When I saw that speedometer my first thought was "Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail me now!" 😂 I have seen that movie so many times, first on VHS (it might even have been Video 2000) and then on DVD, I think I can recite the entire script verbatim. And sing along with the soundtrack which I have on CD.
Yep - exactly the same here! Many years ago this was on the telly whilst I was travelling home from work; my mate was feeding me lines via SMS and I replied...
My parents ran a small video rental store from our home in the early eighties and of course we had to "test" all the videos. I've watched this one dozens of times and not only is it one of my favourite films, but it also played a big part in my musical education.
105 miles and (Steven Spielberg) was on his lunch break when they got to the assessors' office? A slightly longer version showing where Elwood got the spray glue and where the car was parked gave it special powers.
That for sure is a classic, Dan of course was from Toronto Ontario.The suits and hats are a must when driving that vehicle. Many thanks from the southern shores of Georgian Bay.
One of the most famous cars in movie history, you are so lucky to drive that incredible replica. The Blues Brothers will always be one of my favourite films and the 3 albums linked to it are far and away my favourite soundtrack/albums. Great story, great and varied actors, great cars and chases/crashes and incredible music. I have loved everything Blues Brothers since i first watched the film on VHS rental back in the 80s. My dad had heard about the Blues Brothers and they soon became family favourites, watching the film repeatedly and having the various albums on in the car on journeys. I've always dreamt about driving the Blues Mobile, you are a lucky guy! The owner is quite obviously a true Blues Brothers fanatic though.
Okay, I've owned a few of these 70s Chrysler boats. Some background for friends across the pond. The 400 (6.6) and 440 (7.2) were the same family of RB big block engines. The 360 was an "LA" small block. The 400 was an "emissions" engine, usually equipped with a two-choke carburettor and making 175-200 horsepower depending on emissions equipment. The 440 made 230-275 horsepower depending on emissions equipment and whether or not it had a two or four choke carburettor. 440s were frequently "conservatively" rated, like the contemporary Pontiac 455 (7.4), which similarly breathed fire. The 400s were quite optimistic at 200 horsepower. The transmission is a 727 Torqueflite. I guess that it is possible to break one, but I've never seen it happen in street use over the last 40 years. The 727 backed everything from 150-horsepower 318s to 500-ish (officially 425) horsepower 426 Hemis. Lap belts only is curious. I was under the impression that North American market went universally to inertia reels in 1974, and the 3 point belt can be seen in the movie car. This may be a retrofit from a 1972-73 car to fulfill the needs of an MOT inspector when the car was imported to Britain. (I am also noting the Imperial speedometer, which would have been one of the last seen in Canada, which went metric in the mid 70s.) Now let's get to the Cook County assessor's office! We have to save The Penguin.
Love it! Love it! Love it! Even down to the missing cigarette lighter. If only Twiggy had been filling up her E type at the gas station. Thanks for this, great memories.
Matt, I don't usually watch the car review videos but I loved The Blues Brothers so I had to watch this one. Steve Cropper and the late great Donald "Duck" Dunn were one half of Booker T. and the MGs. Paul Shaffer who was the original keyboardist did not appear in the film because of SNL contractual obligations but was in the sequel. RIP Donald "Duck" Dunn, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Alan "Mr Fabulous" Rubin and John Belushi.
I have the 1.18 scale model of this car, speaker and all. The weathering is great and gives it that extra touch of realism. It brings a smile to everyone I have shown it to.
Back in the 80's when we had local video hire shops, I rented the VHS so many times the owner sold me my own new copy at cost price. I still have it somewhere. Later I bought the DVD uncut version. Relaxing with a few beers I often choose it for laughs. I once went to a live stage show musical, almost lost my voice after from singing along.
