Dodge Monaco (1974)

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A replica of the Bluesmobile, a 1974 Monaco
A replica of the Bluesmobile, a 1974 Monaco
Monaco
Production period: 1974-1977
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : limousine
Engines:
Petrol engines : 5.2–7.2 liters
(108–175 kW)
Length: 5660-5750 mm
Width: 2030 mm
Height: 1400-1490 mm
Wheelbase : 3090-3150 mm
Empty weight : 2005-2270 kg
Previous model Dodge Monaco (1965) , Dodge Polara
successor Dodge Monaco (1977) , Dodge St. Regis

The 1974 Dodge Monaco was the joint successor to the 1965 Monaco and the Dodge Polara . A vehicle of this year in a police version and design, the so-called "Bluesmobil", plays an essential role in the film Blues Brothers .

This series was offered with a self-supporting body as the basic Monaco model, the Monaco Custom and the Monaco Brougham luxury version, the latter recognizable by the pop-up headlights , while the other versions had exposed double headlights. The vehicle had actually appeared at the wrong time, as the oil crisis started practically at the same time and demand for such large cars collapsed accordingly.

In 1975 Monaco Custom and Monaco Brougham were renamed Royal Monaco and Royal Monaco Brougham. The engines, which were further detoxified, including a newly available 5.2-liter eight-cylinder V-engine , developed 147 to 238 hp. In 1976 and 1977 there were only detailed changes. The simple Monaco was then replaced by a new model - a redesigned and smaller Dodge Coronet - in 1977 .

With a wheelbase of 3.09 to 3.15 meters, the vehicle was between 5.66 and 5.75 m long, 2.03 m wide and between 1.40 and 1.49 m high. The curb weight was given as 2005 to 2270 kg.

The model has been sold around 208,000 times. From 1965 to 1973 there were still over a million copies for Monaco and Polara combined.

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X .
  • James M. Flammang, Ron Kowalke: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1999. Krause Publications, Iola 1999, ISBN 0-87341-755-0 .

Web links

Commons : Dodge Monaco  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 30 years of the Bluesmobil: Dodge on a divine mission in Süddeutsche Zeitung from July 6, 2010