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The cast-iron Slant-6, nicknamed the "Leaning Tower of Power," earned a reputation as an engine that simply refused to die, with many units sailing past 200,000 miles without a major rebuild. It became the default workhorse for economy cars, police cruisers, mail trucks, and commercial fleets for decades. While 1965 Coronets are frequently remembered for packing big-block V8s or the race-bred 426 Hemi, the vast majority of the over 209,000 units Dodge sold that year left the factory with the utilitarian 225 Slant Six.
The cast-iron Slant-6, nicknamed the "Leaning Tower of Power," earned a reputation as an engine that simply refused to die, with many units sailing past 200,000 miles without a major rebuild. It became the default workhorse for economy cars, police cruisers, mail trucks, and commercial fleets for decades. While 1965 Coronets are frequently remembered for packing big-block V8s or the race-bred 426 Hemi, the vast majority of the over 209,000 units Dodge sold that year left the factory with the utilitarian 225 Slant Six.