Replace your dim and dated standard sealed beams with our full LED headlights and get an upgrade in. The test led to the purchase of Ford Mustangs in 1982, for use as traffic enforcement cars. 1979 Dodge St Regis Police TJ Hooker R Body 1979 60,100 Automatic Davis, California, United States View 1979 Dodge Magnum XE ORIGINAL (Cordoba, St. Regis, 1978 Dodge Magnum GT) NO RESV 1979 V8 (360 CI) 52,000 Automatic Broad Brook, Connecticut, United States View 1979 Dodge Magnum XE ALL ORIGINAL (Cordoba, St. Regis, 1978 Dodge Magnum GT) 52K 1979 Dodge Truck Color Chart. Especially if it was known to have a lot of build quality problems on delivery. It looks pretty good for 36 years and 100,000 miles. The Impala was found to rival other models well with good performance, decent interior trim and a large boot. The Ford LTD was built on the companys new downsized but still large Panther platform and featured 4.9-litre and 5.8-litre V8 engines, with the optional 351 being restricted for police operators only from 1981. Those St. Regis very rarely, come up for sale, if ever. I never saw this until just now. As Chrysler needed to expedite a downsized replacement for the 1974-1977 C-body to market (in response to the 1973 oil crisis), the R-body was developed from existing underpinnings at minimal costs. Why? I bought a lean burn 81 imperial as a gag for beer runs at the cottage 20 plus years ago . 1978 Dodge Diplomat 4,804 mi $ 16,500 or $272/mo Gateway Classic Cars of Tulsa is proud to present this slick 1978 Dodge Diplomat Coupe. This car should be seen and driven to fully appreciate it. But, I digress.) Even so, the original unit in the St Regis has FM radio that I really hope for ( AM only in North Michigan doesnt return many channels ). There are only handful of St Regis around, and fewer of them is in heavily salted Michigan. 0. 1979 Dodge St Regis Police TJ Hooker R Body Year: 1979 Mileage: 60,100 Location: Davis, California, United States 1979 Dodge Magnum XE ORIGINAL (Cordoba, St. Regis, 1978 Dodge Magnum GT) NO RESV Year: 1979 Mileage: 52,000 Location: Broad Brook, Connecticut, United States The pin that held the shift lever departed, causing it come off in my dads hand. Tool Review: Is This Hand Tool The Budget Solution For LARGE WIRE CRIMPING? This car will take . My clearest memory of these is the numerous pictures in the paper showing acres and acres of these things sitting unsold in rail yards all over north Michigan and southern Ontario.. Deriving its name from a 1950s Chrysler trim package, the St. Regis was the first example of downsizing of the full-size Dodge sedan line. The dash pad is crack-free. I ran the power wire from the later harness over to the original factory power wire. I believe 79 was when Lee Iacocca came in to clean house. One of my fellow students, who was not known for his good judgment, had a rather battered one and six of us crammed into it to go somewhere local. The Chevrolet Celebrity was a mid-sized front-wheel drive sedan employed by police forces from 1982, and the biggest engines hadsix cylinders. The rims are all Chrysler snowflake rims, but the back two are from a 79 Lebaron and the front ones are for this car specifically. I have owned a number of 70s cars. hampered performance as did the loss of the 360 four-barrel after their first year; in 1980 and 1981, they used a 318 four-barrel. Police officers also gave it better ergonomic ratings. The R represented the best all-around balance as far as speed, power, braking and cornering were concerned. The 360 has been beefed up to a proper level and the car barks out through headers into Flowmasters. 1979. 1979 Dodge St. Regis 89000 miles, Special order car intended for SD Highway Patrol Comissioner but never delivered. Based on the photo and the ad copy, Id say that young man is CC material. Volare has feather like steering also makes it less comfortable to drive on interstate at 70, but its still possible. 1968 Dodge Monaco. The extra $500 must for being in rust belt. It featured a unique retractable headlight cover, 5.2-litre and 5.9-litre V8s and a three-speed automatic transmission. (I guess thats the lean in Lean Burn.) . 