The Wonderful 1977-1978 Dodge Monaco
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- An often overlooked car of the 1970s was the 1977-1978 Dodge Monaco. Though it served a utilitarian purpose for most of those who bought one back in the day, it was a very special car that deserves a special place in automotive history.
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Out of those 135,000 produced, 134,000 were crashed in various 80's TV shows..
I was about to say the same thing. The Dukes of Hazzard crashed 58,672 of the 134,000.
Don't forget the Blues brothers movie too those things got no respect 😅
@@randyyoung9892 You’re DEAD WRONG. There were no B-body Monacos used in the Blues Brothers. All of the Monacos and Royal Monacos were C-bodies. Completely different cars.
TJ Hooker weapon of choice ! 👌🏻
Dukes of Hazzard, of course.
My earliest memories of the 77-78 Monaco can be summed up in one name...
Rosco P. Coltrane
Facts! 💯💯💯
RPC: I scuffed my vehicle Boss. Boss: I'LL SCUFF YOU, YOU DO-DO!
Hazzard County Sheriff destroyed scores of them trying to catch them Duke boys!
I have good memories of these Dodges. I worked for Chrysler engineering at that time.
Clarence Watkins: Care to add some of those "good memories"?
Probably the most famous 77-78 Dodge Monaco is the Moss Green Monaco driven by Fred Dryer on the 80's cop show "Hunter".
Don't forget the 77 Monaco police car driven by Schwarzenegger on Terminator I
Blues Brothers
Can’t leave out Dukes of Hazzard
@@kensampson604 You’re DEAD WRONG. There were no B-body Monacos used in the Blues Brothers. All of the Monacos and Royal Monacos in the Blues Brothers were C-bodies. Completely different cars.
@@luisinhoens90 The Eldorado they smash inside the parking garage was pretty cool too. And the Nova Arnold crashes into the police station haha
Stunning cars. Always loved them.
Me too, Dodge Monaco are much safer and reliable cars than these "throw away cars" of today!
That car was a real tank! No surprise it was so often used as a police car! It's also amazing how the Dodge St. Regis design kind of reminds the one of the Buick Electra!
That last picture with all the other manufactures cars bring back a lot of classic memories. Thank you for bringing these cars back to life! Aloha!
Thanks, yes those were good times...
Back in 79, I ran across a 1978 Monaco. It was ordered for a dodge executives wife. It called royal monaco brougham. Triple black, with a 440 special marked on the air cleaner lid. All kinds of good stuff in it. 8 track built in console, tissue dispenser under pass dash,etc. Had earlier muscle cars, but this one would run for a 78. Great concert car and good memories. I think I paid $3400 for it. Awh the good old days.
The 8-track was the key feature on that car. :D
My Grandfather had a 78 Plymouth Fury he purchased new. I was never a big MOPAR fan since my Father was a GM guy, but thought that Fury was a nice looking and capable car.
Thanks for the video.
I wasn't even alive back then. But man, I'd love to go back and buy a $4,000 V8 powered '77-'78 Monaco!! These are awesome cars and I'm so glad I kept my plastic model kit versions of the four-door sedan variation! This was one of my dream cars, to own a 440 V8/727 Torqueflite equipped unmarked cop car version!
Beautiful Dodge. I saw the first 1977 Monacos coming into our city back in September of 1976.
Amazing like always, a piece of history never happen again
Thanks!
love me some OCM couldnt imagine life without it
Many thanks, I really appreciate that.
Welcome back!
Thanks
All I see is TJ Hooker and a young Heather Locklear when I see one of these ! 🙂
I had one of these with the "U" code 440 HP eng. Wish I'd never sold it. Inability to hold wheel alignments aside, it was more fun than a person should be allowed to have. The powertrain on that car was as close to indestructible as ever could be.
I always liked the '72 Monaco with the flip up headlights.
My grandpa drove a Monaco as a police car before he retired, have a picture of him with a few different police cars over his career, 1968 to 1984
Great story, I bet he drove some great police cars during his career. There were a lot of great police cars during that era.
Awesome.
Is this Dodge Monaco the type of cars that were wrecked by Roscoe and company as police cars in the shows "The Dukes of Hazzard?
