Yep, I had a '72 Dodge Dart with the 225. Just bulletproof. The body rusted away and the engine and trans would always perform. Year in and year out.

I think you could easily get 300K out of them if you just changed the oil regularly. Most people did not and they still went close to 200K.

I subsequently bought a Plymouth Volare for my father with the same engine/trans package. A basic vehicle without any a/c or power anything. Cost was $4K in 1980. It would still be running fine if my sister didn't total the damn thing.

That 225 allowed for a low hood line but lots of torque..
It is the longest running single production engine ever...
I will bet yall did not know that it is still being produced... it is used in things like forklifts and marine applications....

Didn't know that. We had that in a couple of Plymouth Valiants (couldn't kill those cars), and a Dodge Duster (I think).

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