Any Chrysler C-Body Fans?

[Username1]

I think that is what they do with model "A's", T's, and Mustangs, as the number of them
seems to grow each year - if you regularly go to car shows.....

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[drh4683]

Thanks guys!

Another car on my "want list" would be a '72 Fury III, 4dr HT. Something very unique I like about those, same with the '72 Dodge Polara. It's hard to pick a favorite as I really like all of them.

Here's a few more C body photos. The first is a '73 Fury Gran Coupe which is a friends car in our chapter of the WPC club. The maroon car is another friend with a '70 New Yorker and also a '65 Chrysler Newport. We try and get all of our Mopars together on cruise nights up in Skokie on Thursday nights.

[Jon A.]

The '72 Polara, in my opinion, has the simplest, cleanest design of all of them. This is probably why they were so popular for fleet use.

[captainmoody]

Doug is keeping an eye out for a C-Body wagon.. Now that would be a great find.. Practical for rescuing Zenith Televisions as well!

[drh4683]

Yes, I would enjoy having a C-body wagon! Almost impossible to find a clean survivor today.

Here's a few more C-body photos. The Chicago Police department always used Mopars too. Here's a few Dodge Polara examples in order; '71, '72, and '73. They of course wouldn't be complete without the Motorola Motran UHF transceivers!

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by captainmoody

Doug is keeping an eye out for a C-Body wagon.. Now that would be a great find.. Practical for rescuing Zenith Televisions as well!

I bought a '71 Plymouth Custom Surburban, new in August 1971. It had most of the options except power seats and windows. It just wasn't one of their better efforts. All kinds of pesky little problems, I managed to repair myself. Wasn't a practical car, for mostly city driving, as it had a 383 big block. I drove it for six years and 80K miles and it went to the junk yard. It shot a timing chain and was vandlized, where it was parked.
I replaced it with a base model '74 Plymouth Satellite wagon with 30K miles. That car was totally different! Very little went wrong with it in the 95K miles I put on it myself.
I still have two Mopars, so it didn't sour me too bad.

[captainmoody]

I have the Motran UHF transceiver from '69.. Just need the Polara to go around it.. LOL!

[Jon A.]

Gotta love the Mars Skybolt light bars (and the Federal Signal model 11s used in Walking Tall). I really like those with the two-color vertically-striped beacon lenses.

[Phil R]

I really like the 1969-73 C-Bodies. Among them. the 1970 Sport Fury GT coupe would be my favorite model but I'd be happy with a Sport Fury hardtop coupe or hardtop sedan! The first V8-powered car I ever started when I was a kid was my aunt's 1973 Fury III hardtop coupe. I never owned one but a few years ago, I drove a friend's low mileage (I think it had 14,000 miles!) 1972 Fury III 4 door hardtop for over an hour.

I'd also like a 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst.

As for NewYorkers/Newports, I'm a big fan of the 1974-78 models with the full width taillamps.

Here's the 1972 Fury III that my friend had.

[Jon A.]

Who could forget the famous Bluesmobile? Just before it came the police cars from CHiPs which were virtually identical, the main difference being their Federal Signal TwinSonic light bars.

[Sandy G]

Wonder how many Bluesmobiles got eaten up for the movie ?

[Username1]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Wonder how many Bluesmobiles got eaten up for the movie ?

I had to look it up.....

Turns out the blues brothers 1980 movie had a relatively low body count
on the dead car movie list.....

http://www.carthrottle.com/post/top-...the-most-cars/

103 old 1974 or so Dodge Monaco's for the original.....

"" 103 cars were wrecked during filming, a world record at that time. This feat was exceeded two years later, when 150 cars (and a plane) were crashed for H.B. Halicki's The Junkman (1982). That record in turn held for two decades, until over 300 cars were wrecked during the filming of The Matrix Reloaded ""

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080455/trivia


"" CBS/Landov

Over seven seasons, the General Lee went airborne more than 150 times. Although it seemed fine on screen, the General rarely survived a jump. Warner Brothers totaled an average of two Chargers per episode. By the time filming ended, an estimated 300 Chargers had starred as the General Lee. What happened to all those cars?

WB salvaged the most beat-up vehicles. Mechanics saved the doors, the rebel-flagged roof, and engine parts, which were cannibalized by future Generals. The car’s wrecked remains were then sent to a junkyard crusher, where it was crumpled beyond recognition. An estimated 75 to 220 Chargers went to the car yard in the sky this way.

Chargers that weren’t as badly damaged often became props, called “bucks.” Mechanics rebuilt and repainted the battle-scarred autos, which reappeared as town or chase cars. By the end of each season, these Chargers also retired to a car graveyard.

When Dukes' Nielsen ratings sunk in 1986, CBS pulled the show. Warner Brothers abandoned 18 General Lees at the set, and the cars gathered dust for five years. In 1991, WB sold 17 of those cars to private owners.""

http://mentalfloss.com/article/30999...-dukes-hazzard

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[Jon A.]

Thirteen I believe.

That Chicago PD cruiser's Mars light getting smashed by the Bluesmobile's rear wheel was no accident. The stunt driver was bribed into trying to do it.

[ggregg]

1974 though and the next generation body style.

Had a 1970 Fury III 2 dr. htp, and 1972 and 73 Polara 4 door htps. I think the 69's looked the cleanest, Plymouth, Dodge, or Chrysler. I think the 69 Monaco 2 door htp. is my favorite.

[Jon A.]

I'm pretty sure I saw this hatchet-job recently with new paint. The pictures are from a provincial Kijiji ad so chances are it's the same one. I passed by it fairly quickly and thought it was a Superbird, which I don't know much about. I did a little digging after I noticed a 1971 Fury III rear bumper.

http://www.ridelust.com/superbird-gone-wrong/