Do I see Monaco 500 on the trunk lid? Yep, C-VON and DP tag! The car looks in great shape. Very,
very nice catch, Tobias!
The code for the Monaco 500 trim was A75 in 1970, but that was for a US-market car as
@CBODY67 reported
here (A76 for the US-market Monaco Brougham). As
@Bill Watson states
here, the Monaco 500 was a different series in Canada, with its own VIN coding (DP):
"
In the US the 500 was a bucket seat package available only on Monaco 2 dr hardtops, while the Brougham package was available on Monaco sedans and 4 dr hardtops.
Not to confuse with the US 500 with the Canadian 500 which had 'Monaco 500' on the front fenders, nothing on the lower trim ahead of the rear wheels, a "500" emblem on the rear just below the 'Monaco' nameplate (...) and the Dodge crest on the C pillar. The Canadian Monaco 500 was a separate series (FDP-) from the Monaco (FDH-), and came in sedan, 2dr hardtop and 4 dr hardtop. The Canadian Brougham package was available on the three Canadian Monaco 500 models and added a "Brougham" nameplate to the C pillar."
--> what explains the A77 coding? Does it stand for Monaco 500 in Canada, or Brougham in Canada? In that case, there should be a Brougham moniker on the C pillar -- but I don't see any on
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