket when you look at the total number of cars sold being 80x that. But the CHP did have a lot of pull due to their large purchases and were able to get Chrysler to do things not available to others. However this could have been part Dodge’s argument as they had no full size cars to sell to police departments. The Chrysler-Plymouth dealers could offer both sizes of police cars whereas Dodge dealers could only offer the smaller 116” wheelbase cars. With the 880 at least for 1963-1964 they could offer the larger wheelbase cars many departments required. CHP did in fact go with the Dodge 880 in 1963 and 1964 among several other agencies.
Never was a fan of the '62 Dodge/Chrysler Custom 800. I have a '61 Dodge Seneca 2-door sedan and a '62 Chrysler 300 2-door coupe. ...I did put the Custom 880 wheel covers on my '61 Seneca.
A friend of mine in High School had a 1964 880 and my Stepdad had a 1962 Newport!, The Dash in the Newport was the Coolest ever at Night with the Panel Lights on!, Sadly that Car burned because of Wiring issues.
@@ObsoleteAutomotive Still being in really nice shape in the mid 1980s, I thought it possible that someone may have saved it. But all it takes is one careless owner, I know by all the nice cars I sold that got trashed.
@@rmick66 Ive gotten a few really nice cars from up north. But they weren’t driven much in the winter or at all which saved them. And they were kept up by the original owners.
My Dad had one back in '64 it was a stationwagon version. I hated the rearview mirror mounted on the dash, how unsafe and they are very odd looking to say the least. PS: No seat belts back then either.
So the aluminum 727 did not have a Park feature? Are you sure? My 1958 Dodge Coronet had the 325 poly and a cast-iron torque flite, with no Park feature.
@@lanctermann7261 I literally own the car so yes I’m sure. The 1962 Dodge 880 and Chryslers utilized a 727 with a drum parking brake like the earlier cast iron transmissions. It’s a one year only transmission. 1963-1964 have a park lever next to the pushbutton transmission gear selector.
For an owner you're completely missed what about the 880 I don't know where you came up with the 361 was the only engine option but they used the 880 for police pursuit it came from anything with a Polly 318 all the way up to 4:13 I don't know what information you get but you don't get the right stuff sorry to say you might know what you're talking about but you don't
@@jumpsuite Let me go ahead and say that you actually don’t know what you are talking about and are very misinformed. The Poly 318 was NOT available in the Dodge 880 in any year. And the ‘62 880 was not used as a police vehicle. 1963-up is when a police package was offered. The ONLY engine available was the 361. Don’t believe me? Look at the factory brochure… You might want to check your “sources” again.
I wonder if this engine used regular leaded gasoline or did it perform much better on premium ( leaded ) gasoline? It always seemed like the V8s of this sort ran better on premium ( leaded ) gasoline.
My grandfather had one. Man, it brings back memories when he take me with him riding around NYC, Harlem and the Bronx.
a 62 car in mint condition like this is awesome!!
Wow that dodge is a doll. 62-68 mopars are the best. Super quality and good performers.
Yeah, they also dont suffer as much with the rust issues of the earlier ones
@@explosiveboi6692except for the 361 slug under the hood. The 383 or 413 would have been better suited for the 880..
My folks ordered a new 64 Belvedere. Torque Flite AM radio and White Wall tires. 225 Slant Six. Basic car but what we could afford. Only had one nagging problem Noone could fix.
IIRC there was a Chrysler executive that overheard that GM was going to be "downsizing" their new models. Wanting to beat GM at their game, Chrysler downsized their full-size cars. This new downsized model was the Chevy II. When the new full-sized cars appeared from GM they were roughly the same size. Chrysler had to scramble to have a full-sized car to sell, so, permission was given to use the concurrent Chrysler body for the Custom 880. Basically, Pontiac did the same thing with the Parisienne in 1983 when the Bonneville was placed on the "G" platform. All that was was a Chevrolet Caprice with a Pontiac grill and taillights. GREAT VIDEO!