I remember in the 80's my mate had a 74 Pontiac Firebird 350 in tomato soup (Buccaneer) red & big angry chicken decal on the bonnet (hood), we used to cruise slowly around town, dressed in faded Levi's white tee shirts with packet of Marlboro in the folded back sleeve. Giant pizza box on the dashboard & Bruce Springsteen playing on the cassette deck. What a couple of berks we were ! At least we out posed the boys in "Starsky & Hutch" style Cortina's. LOL
Very interesting indeed. Monaco in 74 replaced the entry level Polara models. I believe it was 76 that the Coroner name was dropped, and Monaco and Monaco Brougham took over as the mid-sized offerings. The base Monaco was renamed Royal Monaco with the fancier car called Royal Monaco Brougham. These were great cars to drive. They handled better in stock form than the General Motors competition and about the same as the two offerings from Ford. It is quite easy to improve the cornering ability using the antisway bars front and rear from the Police Package or Trailer Towing Package. Being a Canadian car originally, this car never had catalytic converters. Notice the fuel filler neck does not have the restrictor. Back then, the nozzles on pumps with unleaded fuel were, and still are, of smaller diameter than those of pumps dispensing leaded fuel. Chrysler only fitted catalytic converters to cars with 2 barrel carburetors. Cars with 1 bbl and 4 bbl carbs were able to meet our emission standards without needing them. Monaco could be ordered with many, many options. In the base car, brocade cloth or the all vinyl interior with the bench seats front and rear were it. Tinted windows, air conditioning, power windows, power locks, power seat, and even tilt/telescopic steering wheel were all individual options. That example has incorrect seatbelts fitted. Shoulder belts were mandated, and came on an inertia reel, so the latch on the front seats had both lap (ratcheting reel) and shoulder straps. Sure is a pretty car. Bet it was very sharp in its original deep Red metallic with that white interior.
Thank you for the Canadian-Specific background. I knew that Canada used 2-way catalysts well into the 80s, but not that certain engines were catalyst exempt.
When Blues Brothers came out, I swerved it, thought it was just a sort of blues musical. 🤔 Never gave it another thought. 🙆♂️ This has put me out of my ignorance! Just watched the trailer. Then bought it on Amazon prime.😎
This movie also altered US law enforcement especially Swat teams. They once used a certain word they never used again after that movie! You are in for a treat watching this one.
Is the fact that so many Monacos were destroyed in making of "The Blue Brothers" also a contributing factor to so few being avilable these days? This has to be INSANE driving around the UK. Great stuff, and you know your Americana!!! I had the pleasure of meeting Dan Ackroyd very briefly once, nd just a really nice guy. Cheers, and thanks for keeping FD always so unusual and unexpected!!!!
That is an awesome film (for some reason I always remember a whole street doing the twist dance to Ray Charles). I saw this car in the last Regent Street Motorshow in 2019 supporting the tribute band. It does appear briefly on my video of the event.
I remember seeing the film upon its cinema release. One of my regrets from working in Atlanta 25 years ago during the Olympics was failing to visit "The House Of Blues", which was a project Dan Ackroyd was involved with at the time. I did visit other smaller blues venues though.
I do like these older American classics although my favourite is the 1952 Hudson Hornet which I would love to see a video of come onto your channel in the future.
I want an ex-West Virginia State Police 1969 Dodge Polara pursuit. They were stripper 440 powered 4 doors that were delivered to the headquarters motor pool where the engines were pulled and modified (bore and stroke) to displace 505 cubes. I know for a fact they would outrun a Six Pack Charger....
Oh yes, a lot of police vehicles, even now, are a lot more special underneath than even the factory figures would make you think, like the British T5 Volvos that came with TWR-built engines that gave quite a bit more power than you'd get from a civilian car, and possibly more than R cars. When you think about the equipment that is generally carried around in a police car, even back then, then even with the cars being in a basic specification they still needed an extra edge to go up against what they might be chasing, even with the police drivers behind the wheel...
That’s really cool. I remember seeing the bluesmobile driving around Brighton in the late eighties. Think it was a tribute band at the time. You would certainly get noticed driving that Blues Brothers ex police car though.
Iconic movie and iconic car. I am hungry, can I please have 4 fried chickens and a slice of dry white toast lol. Would love to see this car driving around my town blurting out the rhythm and blues review. I bet this car gets alot of smiles when driving around :)
Just last week I saw a Bluesmobile replica here in Finland and it was an actual '74 model too. Didn't peek inside to see how accurate that was as it was parked on a private yard, but otherwise seemed to be pretty close to the movie right down to the bars and spotlight in the front and the missing "D" in the back. That's the third such replica I've seen around here, but this was probably the best.
They Weren't bad old cars, I bought a 1977 Royal Monaco (Green & Rust) and ran it for almost three years back & forth to work. for the equivalent of 325 pounds, a timing chain for the 360 v8, and a few minor repairs. Had the best air conditioning I ever saw. Used to play " SOUL Man " on the tape player ( Sam & Dave) Cheers
I can't stand television, and I haven't watched any films since 1993. BUT .... The original Blues Brothers movie is just an incredible piece of film, great music, great car chases, and great storyline.