@@donaldostrem4982 They used a 1970 Polara and a 1975 Monaco
@@donaldostrem4982 Yes, the Monaco and its twin, the Plymouth Fury
Side by side comparison of the B body and R body reveals that they have the same doors with different glass and less tumble home. Very clever camouflage job. I compared my 1975 Coronet to a 1981 Chrysler Newport some years ago. I can’t imagine ever having that opportunity again. Only dozens probably remain running today.
The 1975 Dodge Coronet 4-door and the 1981 Chrysler Newport had nearly identical wheelbase and width dimensions. Chrysler just redesigned the exterior and interior of the 4-door models and eliminated the 2-door and wagon models of the B-body when they developed the R-body for the '79 model year..
Who else is watching this tonight homesick for a place that no longer exists?
@2 Corinthians 4:7-11 for godsakes take a Xanax yo. I think she was just missing nice cars from a simpler time. Geez Louise SMFH.
I got my license in the very early 80s. The 440 Monacos were coming into to the used car market and a few of my peers snagged 'em Truly terrifying cars, all power with mediocre brakes and handling even though they were ex cop cars. Especially fun in Chicago winters.
Is there a reason why the 77-78 Monaco cop cars with the 440 could never outrun the 440 Charger by the Duke Boys on the TV show? :D
@@ercsan Driver, vehicle weight, and plot armor! 😜
@@ercsan a 69 charger 440 has a lot more horsepower than a 77-78 440.
Remember everything basically got a compression and horsepower downgrade in ~ 1975.
@@pdennis931971, everything by 1972. To the original commenter, those cars actually handle VERY well. If you don't think so, then you can't drive.
@@MoparRob440 they dropped a bit for 72 but they dropped massively when catalytic converters were added in 1975.
77 Plymouth Fury Salon MSHP with a 400 cid put a mild cam in it man that dude would scoot chirp all gears 140+ loved that car man the memories it brought
I need more of these videos in my life. I've watched through the whole channel twice now lol.
We had a 1971 Coronet Custom wagon and a 1975 Coronet Custom sedan. The sedan was in Sherwood Green Metallic which was the same color as our county police department. I got away with a lot driving it as many thought I was the police! I loved that car, and can understand the affection for the Monaco of the B body. Thanks for this trip down memory lane.
The styling of the Chrysler vehicles in the 70s was so nice
What a beautiful design. Have not seen it nowadays anymore!
I love these old cars…my favorite actually…
Thank you for all of your videos, but a massive thank you for this one. I have a wonderful 78 Monaco 4 door 318 civilian model parked in my garage and it's been a long road to finding one. There's not a lot of info on the internet about these cars, so it was magnificent to sit through this video, thanks again.
Always liked the two door models back in the day. I wouldn’t mind having one to drive around on the weekend today, just without the electronic carb.
The late 70s Monacos were also popular as taxicabs back in the day.
Sitting in my driveway is a powder blue 78 Plymouth Fury. It was a North Carolina state interceptor so it's got the police 440, 100 amp alternator, coolers for everything, 700 cfm thermoquad carb, header type exhaust manifolds and dual exhaust. Connected to it is a 727 transmission and a positraction rear end. Need to restore it to it's former beauty.
Great classic car content.
Love the square head lights.
Thanks, I really appreciate that! The square headlights looked great on those cars along with the 1976-1977 Monte Carlo and a few other cars of the era.
@@oldcarmems Malibus too. Headlight bezels almost look interchangeable lol
I have a green 1978 Monaco coupe, I didn't even know they made one like this until I found it a few years back setting next to an old cabin!
Mine was a seafoam green brougham that left to me by my uncle. Had lots of fun in that car back in the early 80's.
@@kevinalmas7919 I got a reproduction ''go wing'', A reproduction 71 Demon hood scoop, And reproduction ''Bee'' emblems for mine and made a ''what if'' 78 Super Bee! You wouldn't believe how many people come up to me and tell me that they or a relative or friend had one just like it when they were new!
My dad bought a 1973 Coronet new Light yellow with a brown vinyl top and interior. 318 and it was the best family car never gave us any problems. Back when Chrysler was so reliable, we had several through the 1960's and 1970's.
We had a 1976 Cordoba! I love it!
So did we!