1986 Chevrolet C/K 10. The seats were a direct bolt on to the St. Regis seat tracks and even the headrests swapped over to the seats. The reason Dad ever bought the LeBaron in the first place was that Mom had won a new Plymouth Horizon that was given away as part of the grand opening of a new shopping mall. 1979. It really needs at least a 4 bbl, mild cam, headers, and a 2.5 inch duals. Have you ever wondered what all those boxy American police sedans were from the 1980s in American movies and television shows? I thought they looked cool (my best friends folks had bought a 69 Monaco). . all combined to keep sales low. They could have expanded the line and made several available models, having a base, mid and Brougham. Ive known some people who still have working Lean Burn cars and even as a Mopar guy I consider them miracle cars to have one still working 35 plus years later. Given the glacial maximum acceleration rate, there wasnt much of a visual cue it was being hooned anyway. I wonder if anyones ever tried to fit one on. The Diplomat has been a long staple in American history mostly recognized as police cars throughout most Gateway Classic Cars Click for Phone O Fallon, IL 62269 (644 miles away) 2 27 1984 Dodge Diplomat Im sure you know that was also the first year they had equipped the Torqueflite with a lock-up torque converter. A person could probably write a whole book on it. Included with the purchase of the car is more seat fabric, set of tail lights, wo headlight bulbs, n Aerodynic light bar to be used for parts, ll service records, he chassis and electrical service manuals, agnetic strips to cover the police' decal on the door when the car is being moved, pair of period correct California exempt' plates (one real, ne plastic), opies of literature related to the car, ash parts, he original AM radio and antenna, he original speedometer, he original hub caps, wo additional LCPD' door seals and a jacket with LCPD patches and sergeant stripes. There are some quirks like any car of this age. Naming was equally odd: the Plymouth Gran Fury name was taken from that brands largest car, while the Chrysler Newport was based on that brands (former) smallest car and the Dodge St. Regis name was new. I know the seats werent leather too. Those plastic piston brake cylinders were a nightmare until fleet figured that out (swelled up and stuck). They look aftermarket or home made. Ram 1500 Classic. The Dodge St. Regis introduced in 1979 was a re-skinned dinosaur based on the old large Chrysler B-body platform which underpinned the classic 1960s Dodge Charger muscle car. While shifting to an intermediate chassis allowed the St. Regis a smaller exterior footprint over the 1974-1977 Monaco, it remained far larger than its Ford LTD and Chevrolet Caprice competitors (at 220.2 inches long, an inch shorter than a Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham). The California Highway Patrol is the largest state police agency in the United States, with more than 10,700 employees, 7,500 of whom are sworn officers, according to FBI data. The second gas crisis came in 1979, the car was bigger than the B-body GM or the new-for-1979 Panther platform over at Ford, the styling echoed the Buick LeSabre just a little too much, the old suspension design showed through, the big-block cop cars had gone so fleet sales wound up going to hell, and then there was the quality control issues. Its hard to say. Even the Chrysler Newport had vinyl as an option with no leather available .I often think Chrysler downplayed these models as the more economical versions of their larger cars so people would opt for the New Yorker if they wanted more luxury. Local police or the local sheriffs department having a contract with an incorporated city are primarily responsible for investigating and enforcing traffic laws in incorporated cities, but any peace officer of the CHP can still enforce any state law anywhere within the state, even though the agencys primary mission is related to transportation. 1979 Dodge LeBaron (Brochure). Overall the look is not bad, but it has a cheap look. Between the warranty work, the money we put into it after (including paint touch-up and a great deal on an 8 3/4 Sure Grip off a wrecked 80 Volare Road Runner with 3000 miles on it, it actually became a decently running reliable car. It wasnt an MSP car originally, but it is a real police spec machine, originally hailing from Virginia. Ugh, I cant stand that archaic looking climate control system and push button stereo Those buttons always stuck froze in very cold weather in my 77 Newport. Didnt know they retracted, since they were clear to begin with. New Land Rover Defen, New 911 GTS, with 7spd manual In the books survey, officers wrote that the 360 powered 1980 St. Regis was the best Mopar police car of all time. Today's Rare Ride is for sale in Pennsylvania. A period correct light bar, iren, potlights, hotgun rack and non-functional police radio were installed. 