Thanks Ant, great Tribute Monaco. My absolute favorite Full Size American from the 1970s. Mopar always did their own thing, I prefer the Ford LTD to the Chevrolet Caprice but the Dodge Monaco and Plymouth Fury just looked so much better and the 440 Magnum was pretty fast. Hey, 360, 400, 440, they were all a cut above a Granada 3 litre. Until the first roundabout at least. Were the brakes any good?
TH-camr video Bob Mosely specialises in producing movie prop cars such as this and the Delorean time machine. He even purchased soda cans on ebay from the blue brothers era, so he could crush and place on the tea shelf.
I'm imagining the dirty looks you'd get driving this old Dodge Monaco into the real Principality of Monaco! But somehow seldom has a more appaling piece of old pig iron seemed more appealing.
Does the airflow pass all the way through that huge tannoy on the roof? As if it were a jet engine? I assume it must, otherwise it would blow off the roof, surely!
I saw this car and the tribute act at Great Yarmouth, couple of yrs ago , and I filmed a couple of mins and is.on one of my vids , on my channel , great video and story there mr furious , cheers shaneweightman
Well absolutely great fun. But my goodness you can understand why those gargantuan vehicles stayed very much in America.. they really were crude to say the least. Even the big Fords and Vauxhall's over here were a splash in the ocean compared to this.. great vid...
No cup holders until the 80's or 90's. The glove box is right in the center! This bodystyle was made until 1977. Must have taken out the 3 point seatbelts starting in 1974. You need to find a civilian Dodge Monaco! Nice review!
Didn't they get these dodge's cheap at the time, because of the dire situation at Chrysler and the many quality issues their cars had at the time? I've read something about it in Lee Iacocca's auto biography I believe (also reading tip!).
@@xxrs2009 Smokey and the Bandit 2 had a load of free Pontiacs done up as police cars that had been sent to California without air conditioning. Not sure which movie had cheap Dodges though…
@@CycolacFan wow for free.. Nowadays when you enter California there are signs that warn you for cancer. Guess it makes sense, good luck keeping your windows closed without ac over there..
@@xxrs2009 basically it would have cost more to send them back, have workers strip them and fit A/C then send them out again than it was worth. And being Cali cars with LA emissions equipment I suspect they couldn’t be sold anywhere else without modification.
One of the best car chase sequences in movie history 👌🏻 fantastic movie and yeah I remember watching it in Majorca in a bar around 1982 ? One of the few night outs i actually do remember in those days of teen drunkenness and night clubbing 😁 because of that movie 👍🏻.
A very good impression of an unemployed Undertaker in the black suit, shades and cheeky trilby, probably the only profession that one would not be made redundant from. That speaker doesn't do much for the already poor mpg, hope the card took it well. I'm not too sure on that record for the number of cars destroyed during shooting, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" probable gives it a good run and not just cars, they ran out of costumes and vehicles, in the making due to the number of retakes, the cast and stunt crew could not stop laughing. The costume hire company and repair shop weren't. Never hire your cars to a film or TV production company, unless desperate for cash.
Second time I've seen this car. The previous time was a few years ago driving through Cambridgeshire when I followed it along the A14 (I think) for quite sometime.
"Are you the police?"
"No ma'am. We're musicians."
When I saw that speedometer my first thought was "Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail me now!" 😂
I have seen that movie so many times, first on VHS (it might even have been Video 2000) and then on DVD, I think I can recite the entire script verbatim. And sing along with the soundtrack which I have on CD.
Yep - exactly the same here! Many years ago this was on the telly whilst I was travelling home from work; my mate was feeding me lines via SMS and I replied...
My parents ran a small video rental store from our home in the early eighties and of course we had to "test" all the videos. I've watched this one dozens of times and not only is it one of my favourite films, but it also played a big part in my musical education.
105 miles and (Steven Spielberg) was on his lunch break when they got to the assessors' office?
A slightly longer version showing where Elwood got the spray glue and where the car was parked gave it special powers.
That for sure is a classic, Dan of course was from Toronto Ontario.The suits and hats are a must when driving that vehicle. Many thanks from the southern shores of Georgian Bay.
