Article on Jalopnik

So Jalopnik had an article about the Dallas Police Department squad cars, I had remember seeing a picture of a 76 or 77 Malibu kitted up a while back.

http://jalopnik.com/5815263/85-years-of-dallas-police-squad-cars/gallery/1

See if you recognize a few of them!

How a bout a 70 Polara or Monaco fast and really cool.

I remember that plain white wrapper growing up. When they went to the blue stripe, that was a big deal!

It's funny if you read the facebook comments on the Matador the PD universally hated it. They liked the 73-77 A-bodies and the later B-bodies.

I don't remember too many of the Chrysler products other than the Diplomats. One cop I talked to who had been on the force long enough to have driven them, said they were slow, but could outhandle the Crown Vic and the Caprice. the Caprice was hands down their favorite though.

Not that I've ever been in the back of one but I remember these Mopars back in the early 80's...The short lived and obscure St. Regis


Here's the civilian version...

The earlier Magnum, and Cordobas had that g3 look to them!

Famstyle wrote:The earlier Magnum, and Cordobas had that g3 look to them!

I think Chrysler was jealous of all the GM divisions kicking their butt back then & decided to "borrow" some styling cues. Very Laguna-ish 1979 Magnum pictured. I also remember the Corinthian Leather appointed Cordoba, as advertised by smooth talking Ricardo Montelban...LOL!

Those are pretty nice cars ^. I found a pic of a NYPD 76 Lemans in action I will try and find again.

Michigan and some locals had Dodge Diplomats. Transmissions seem to be the weak point in those cars. Later, local sheriff dept used Caprices until they were no longer built, and even bought some extras in the last year. The hate the found on road deads .

Prince of the City movie still

There ya go ! That was a good movie too !

i remember a brown lemans that chased an old black T/A from texas to georgia! even without a roof or drivers door part of the way!

Bufford t justice is the greatest trooper ever

LMAO. "Boy, when I get home I'm gonna slap yo Mamma in da face."

That is the best ^^^^^ one of my top five favorite movie's.