There's an unexpected surprise!
Your videos are so good.
As mid teenager back in 1977-78, I didn't appreciate or particularly like those big Chrysler/Dodge cars, but now that I look at them, and see what we have today, I have a change of heart. The Monaco with that super reliable slant 6 engine is a great combination even in 2022. Solid package.
Perfect timing right before bed time.
I remember the California Highway Patrol used these Monacos back in the day. Thank you for this interesting video!
They looked a lot like the cardoba. One of my uncles had a 1966 Monaco station wagon and it was great. In the army I purchased a 1966 Monaco 4 door. I regret trading it. I’ve had several mopar cars but the Monaco was the best
Nothing but a scaled down Cordorba!
When I was a kid my parents bought a brand new 1966 Monaco 4 door sedan in dark turquoise with matching interior and the spinner style wheel covers. It was gorgeous. The chrome really popped against that paint. There weren’t to many on the road sadly. We drove all over the country in that car on our summer vacations. It always attracted attention, even when new - on guy even asked if it was a custom! It was our favorite family car. I remember when we traded it in on a new 71 Dodge my mom cried all the way to the dealership and made my dad drive around the block when we got there for “one last ride “. I really want to buy one, but they almost never come up for sale in sedan guise….
That's because in that era, the Coronet, Monaco, Magnum, Charger, Fury, Satellite, 300 and Cordoba were all essentially the same car.
@MeanMustardMarkIV, the trim package on a Cordorba was much better than a Monaco!!!
@@mrflynn01 Actually the Cordoba was he same car as the Coronet/Fury/B-body Monaco coupe with a different grille assembly, taillights, and an opera window instead of the hardtop styling. Amazing what they could do with that basic body shell.
I have a 78 County Detective version Monaco in my shop right now. it needs a windshield. The police goodies are where it's at for this platform. Built back when Police package meant something besides an extra battery and more wire connectors under the dash like they do nowdays.
Rear ends on Police cars were 9.25" lockers with 3.23 gears. heavy duty trans cooler lines, oil coolers, bigger radiator, bigger front disc brakes, bigger torsion bars and a few other tweeks on the suspension, 140mph speedo, full gauges, and some other variations depending on who and where it got ordered for. Mine is blue on blue on blue. I have the 3 spoke steering wheel, but I have seen other police versions with the standard "padded" wheel too. They all have the special tags under the hood so you know if it was ordered with the parts or not. Most have a special paint tag too.
I love the car. If you look at the main body of the 4 doors, the design goes back to 71. Chrysler was very clever on how they added the 5mph bumpers, they blend into the car design quite well compared to many others.
These cars, if you work on them a little, are not nearly as heavy as people think they are and especially compared to some of the competition. The 400 police 4bbl. that was in mine was a total lost cause, I am dropping a 383 into it for now until I can put a proper 400 back in.
The police car of the 80's movies, including The Terminator 🙂
My grandfather had one of these in the early '80's. Have to say the police version at 5:30 looks pretty good.
Rick Hunter's green Monaco was tough!
I saw many of this wonderful cars in series of the 80's when I was a kid.
The 77-78 Dodge Monacos , are extremely beautiful, elegant and powerful.
For me, this are the most beautiful car ever, even comparing to Ferraris or else.
I don't care, I will allways prefer the 77-78 Monacos, over all other, even the moderns ones.
A lot of police departments kept their 360 and 440 Monaco's well into the 80s. Seems the 255 equipped LTDs were wheezing out at 85mph, when equipped with roof mounted light bars. Remember going by one in passing gear, as he was topped out chasing someone who was already in the next county. Wouldn't have pulled that stunt on a Monaco or Fury.
Malcolm Ottawa Valley
the other issue was the 318 powered Diplomats. Both dogs helped create the Mustang HP package (later SSP) and Chevy a 1LE Camaro option. The Nova 9-C-1s looked good in comparison.
@@albertgaspar627 yeah I remember my disbelief when they went to the 5.0 liter notchbacks as chase down vehicles. Kind of useless as you couldn't chuck the perp in the back. Never saw a police Nova up here. Few 360 Volare police cars and plenty of gutless 267/305 police Malibus. My cop friends hated those useless trunks.
