When Dodge introduced the Dart Demon 340 in 1971, it wasn’t just another entry in the crowded muscle car market; it was a clever engineering statement. The Demon 340 was Dodge’s lightweight muscle car ...

Dodge entered the decade of the 1970s in surprisingly good shape when it came to its smaller cars, with the Dart lineup and its Plymouth twins providing car buyers a lot of variety on the cheap, while ...

Introduced in 1959 as a full-size car, the Dodge Dart was moved into the midsize segment for the 1962 model year. That didn't last long, though, as Dodge reassigned it to the compact market in 1963.

The 1971 Dodge Demon 340 arrived as a compact troublemaker in a world obsessed with big blocks and bigger badges. Instead of chasing cubic inches, it relied on a light body, sharp gearing, and a high ...