Great job Matt :) steering and gears are fixed now 😉
Yes that's my monaco am very proud of it.
Nice one, Rich!! Car's awesome. Loved your K.I.T.T!!
Fantastic car !
One of the most famous cars in movie history, you are so lucky to drive that incredible replica. The Blues Brothers will always be one of my favourite films and the 3 albums linked to it are far and away my favourite soundtrack/albums. Great story, great and varied actors, great cars and chases/crashes and incredible music. I have loved everything Blues Brothers since i first watched the film on VHS rental back in the 80s. My dad had heard about the Blues Brothers and they soon became family favourites, watching the film repeatedly and having the various albums on in the car on journeys. I've always dreamt about driving the Blues Mobile, you are a lucky guy! The owner is quite obviously a true Blues Brothers fanatic though.
This is glue, strong stuff....
My favourite film managed to get a copy of the full cut movie about 5 years ago.
I bet this just makes everyone smile as you drive around.
Okay, I've owned a few of these 70s Chrysler boats. Some background for friends across the pond.
The 400 (6.6) and 440 (7.2) were the same family of RB big block engines. The 360 was an "LA" small block. The 400 was an "emissions" engine, usually equipped with a two-choke carburettor and making 175-200 horsepower depending on emissions equipment.
The 440 made 230-275 horsepower depending on emissions equipment and whether or not it had a two or four choke carburettor. 440s were frequently "conservatively" rated, like the contemporary Pontiac 455 (7.4), which similarly breathed fire. The 400s were quite optimistic at 200 horsepower.
The transmission is a 727 Torqueflite. I guess that it is possible to break one, but I've never seen it happen in street use over the last 40 years. The 727 backed everything from 150-horsepower 318s to 500-ish (officially 425) horsepower 426 Hemis.
Lap belts only is curious. I was under the impression that North American market went universally to inertia reels in 1974, and the 3 point belt can be seen in the movie car. This may be a retrofit from a 1972-73 car to fulfill the needs of an MOT inspector when the car was imported to Britain. (I am also noting the Imperial speedometer, which would have been one of the last seen in Canada, which went metric in the mid 70s.)
Now let's get to the Cook County assessor's office! We have to save The Penguin.
Funny to hear Brit’s talk about a 50 year old American car!😀
Love it! Love it! Love it! Even down to the missing cigarette lighter. If only Twiggy had been filling up her E type at the gas station. Thanks for this, great memories.
This must have been like a dream come true for you! So cool 😎
Absolute American classic movie and movie car! 🚔🚨
Matt, I don't usually watch the car review videos but I loved The Blues Brothers so I had to watch this one. Steve Cropper and the late great Donald "Duck" Dunn were one half of Booker T. and the MGs. Paul Shaffer who was the original keyboardist did not appear in the film because of SNL contractual obligations but was in the sequel. RIP Donald "Duck" Dunn, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Alan "Mr Fabulous" Rubin and John Belushi.
Nice. All these TV and film cars are great. If you get to drive a red & white Gran Torino I expect you to slide across the bonnet in a beige cardy.
I have the 1.18 scale model of this car, speaker and all. The weathering is great and gives it that extra touch of realism. It brings a smile to everyone I have shown it to.
Back in the 80's when we had local video hire shops, I rented the VHS so many times the owner sold me my own new copy at cost price. I still have it somewhere. Later I bought the DVD uncut version.
Relaxing with a few beers I often choose it for laughs. I once went to a live stage show musical, almost lost my voice after from singing along.
I remember in the 80's my mate had a 74 Pontiac Firebird 350 in tomato soup (Buccaneer) red & big angry chicken decal on the bonnet (hood), we used to cruise slowly around town, dressed in faded Levi's white tee shirts with packet of Marlboro in the folded back sleeve. Giant pizza box on the dashboard & Bruce Springsteen playing on the cassette deck. What a couple of berks we were ! At least we out posed the boys in "Starsky & Hutch" style Cortina's. LOL
Wow, you really outdid yourself with this, Matt! Really loved it, you all dressed up. Great stuff! 😁👍
Excellent, I bet you had fun driving that around, brilliant car, love that film.