When I was in High School a family friend owned one and it had the Slant 6 in it, she said the only thing she had to do was have oil change and brakes and, new motor mounts . She drove it until it died. Really strong car.
Awesome well preserved car! That color combination is great. Chrysler in this period was so unique. I'm sure Scott at Cold War Motors would approve!
These cars always made me think of what a midwestern farmer would buy for his wife. That colour is so quintessentially early 60’s. Very cool car. Thanks for showing it.
What’s the history of this car? Outside of how well it was looked after, it’s surprisingly well optioned. Low miles. Wow
I had 64 Custom 880 4 door hardtop, one of best vehicles that I ever owned.
my father had a 64 Custom 880 ffour door hardtop. An Absolutly graet car. And still basically a Chrysler Newport. In ours, the heel pad under the brake pedal had the Chrysler 3 crown logo instaed of the Dodge Logo. Dad put 216,000 miles on that car
The 1964 Dodge 880 was a sharp looking car
64 hardtops wagon I bought from the original owner 20+ years ago. Still have it was used a viper commercial th-cam.com/video/XzI8ES9ALwQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=9TftDA0oUpMAVjf3
The interior is gorgeous ❤❤❤
Interesting video. When I was a kid we had a 1960 Chrysler Saratoga Coupe. That was a cool car.
Thank you for posting this! I've always liked early 60's Mopar styling. My first awareness of the Dodge 880 was the 1963 version. I was delighted when I learned later that there was a 1962 version with that unusual but interesting '61 front end. You are very lucky to own one in such nice shape.
I did not know of the 880 until about a year ago. A local blog posted a pic of one parked on the street (a regular feature, people submit pics of cars in the city). I came to learn it was a later model, a 64. I love Forward Look Mopars, but it had me stumped. It had modern-ish wrap around tail lights, but the shape of the windshield gave it away to me as an Exner era Mopar. Some searching and I learned all about the 880. Neat.
I have wanted one of these 880s for years! My parents had a 61 Dodge Dart Pioneer.
That car is gorgeous, it's got to be the nicest one in existence! Great video. I don't know where you find such nice cars. I love the "power steering" moniker on the steering wheel.
What an amazing time capsule, so cool! Reminds me of "Leave it to Beaver" TV show
Yes, that is exactly what I was thinking!!!!
Nice car I've seen quite a few over the years surprisingly .
A guy told me a story about having a 62 Dodge 880 his daughter flipped it in a cornfield with six kids in the car and none of the doors opened, he said from then on he was a Chrysler customer.
Wilco, my sir, the fact that the family survived flipping the car in the cornfield just proves that Chrysler's commitment to engineering excellence was well-deserved - and still is.
To quote the tag line from a Chrysler Corporation tv ad from the early Seventies, "Extra Care in Engineering...It Makes a Difference."
I owned a 1960 Chrysler Windsor,they are very comfortable, and feel light for there size also with that cool astrodome dash it also had a generator, 1960 Chrysler first came out with alternators if it had air conditioning ,the radio was tube type and still worked.Great video 👍of early 60s MOPAR my favorite years 1957 to 1964,
@@josephseverino674 The astrodome is probably the coolest dashboard built. It’s mesmerizing at night!
Those are "C"s woven into that fabric, it was to be a Chrysler only fabric. Lesser models usually got a plain solid colored striped fabric in about the 62-63 years. Chrysler had the fancy fabric with the ghosting fabric thread that varies in contrast. That was the big thing back then, artful weavings of thread for a luxury look. So that Dodge was a screaming deal in 1962, if you didn't mind missing out on the Chrysler only, neatest, if most complicated and confounding dash ever made, Astradome :)
Wow! Set the wayback machine...you just hit home. My Dad had a '60 Dodge Dart Phoenix painted that color brown, which he traded in on a '63 Dodge Custom 880 in a nice metallic green. Both were 4 door sedans, and the 880 was a noticeably better car because of its Chrysler heritage. I learned to drive on the 880, but our driver's-ed cars were Ramblers, so there was no comparison between the 6 cylinder and dad's 383!
