Where do the R bodies go?

[Mr C]

I was just going through all of the various lists:
For A bodies only
For B Bodies only
For C bodies only
For F,M, J Bodies only

I noted that the R bodies are left out. I realize that they were a very short production run and kind of the orphans among even the Mopar crowd (seeing as they have no representation). I know they are in many ways closely related to B bodies, so maybe they fit in there?

Any thought to adopting them here? I realize they aren't of the bent torsion bar brethren, but they are of the late 70's/ early 80's and fit in many ways with discussions (dealing with Lean Burn etc.).

 

[Jack Meoff]

They've always been accepted as part of our family as far as I've ever known.
They are a grey area but I love those cars. The St Regis is a personal fave as well as the 81 Gran Fury. I'd say they're more than at home here although it doesn't physically name them in our title.

 

[Mr C]

I too, love R bodies. I logged many a mile in them. Over the years I had 3 New Yorkers (none of them a 5th Ave, which I ultimately desired) and 4 Newports.

I also have a 79 Cordoba- I know that many say, they're B bodies- but they have underneath the skin differences and Chrysler Corp called them R bodies so that's good enough for me.

 

[Jack Meoff]

The 79 Cordoba is a weird grey area car.
I've always considered it a B simply because of wheelbase
The 79 Doba is 115" and R bodies are 118.5"
But this topic has been debated many times....

 

[BHA43]

In my conversation with the guy that actually hacked it they used a lot of R parts in the conversion on my Limo.

 

[Jack Meoff]

In my conversation with the guy that actually hacked it they used a lot of R parts in the conversion on my Limo.

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That's gorgeous!
Does that make it a JR?....

 

[Mr C]

Gorgeous car. I always thought they should've made a 4 dr from 81-83.

 

[Mr C]

The 79 Cordoba is a weird grey area car.
I've always considered it a B simply because of wheelbase
The 79 Doba is 115" and R bodies are 118.5"
But this topic has been debated many times....

They are for sure a grey area car.

 

[BHA43]

JR rode in it! I have documentation that it was used on the Dallas TV show. And that is where I saw a limo imp first & then it came up for sale a few years later!

That's gorgeous!
Does that make it a JR?....

 

[Jack Meoff]

JR rode in it! I have documentation that it was used on the Dallas TV show. And that is where I saw a limo imp first & then it came up for sale a few years later!

Wow! That's amazing!
It really is a JR!!