1968-1972 Dodge Scat Pack and Plymouth Rapid Transit System Program History

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1968 was set to be a pivotal year for Dodge as fresh designs debuted on the Coronet and Charger platforms. Short on sales but not on performance, Dodge marketers wanted to initiate a program that would ignite brand awareness while maintaining the performance edge they had on the streets. With "Dodge Fever" in full swing, the Scat Pack was born.  Two years later, Plymouth's Rapid Transit System followed Dodge's Scat Pack.

Both programs relied heavily on grouping their performance-oriented cars with messages aimed at the under-35 audience. Chrysler incentivized owners to join its “clubs” by offering free merchandise. Plymouth took its show on the road with the Rapid Transit System Caravan featuring prototypes that could be seen and dealerships. The result was one of the most memorable, highly successful marketing campaigns of the muscle car era.  You will relive the muscle cars, advertisements, and marketing tools employed by Chrysler in this first-ever book published on these Mopar programs by author and historian Jim Schild.  Find out the history of how these programs came about, see pictures of the ads, and find dsecriptions of the cars and options in the program.  Buy now to own the first-ever book dedicated to the history of the Scat Pack and the Rapid Transit System.

Jim Schild
"Dodge Scat Pack and Plymouth Rapid Transit System: Chrysler's Muscle Car Marketing Programs 1968-1972"
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11.00 x 8.50 x 0.40 inches
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