360 L-code, was white with blue interior. Its not as heavily optioned as this one, but it currently has 253,000 miles on it. The automotive landscape and world at-large is shifting away from petrol cars and towards electrification and political correctness. While police units who used the cars praised handling and had positive things to say about the 360-powered cars, when things are falling off, breaking, or worse, showing up on new cars not put on properly, the damage was considered done. We were best friends in high school; hard to believe that 35 years later we are not even on speaking terms. Some continually blew transmissions. 1979 Chrysler Newport & Dodge St Regis Police Cars Press Photo & Release 0081 Opens in a new window or tab. I forgot the St. Regis had available leather. Offered only as a four-door notchback sedan, the St. Regis was styled with frameless door glass (the rear quarter glass was fixed). The CHP also maintains a SWAT team on 24hour standby to respond to any terrorist activity. Sharing its platform with the successful Fox-based Mustang, the Fairmont was the last of the compact rear-wheel drive sedans from Ford during this time. He could probably have bought a new Omni with what he paid to fix the Audi. My son has one sitting behind my shop that he got from an estate a couple years back. Cool there a Fury that model near me for sale ex Florida police 318 (can come with 440) swaybars the size of your arm handles ok according to the vendor some battle scars but hes had it there for sale for several years so its obviously priced ambitiously. Dodge Coronet Police Vehicle (1959) Dodge Coronet Police Vehicle The Coronet was a full-size car from Dodge from the 1950s. A new grille for its final year heralded the merger of the Fifth Avenue and New Yorker names in 1982, in the more successful luxury version of the M-body Dodge Diplomat. As with most police cars, the suspension is stiff, and you feel any bumps; there is absolutely no body roll. Back then I saw the RCMP use 79 Newports & 80 Gran Furies in service on the prairies. 1979 Dodge Diplomat (Brochure). For much of the show's run, Shatner drove an equally forgettable . Ive never actually seen one up close and in person. Im sure its simpler than I think. Good Gravy: Ride On This GSXR600 Hill Climb Bike Running 100% Nitromethane! Dad bought a 1985 Audi 5000 demonstrator in late 1985 to replace the beloved Buick and that thing made the LeBaron look good. In this case, it's a 360-powered St. Regis worked up to represent a Michigan State Police car. Oh, fancy radio with glass like cover and chrome buttons from M-Body will be a nice swap with all the same connections. 2022 Ram 1500; 2022 Ford F-150; . I still cant get past the way Dodge partially wrapped chrome bumpers with plastic, leaving exposed plastic edges. The California State Legislature originally established the California Highway Patrol as a branch of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Public Works, with legislation signed by Governor C. C. Young on August 14, 1929. 1978 Dodge Trucks. Saw one of these, white over white, on my drive home the other day. Coinciding with its usage in law enforcement, the St. Regis appeared on multiple 1980s police-based television series, including Sledge Hammer!, "The A-Team" and T.J. Hooker. Dodge Intrepid Police 2004 Dodge Intrepid R/T 2000 Dodge Intrepid R/T 2001 Dodge Intrepid R/T 2002 . Of course we cant forget visual proof of why the St. Regis population dwindled rapidly in the Eighties.. I am the second owner of this 1979 Dodge St. Regis. Only 34,434 St. Regis sedans were produced in 1979. If you are going to go for the ultimate unloved unicorn, you go for the best. We had chunks of the black painted stripes just fall off the car. because the CHP had to petition the CARB (Ca. All the St. Regis and the Volares were replaced with Dodge Diplomats in 1982. A large number of Diplomats were also built by AMC during 1987 to 1989. Ottawa :[Le droit],1913-jeudi 15 octobre 1981, Journaux, Ottawa :[Le droit],1913- In this case, its a 360-powered St. Regis worked up to represent a Michigan State Police car. Generally, it did all these things after lurching just far enough into traffic that people would be bearing down on you. Aluminum bumpers, coated with a chrome-like substance that peeled right off when getting splattered with the chemicals for snow melting on the roads. We are always looking for good bang shifty stories, projects, photos & videos. Wow only am fm and no cassette no 8 track player and one station working. If only they could have had both style and quality. 