Dodge dealers called the rebate campaign the "Dodge Clearance Festival". Here's an ad by a Texas dealer from that period, in the lower right corner of the newspaper page.
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The Formal Photo Thread
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My parents bought a new 77 Royal Monaco Brougham 2 door from the local Dodge dealer in January of 78. The sticker price was $7519. I do not have any sales paper work for it but I am sure my dad got a deep discount since it had been sitting on the showroom floor for a long time. It was a 440 car which I'm sure gave people pause at the time. In the summer with the AC running it would get about 11mpg highway and 7 mpg city. 12 mpg on the highway was the best he ever squeezed out of it. When we took long distance trips dad made sure he had his gas cards with him.
My parents bought a new 77 Royal Monaco Brougham 2 door from the local Dodge dealer in January of 78. The sticker price was $7519. I do not have any sales paper work for it but I am sure my dad got a deep discount since it had been sitting on the showroom floor for a long time. It was a 440 car which I'm sure gave people pause at the time. In the summer with the AC running it would get about 11mpg highway and 7 mpg city. 12 mpg on the highway was the best he ever squeezed out of it. When we took long distance trips dad made sure he had his gas cards with him.
King Hooter
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Quick question and I know I could look it up myself but I'm lazy tonight. Anybody happen to know the production numbers for a base 77 Royal Monaco coupe? Stumbled upon one somewhat local and was curious.
patrick66
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1901 - total 1977 Dodge RMB coupes built.
Dodge (USA) Monaco 3gen-Royal Monaco production numbers data
Dodge (USA) Monaco 3gen-Royal Monaco production numbers data
commando1
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I never knew such a database existed. Thank you.
Blish
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I bought my car back!
75LandYacht
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Details please, when did you first buy it why did you sell it and how did you get it back?
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Cool story. I have actually sold my 74 New Yorker once and bought it twice now as well.
King Hooter
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Boy am I jealous of who ever is lucky enough to drive this beauty.
Big Tuna
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1977 Halo roof 2 door hard top coupe, Jasmine Yellow/White Leather, 440/727/3:21 sure grip, W23 road wheels w/proper wide whitewalls. "Daisy"
King Hooter
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Here is a beauty, 74-75 Gran Fury coupe.
King Hooter
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1977 New Yorker coupe
Owen11x
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Am actively trying to gather as much funds as I can to get somewhat close to asking price before I make a fair offer on this car
75LandYacht
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Ya gonna cut it up?
Owen11x
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Not for that much coin no way. That's my 2nd favorite formal color combo. Daily driver!!!
75LandYacht
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Wow she’s pretty!!!!
King Hooter
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That New Yorker sure has the looks. Had thoughts too, being close. But I'm holding out hope for a nice formal Dodge or Plymouth coupe (or wagon) to come along.
The fact that so far you didn't come across a nice Formal Dodge or Plymouth makes me wonder why. Have they become rarer since I joined the group about six years ago? Some possible explanations:
- I don't do Facebook so that's a whole chunk of the internet that I have no information about;
- non-1974 Dodges get vandalized to achieve the Blues Brothers vibe, no matter what;
- a sizeable part of the 1977 Plymouths were probably police cars, so a civilian car is harder to get;
- with respect to the Fuselage years, production numbers were down.
Other reasons?
- I don't do Facebook so that's a whole chunk of the internet that I have no information about;
- non-1974 Dodges get vandalized to achieve the Blues Brothers vibe, no matter what;
- a sizeable part of the 1977 Plymouths were probably police cars, so a civilian car is harder to get;
- with respect to the Fuselage years, production numbers were down.
Other reasons?
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