$16,500 Dealership CC-1603255 1984 Dodge Diplomat Gateway Classic Cars of Orlando is proud to offer this 1984 Dodge Diplomat Salon. The dash pad is crack-free. But, my aunt drove her late-1980s Omni for 289,000 miles and would have bought another one if they had still been in production. Saw one of these, white over white, on my drive home the other day. We are always looking for good bang shifty stories, projects, photos & videos. This was 1979 and Chrysler still had dial radio with pushbutton Cadillac had digital soundsytems on all models back then. Original paint, top and in . Replacing the Monaco, the St. Regis was the largest Dodge sedan, positioned above the mid-size Diplomat and Aspen. When you added in the income taxes he paid on the value of the Horizon (at the time, I recollect he was in the 70% marginal bracket) he said later he wished we had just declined the prize. There is a small piece of trim missing near the drivers door, unnoticed until close to car. It was in a church parking lot and I took the picture through the fence from the next door Sports Authority. Air regulations imposed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) required detuning the California destined engines to 190 horsepower to meet emissions standards. Even after it warmed up it would sputter and bog down on tip-in from idle. ACCOUNT 0. Original owners manual and all 1979 Chrysler emissions documentation, and repair slips. Nor have I tried. Historic Drag Video: Ultra-Rare Footage Of Art Arfons Green Monster And The Dud Jet Dragster, Great Read: The Man Who Would Be Greyhound: A 1986 Sports Illustrated Profile Of Big Daddy Don Garlits. The main problem with the LeBaron for us was that it just would not run right. Now, it looks like a Chrysler Newport, without the distinctive covers. 1979 Dodge LRT Express. Its not as heavily optioned as this one, but it currently has 253,000 miles on it. Dude could of at least, got rid of the laundry basket in the front Hopefully, it wasnt the ad to sell the car. The R represented the best all-around balance as far as speed, power, braking and cornering were concerned. It was based on the old trusted B-body platform and was the fastest police sedan in the quarter mile and was fastest through circuit testing when compared to rival models. Has Power drivers seat (a little of the leather separated from the seam as shown), All power windows (back right is stuck shut) all leather seats, Cruise control (works perfectly) Power steering and Brakes, stock radio turns on but only tunes into one station. The St.Regis just like a car that was poorly built and designed to fall apart. 360 L-code, was white with blue interior. In the books survey, officers wrote that the 360 powered 1980 St. Regis was the best Mopar police car of all time. I had one in a 70 Challenger. Ill let the ad copy speak for itself.) This was all new body style for 1979-81 Pure stinginess to carry that awful climate/stereo from the last body style into this one. The retracting headlight covers were a nuisance, too. When I turn off the lights, the doors now make a satisfying thunk as they close. I remember seeing the odd St. Regis around when I was younger; I really liked the clear headlamp covers. Shorter than the 1977 Royal Monaco by five inches, narrower by three inches, and lighter by almost half a ton, the Dodge St. Regis (and its platform mates Chrysler Newport and Plymouth Gran Fury) shouldve worked in the market. By 1980, restrictive anti-emissions regulations meant that it was a dog to drive, with many police officers complaining about its poor performance. The Car have 3 Different Lightbars, all working Gamefeatures and other small working Parts. The automatic transmission has been serviced and a third row has been added to the radiator. The last photo is of the featured car (and me before I drove it to prom, sorry about that). The LTD switched to the mid-size Fox body platform from 1982 and also gained a fuel-injected 302 V8, then was phased out from 1986 when the new aero-styled front-wheel drive Taurus arrived. In this case, it's a 360-powered St. Regis worked up to represent a Michigan State Police car. Do you remember who you sold the car to? It was probably easier to do this in my car because it was originally a single speaker AM radio and I ran the speaker wiring from the back and put in some front speakers in the factory holes and hooked everything up to the later harness. 