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I reckon it's the sort of car that someone would be pulled over in for suspected DUI, then they'd get out of the car and start shouting a load of abuse at the cops, then half-heartedly try to convince the annoyed policeman that it was all just a mistake and they'll never do it again. Baltimore, MD. officer Kerspanki makes a routine traffic stop on this Dodge Dynasty, however the driver, an octaganarian trailer park resident and known stick-up man is high on PCP and has other ideas! The chase reaches frantic proportions as the cars tear through the cross town freeway at speeds up to 60 MPH before the chase is brought to a safe end when the driver is shot in the head by police marksman. See more on America's funniest dumb criminal extreme police chase shoot outs after these messages! Next another reality TV show about some slobs who live in a house and swear a lot.
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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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Hey you could get them with a 2.5 4cyl, wonder what that's like? Woeful - but at least slow enough not to get you into any trouble.
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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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It's like a dagger to my heart that you like this lardy 80's/90's stuff. If you must own a Mopar FWD-er, why can't you round up a turbo 2.2/2.5 version wrapped in an Omni hothatch (like GLH), or Daytona, or a Charger, or even a Spirit R/T. I've never seen an Omni GLH over here. I did see a FWD Dodge Charger for sale last week but it was so unappetisingly rough looking that even I wasn't tempted. Had ricer spoilers and a Trans Am chicken on the hood IIRC. I don't truely aspire to own a Dynasty. But compared to the bland horrors of comparible European or Japanese stuff at the same price and approximate era its a reasonable option. If money were no object I'd roll a '68 Roadrunner. But it is, so I don't. I'd rather have one of the big V8 RWD barges but Mrs Ku thinks otherwise and is probably right. Plus they are all comfortably over the £1000 mark when supplied with the all important MOT.
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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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You and Hirst would bust a nut in a low-brow junkyard over here. Stacks of the milquetoast FWD mid-size pap to which you two gents aspire. It's like a dagger to my heart that you like this lardy 80's/90's stuff. If you must own a Mopar FWD-er, why can't you round up a turbo 2.2/2.5 version wrapped in an Omni hothatch (like GLH), or Daytona, or a Charger, or even a Spirit R/T. Can't you change, AK? Isn't there time to turn your life around and follow the path of the contented man? ;D LMAO!! ;D
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'71 Arrocuda.... '71 Sunbeam Rapier Turbo (The Grim Rapier).... '63 Hymek D7076..... Audi GT5S
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Hirst
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Dec 14, 2009 11:39:20 GMT
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Cheer up Norm!
Another alternative - I can imagine the Dodge Dynasty featuring as the lead character car in a very late 80s action film, starring Charles Bronson or Robert Ginty, someone along those lines.
What would happen is that they're a renegade cop who doesn't play by the rules (renegade cops never do). The Dynasty doesn't come into it straight away - they spend most of their time driving around undercover in an unmarked Dodge St Regis which is supposedly from the police "motor pool" despite being a tad too old by then. Whilst following a criminal gang, they become involved in a chase around in an industrial area with a Cadillac Seville bustleback (for some reason this big-money criminal gang largely owns slightly untidy-looking cars from the previous generation) and both of them end up smashed-up and riddled with bulletholes. At this point the lead bloke gets thrown off the case and has a bit of a strop in the chief's office, throws his badge down and the like but then continues to pursue this gang in his own car - a Dodge Dynasty! And nothing really happens to the Dynasty throughout the rest of the film, you're thinking fair enough - it's quite new. But then it BLOWS UP and you're thinking crikey, they've blown up a new car! But if you rewind and play it back in slow motion the car suddenly turns into a dog-rough Chevrolet Citation with a slightly biffed-in front wing and no hubcaps just as it blows up - phew! Then there's a big showdown, some kind of conclusion, he's back on the force, he gets a medal, that blonde bird ends up getting off with him, etc.
Do Cannon Films still exist? I reckon I could knock up a script out of that.
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Dec 14, 2009 12:12:04 GMT
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LOL.
Its more fun thinking about buying these cars than actually owning one I'll bet.
Although, this comes from Consumer Car Review:
Are you getting moist now Hirst? I know I am...
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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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Hirst
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Dec 14, 2009 12:41:40 GMT
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Sounds superb, I love a bit of chassis-induced tyre shrieking! My favourite thing on a morning is doing an aggressive three-point-turn at the end of the street - spin the steering to full lock going forwards (usually resulting in an understeering krrrrrrk as the front tyres lose grip) and then spin it to full lock the other way whilst going backwards (usually resulting in the body leaning right over and making the tyres squeak).
That's just in the Charmant/Galant, imagine it in a jacked-up midsize American car with a fairly heavy body and ridiculously light power steering! I bet it's amazing, probably loads of screeches and squeaks echoing down the street.
Another great feature of a car with poor wallowy handling is the enjoyment of hammering them down a twisty country road, working within the low limits of the handling. Leaning it right over but being careful to make every movement as gradual as possible - gently on the steering. You can enter corners at some right speeds in a wallowy-handling car once you get the hang of it, it seems more to be about keeping the suspension from suddenly thudding down than not steering it as much. It's great!
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Dec 14, 2009 12:50:06 GMT
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Its about the challenge.
Can someone remove or resize that feckin Volvo, even on a 19" widescreen monitor I'm having to scroll to read all the text....
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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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