@@markfortin421 The green colors are one of my favorite for these old cars!
The "Garden Party" story is an urban legend, what happened was that Engineering came up with a more efficient way to package the interior space people were used to in a full-size car. When GM did the same thing for 1977 it was a runaway success, but styling matters and those '77 GMs were brilliantly styled while the '62 Mopars were just weird. Another urban legend is that the 880 was made for the California Highway Patrol, but they had already made their '62 fleet order, for Chrysler Newports, by the time the 880 entered production.
The original full size cars as designed were even worse! They look like those AI pictures seen here!
The 62-63 instrument cluster has a Japanese "pagoda" design, upturned at the ends. That was something of the time, a warming of relations with Japan after being enemies in WWII. A few consumer items were trying out Japanese elements in their designs.
The '64 instrument cluster has a modernized pagoda thing going on... so cool.
Love the old school Mopar starter sound.
Cool post! Did you notice the Newport "crown" emblem on the rear seat ash tray door?
Though one could argue about the styling, but this really is an awesome find! I hope the new owner will cherish & enjoy it!
I actually did see 62 Newports and Custom 880 s side by side on the showroom floor of Standard Motor Car Co. in Baton Rouge back in the day.
Not hard to guess which one sold best. They were priced nearly identical!
You actually got a little bit more trim for your money with the Custom 880. But you got the Chrysler name with the Newport. Also, the Dodge was a late introduction. @@sebastian0107
Oh, wow. Standard Motor Car Co. It’s been a while since I’ve lived in Baton Rouge, and even longer since I’ve heard that dealership name.
Standard Motor Car Company, where the dealer makes the difference, has your Imperial, Chrysler, Dodge and dependable Dodge Truck. When it's a matter of a motor car, see Standard. @@DavidBugea
Nice to see someone with a 1962, 1963, and 1964. The 880 was a cool car. I think that the 1964 models were updated fairly well in terms of styling and the dash. They made the car "contemporary" in a 1964 kind of way to compare with the GM, Ford , and AMC full sized car lines. The 880 was a good example of "badge engineering" and it was developed quickly. Nicely styled and a "clean" design and not gaudy.
That's a super clean old Dodge. It's a month and a half older than I am :-) I grew up in a predominantly Mopar family, so I enjoyed this a lot.
If one needs to restore the reflective pearl to upholstery vinyl, Leatherique sells a clear wipe-on surface dye that leaves a pearl topcoat over the colored vinyl under it. There is a lot of that kind of vinyl in this Dodge.
Love your videos. Love those 60s Mopars❤❤❤❤.
My brother had a 1962 Chrysler Newport, and it was just a wonderful car. That is basically what this car is. It just has a different frontend. There slogan at the time was Chrysler means extra care in engineering. They also had that Put a Dodge in your garage.
Hi Austin, greetings from Canada. Good looking car no doubt.
Fabulous.
Thoroughly enjoyed this very informative video. Thank you!
@@toddbonin6926 Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting!
Beautiful. Great style
FYI. I had a '78 Rolls Silver Wraith with the same control for both seats. There were many "shared" components in that car!
Low-volume manufacturers tend to do that. For the longest time I thought the Rolls Corniche had VW Type 3 taillights (they're similar but different).
I Like The Design On The Switches, Gives Them Character 👌
That dashboard also looks a lot like the ones in a 1961 Desoto.
When sub-units like dashes were received at the main assembly line just before the command to kill Desoto, it’s possible they had a lot of “spare parts” which they were trying to find ways to use. When they suddenly needed a big 1962 Dodge model, I’d say these were unwanted Desoto spares.
