1960 Dodge Polara

Full-size performance powered by 1960 Dodge Polara engine family.

Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.

Bodies Two- or four-door hardtop, four-door sedan, convertible, or station wagon

Configurations sedan, hardtops, convertible, station wagon, D-500 performance equipment

Engine range 383 wedge V8 through dual-four-barrel D-500 ram induction

Chassis Torsion-Aire front suspension, leaf-spring rear axle, and four-wheel drums

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1960 Dodge Polara

The 1960 Polara family combined two- or four-door hardtop, four-door sedan, convertible, or station wagon with sedan, hardtops, convertible, station wagon, D-500 performance equipment configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

The Polara's 383 wedge family ranged from regular induction through D-500 and dual-four-barrel ram induction. The complete engine, induction, cooling, transmission, axle, chassis, body, dates, and records define one car. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

Dodge's new full-size unibody retained Torsion-Aire front suspension and a leaf-sprung live rear axle. D-500 engine, axle, brake, steering, spring, wheel, tire, and cooling details must remain application-specific. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

**Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.**Spanish Coches via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

**Restored 1960 Polara D-500 engine bay showing the 383-cubic-inch V8 and cross-ram induction layout; finishes, service hardware, and restoration details remain specific to the photographed car.**Mr.choppers via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

383 two-barrel V8 383 cu in wedge-head V8 with two-barrel induction · Regular Polara path · engine assembly / specification
383 four-barrel D-500 V8 383 cu in with four-barrel induction · D-500 performance path · engine assembly / specification
383 Ram Induction D-500 V8 383 cu in with dual four-barrel cross-ram induction · Top D-500 performance path; documentation required · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Three-speed manual
Factory transmission PowerFlite automatic
Factory transmission TorqueFlite automatic

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

D-500 D-500 performance equipment factory · performance · Engine, induction, cooling, exhaust, transmission, axle, brakes, suspension, badges, dates, and records must agree.
RAM-INDUCTION Dual-four-barrel ram-induction 383 factory · performance · Require engine, cross-ram manifolds, carburetors, air system, cooling, exhaust, transmission, axle, chassis, dates, and records.
TORQUEFLITE TorqueFlite automatic factory · comfort · Transmission, pushbutton controls, cooling, axle, dates, and records must agree.
SURE-GRIP Sure-Grip differential factory · performance · Carrier, ratio, housing, dates, and records define one installation.

Paint

A Jet Black factory · solid
B Alpine White factory · solid
C Poppy Red factory · solid
D Turquoise factory · solid
E Light Blue factory · solid
F Beige factory · solid

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1960 Dodge Polara family total · 0 · reported

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1960 Polara VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1960 Polara production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.