In 1967, the deluxe full-size member of the Dodge Rebellion was the roomy and luxurious Monaco. Here’s a closer look.
This spot features Dodge spokesmodel Pamela Austin in yet another adventure recalling The Perils of Pauline, this one to introduce the full-size Monaco. And full-sized it was, with its wheelbase stretched one more inch in ’67 to 122 inches. A full 80 inches wide and nearly 220 inches long, the deluxe Monaco and its low-priced sibling the Polara were styled to look large by design chief Elwood Engel and crew, with big, flat flanks and newly enlarged batwing tail lamps.
The coupes featured a new-for-’67 semi-fastback roofline, created by Ed Westcott of the Chrysler Studio and shared with Plymouth and Chrysler for two years. Most notable among the Dodge two-doors was the Monaco 500, trimmed and equipped to compete with the Pontiac Grand Prix. With the optional Magnum 440 cubic-inch V8 with 10.1:1 compression ratio, dual exhausts, and 375 hp—aka the A134 package—the Monaco 500 could certainly compete in the performance department. However, the body style featured here is the popular four-door pillarless hardtop. “It’s where the luxury is,” Dodge said. Video below.
Make mine a Monaco 500 two door in Turbine bronze with the black vinyl fast top, 440 Magnum, 4 speed and of course those pesky KH 4 piston fixed caliper disc brakes…
I bet the car in that commercial rusted out in a week.
No doubt, like a Ford frame rail or a GM brake line…