1978 Dodge Challenger. It took years to find another working headlight door motor. dimanche 15 novembre 1981, Journaux, Chicoutimi :[diteur non identifi],1964-2017 Curtis Redgap: The R bodies weren't that bad! 1979 Dodge St. Regis Pricing Original MSRP N/a Price range N/a Average price on CG $0 YoY price change N/a Date Sep 22 Oct 22 Nov 22 Dec 22 Jan 23 Feb 23 Price (US $) $28,500 $29,000 $29,500 $30,000 $30,500 $31,000 1981 Dodge St. Regis 1980 Dodge St. Regis 1979 Dodge St. Regis Index Price See more price trends Trims & specs The first example of downsizing of the full-size Chrysler sedan line, the R-body is an evolution of the B-body intermediate chassis. The 360 has been beefed up to a proper level and the car barks out through headers into Flowmasters. Back then I saw the RCMP use 79 Newports & 80 Gran Furies in service on the prairies. But, I am still haunted by the specter of that old LeBaron and have this nagging fear that things will start going wrong at any moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hed87QNchpw. He couldnt believe when he bought the car that someone put points in it. Have you ever wondered what all those boxy American police sedans were from the 1980s in American movies and television shows? Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1979 Dodge St Regis 4 Door Hardtop Pillared across different levels of condition. Wow, I dont think Ive ever seen a St. Regis that nice. . The interior of the St. Regis got beat up pretty easily and the frameless door glass got kind of loose but I dont remember having the glass fall out. the GSP not only puts over 100,000 miles on their cars but they also bounce them across medium strips and accelerate as fast as they can to speeds well over 100 MPH. Its north Michigan afterall, every town has an odd car, sometimes for odd use too. Of course I later learned that the Monacos performed far better than the St. Regis. This is a 1979 Dodge St. Regis. My dad eased one in 1978 and it was junk with a capital J. 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. It was closer to old headquarter of GM though. I have owned a number of 70s cars. My brother took it over, and when he sold it in the fall of 83 it was in better shape at 5 years old than when it was brand new!. This baby did it very well. Wow only am fm and no cassette no 8 track player and one station working. 1979 Dodge St Regis TV Hooker replica photographed Oct 2014: 1932 Ford Coupe Hot Rod Troy MI Police photographed Aug 2015: 1932 Ford Coupe Hot Rod Troy MI Police Thats the only connection I can think of. Edit options. 1970-1979 Dodge car pdf sales brochures, catalogs and electronic media. As with most police cars, the suspension is stiff, and you feel any bumps; there is absolutely no body roll. The longest fresh water beach in the world couldnt hide a beater imperial. Dodge Charger 7th-gen. Some continually blew transmissions. Location. 1978 Dodge Omni. I wonder if they were actually any more comfortable? piraf23, tim boone and 16 more people faved this Wow, what a cool find! We had only one car that would almost hit one hundred, we had another that would hit eighty five. The highly boosted steering had no feel and our particular car had very little sense of straight ahead. The original speedometer is included with the vehicle. About Dezo's Garage. He was amazed the box when that long and he thought the original owner was crazy for putting points on a car he was still making payments on. Dodge St. Regis sedan: 1979: Dodge St. Regis sedan: 1978: Dodge Monaco sedan: 1977: Dodge Monaco sedan: 1976: Dodge Coronet sedan: 1975 . I got a replacement motor last year and Im happy to see those doors working again. 52,000. Does anyone know why a car was named after a Saint? Like a lot of old Chrysler products they were driven for years and then simply became scrap. Even the grille pattern looks more Buick than Dodge. Of course we cant forget visual proof of why the St. Regis population dwindled rapidly in the Eighties.. The car was almost impossible to drive at 30 mph unless you dropped the transmission into second and held it until you got to 35 or so. Something had to be done, and for 1978, something was done. Bought from the original owner, an old veteran, who purchased it right out of the showroom in the local Chrysler/AMC dealership. Even a highly reputable repair shop in my city could not rectify the problem. But word did get out that the officers positively loathed these things! I added dual remote mirrors from a 79 Newport and salvaged the wiring harness from a 90 Daytona so I could use a much later factory stereo. He certainly was worthy of sainthood. And worse yet, that cover was made out of aluminum, which quickly corroded through, allowing coolant in the oil and oil in the coolant. It was delivered with missing emblems, loose bolts, etc and it got worse from there. No St. Regis, but the Sask Highway Traffic used them, the guys who enforce truck& commercial vehicle stuff, weigh scales etc.The cars were a kind of dark brass color, $9,495. 