As for the rear sheet metal, in Windsor (Canada) they were putting out Chrysler Saratoga’s for that market, which were mostly a Dodge chassis and interior dressed in Newport front & rear clips, with a 300 grille, still full size, barely changed since ‘61 (except for deleting the fins). They might have sent front &/or rear clips from spare capacity there. They’d have that Newport look out back, with Dodge-y character lines.
One more mystery from the Canadian 1961 lineup - I only ever saw one like this, but it was a finless Desoto!!! (Mom was driving, and I couldn’t get her to follow it)
There may have been a late ‘61 Desoto in Canada only, with very low production numbers, and that same ‘62 Newport rear clip, before the end of Desoto in Canada.
It was a chaotic time to be in Chrysler’s design dep’t because of the quick downsize of already restyled 1962’s while dep’t head Virgil Exner was dealing with major health issues
@@peters8758 The dashboard is the same as the ‘61 Dodge. The ‘61 DeSoto dash is the same as well but has different trim panels.
Fun “spare parts” fact: the ‘62 Dodge 880s used a lot of left over DeSoto radios. Chrysler made a metal plate that was glued over the DeSoto badge since the radios were identical other than badging.
As far as the mystery DeSoto… there was a 1961 DeSoto Diplomat. Which was a rebadged 1961 Dodge Dart. These were marketed for export only. They were however built in Canada. I guess perhaps one may have slipped out or was purchased for export but not sent overseas or some other scenario.
Second posting, but I do hope you keep this one. Really great condition and personally, I like these odd colors.
Nice car Austin,love your videos.Mike the Greek
❤ The Styling And Color Scheme 👌 And Grill And Tail End 😍 😊
So cool ! Attaboy ! Keep up the great work ❤
Thoroughly enjoyed this informative video, cheers.!
@@stuartkline1611 Thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice, I love it !! 👍👍😊
C body sedan and wagons have a pretty stout feel when you shut the door. That car may not have power windows but the steel handle cranks will last a lifetime and feel like a high quality part. Nice car.
That was quite an interesting video I'm 47 try too pull off what I can 🎉
Great car! Great color! Low mileage. You are lucky to own it. thanks for the comparison between the Dodge and Chrysler! Great detail on your video. Loved it.
Man, what a cool old rig. She is mint! You really scored with that Dodge, Austin.
That seat control is better than the door-panel mounted "ergonomic" ones they have now.
Very nice time capsule!
Beautiful
Beauuutiful Car!❤
What a great video on a very seldom seen car. And this one is in great shape, in a great color combination, with some rarely seen options. Thank you for sharing, Austin.
@@DSP1968 I figured a car like this deserved some spotlight! It’s a neat piece of automotive history! Thanks for watching and commenting!
What a beautiful car. I sure wish you'd change those battery cables even though I know why you haven't. Those are original I'm sure but that thing would start a lot easier with a better ground cable
Brilliant car, exactly my taste!
thank you for this excellent review. Being a mopar guy I learned something new today. Living up here in Canada the dodges and plymouths were even more different with the parts being interchanged, giving us what we called plodges. cheers.
@@wolfgangschulz2149 And for export markets Chrysler had other models such as the DeSoto Diplomat. Which was for many years a Plymouth body with DeSoto front clip and different badging. Neat little pieces of automotive history!
Chevy II was *not intermediate* but a compact, introduced due to disappointing Corvair sales. The mid-size Chev was Malibu.
@@arnesahlen2704 The Corvair had a 108 inch wheelbase, the Chevy II had 110 and the Plymouth/Dodge was at 116. (Chevy Impala was 119.) So the Chevy II was most compatible to the Plymouth/Dodge offerings as an intermediate as it’s the only “middle sized” car available from Chevy then. The Chevelle/Malibu wasn’t introduced until 1964. And for comparison the Valiant had a 106.5 wheelbase.
