1965belvedere2
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I was looking through an old book of historical LA times photos and came across this pic.
Bullet ridden 1975 Plymouth Fury CA highway patrol car
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I wonder what the story is.... Only thing from that time frame I can remember was the Symbionese Liberation Army/Patty Hearst stuff...
Those cars were bullet proof.
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Air cleaner says Magnum
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Near West Valley highway 405, CHP Officer Greg Lamb pictured next to his police car that has multiple gunshot holes from automatic machine gun fire, after chasing a speeding motorist who fled from, and shot at police. Los Angeles, California, mid 1970’s.
Near West Valley highway 405, CHP Officer Greg Lamb pictured next to his police car that has multiple gunshot holes from automatic machine gun fire, after chasing a speeding motorist who fled from, and shot at police. Los Angeles, California, mid 1970’s.
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M-1 Carbine, Fully Automatic..... I believe that would be an M-2 Carbine...
Guy clearly didn't want to stop...
1965belvedere2
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405 at victory, thats like 4 miles from me. I remember seeing those fury cop cars. I thought they were the coolest choice for a cop car
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Because it's a Dodge Monaco, used '75-'78.
Notice the fireman checking if it's an HP block..
1965belvedere2
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I believe this is a Fury. The Monaco had dual headlights 75-78, The Fury had single headlight up until 78. So says Google...lol
Il bet it's got a cop motor, cop shocks and cop tires.
1965belvedere2
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hit it!
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If you look at the op's photo, any decals on the air cleaner are unreadable, so my comment as to what is on the air cleaner would be considered a "joke."
The California Highway Patrol used the 1975 and 1976 Dodge Coronet sedan (B body with 1 round headlight per side).
Dodge changed the name from Coronet to Monaco (B body with 2 rectangular headlights per side) for the 1977 & 1978 model years. CHP used these too.
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1975-1976 Dodge Coronet:
Note: Same grille as the one in post #13.
1977-1978 Dodge Coronet:
1975 Plymouth Fury
Note: There is no split in the grille like the Coronet
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That is very close to Woodley Park too.
A four hundred and forty cubic inch plant.
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