One year of the M-body in square form, came with the 360 and that was 1980. Used a 360 three core police rad when I swapped in a Thermoquaded 360/727 into a Fifth Avenue in the early 90s. Not much would have out run that back then. Second gear upshifted into drive at 110mph, with your foot buried.
Malcolm Ottawa Valley
@@malcolmhamilton5200 Most officers across the map hated the downsizing of family sedans, when you carry that "battle rattle" around your waist. and the Mustang does not have a large interior once you add in a computer. As you noticed, it had one purpose only--pursuit. In CA it soon became known as the "Mustang that chases Porsches for a living". There were enough rich elites in fast foreign cars who made a game out of trying to outrun the 318 powered Dodge Diplomat cop cars. The Mustangs put an end to that, moreso than a Z28 Camaro pursuit package that still weighed nearly 3,800 lbs and had I think 180 hp or something.
The Novas at least had a power-to-weight ratio, and the 9-C-1 package gave them the WS6 suspension parts off that year's Trans Am for handling. but it was still a unibody car, no perimeter frame/coil spring ride. The Mopar E58 code 360 had guts, Mopar used it for their Lil Red Express muscle pickup. Of course you found out for yourself :) The 360 didn't get the respect it deserved back then since a 340 was still affordable, but now folks "get it", like with Ford's 351Windsor engine.
I agree. You couldn't give away 351 Windsor's in the 70s. On the street the Cleveland's needed more cam, compression and gas to truly make power, all of which were becoming scarce back then. I had a 5.0 liter EFI'd 86' Bronco and 90' Town Car, both of which I did a few mods the Mustang guys taught me. Long story short the Broncos mileage almost doubled and none of my Chevy buddies would believe me it wasn't a 5.8 Windsor, as it bested their TBI 350s handily. That huge tank got me from Ottawa to Toronto, back, back to Toronto and almost back in one fill up. As a lifetime Mopar guy I was thoroughly impressed when it smoked a Maxima 0-60 on an on ramp one day. The 360, like you say, was ignored by us Mopar types until 340s started getting scarce. Once people like Ed Hamburger started selling ots of stuff for it, and Direct Connection, it became my favourite. Watch any Cascar race and coming out of every corner ahead, because of their unfair torque advantage, is a 360. Beauty was they were so cheap and plentiful in rotting Cordobas and worthless station wagons and luxury barges I rarely had to pay for a good running one. Deck the block or buy the higher compression pistons and you were good to go. Anywhere a 318 had been the 360 would bolt in. As long as you could swap in an MP distributor and take the time to truly dial in the vacuum advance, you actually got better mileage than stock.
Chrysler adapted the B body to the R body for 1979, but the big block was out of production. Police departments found the 360 to lack power.
My favorite 70s Chrysler sedan, this and the St Regis and 1975 Imperial
I love these cars. For about 20 years I have owned a '78 Monaco 2-door police pursuit vehicle, Ex- Nebraska Highway patrol. 8 or 9 were made for the state that year. I drove it every day for a couple years but it was rough, really rough, and it has basically been parked in my barn for over a decade.
I recently got the idea that it's time to tear it down for a full rebuild/restomod. It's a very rare car, even though not highly desirable. It deserves a better fate than the junkyard.
You're lucky to have it!
Please restore it.
@@gregorylawson8346 I’m planning on it. Thankfully it’s more or less complete and just needs a lot of metal work. Most everything else it needs I have already or is available
Great stuff.
I'm envious. To take a car like that on the highway and let her rip would be awesome.
Happy motoring
What is the 5th. letter in the VIN?
@@davef.2329 P
Sempre gostei do Dodge Mônaco, uma pena que muitos foram destruídos em seriados da tv americana. Parece que hoje é muito difícil encontrar esses carros em bom estado, uma pena.
Obrigado por compartilhar!
Excelente vídeo!
Congrats From Brazil 🇧🇷
i drove the swagon version during work sometimes. It was a company car for errands/shuttle !fun ! just floor the pedal and hold on. ac was ice cold. real smooth car
Love this channel! Remember the one year the Charger was basically a Coronet coupe? Thanks for doing an old lady car. I love them-
The Cordoba Charger!