I had a 1963 custom 880 that I traded a Ford pickup for that had only 33k miles on it, same color in and out with the 361, which I didn't like because it was basically kind of a slug.for being a big block. It was a fantastic car otherwise, but was missing the front carpet and rear seat. It was sideswiped by a bus full of migrant workers and later sold to a friend of mine
The REAL reason Mopar down sized their cars was that Ford introduced the Baby Fairlane and Mercury Meteor to the mid size market that Ford created. The chuvy was a compact made to compete with the Falcon and the senior Mercury Comet. This threw the entire industry into a tail spin that took Chrysler and gm 2 years to catch up. One of FOMOCO'S best ideas from the early 60's.
FUN FACT - Those triangle shaped emblems seen on the hubcaps, the front grill and on the trunk lid above key slot will be found on the all-new for 2025 Dodge Charger.
Fun fact. My ‘70 Charger R/T doesn’t say Dodge on it anywhere. It does however have a Fratzog on the steering wheel horn button.
I'm kind of partial to the '60 Chrysler front clip. I suppose it's a bolt on install. I never realized the potential That was very cool doing the side x side with a swing over into a 64 as a 63 slides in for a guest appearance. Quality production. Nothing but the best.
Great video's luv ya cars man! Keep up the great work. Oh will we hear about the Shopper soon?
@@caspaabriel4794 The shopper is up for sale now. I’ll probably do another full video on the car going over it.
That is fascinating and I wonder if the corporation was really going through some tough economic times. The flipper wheel covers are actually pretty cool. Not too fancy but not too plain. The condition of the 880 is really remarkable for its age so someone really took care of that car. My first grade teacher had a 1960 Dodge when I started first grade in the Fall of 1960. Plain, four door sedan. My Grandma had a brand new white 62 Dodge Dart four door with six cylinder auto trans and a silverfish interior. It had radio and heater as options. She couldn't hear very well and she'd engage that ring ting ting starter and pump the gas pedal until she finally decided that it was running and then let off the starter. I can only imagine what the starter gear looked like. She died in 1964 and my Mom drove it for a while before they sold it to settle the estate. I have to say you either love those years or hate them because the 62 Dart was not a good looking car. Now, of course they look pretty cool because they are so bazaar.
My wife's first car was a '73 Mustang. She had it when were married. I had a '64 Polara 500. The boys were quickly outgrowing her Mustang, so she reluctantly agreed to sell it. We found a turquoise '62 880, equipped as yours is, adding A/C, power windows, trailer towing package, reverse lights and a sure-grip differential. Bought it from the original owner, who had babied it. She could no longer drive and I promised to treat it like a family member. Wife would probably still have that car, but it was stolen 5 years after we got it.
@@wagonmaster1974 Stolen?! Dang… makes you wonder what ever happened to it.
I was in the automotive glass business for 12 years. Windshields were either Clear, Tinted, or as you have here SHADED with the darker tint along the ‘sun visor’ area at the upper area of the glass along w/ the green tint in the entire glass……. Just so you know
I've also read that California had a minimum wheel base for their highway patrol cars and the only way Dodge could compete was with the longer wheelbase that may have helped the 880 project along.
This is correct. CHP had a minimum wheelbase requirement of 122”. For ‘62 they purchased Newports. The 880 was a mid- year introduction. CHP went back to Dodge in ‘63.
@@wilco3588 They did require the minimum wheelbase and CHP did purchase ‘62 Chrysler Newport “Enforcers” since Dodge did not offer the longer wheelbase for 1962. The CHP/law enforcement angle was another supposed reason for the 880 being built.
Awesome time capsule!
Very interesting Over the years I had several late 50s and 60s Mopar's [ 58 ply wagon 318 power flite , 59 Desoto 361 power flite , 60 ply savoy 2dr 318 stick , 61 dodge phoenix 318 torque flite , and 62 Chrysler 300 torque flite] all fun cars A friend who had a Chrysler Ply and Desoto [ before Desoto was dropped ] dealer ship in Iowa told me the 62 880 was to be the Desoto Who knows now
Could be true. Could explain how the so instantly put it in production. Too bad it wasn't sold as a DeSoto.
