Dang, a 2 door police car! And a decent big block! I'm a late 60's Mopar fan but I would be into building one of these for sure👍 another great video Steve and I learned something new once again from ya brotha.
THEY ACTUALLY JUST PULLED OVER SPEEDERS, GAVE TICKETS, ETC, IF SOMETHING ELSE THEY WOULD CALL FOR A PADDY WAGON, AS THERE WAS NO PROTECTION FOR THE DRIVER AS NO DIVIDER, WATCH HIGHWAY PATROL OLD EPISODES, YOU WILL NOTICE IT. THERE ARE LOTS OF OLD HWY PATROL VEHICLES IN CA, I SEE THEM AT THE CAR SHOWS.
Wow, this is a very rare survivor and I'm mad that I just found out about this Mopar auction. The CHP would take cars out of service around 60K miles before they would develop major component issues. From what I've read the 1959 Dodges were good units and well liked by officers.
This sucker is AWESOME! Like it would clean right up! The title gave me flashbacks to all the Coronet cop cars Toby Haliki crashed on the original Gone in 60 Seconds... beside that sublime Green RT Charger they rolled that garbage truck on top of!
Oh yeah I got both DVDs.....actually saw the original in the theater....rode my bike home ,got my friend rode back and watched it 2 more times.....only cause I had to be home by dark
When I was younger, me and my friends use to go to junk yards and looked for old cop cars and old station wagons for performance parts and heavy duty parts
This is cool...Jay Leno has a episode with a CHP car very close to this year... on that episode , it was mentioned that the CHP ordered the manufacturer to install a diff camshaft in these 383 engines and do a few other things.... like they had people that sort of were car guy people doing the ordering...
Classic Ride Society did a walkaround here and there are some amazing cars. The '57 Savoy with a 392 in it was a neat piece. In fact that's probably it in front of this car, it was black-ish with a lot of the paint baked off.
my uncle was chp in socal in the south bay area --his friend took my sis and i in a brand new '57 chp dodge--we ripped around the hills,my sis 7 and i only 5-would never happen today!!-- i remember him saying the brakes were fading(no disc)- maybe we went by where the beach boys lived!! my sis was scared to death....the red spot in front is what the chp used for years to pull people over--calif was the last state to adopt radar so they paced you,when you saw the big grill coming up on your rear you knew they had you!!!no over head light to avoid detection,just that red spot and amber/red on the rear deck-cali is still black and white,same door emblem for 100 years! and the same blue tan uniform that is very classy for 100 years!
Steven!! Does this car remind you of an Edsel??🤔That long antennae is called a whip. The 440 would leave the 383 in the dust!! I’m shocked someone hasn’t restored this one. Very good shape. Some detailing and rust repair-more authentic tires and she would be ready to hit the shows/cruises!! It’s fantastic it hasn’t been parted out!!
Bingo. Its weird that it is a 2 door, and that it has all the belvedere trim. A 2 door would lead one to believe that it was a pursuit car, and wouldn't use the back seat. But if it was a pursuit car, it would have the D-500. I think the red paint is the giveaway. Probably a fire chief car. Would still have the "9" in the VIN, wouldn't need the hot motor, but wanted it to look nice so kept the trim. Would still have all the lights. Respray it Black and White and PRESTO! It's a police car. Still, any Exner Era Mopar that isn't rusted into the ground is a keeper.
This would have originally come with a black on yellow plate, which was used from 1956 - 1962. Many years ago, a CHP helped out my brother and I when we were stranded in the mountains of So. California with an overheated car. I have never forgotten that. It wasn't long before he had us on our way.
One thing that slipped by you, it has 1956 Dodge hubcaps for 15 inch wheels instead of the standard 14" wheels that were standard on the '57 and newer Dodges and Plymouths. IDK if that's part of the police package or if someone changed it out over the decades. Seems like the CHP cars would have dog dish hubcaps for 14" or 15" wheels.
We have a similar one you see at local car shows it has a factory 383 rb high deck engine Wich is pretty much a unicorn I don't know the exact Year but it doesn't have the massive tail fins and it is a 4 door it was a Missouri highway patrol car
Check year on it. Looks like RB block if 59' block stamp pass. side would be 36 maybe 61 for 361cu in. If 1960 38 for a RB 383. Block stamping will tell.