@@johneckert1365 Yes, there was that, the Charger SE, but one year the base Charger was just a Coroner coupe before it became the Monaco.
@@michaelwhite2823 Ah ok, I didn't know that 🤔
@@johneckert1365 It was one weird year of badge shuffling.
@@michaelwhite2823 It's a shame they didn't make a unique Charger 74-up on that same B-body platform.
I love these. Please keep them coming.
Great job....
Thanks!
I really enjoy your channel! Very informative..... your trademark emotionless robotic voice is very soothing.... thumbs up! 👍👍
More robotic this time
Early 70s to early 80s are my favorites.
Truth. These were pretty good cars for that era. I never thought them to be out dated either.
The R Body cars like the St. Regis were still on the B-Body chassis. Same as the Monaco, Coronet, and Satellites. The St. Regis was only a 4 Door Sedan and didn't have a wagon or 2 door car. The 2 door for the St. Regis would have been the 79 Dodge Magnum. St. Regis and Royal Monacos were mostly "fleet cars" for Chrysler. What killed the St. Regis was the quality control. They had the most problems per car for Chrysler in 1979. The Chevy Caprice and Impala were al new in 1977. The 1979 Ford LTD was also all new. Full sized cars were also impacted by the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis which caused gas lines at gas stations to return. Chrysler was close to bankruptcy when the St. Regis was sold before the K-Cars in 1981. Also Reagan bring down oil prices in the early to mid 1980s brought back full sized cars. The Dodge Monaco and Plymouth Fury of 1977 and 1978 were "dated" cars but were dependable and a good value. Wish so many didn't get destroyed in Tv shows and movies.
My mom bought a yellow coupe the brougham two door. Was a nice car we had. Loved it.
She bought brand new at the dodge dealership in Houston
Owned a 77 plymouth fury sport in high school. Probably the most reliable car I've ever owned. Built like a tank. 318 2bbl would run 120 all day long.
Thanks for another great video 👍👍👌
Oh the sound of that Highland Park Hummingbird starter… Yeeeteeeteeeteee
Still have the original Hummingbird in my 45,000 mile survivor 79 Cordoba 318.
@@JrGoonior My dad had a ‘79 Chrysler 300 (they revived it for this one model year). White with a red leather interior. That yeeeteeeteeeteee starter was as recognizable as the ‘75 Plymouth Scamp we had before it. I was only 11 back then and it seemed like that car was rocket. Fast forward and I’m depressed to learn how slow it really was. No regrets though. I wish I could own that car today.
I get so mad when I watch an old movie or TV show and they use the Chrysler starter sound for a non-Chrysler car 🤬
When I turned 16 in 1979, my parents bought me a 2-door 1977 Dodge Monaco in the yellow color. It had the most hideous yellow/green plaid interior. But boy did we have fun in that car!!!
I had a 74 Satellite. I hit a huge trophy deer with a big rack broadside at 70 MPH. That deer flew so high that I didn't see it land. I did hear the impact absorbers for the bumper absorbing for all they were worth. They made a sound. My 74 Satellite was undamaged. Not even a headlight or blinker lens broke or even cracked. They could have made a plaster cast of the impact on the deer and it would have come out as the front of that wonderful car. Everything you said about these cars is oh so true! They are my favorite cars!
One of the last of the B Bodies!
Front torsion bars and rear leaf springs forever!
I remember those cars it's a shame they don't exist anymore had a lot of fun with my Grand Fury 318pi
The Monaco looks like a 76/77 Monte Carlo
And was better car
This is what it’s based off and the Cordoba.
@@mrflynn01
Ricardo Montalvon
@@marka6187 In your wet dreams.
My Mom bought a used 76 Cordoba and everyone thought it was a Monte at first 🤣
So many of these were chosen as taxis and car service vehicles due to their comfort and reliability and I rode in them alot as a kid
Great video! Looking forward to the next episode!
Very interesting as usual. Thanks.
Our town used Chrysler police products thru the mid 80s. In the 70s, our police and fire chief specially ordered 400 P code and 440 U code equipped B cars, even for just patrollers. Our mayor asked 1 time why such thirsty engines to putt around town in...The police chief of the time said "Well, just like our side arms, it's "just in case". Classic! Sadly, HollyWood destroyed most of these cars.