2021. After the departure of my St. Regis, I made the mistake of purchasing a 95 VW Jetta GLI (my first new car) which spent more time at my VW dealer for repairs than it did in my driveway. Ive only seen them on the road as they drive by or Ive followed one on I-5 or I-405 freeway. I only had the car at 135 once. HP exhaust manifolds from 1968-70. owner's manuals. Possibly a change in 9.25 to 3.23 or 3.55. Had one ,115 mph top end but handled great, took a tremendous beating and hung together quite well.. My buddy had an ex Town of Avon Gran Fury, it was pretty beat when he got it. They had replaced 1977 Plymouth Fury sedans powered by the 440 Magnum, and 1978 Plymouth Volares with 360 4-barrel (my favorite squad of all for city use). 1979 Dodge St.Regis Maryland State Police Roof hardware: Federal Signal AeroDynic light bar D Dech Sayyasavee 103 followers More information 1979 Dodge St.Regis Maryland State Police | Roof hardware: F | Flickr Emergency Vehicles Police Vehicles Old Police Cars Sports Car Racing State Police Police Department Fire Trucks Plymouth Alternatively (and preferably for my 17 year old self) you could just gun it enough to delay the upshift. One of very few Mopars that I have had zero contact with. Why? Just like this restored 80 model now residing in Edmonton. 1980 Dodge St Regis (Canadian brochure). Generally, it did all these things after lurching just far enough into traffic that people would be bearing down on you. 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. 360 4 Barrel 999 trans. 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. Wow, what a rare find, Paul But where are those cool headlight covers? It was comfortable, handled superbly, and had lots of room. You Be The Judge. Produced for a single generation, the St. Regis is one of the shortest-lived Dodge nameplates. Gateway Classic Cars of Tulsa is proud to present this slick 1978 Dodge Diplomat Coupe. Undercoating must have good protection despite its limit. Primed us for Iacoccas rescue package. We had chunks of the black painted stripes just fall off the car. Its not in as good of shape as this one is. "TJ Hooker" (1979 Dodge St. Regis): The post-"'Star Trek' the TV series" and pre-"'Star Trek' the Motion Picture" years saw William Shatner in a relatively forgettable cop show that starred perhaps the least believable cop of all time, Heather Locklear. To be fair so did most of the others. In the book's survey, officers wrote that the 360 powered 1980 St. Regis was the best Mopar police car of all time. For much of the show's run, Shatner drove an equally forgettable . By comparison, the downsizing of the GM A, B, and C-bodies in the preceding years were seismic events and the Volare/Aspen and LTD downsizing debuts were also rather big deals. The carpet was removed and a heavy duty rubber floor was installed, he headliner was replaced, he sun visors recovered and the seats were reupholstered in a cloth that was nearly identical to that used in the police cars. By many accounts, the Diplomat that Moms LeBaron matured into became a very sturdy ride. Your parents experience with a 78 LeBaron mirrored mine. It would be the last rear-wheel drive model made by Chrysler until the Plymouth Prowler from 1997. So, if you took your eyes off the road for even a moment, you could find yourself halfway in the adjacent lane. I thought they looked great, and kind of reminded me of certain TV shows set in the US Southwest, where this color of patrol car was often seen. The drivers power seat looks different than my standard non power seat. Outside of California, a 195-hp 360 V8 engine was available as part of the A38 Police Package; the option package was popular by law enforcement of the time. 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. Mileage: 33,430 . 1979 Dodge Mangum XE. Various party buddies employed numerous bubble gum and bobby pin repairs before we finally drove it to the wrecker at the direction of the police. gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 3682 cm3 / 224.7 cui, advertised power: 82 kW / 110 hp / 112 PS ( SAE net ), torque: 244 Nm / 180 lb-ft, more data: 1979 Dodge St. Regis 225-2 TorqueFlite (aut.