1979 Dodge Aspen R/T

Compact performance powered by 1979 Dodge Aspen R/T 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-door five-passenger coupe

Configurations Aspen coupe with R/T Package, R/T Handling Performance Package

Engine range 225 six or 318/360 V8 by application

Chassis F-body torsion-bar front, leaf-spring rear, and R/T handling package

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1979 Dodge Aspen R/T

The 1979 Aspen R/T family combined two-door five-passenger coupe with Aspen coupe with R/T Package, R/T Handling Performance Package 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 R/T package, engine, induction, transmission, axle, handling equipment, body, stripes, dates, and records must be reconciled independently. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

R/T appearance and handling equipment did not by itself establish one engine; powertrain, axle, brakes, and package records define a configuration. 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 Aspen coupe retained for rear body, roof, glass, lamps, bumper, and trim context; R/T identity must come from car-specific evidence.**Greg Gjerdingen 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

225 Slant Six 225 cu in inline-six · Base coupe path · engine assembly / specification
318 V8 318 cu in LA-series V8 · Regular V8 path · engine assembly / specification
360 V8 360 cu in LA-series V8 · R/T performance path where ordered · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Three- or four-speed manual by engine
Factory transmission TorqueFlite automatic transmission

Options

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

A66 R/T Package factory · appearance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
A67 R/T Handling Performance Package factory · chassis · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
E58 360 four-barrel V8 factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
D91 Sure-Grip differential factory · chassis · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
D21 Four-speed manual factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.

Paint

EW1 Eggshell White factory · solid
TX9 Formal Black factory · solid
PR4 Bright Red factory · solid
PB3 Ice Blue Metallic factory · metallic
PG4 Teal Green Metallic factory · metallic
PY6 Classic Cream factory · solid

Production

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

1979 Dodge Aspen R/T family total · 0 · reported

Authenticity

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

Model-year identity 1979 Aspen R/T 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 1979 Aspen R/T 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.