Great work Sir thank you
I owned a 77 Plymouth Fury ( ex-police car) back in the day. It was the only Mopar I've ever owned. Cool car.
The favored squad car of Hazzard County.
Late 70's to Early 80's Mother had the wagon. Always remember riding in the back with my sister.... And watching Drive-In Movies out the back with the hatch down. And tho I was born in 74, I remember watching the Exorcist ( tho it says it cam3 out in 73 ), Salem's Lot, Rabid and Many More Horror Movies.
Was the workhorse of many Police departments & Taxi Companies And served in a lot of other municipalities departments building dept water department ect ect
My first car, 1978 Dodge Monaco.
Awesome video!!! Thank you so much! 😁
This seemed to be the official police car of TV car chases in the early 1980s
I’d love a Monaco
For the coupe version, I can't help but see a 1976-1977 Monte Carlo. Even the name sounds like it!
I liked the 1971-74 styling of these cars the best, I do admit I wish these cars lasted until the 1979 model year instead of 1978.
Last time I saw one of these was in the late 80s in Autotrader and it was on its last legs.
I have a 1975 4dr export model 225ci 3 speed manual ^^ with no power steering. Loved this car seen in tons of movies and tv shows from the eighties. Got 28 MPG at 60 mph out of this one with no ecomod on it, so I think I'll break easily the bar of the 30's mpg ^^ . Trully an awesome daily driver. I've cleaned / made the brakes working again so I can move it to start the body work on it.
My first car was a yellow 78 Monaco coupe. We called it the banana boat.
7:21 : From the January 1977 issue of _Motor Trend._ _(7/7/2022)_
I bought this car in GTA and it awesome.
Chrysler had some attractive styling. Good engineering, strong value in a field of strong competition.
7:21
AMC Pacer
I bought a 77 caprice classic..fine car..had it for 30 years still running good..of course i did have to replace a few things..it had 180,000 mi. On it..
I think of Roscoe on dukes of hazard when I see one of these
Great video that brought good memories for me. When I was kid we had a Venezuelan-built 1976 Dodge Special Edition. It was basically a 1976 Coronet with the 360 V8 and Torqueflite, vinyl roof and all the bells and whistles (cassette player, power windows, locks, front seat, and antenna, etc...). It featured a blacked out Plymouth Fury front grille, instead of the Coronet's split grille. Actually it was marketed as a "Special Edition", without the Coronet name, for some reason. We loved that car. In 1977 Chrysler of Venezuela updated the "Special Edition" to the Dodge Monaco look, complete with wide vinyl side trim and of course the double-deck square front lights and redesigned tail lamps. They continued calling it "Special Edition", with no mention of either Coronet or Monaco.
A 1977 Monaco Police car was featured at the beginning of Terminator I. Arnold behind the wheel of course
A lot of people got to ride in the cop version, they were everywhere.
Great vid would love to see one on the 1977-79 mercury cougar
@OldCarMemories it was so much more than the affordable Cordoba in 2 door, so much more than a twin to the awesome Fury and so much more than just "the Dodge". The Monaco of 1977/78 was all Chrysler products in one. It could do it all from 225 to 440. Remember... Chrysler always severely underrated the Horsepower and the fuel efficiency of its engines in the 1970's. Loyalty is everything. Hence the sales numbers of this great line of great cars. Thank You.
I would love to see something on station wagons, Ford Country squire , was my favorite. But I have always loved how they were just great vehicles for road trips.
I bought a 78 base model used 225 slant that was one tuff son of a gun,however it wasn't fast...lol
Those 225 equipped Monacos were great cars. The 225 may not have been fast but it ran forever (in many cases more miles than the V8) and got great gas mileage.
That slant six was a tank and lasted like one.👍🏻
There was a lot of room under the hood of that car with the slant six engine I'm sure.
I have a very nice 78 Fury sedan with 24k miles on it I got from FL back in 05. Pretty much the same but I like the cleaner look of the 1 piece plymouth grille better. On the Fury Wikipedia page my car is the brown '78 Fury I took at a rest stop driving it up from FL to WI that October.
I daily drive it’s cousin 1976 fury coupe and it never gives problems and handles better than any gm or ford product of the time