...it's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks...
http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/dodge/monaco/1440909.html
(yes... I know it's not even close to Challenge priced, but that's not the point... )
I could se Dan Aykroyd buying it, having it repainted, and using as a DD.
Obligatory:
"It's 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark out, and we're wearing sunglasses." "Hit it."
Funny thing about ChryCo police cars from this era: they could supposedly outrun their mecanical fuel pumps.
My uncle was a LEO in Ormond Beach FL in the 70's. He said that when you stood on it, it made a sound like oowoooOOOOOO (getting higher pitched and louder) - pause- OOOOOooooo (getting lower pitched and softer) as it ran out of fuel. Use your imagination to supply V8 intake moan sound effect, lol.
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