Steel strike in '62 caused weird things, I remember aluminum nails.
I owned a 1962 880 convertible. BUT it had a 383 with matching numbers. I guess your research on this is faulty? The car also had a 727 torqueflite push-button transmission. My favorite feature was the see-through speedometer. It also had front seats that turned sideways to allow easy access when entering and leaving the car. Wish I had kept it.
1961 was the last year for swivel seats. 1962 was the first year for the 727 transmission. The 1962 880 only came with a 361 engine, it looks just like a 383. Car serial numbers weren't stamped on engines until 1968. In 1960-67, there are no "matching number" engines.
Great video and best description of what went on in ‘62 with respect to Chrysler business and styling decisions based on rumored GM plans…I also believe there was some drama (and criminal behavior) within Chrysler upper management at this time that like led to some questionable decisions and slap-dash cost savings moves like splicing together the front end of a ‘61 Dodge with a ‘62 Newport and calling it a “new car.” Yearly design changes were brutal during this period that placed significant stress on all auto manufacturers, particularly those with smaller budgets and sales volumes.
Great video. Love these,especially the 1964. You should put DeSoto name plates on it.
The 1962 Dodge 880 were never sold in Canada.
I like the front end of the Newport better, but prefer the dash in the 880. I thought it was interesting that the Dodge emblems on the 880 were in 3 different fonts. Maybe four I couldn't tell if the hood and truck were the same. Either way, beautiful car, on a scale of 1 to 10 she's spectacular! 🏁
Love the ol Dodge!!!!!!!!!
The condition of the Dodge is incredible. Was it put in suspended animation for 60 years? Wow,it’s beautiful.
@@leonardhirtle3645 Pretty much. Was stored in a barn for a long time.
That was cool. The basic car looked good. If Dodge would make an updated one with just basic cars and modern upgrades, they would probably sale well. Americans would love a body style. That's why the challenger 300 and charger sold well.
1961 Dodge pioneer all day in the front, and the rear end, we all know that our rear ends don't always match the rest of us. 1962 for that part. My father's 1961 Slant-six, 2 speed automatic Dodge Pioneer was so sluggish that it couldn't even spend on the dirt!
Sweet ride. I like the styling of both the Chrysler and Dodge, but I prefer the Dodge over the Chrysler even though there is not much of a difference
I have an idea those adjustable seat info sleeves were put in all B and C body cars. I have an idea it only applied to cars with a manual seat, but were put into all cars regardless. I have seen those adjustment mounts for all B & C body manual seat tracks and they are different than a power seat track. The power seat does that multi direction adjustment thing with its power adjustment already. This manual adjustment might have been on A bodies too, not sure on that, but all other manual seats had those adjusters inside the track mounts. I think that was from 1960 on up, I checked a 1960 Dodge brochure and it says its available by your dealer. I think it got phased out in the late 60s.
How does dash lights look at night? I’m looking at one at the moment, considering buying, but it doesn’t have original interior
@@zappbrannigan8952 They have a nice soft glow. The translucent speedometer is really neat at night.
I heard a different 880 story . When major Dodge fleet buyers like the California Highway Patrol refused the downsized 1962 B body, Chrysler responded by “throwing together” the 880, a Newport body with 1961 Dodge front end sheet metal. Brilliant recovery, actually.
@@T-41 That’s one of the several rumors of why the 880 was created. But all CHP did was buy 1962 Chrysler Enforcers that year. Realistically sales from CHP wasn’t that big of a deal as the they bought about 1000 cars a year. A small drop in the bucket when you look at the total number of cars sold being 80x that. But the CHP did have a lot of pull due to their large purchases and were able to get Chrysler to do things not available to others.