1979 dodge st regis very nice car see pictures there is slight damage on left rear side of bumper again see pictures it is a 318 motor automatic transmission missing the 2 hubcaps 136k+ miles motor is quiet and smooth as well as transmission shifts smooth this car can be driven home interior again see pictures is very nice including dash the Call 916-661-8753 with any questions. The way the seat has the tear in the photo looks like vinyl to me. 1979 Dodge Mangum XE. The Chrysler R-body cars (like their 197478 predecessors) arrived at precisely the wrong time, as a second gasoline crisis hit the U.S. in 1979. The change in powertrain was unpopular, as officers found the top speed of the vehicle was reduced to below 100 mph when fitted with a lightbar (or 65 mph on a grade). Police cars, unlike civilian ones, had the Lean Burn computer behind the glove box at first, then above the parking foot-brake. By 1994 however the performance of the full sized enforcement class vehicle (Chevy Caprice and Ford Crown Victoria) was near to that of the pony cars, so the CHP now longer needed to buy Camaros and Mustangs.The 1994 Caprice with its LT1 engine was faster than a 93 Mustang, with faster quater mile times and higher top speed. Not only is it essentially uselesswow its ugly. The leather interior door handles need to be re-attached. Undercoating must have good protection despite its limit. (Jeff Hwang thought this might be of interest to you all. He has been writing about cars for several years with a string of published books to his name. We live in South Carolina, so rust is not really an issue. I drove a later model Volare a few times for work and it steered much better, so I suspect it may have just been our cars particular set up. Sure is, just looked at the brochure and vinyl was optional, no mention of leather at all. The wipers need a near impossible to find nylon bushing, a c compressor clutch is bad. I thought, most of the St. Regis were used on T.J. Hooker. Or, at least, thats how the story goes. If you had a variable-venturi Crown Victoria, you could guess whether it would come off at idle speed or tear out the rear end with wide open power. With the exception of a full-size Chrysler, the 440 was unavailable for public use, and even then, the civilian version was rated for 195 hp. The idle needs to be re-adjusted (Ill do that myself more than likely, before its purchased) and the suspension bar that holds up the rear trunk needs to be replaced. Full review an, Cool sound It had a 360 four-barrel and that good old never-breaking 727 Torqueflite transmission. Since I worked in the Chicago area, I needed both acceleration and top speed. 1979 Dodge St. Regis brochure 1979 Ford LTD - Australia 1979 Ford pickups 1979 Lincoln-Mercury 1979 Newport 1979 New Yorker 1979 Chevrolet 1979 Plymouth Horizon 1979 Pontiac. Around the 50k mile mark, our LeBaron had definitely adopted a nose-down attitude and would bottom out against the suspension stops if driven across big dips with any gusto. The only St. Regis I can ever recall seeing was this one I took a picture of about 5 years ago. While closer in exterior size to the Diplomat, the Intrepid nearly matches the St. Regis in interior room. Last, but not least, the 1980-83 Dodge Mirada/Chrysler Cordoba. Oh, and the car is luxurious enough to have cruise control, AC ( good chance of working or relatively easy fix ) and FM radio with more than one speaker, non cloth seats not falling apart. The Chrysler R platform was introduced for the 1979 model year. My BIL had one of these, an 80 model he bought in fall of 1991. He pulled the engine to put in a 53 Willys and sold the car before he finished it. The RCMP used only a few of them for highway patrol duties back in the day. The car would go both fast and handle. I sold that car years ago when I was still a teenager and now I regret it! Dont know if Ive previously mentioned that like others, Ive seen rather few of these going all the way back to when they first came out. It was the replacement for the Maverick which in turn was the replacement for the Falcon. By 1980, restrictive anti-emissions regulations meant that it was a dog to drive, with many police officers complaining about its poor performance. 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