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A quick vid from down Mexico way. This would be a Diplomat Coupe which is basically the 2 door version of my Chrsyler Fifth Avenue and the video... Now I'm getting REALLY stupid ideas...
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Maybe that was ex-police, I read somewhere Diplomats were well rated among the cops and obviously the engines and suspension were "breathed on".
I think Rosewood smashed one up on Beverly Hills Cop 2.
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Seth
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I reckon you should turn it into a trials car. It'd be ideally suited to that
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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It wouldn't be a cop spec if its a 2 door. Not as stock anyway....
I've got a chap in the US looking into how he can ship me a cop suspension package off a cop car in his local bone yard. I have a chap down south I need to get back in contact with who has the cop back axle with limited slip in it. Another falla stateside has cop spec solid subframe mounts for me if we can get them shipped at a sensible price.
The way those things are bouncing though, blimey. You'd want some suspension travel to do that without losing your fillings...
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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That all sounds a really good idea, should transform the handling on yours. Forgot, the cops woiuld have nowhere to put any any hoodlums in the 2-door one.
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bstardchild
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That all sounds a really good idea, should transform the handling on yours. Forgot, the cops woiuld have nowhere to put any any hoodlums in the 2-door one. Whats wrong with the trunk boot ;D
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"It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas."
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Last Edit: Jan 8, 2007 14:31:31 GMT by Deleted
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Bioshock
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Well they are Tough old beasts (I like the clip of the people carrier giving the Camaro a "Whoopin'.on the same page ;D)
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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i like the look of them, what are they exactly?
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Chrysler's M-Body line of cars was introduced in 1977 with the Dodge Diplomat which was itself based on the Dodge Aspen (F-Body) which itself was based on the Dodge Dart (A-Body) which is a derivative of the Chrysler/Plymouth Valaint and as such traces its lineage back to like 1959. Basically Chrysler needed "big" luxury cars but in the US the environmentalist lobby was stong back in the 1970s and basically there were so many taxes and penalties for producing or buying a traditional full size car that Chrysler decided to try build a traditional full sized car, but smaller... So it took the big (20 foot long!) Chrysler New Yorker line and blended its luxury features into the Diplomat bodyshell eventually coming out with the Chrysler Fifth Avenue. ("Fifth Avenue" was originally a special luxury edition of the old full sized New Yorker) So basically during the 1980s you have a range of cars all based around the same platform which use most of the same parts under the skin but are dressed differently and spec'd differently. these include: Chrysler New Yorker (until it becomes a FWD in about 1984) Chrysler Fifth Avenue (also called the New Yorker Fifth Avenue Edition 1980-1983) Dodge Diplomat Dodge Diplomat SE Plymouth Gran Fury Plymouth Caravelle All of which are "M-bodies". They all feature unitary construction, transverse torsion bar front suspension, leaf sprung rear live axle, 3.8 litre slant 6 or 318 (5.2 l) V8 small block and 3 speed auto transmissions. The slant 6 was dropped about 1984 and the last of the line was the Diplomat and the Fifth Avenue which continued until 1989 and was Chryslers' last RWD car until the recent Chrysler 300C range. Diplomats were also available as a 2 door "coupe". Not sure if the Gran Fury was. Several levels of mechanical robustness was offered for taxi fleets and the like who used the Plymouth versions a lot. But the best was a police spec (AHB) package which gives a high output 318, relocated computer, a bunch of other goodies but included cop shocks, cop springs, HD anti roll bars front and rear, oil cooler, oil pressure gauge, "certified" speedo, fat tyres, solid subframe mountings, heavy duty rear spring mountings. This package was not available on the luxury models. Overall the car is the same length as most "intermediates" at about 200" and is the same width as many compacts were (about 6'2") and as such is probably about the size of a Jag? They were very popular with taxi fleets, police and old people. Oh, and I like them for no good reason. I like that they are like a real big old yank barge but almsot small enough to be a sensible daily driver. The Fifth Avenue is famous for having the most ridiculous interiors, which were copied then by Cadillac and others. Mine is in the "Kimberley Velvet Plush" but "Corinthian Leather was an option (which my old white one had). Check this out...
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Last Edit: Jan 9, 2007 11:29:49 GMT by akku
1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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oh, and you can get a kit to just drop a big block in there... But I'm just tweaking the small block.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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mmmm, deffo like them, especially the 2 door shape, i'll add that to me list then.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Not expensive cars at all which is nice, just don;t seem to be many over here. There was a 2dr Diplomat (early version I think it was a 1978 model) and the guy was trying to get too much for it when I saw it up for sale. I think thats the only 2 dr I've seen in the UK. Seen a fair number of 4 doors of various models.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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The airmchairs in that yank are better than the ones in my house!
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.
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