However this could have been part Dodge’s argument as they had no full size cars to sell to police departments. The Chrysler-Plymouth dealers could offer both sizes of police cars whereas Dodge dealers could only offer the smaller 116” wheelbase cars. With the 880 at least for 1963-1964 they could offer the larger wheelbase cars many departments required. CHP did in fact go with the Dodge 880 in 1963 and 1964 among several other agencies.
Nice looking car
Power seat is pretty damn rare for that I'm sure. Amazing condition!
Never was a fan of the '62 Dodge/Chrysler Custom 800. I have a '61 Dodge Seneca 2-door sedan and a '62 Chrysler 300 2-door coupe. ...I did put the Custom 880 wheel covers on my '61 Seneca.
Oh I wish I could have that 😍
Those front fender louvers came from the 1961 New Yorker.
Color me jealous! My first car was a 1961 Seneca 4dr. It had the slant six and automatic.
@@robertk.5195 I’ve had a few 1961 Dodges. Including a super nice Phoenix sedan with slant six and automatic.
A friend of mine in High School had a 1964 880 and my Stepdad had a 1962 Newport!, The Dash in the Newport was the Coolest ever at Night with the Panel Lights on!, Sadly that Car burned because of Wiring issues.
A friend of mine has a fire engine red 1962 Dodge 800 convertible which is like new. He attends the October N.H. Shaker Village Show.
Around 40 years ago in Phillipsburg, NJ there was an almost identical car running around. I wonder what happened to it.
@@rmick66 Being in NJ I’m afraid it probably died a horrible rusty death!
@@ObsoleteAutomotive Still being in really nice shape in the mid 1980s, I thought it possible that someone may have saved it. But all it takes is one careless owner, I know by all the nice cars I sold that got trashed.
@@rmick66 Ive gotten a few really nice cars from up north. But they weren’t driven much in the winter or at all which saved them. And they were kept up by the original owners.
My Dad had one back in '64 it was a stationwagon version. I hated the rearview mirror mounted on the dash, how unsafe and they are very odd looking to say the least. PS: No seat belts back then either.
That is an incredibly nice example. Those cars were notorious for rusting. Was that a restoration or is it a survivor car?
@@Vegaswill714 It’s an original car. In storage for many many years.
I live in Canada and we never got that model here so never seen one except south of the 49th parallel.
I ❤ The Drive Down Country Roads 😊
My 64 Wildcat had a six way bench seat too.
Well preserved 880. Compared to the 62 Polara 500 the styling is very conservative.
great car
So the aluminum 727 did not have a Park feature? Are you sure? My 1958 Dodge Coronet had the 325 poly and a cast-iron torque flite, with no Park feature.
@@lanctermann7261 I literally own the car so yes I’m sure. The 1962 Dodge 880 and Chryslers utilized a 727 with a drum parking brake like the earlier cast iron transmissions. It’s a one year only transmission. 1963-1964 have a park lever next to the pushbutton transmission gear selector.
For an owner you're completely missed what about the 880 I don't know where you came up with the 361 was the only engine option but they used the 880 for police pursuit it came from anything with a Polly 318 all the way up to 4:13 I don't know what information you get but you don't get the right stuff sorry to say you might know what you're talking about but you don't
@@jumpsuite Let me go ahead and say that you actually don’t know what you are talking about and are very misinformed. The Poly 318 was NOT available in the Dodge 880 in any year. And the ‘62 880 was not used as a police vehicle. 1963-up is when a police package was offered. The ONLY engine available was the 361. Don’t believe me? Look at the factory brochure… You might want to check your “sources” again.
He’s not as old as us, passed down knowledge typically becomes skewed 🤔
That car is a real peach!
I wonder if this engine used regular leaded gasoline or did it perform much better on premium ( leaded ) gasoline? It always seemed like the V8s of this sort ran better on premium ( leaded ) gasoline.
Looks like the same color as my 1964 Fury. Sandlewood poly
Were Chrysler cars considered higher spec than Desoto, Plymouth, Dodge, Imperial? What was the ranking order?
@@mebeasensei Low to high: Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, Chrysler, Imperial.