fury fan
Senior Member
Anyone know what the VT roof on this one is? It's not typical for a Cordoba.
The crappy years? There were some cool Mopar cars from 1975-1991 (pre-viper), so list 'em!
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fury fan
Senior Member
I was thinking the same thing. 'Survivor' has a whole extra layer of meaning on a 74 Monaco!Now that's really rare, a '74 Dodge Monaco that's not distressed and painted black and white.
I looked at a 75 Charger Daytona that needed paint once. And I've always liked the styling of the Magnums.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
The owner, John is a member here. There is a thread on this car, within these pages of FCBO.
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
I love that red LeBaron coupe!
Mid70's Chrysler Fanatic
Well-Known Member
It was called the “Crown roof,” per the 1977 brochure.
Northcoast300h
Active Member
1978 Dodge Super Coupe 360 4bbl, sport suspension 0-60 in 9.5 sec. 13 city/17 hiway mpg. Oh well, they tried. (Owner putting Korean raised white tires - poor choice)
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Northcoast300h
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Fabulous ads of the 1970's. Babes, sexual innuendo's in almost every car ad. It was a time of little censorship and cancel culture. A great time....if you didn't mind the war....oh and the recession, race wars, violence, dirty cities from smog, rivers catching fire, bad reliability, safety, rust....OK, it wasn't that great but sure seemed more fun that today.
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
The crappy years were where I learned alot early on in my illness...
A few of my former rides...
A few of my former rides...
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
That LeBaron coupe is a near-spittin'-twin to my Dad's demo he had when he was working for a C-P-D dealer in western Colorado, though his wheels were different. I absolutely loved that car!
70NEWYORKER
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Wyatt, when and from where did you get the '78 LeBaron??
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
I got that near out of an alley on the Northside of Chicago. Found it on Craigslist. Drove it home to plainfield. Daily drove it from 2013-2016 and it was pretty much toast by then.
If California would drop their archaic requirement that cars from 1976 and up pass a Smog Check (at levels they were never designed to pass), I would gladly take anyone of these. I did enjoy driving my 4bbl 360 1979 Cordoba, especially after I changed the ignition and dumped that Lean Burn crap. But for a toy I will not own a smog car. (I did need to put the Lean Burn, and factory air cleaner, back on when it needed to be smog tested.)
There is hope. I'm wondering who the five idiots are who voted against it?
From Motortrend site:
"A new bill proposed by California Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado) that would change the California smog exemption year cutoff from 1975 to 1980 passed through the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing earlier this week. The next step for SB 1239 is to be approved by the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
The bill passed the first committee in a bipartisan vote of six votes for and five against.
If passed, the bill would exempt cars prior to the 1981 model year from California's biennial smog-check inspections and would open the door for non-CARB (California Air Research Board) drivetrain modifications."
From Motortrend site:
"A new bill proposed by California Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado) that would change the California smog exemption year cutoff from 1975 to 1980 passed through the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing earlier this week. The next step for SB 1239 is to be approved by the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
The bill passed the first committee in a bipartisan vote of six votes for and five against.
If passed, the bill would exempt cars prior to the 1981 model year from California's biennial smog-check inspections and would open the door for non-CARB (California Air Research Board) drivetrain modifications."
70NEWYORKER
Well-Known Member
Was it wearing the flat wheel covers along with a big dent in the bottom of the gas tank?
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
Yes.
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
I replaced the tank and sender when I got it. Wheels went on too.
70NEWYORKER
Well-Known Member
I worked on that car right before you bought it. Young friend found it somewhere and asked for my help to get it running and safe to drive. Small world sometimes.....
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
Had ALOT of fun with that little M. One day if the right one pops up at the right time id consider it. Must have a manual seat. Tim had that 79 and it was power seat with a tilt wheel and it wasn't nearly as comfortable as my 78 for some reason.
Northcoast300h
Active Member
I forgot about those goofy little rampages. I think they look pretty cool now. thanks for posting.
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