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A 1960 or 61 Valient are by far the lightest Chrysler offerings.

Dennis Jokela



Partially true.
The '60 was 4dr only so they aren't the lightest.
The '62 Valiant is the lightest because of a light front end suspension design. The '61 would weight the same if it had an upgraded '62-up front suspension.

The Valiant will be the lightest do to the shorter wheel base 106"('60-'66) and 108"('67-up) vs 111" for Darts.
Lighest for each body design family of Valiants-
'60-'62 - '62
'63-'66 - '63
'67-'69 - '69
The downfall of the '66-earlier cars is the 3" narrower engine bay.
The '70 Duster is the lighest of the '70-up 108"wb Mopars.