front bumper assembly. The interior featured cloth and vinyl bench seats with premium trim and an "X-within-an-X four-spoke steering wheel." The dashboard was "space-age-styled" featuring a bridged-over sweep-style speedometer on top flanked by gauge pods and a "revolving turret clock" centered on the instrument panel. All 1960 Dodge station wagons used the wheelbase providing of cargo space with the back seats folded flat. The Matador trim was available in six- or nine-passenger (with a rear-facing third row bench seat) versions both featuring a roll-down rear window into the tailgate. The Matador had less exterior chrome trim and plainer interiors than found on the Polara. The majority of cars built by Dodge and sold during the 1960 model year were in Dodge's new "smaller" and less expensive full-sized model, the Dodge Dart, which fielded three sub-series (Seneca, Pioneer, and Phoenix) of its own. A total of 27,908 Dodge Matadors were produced for 1960. Low sales volume of the Matador, the continuing popularity of the Dart models, and the launch of the compact Lancer meant the Matador nameplate was dropped for the 1961 model year leaving only the Polara as the full-size Dodge. Legacy Chrysler purchased American Motors Corporation (AMC) in 1987. The Matador nameplate was used by AMC from 1971 until 1978 for its mid- and full-sized AMC Matador cars. References External links Matador Full-size vehicles Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Coupés Sedans Station wagons Cars introduced in 1960