This Matador's dashboard clock was genuinely space-age: a stationary pointer read hours off a revolving top dial, minutes off a lower one, and seconds off an orbiting red dot.
Median 81 hp across 128 similar cars
Lead trim: Matador 361 "Super Red Ram" V8 (295 hp) · up to 330 hp
Dodge Matador (1960)MATADOR-1960 · 1960–1960
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FactThis Matador's dashboard clock was genuinely space-age: a stationary pointer read hours off a revolving top dial, minutes off a lower one, and seconds off an orbiting red dot.
The Dodge Matador is a full-sized automobile produced for the 1960 model year by Dodge, designed by Virgil Exner: one of two new models when the marque dropped its Coronet, Custom, Custom Royal and Lancer, sharing the same new unibody platform as the slightly smaller Dodge Dart and positioned as the base-level full-size car below the top-trim Polara, on the 122-inch (3,099 mm) wheelbase (4 inches longer than the Dart's 118) shared with the Chrysler Windsor and Newport. All Matadors had a standard "Super Red Ram" 295 hp (220 kW; 299 PS) 361 cu in (5.9 L) V8, with the "D-500 with Ram Induction" 383 cu in (6.3 L) with dual four-barrel carburetors optional, and a 3-speed manual, 2-speed PowerFlite or 3-speed TorqueFlite (mechanical pushbuttons on the left of the instrument panel); styling carried over Exner's "Forward Look" with stacked "jet pod" taillights and shortened tailfins, a "space-age" dashboard with an optional "revolving turret clock" and optional front swivel seats. Body styles were 2-door hardtop, 4-door hardtop, 4-door sedan and 4-door wagon (six- or nine-passenger). A total of 27,908 Matadors were produced for 1960; low volume, the Dart's popularity and the compact Lancer led to the nameplate being dropped for 1961 (the name was later used by AMC from 1971 to 1978). Length 214 in, curb weight about 3,880 lb.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matador 361 "Super Red Ram" V8 (295 hp) | 1960–1960 | 5.9 L V8 | 295 hp | 390 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Matador D-500 383 Ram Induction dual four-barrel V8 | 1960–1960 | 6.3 L V8 | 330 hp | 460 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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