As a metaphor for the meteoric rise and heartbreaking fall of the auto industry in Detroit, you couldn't get much bigger than the Dodge Hamtramck assembly plant at the dawn of the Eighties.Known simply as Dodge Main, its first bricks were laid in 1910 when the Dodge brothers, Horace and John, ramped up their supplier support of Henry Ford's rapid expansion. When the idea for buying the last car built at Dodge Main came up, I told Bob, "Someone has to own it, so why not you?" Front track: 60.0 inches

)This is the only photo we get of the interior, which is unremarkable. Our family's hope is the next owner will continue to share that story.--Frieda Nellis1980 Dodge Aspen R/T It was not very awe-inspiring but then-not much else was either, at the time.

He flatly turned them down and carried on with using the car as a 318-powered history lesson.Last of the Line Fewer than 20,000 of them were coupes, and of those, an estimated 285 were equipped with the R/T package.PERFORMANCE* In a sad farewell, the ’80 editions of these sportsters would make do without the 360-inch engine, which was discontinued, leaving just the 318, which had been detuned to just 120 horsepower. I didn’t even have a car to put them on. Personally, I think the Aspen Coupes have better lines and for ends than 70-73 Mustangs.

Chrysler abandoned rear-drive smaller cars as it pegged its government-rescued future on front-wheel drive. It’s like the ghouls say MOPAR OR NO CAR. That spoiler, along with painted wagon-style wheels and comparatively discreet R/T decals on the front fenders and rear spoiler identified the car. On the bright side, output for the four-barrel 318 actually increased from a paltry 140 horsepower to an almost-adequate 155 horses. The car handled great and even had a little torque: from 0-35 it could stay ahead of my friend’s rusty 80s 305 firebird, but then the bird would cruise right on by by 40 mph.

It would grow to more than 20,000 in the 1920s, blowing up little Hamtramck's population by more than a thousand percent. The Aspen and Volaré would disappear after 1980, taking the neo-muscle R/T and Road Runner with them. Get both manufacturer and user submitted pics. It was not very awe-inspiring but then-not much else was either, at the time.

Nevermind……..He locked the keys inside. I miss that old car it was mechanically bullet proof!I owned a 78 Volare and it handled great with big F shaped torsion barsCan’t be many of these left, much less of the R/T models. In a June 1979 letter to the president of Colonial Dodge, in East Detroit (now called Eastpoint), which included a $2,000 deposit check, he simply stated it was for the final production car, "no matter the model or price.

Wheels: Chrysler styled steel with center caps and trim rings Gone were the loud graphics, window louvers and flashy wheels.

Both had the same performance exterior add-ons as the "Super Pak", now renamed the "Sport Pak", but came in different colors as well as different options. )PRODUCTION Dodge (USA) catalogue ---->> 1976-1980 Dodge Aspen catalogue ---->> The following versions and sub-models of Dodge Aspen R/T Coupe were available in 1980: 1980 Dodge Aspen R/T Sport (aut.

Tires: Goodyear steel-belted radial "wide-white sidewall" (currently raised white-letter Defender SRX+4) 1980 The Aspen and Volaré would disappear after 1980, taking the neo-muscle R/T and Road Runner with them. SO I think 2 door Aspen Coupe’s handle good, look awesome and the 225 was a reliable engine. The R/T was a shadow of its former self by the time the 1980 Aspen came along. Regardless, with so few made and likely not even half of those cars still on the road, this is a rare find and likely worth the asking price if it runs as well as the seller claims. I mean I’m not a millionaire, I just want to burn rubber and slide around corners.

Lift: .430/.444-inch, intake/exhaust Out of all the cars I’ve owned I had the most fun with that Aspen too. Love it or not.Ha ha ha. I also grabbed a road runner rear spoiler from the same era. Owner of the KINGS ride a 1970 Roadrunner Superbird.I had a four door 225 1980 Dodge Aspen as my first vehicle back in 1995 when I was 16 years old. No more. This is a rare R/T package 1980 Dodge Aspen, of which there are only believed to be only 285 in existence, The R/T was a shadow of its former self by the time the 1980 Aspen came along.

This was unavailable in Station wagons were available in both model lines, all featuring liftgates with fixed rear windows.

Wife hates my hording. I mean I’m not a millionaire, I just want to burn rubber and slide around corners.

By When you get good at driving the challenge becomes “what can you do with the car you have?” But yeah, fast is funner

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The fact that this one avoided the crusher is amazing.Unfortunately I can’t agree with you at all on the Aspen and Volare. 1/4-mile: 18 seconds (est.

The last car built at Dodge Main was a 1980 Aspen R/T, and it was purchased by a Chrysler electrical apprentice named Bob Nellis, who made a point of buying the final vehicle to roll out of the historic plant. Those years’ Cougars look better than the Mustangs. Wheelbase: 108.7 inches I once read that one of them still exists, sitting in a lot in LA somewhere. Base price $4,884

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