Dodge aimed the Meadowbrook at the middle of its lineup in 1949 — and buyers made it nearly a third of every Dodge sold that year, about 90,000 cars.
Median 82 hp across 101 similar cars
Lead trim: Meadowbrook 230.2 cu in L-head six (1950–1952)
Dodge Meadowbrook1949–1952
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FactDodge aimed the Meadowbrook at the middle of its lineup in 1949 — and buyers made it nearly a third of every Dodge sold that year, about 90,000 cars.
The Dodge Meadowbrook is a full-size car produced by Dodge in the United States from 1949 to 1954, offered as the midline trim level from February 1949 above the Wayfarer and beneath the Coronet and largely identical to the Coronet except for trim and equipment; in 1952 the Wayfarer was cancelled and the Meadowbrook became the lowest-priced Dodge in the US (export markets, including Canada, continued to receive the Plymouth-based Dodge Kingsway). In its first year the four-door-only Meadowbrook made up 30% of Dodge's sales (about 90,000 units) with "Safe-Guard Hydraulic Brakes" (two cylinders per front brake), a new "cradled" ride and the single-barrel inline-six producing 103 hp; for 1950 the six was baptized the "Get-Away" engine (the 1950 Dodges appearing on 4 January 1950, with a 42.7 ft turning circle and a 3-speed Chrysler Fluid Drive rather than the Coronet's gyromatic); 1951 received all-new front skin, bumpers, dashboard and a larger windshield with the engine unchanged until 1954; in 1952 the Meadowbrook made up 32.5% of Dodge sales (about 84,000), with almost no changes as Chrysler focused on the Korean War effort. The engine was a 3.8 L (230.2 cu in) L-head six on a 123.5 in wheelbase, 203.6 in long (1949) and 74 in wide.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook 230.2 cu in L-head six (103 hp, 1949) | 1949–1949 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 103 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Meadowbrook 230.2 cu in L-head six (1950–1952) | 1950–1952 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 103 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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The stripped-down Special trim flopped so badly in the booming 1953 market that Dodge killed it within months of launch.
Dodge aimed the Meadowbrook at the middle of its lineup in 1949 — and buyers made it nearly a third of every Dodge sold that year, about 90,000 cars.
Rivals
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