Very interesting indeed. Monaco in 74 replaced the entry level Polara models. I believe it was 76 that the Coroner name was dropped, and Monaco and Monaco Brougham took over as the mid-sized offerings. The base Monaco was renamed Royal Monaco with the fancier car called Royal Monaco Brougham. These were great cars to drive. They handled better in stock form than the General Motors competition and about the same as the two offerings from Ford. It is quite easy to improve the cornering ability using the antisway bars front and rear from the Police Package or Trailer Towing Package. Being a Canadian car originally, this car never had catalytic converters. Notice the fuel filler neck does not have the restrictor. Back then, the nozzles on pumps with unleaded fuel were, and still are, of smaller diameter than those of pumps dispensing leaded fuel. Chrysler only fitted catalytic converters to cars with 2 barrel carburetors. Cars with 1 bbl and 4 bbl carbs were able to meet our emission standards without needing them. Monaco could be ordered with many, many options. In the base car, brocade cloth or the all vinyl interior with the bench seats front and rear were it. Tinted windows, air conditioning, power windows, power locks, power seat, and even tilt/telescopic steering wheel were all individual options. That example has incorrect seatbelts fitted. Shoulder belts were mandated, and came on an inertia reel, so the latch on the front seats had both lap (ratcheting reel) and shoulder straps. Sure is a pretty car. Bet it was very sharp in its original deep Red metallic with that white interior.
Thank you for the Canadian-Specific background. I knew that Canada used 2-way catalysts well into the 80s, but not that certain engines were catalyst exempt.
The Dodge Monaco after 1975 became the Royal Monaco, the Coronet became the the Monaco.
The Dodge Monaco after 1975 became the Royal Monaco, the Coronet became the the Monaco.
One of my favourite movies! Thank you for bringing us this excellent video.👍🏻👍🏻😎😎
I'v been lucky enough to work along side Ant as the Fake Jake in the Blue's Mobile, such an amazing Motor.
When Blues Brothers came out, I swerved it, thought it was just a sort of blues musical. 🤔 Never gave it another thought. 🙆♂️
This has put me out of my ignorance!
Just watched the trailer.
Then bought it on Amazon prime.😎
You've never seen it until now???
@@televisionandcheese no
@@DavidJohnston58 better late than never! Bet you can't stop laughing and are going to rewatch countless times.
This movie also altered US law enforcement especially Swat teams.
They once used a certain word they never used again after that movie!
You are in for a treat watching this one.
Is the fact that so many Monacos were destroyed in making of "The Blue Brothers" also a contributing factor to so few being avilable these days? This has to be INSANE driving around the UK. Great stuff, and you know your Americana!!! I had the pleasure of meeting Dan Ackroyd very briefly once, nd just a really nice guy. Cheers, and thanks for keeping FD always so unusual and unexpected!!!!
Such a great (cult) movie, and iconic car. The chicken wire scene is my favourite of the movie. Great video Matt.
Good one Matt. All that lean! No cop suspension then? Gonna have to watch the film again now. My wife will be pleased. . .
That is an awesome film (for some reason I always remember a whole street doing the twist dance to Ray Charles). I saw this car in the last Regent Street Motorshow in 2019 supporting the tribute band. It does appear briefly on my video of the event.
Yup that was us :) hope u enjoyed the show
Brilliant I was watching the blues Brothers 2000 the other day with my son he loved it keep up the good work
Love the car and the Blues Brothers movie. I went to numerous Blues Brothers evenings down my local pubs and bars back in the 1980s
Lunchtime viewing sorted but this must have been a dream come true for you Matt
The cars used in the movie were ex CHP cruisers and maybe on the show Chips
What i've seen!! The review of car of one of my fav films ever. Thanks Matt, this was a gorgeous thing to watch
I remember seeing the film upon its cinema release. One of my regrets from working in Atlanta 25 years ago during the Olympics was failing to visit "The House Of Blues", which was a project Dan Ackroyd was involved with at the time. I did visit other smaller blues venues though.
The use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved.
I've always loved that line in the movie
I saw this video at the end of July and see the actual car today at a classic car show in Knebworth. Owner was a really nice guy
I do like these older American classics although my favourite is the 1952 Hudson Hornet which I would love to see a video of come onto your channel in the future.
I want an ex-West Virginia State Police 1969 Dodge Polara pursuit. They were stripper 440 powered 4 doors that were delivered to the headquarters motor pool where the engines were pulled and modified (bore and stroke) to displace 505 cubes. I know for a fact they would outrun a Six Pack Charger....
