Dodge Polara (1960 to 1973)

The Dodge Polara is an automobile introduced in the United States for the 1960 model year as Dodge's top-of-the-line full-size car; after the introduction of the Dodge Custom 880 in 1962, the Polara nameplate designated a step below the full sized best trimmed Dodge model; the Polara that year had been downsized to what was in effect intermediate, or mid-size status. Four generations of the Polara were built: 1st Gen (1960-1961), 2nd Gen (1962-1964), 3rd Gen (1965-1968), and 4th Gen (1969-1973). In its various forms, the Polara name was used by Dodge until 1973, when its position in Dodge's line-up was replaced by the Dodge Monaco.