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Introduction: The Dodge Coronet was Dodge's entry into the midsize segment. It first appeared in the mid 1950s, disappeared, and then reappeared in the mid 1960s. With R/T trim, and packing some serious power, the Coronet was a true muscle car sleeper.
Comments: The Dodge Coronet underwent a tremendous change for 1953, including all new styling, an updated, downsized chassis (in two sizes), and most importantly, the Red Ram V8, which initially came standard in the top-line Coronet. The 241.4 cid V8 was of a hemispherical head design, just like the Chrysler FirePower, only in a smaller size. With a two-barrel carb and regular gas burning 7.1:1 compression, the Red Ram produced 140 bhp - which was pretty good for 1953. The styling was rounder and smoother, and updated the old-looking 1949-52 body and finally integrated the rear fenders into the rest of the body. Two and four door sedans came on a 119 inch wheelbase, down 4.5 inches from 1952, and the two-door hardtop, convertible and two-door station wagons came on a 114 inch wheelbase, an inch shorter than the earlier low-priced Wayfarer models. It didn't take stock car racers very long to recognize that more power in a shorter, lighter body was good for racing, and Dodge scored six NASCAR Grand National wins in 1953. The Diplomat two-door hardtop was priced at $2,361 and 17,334 were sold. The Diplomat convertible cost $2,494 and 4,100 were sold. Both came with the Red Ram V8 standard and launched Dodge performance.

Production: Diplomat 2D Hardtop Coupe: 17,334. Diplomat 2D Convertible: 4,100.
Engines: 241.4 V8 140 bhp.
Performance: 241/140bhp: 0-60 in 16.1 sec.
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