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| Car of the Day : March 26, 2013; Greenlight '75 Dodge Monaco | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 25 2013, 10:37 PM (676 Views) | |
| craftymore | Mar 25 2013, 10:37 PM Post #1 |
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![]() The Police Car for today is Greenlight's 1975 Dodge Monaco. ![]()
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The '74-'77 full size Monacos were the largest car Dodge would ever build. Riding on a 122" wheelbase and and equipped with a 440 big block, fuel economy at best hovered around 12 MPG! The mid 70s Monaco is best known as the 'Bluesmobile' from the 1980 classic movie 'The Blues Brothers'. ![]()
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| pjedsel | Mar 25 2013, 10:50 PM Post #2 |
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Muscle Car
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A fantastic casting from Greenlight of the '70's era Dodge Monaco Police Car. I remember one similar to this one sitting in our driveway in dark green and white with a single bubble light on the roof. A plus with the GL issue, I know the gentleman/law enforcement officer who worked with GL to get this Boone County car produced. Of the police car castings from Greenlight, I think this one is my favorite. Also like the Monaco's from JL and MB.
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| Stampede | Mar 25 2013, 10:54 PM Post #3 |
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One of my many favorites from GL. They did a superb job on this one, and I'm happy to say that I have the WSP version in my collection. |
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| ivantt | Mar 25 2013, 11:59 PM Post #4 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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One word: Excellent. Cop cars rule. |
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| juantoo3 | Mar 26 2013, 08:12 AM Post #5 |
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Very nice indeed. If I may be allowed a brief counter though...my memories of the 1:1 cars is that they were so common they were nothing at all to get excited about. They were about as plain vanilla as they come. Perhaps not the right time or place, I apologize. I do think it is a very well done example of the vehicle in scale, I just don't understand all the fuss. |
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| craftymore | Mar 26 2013, 09:13 AM Post #6 |
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@ Wes - For me it's the subject matter that is really cool. Were any full size American cars from the mid 70s really awesome compared to other eras? Of course not. I get that. They were hulking land barges with under powered fuel sucking engines that had horrible handling and massive body roll. I've driven a '73 Polara and the steering was rather numb so I do have a clue. All the above said, the GL Monaco is one of the few true 1/64 scale stock sedans of the mid 70s. That era imho is vastly under represented in small scale. I like land boats of the 60s/70s and wish more companies would target this genre. That's why I consider this a gem of a model. |
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| diegomg | Mar 26 2013, 12:29 PM Post #7 |
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![]() For the cop car fans greenlight is doing a remarkable job. |
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| JeepXJLover | Mar 26 2013, 05:17 PM Post #8 |
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In the March 2013 issue of Autabuy magazine a seller in MA has a 75 Monaco former Kansas State Patrol car for sale. Ad claims the car still needs some mechnical work. Asking price, a steep IMO $20,000! |
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| juantoo3 | Mar 26 2013, 07:34 PM Post #9 |
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Thanks Crafty, and I certainly don't begrudge anyone their choices and preferences in their collecting. For a very long time I drew my line at 1972...very few cars made after were even entertained in my mind as possibilities. Then there is the line between 1976 and 1977...'76 being the last year of the truly huge land yachts and '77 being the first year of "downsizing." Some of the cars of the later '70s were tolerable, but nothing to get excited over. Even considering MoPars...I love the first year Cordobas. I got my first piece of nookie in the back of a Coronet, so that car is special to me. And maybe the Magnum. Apart from those, it really was boring in the later part of the decade...and the early part wasn't a lot better after '72. Ford and GM were no better either. And poor old AMC couldn't catch much of a break...although I still like the Hornet and especially the Concorde restyle. The few glimmers of automotive styling hope seemed to all be in niche makers...particularly Excalibur and Stutz...and soon to come DeLorean. The econobox was here to stay, unions were steadily ruining the American builders and quality was winning converts to Japanese makes and VW Rabbits. I had never heard the term Malaise era before coming to this board, but it is appropriate. It was a dismal time for American makes...and sadly it only got worse. There are a precious few exceptions, but overall American cars have really lost their shine since the heyday. But I digress... |
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 26 2013, 07:51 PM Post #10 |
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The mid to late 70's are where things start to get interesting, for my collecting habits. The 80's, then 90's, and cars if the last 13 years are where my passion really lies. I can appreciate older cars, but they just aren't quite as relatable for me. I like this casting, for its large (true scale) size. |
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| Dragnet_Supporter | Apr 10 2013, 11:48 AM Post #11 |
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This one is a real beauty from GL. Gotta love the classic police cars. |
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| the_weatherman | Apr 10 2013, 12:46 PM Post #12 |
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See, I feel the same way, and Dean, I think you hit the nail on the head with the "relatable" part. If your interest stopped in 1972....well, someone born that year will be hitting 41 this year. For a lot of folks like myself (I'm 24), it is hard to relate to the days of extensive chrome, and the 60s muscle cars, because the exposure we have had is mostly through movies and car shows. To see them on the road in everyday use is fairly unusual. Certainly, to each their own, and there's a few younger guys who fall in the pre-72 mentality, but the nostalgia factor that helps these models sell is diminishing, as older collectors continue to age and go up to the big garage in the sky. The accurate size of this casting continues to astound me. I can't even fit it in my display case, it's too long (I'm expecting the same with the AW Caddy later this year). I'm a stickler for accuracy in scale, so to me, is a fortunate problem to have. Edited by the_weatherman, Apr 10 2013, 12:47 PM.
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A plus with the GL issue, I know the gentleman/law enforcement officer who worked with GL to get this Boone County car produced. Of the police car castings from Greenlight, I think this one is my favorite. Also like the Monaco's from JL and MB.




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