‘88 Cop Car at $35,000?

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MarPar said:
Wait, what?

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Yup sold this, the holly grail of vintage police cars.
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And got this, same drivetrain (both 1969 Dodge Polara with the HP440) and no limitations on driving it, no stress while driving it, not stacking up cars to look or are afraid to pass.
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Alan
 
Cuda Al said:
Yup sold this, the holly grail of vintage police cars.
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And got this, same drivetrain (both 1969 Dodge Polara with the HP440) and no limitations on driving it, no stress while driving it, not stacking up cars to look or are afraid to pass.
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Ah. Well I would have made the same trade. LOL I know you were found of the CHP Polara, but good Gawd that's beautiful. Perhaps a coupla more pics for my collection? :D
 
I actually do like police cars, and I purchased a 77 Cordoba five years ago from a retired Texas DPS patrol officer that bought this Cordoba from a lifelong friend and pastor in Humble,Texas. The officer collected Police cars, and this Cordoba was ordered by the Pastor special with every poilce option you could order on a civilian car.
it came with the 400 engine,727 non lockup auto, dual exhaust, 3:21 Suregrip 9 1/4 rear end, HD brakes, power steering oil cooler , Transmission oil cooler, 100 amp alternator, and the factory reciever hitch with all mopar controls for the load leveler and with 5,000 LB capacity.
also no Vinyl top. he was unable to obtain the spot light. 15x6.5 steel wheels,
he splurged and ordered the console and bucket seat option well.
The most Interesting part of the car is the Pastor Traded in a 70 Roadrunner, and Insisted the Roadrunner decals, stickers, and emblems be Installed on the New Cordoba just like the Roadrunner, so they did it.

They are on the car to this day, with a total of 36,774 actual miles on the clock.
 
My neighbor who is now retired from service talks about the old Police cars. The one thing that makes me chuckle are the brakes. He says you had good brakes one time in a chase and after that if you come in the corners too hot (lol) in the cornfield you went....

JW
 
Here are some.
The car has the chrome spring special trim that I do not like and will be removing. Also has the Super-lite, keeping.
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Not many pictures with the top up, don't see the point to the top.
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Blue interior.
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Believe it or not the car needs a lot of work, basically a full restoration.

Alan

More on my website.
MrMopar.com!

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Is that the aircraft landing light super spot up front? Could blind you from 2 miles? I though the Dips looked like lego cars too many right angles!
 
Cuda Al said:
Here are some.
The car has the chrome spring special trim that I do not like and will be removing. Also has the Super-lite, keeping.
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Not many pictures with the top up, don't see the point to the top.
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Blue interior.
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Believe it or not the car needs a lot of work, basically a full restoration.

Alan

More on my website.
MrMopar.com!

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:thankyou:

A complete resto? Wow. She looks darn good from here.
 
oldmopardude said:
I actually do like police cars, and I purchased a 77 Cordoba five years ago from a retired Texas DPS patrol officer that bought this Cordoba from a lifelong friend and pastor in Humble,Texas. The officer collected Police cars, and this Cordoba was ordered by the Pastor special with every poilce option you could order on a civilian car.
it came with the 400 engine,727 non lockup auto, dual exhaust, 3:21 Suregrip 9 1/4 rear end, HD brakes, power steering oil cooler , Transmission oil cooler, 100 amp alternator, and the factory reciever hitch with all mopar controls for the load leveler and with 5,000 LB capacity.
also no Vinyl top. he was unable to obtain the spot light. 15x6.5 steel wheels,
he splurged and ordered the console and bucket seat option well.
The most Interesting part of the car is the Pastor Traded in a 70 Roadrunner, and Insisted the Roadrunner decals, stickers, and emblems be Installed on the New Cordoba just like the Roadrunner, so they did it.

They are on the car to this day, with a total of 36,774 actual miles on the clock.
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MarPar said:
:thankyou:

A complete resto? Wow. She looks darn good from here.
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It had been repainted twice and not good, no buffing this one out. Questionable bodywork, by the time you take it apart for painting there isn't much left.
I could have left it alone but it wasn't quite to my minimum standard. None of the instruments worked, dash was a mess...

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Alan
 
SLOPAR72 said:
My neighbor who is now retired from service talks about the old Police cars. The one thing that makes me chuckle are the brakes. He says you had good brakes one time in a chase and after that if you come in the corners too hot (lol) in the cornfield you went....

JW
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my Brother said the same thing, they were good for maybe one panic stop, then that was it. The reality was these cars were driven 24 hours a day, so they may be fun for us civilians to drive occasionally, but they did not hold up well to up to six tanks of fuel every 24 hours.
"they were rode hard and put up wet"was the common saying.
 
67autocross said:
Perfect car for drag racing….you get to spend at least 20 seconds going down the track…it’s like getting 2 passes in 1
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Not if you flip that Air cleaner lid upside down lol.... Atleast that was a supposed trick with the police cars back in the day.

JW
 
SLOPAR72 said:
Not if you flip that Air cleaner lid upside down lol.... Atleast that was a supposed trick with the police cars back in the day.

JW
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It would likely drop more ET if you threw the whole air cleaner assembly in the ditch…not from any power gain…just the 20lbs of weight savings
 
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