Hhhnnng
Oh yes, a lot of police vehicles, even now, are a lot more special underneath than even the factory figures would make you think, like the British T5 Volvos that came with TWR-built engines that gave quite a bit more power than you'd get from a civilian car, and possibly more than R cars. When you think about the equipment that is generally carried around in a police car, even back then, then even with the cars being in a basic specification they still needed an extra edge to go up against what they might be chasing, even with the police drivers behind the wheel...
Kojak's Buick for me, ta :) Apparently a Century Regal 455...
The thing that makes The Bluesmoblie special and unique is that she’s a part of Jake and Elwood’s family. 😌
Fix the cigarette lighter!
I’ve seen the light!!
We are putting the band back together
Fantastic! Must of been a hoot to film! Cracking video.
Mount Prospect,IL is not too far me it a suburb of Chicago,IL the 3rd largest city in united states and I live in Illinois
That’s really cool. I remember seeing the bluesmobile driving around Brighton in the late eighties. Think it was a tribute band at the time. You would certainly get noticed driving that Blues Brothers ex police car though.
Great video, I know what I will be watching this weekend. Fantastic Film
Iconic movie and iconic car. I am hungry, can I please have 4 fried chickens and a slice of dry white toast lol. Would love to see this car driving around my town blurting out the rhythm and blues review. I bet this car gets alot of smiles when driving around :)
Love The Blues Brothers movie great piece of history the Dodge Monaco Matty great stuff
Just last week I saw a Bluesmobile replica here in Finland and it was an actual '74 model too. Didn't peek inside to see how accurate that was as it was parked on a private yard, but otherwise seemed to be pretty close to the movie right down to the bars and spotlight in the front and the missing "D" in the back. That's the third such replica I've seen around here, but this was probably the best.
What a blast to drive that car! Top video.
Now we know why you came to Milton Keynes. Great video Matt.
Hi Matt,yes I remember the car in the film,this one is identical to the one in the movie,it does look a big car to drive.
They Weren't bad old cars, I bought a 1977 Royal Monaco (Green & Rust) and ran it for almost three years back & forth to work. for the equivalent of 325 pounds, a timing chain for the 360 v8, and a few minor repairs. Had the best air conditioning I ever saw. Used to play " SOUL Man " on the tape player ( Sam & Dave) Cheers
Car's got good pick up.
I can't stand television, and I haven't watched any films since 1993.
BUT ....
The original Blues Brothers movie is just an incredible piece of film, great music, great car chases, and great storyline.
Fantastic! I've smiled all the way through that! Orange Whip? 😁😆
THREE ORANGE WHIPS!
one of the best movies of all time. amazing
Love it…….what a fantastic video….. 👍🇮🇲💖
I seen this car few times driving round milton keynes during the first lockdown blasting out Bee Gees - Staying Alive 😎
yes, he went around loads of care homes and similar with music through the speaker then
@@furiousdriving use to always make me smile when I'd see it spreading some joy during the lockdown for those who spotted it 👏
Great video, love the car and the movie😀🇳🇴
Orange Whip?
Orange whip?
Four orange whips.......
Such a fun car - and great review Matt!
So cool!
Thanks Ant, great Tribute Monaco. My absolute favorite Full Size American from the 1970s. Mopar always did their own thing, I prefer the Ford LTD to the Chevrolet Caprice but the Dodge Monaco and Plymouth Fury just looked so much better and the 440 Magnum was pretty fast.
Hey, 360, 400, 440, they were all a cut above a Granada 3 litre. Until the first roundabout at least.
Were the brakes any good?
Cheers :)
@@bluesmobilehire4053 no Man! Cheers to you. An absolute Treat.
TH-camr video Bob Mosely specialises in producing movie prop cars such as this and the Delorean time machine. He even purchased soda cans on ebay from the blue brothers era, so he could crush and place on the tea shelf.
Best movie ever! Best car review ever 😁
I'm imagining the dirty looks you'd get driving this old Dodge Monaco into the real Principality of Monaco! But somehow seldom has a more appaling piece of old pig iron seemed more appealing.
I was half expecting out-takes at the end and not hint of a song!!! 😎
Ah so it was after this the merc through a light. Absolutely fab, love a lazy v8 gotta get one before they are banned, or all gone.
You look like you you were having far too much fun making this video, good job!
Does the airflow pass all the way through that huge tannoy on the roof? As if it were a jet engine?
I assume it must, otherwise it would blow off the roof, surely!
I saw this car and the tribute act at Great Yarmouth, couple of yrs ago , and I filmed a couple of mins and is.on one of my vids , on my channel , great video and story there mr furious , cheers shaneweightman
full marks for dressing for the occasion .. it seems like every comment must include a quote from the film ' on a mission from god '
Cup holders weren't a thing until the '90's.
Monaco sounds AWESOME! Steering wheel slightly (!?) off centre or should I say center!
Well absolutely great fun. But my goodness you can understand why those gargantuan vehicles stayed very much in America.. they really were crude to say the least. Even the big Fords and Vauxhall's over here were a splash in the ocean compared to this.. great vid...
What a fantastic car tremendous 👍😀
No cup holders until the 80's or 90's.
The glove box is right in the center! This bodystyle was made until 1977. Must have taken out the 3 point seatbelts starting in 1974.
You need to find a civilian Dodge Monaco!
Nice review!
Excellent 🎥 film belushi rocks have you seen animal House 🤓👍 funny as 😆 🤔 how about a ford gran torino next 🤓👍 starksky and hutch 👍
Cup holders didn't really become common until the mid 80's.
Looks like a turbofan engine, that loudspeaker.
He really ought to preserve that Dan Ackroyd signature with lacquer or something, be a great shame if that was worn off
Makes me miss my Valiant Ranger
Surely a police car would be very well equipped with coffee and donut holders
Another top video most enjoyable all though it is not the original car from a replica in some cases just as good anymore movie cars in the pipeline
GODDAMN BOY!!!
'Loved it! 👍
6 litres V8 that do absolutely nothing to move the car.
I love the movie, but ... well, you know, American cars
Great video ! Did I see you go for the gear change at 14:13 ? Ha
Keep up the good work !!
no, the centre console kept falling on me!
@@furiousdriving funny !!!
It's a 9 seater if you had one in high school in 1996 😄
270 HP from a 7.2 ltr engine, the yanks were and still are a bit bonkers
Only the police versions were that much! My 8.2 litre Cadillac has no less than 195;) Love it!
Didn't they get these dodge's cheap at the time, because of the dire situation at Chrysler and the many quality issues their cars had at the time? I've read something about it in Lee Iacocca's auto biography I believe (also reading tip!).
They were genuine ex cop cars, they paid about $400 per car.
@@CycolacFan Ok guess I'm thinking of another movie
@@xxrs2009 Smokey and the Bandit 2 had a load of free Pontiacs done up as police cars that had been sent to California without air conditioning. Not sure which movie had cheap Dodges though…
@@CycolacFan wow for free.. Nowadays when you enter California there are signs that warn you for cancer. Guess it makes sense, good luck keeping your windows closed without ac over there..
@@xxrs2009 basically it would have cost more to send them back, have workers strip them and fit A/C then send them out again than it was worth. And being Cali cars with LA emissions equipment I suspect they couldn’t be sold anywhere else without modification.
One of the best car chase sequences in movie history 👌🏻 fantastic movie and yeah I remember watching it in Majorca in a bar around 1982 ? One of the few night outs i actually do remember in those days of teen drunkenness and night clubbing 😁 because of that movie 👍🏻.
Awesome....right down to the missing cigarette lighter.
THEY BROKE MY WATCH!.
How is the Rover Cabriolet coming on?
04:20 tjats not a walkie talkie its a microphone for either PA system or police two way radio 🤣
A very good impression of an unemployed Undertaker in the black suit, shades and cheeky trilby, probably the only profession that one would not be made redundant from.
That speaker doesn't do much for the already poor mpg, hope the card took it well. I'm not too sure on that record for the number of cars destroyed during shooting, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" probable gives it a good run and not just cars, they ran out of costumes and vehicles, in the making due to the number of retakes, the cast and stunt crew could not stop laughing. The costume hire company and repair shop weren't.
Never hire your cars to a film or TV production company, unless desperate for cash.
Wonderful! And no one fixed the cigarette lighter.
Is the steering wheel on upside down?
Yes it is
Jake did not stick up a liquor store. He robbed a gas station.
Second time I've seen this car. The previous time was a few years ago driving through Cambridgeshire when I followed it along the A14 (I think) for quite sometime.