Small point but “interceptor” is historically more of a Ford term. Dodge police package models used the the term Dodge “Pursuit”. Maybe not on the tamer city spec cruisers but for sure on the more gonzo highway patrol, state police and RCMP units. Not sure if Plymouth had similarly catchy term for its high performance police models.
I met a man who had several 59 ex CHP Dodge Coronets but they all had D500 Motors and badges. Could this be a standard CHP control car as opposed to a D500 high-speed interceptor.??
Cool car Steve!!! 2 questions, did the factory do anything with the springs in the police packages on these cars? Are those things on your legs to prevent snake bites?
He’s in Texas, in the middle of summer, walking around the middle of the prairie grass field with hundreds of cars that the Ole rattle snake 🐍 would be proud to call home. All Steve needs to do is walk around the wrong car and the damn ankle biter may appear from nowhere’s and give him a love tap so yes, that’s exactly what those are and it’s cheap insurance against spending a few days in the hospital from a snake bite. Those rattle snakes don’t play brother
Usually a police vehicle has heavy duty parts. It has larger torsion bars on the front and HD shocks all around!! I had a 68 Plymouth 4 door with no power breaks or steering! It had radial tires which made it a beast when turning slowly! It had 11 /1/2 inch brakes with double brake cylinders on the front! It was a staff car kept it in better condition than a patrol one. It had 90K miles which was the retirement figure then. This Coronet having two doors and 373 CU probably means it was a staff car too. Mine had a 375 HP 440 CID. It looks like it was painted and period lights added for show!! Real police cars don’t have door handles and window cranks in the rear and usually have a screen behind the front seat. Ford always outsold Chrysler!!
ACTUALLY THE 2 SPOTLIGHTS WERE RED LIGHTS TO PULL OVER CARS WITH, NOT TO CHECK PEOPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, YOU MISSED THAT STEVE! THE 2 REAR FACING LIGHTS, ONE IS RED THE OTHER AMBER, I REMEMBER THOSE CARS, I HAVE LIVED IN CA. MY WHOLE LIFE. THE REA LIGHTS ALTERNATED RED/AMBER/RED/AMBER FLASHING.
SORRY Steve Magnante, But Interceptor is a FORD term.. Dodge/Chrysler used the PURSUIT as its term.. Chevy/Olds/Pontiac used APPREHENDER!! you learn something new everyday yes
That is pretty cool you see a lot of cars like that on the Highway Patrol show what does on Me-TV at 5 in the morning I have that car I would like to fix it up and just make it drag racer out of it just the way it is
Sorry ! i was Wrong , Vic’s car was 57 Plymouth ! ! 1959 was First year for 383 , and Dodge Challenger. ,, a Very Very Very Rare Car, I have never seen n person, only pics on internet, came only in Silver , and with 6 cyl or v8…
Kind of surprised to see a standard generator on what appears to be a CHP package car. My late father had a 59 Plymouth Savoy police package that he got surplus from the La Mesa California Police Department(San Diego County). One of it’s unique features was a Leece-Neville alternator with an external voltage regulator/rectifier assembly mounted in front of the radiator for cooling. Dad had to replace that regulator assembly around 63 or 64, and I remember him mentioning that just the part was $54 in 1960’s dollars. I can’t help but wonder if a previous owner switched it back to the standard generator when confronted with the expense of servicing the heavy duty cop system.
It looks like one of its post chp owners (though not the one who added the non original tailpipes)added the full wheel discs . I figure he wanted it to look like the tv show “highway patrol “. I assume Dodge (misguidedly ) thought they’d look better than the (I assume this) small caps
I think this car is an older restoration with some of the police equipment reinstalled. Sirens and lights would have been removed before the car was resold. That red paint underneath implies the black and white currently on the car is not original. As Steve said its possible that the red was a repaint after police duty. We know that is was ordered as a police car but the question is for what agency. It "implies" CHP heritage but again those parts would have been reinstalled later. For all we know this could be a car from another agency's fleet.
That is a bad car man I would love to own that piece of history and leave it like it is just clean the interior up freshen up the engine and let R rip. Not too many 1959 Police cars around these days and that thing is bad to the bone
You know it, these cop cars are very rare and seldom survive their second owners - typically kids infatuated with cop cars who buy them at auction and then beat them to death or yank the HD guts for hot rodding then toss the 4-door carcass. But as a TWO DOOR this 1959 is one special car!!! It'll sell too, there is NO RESERVE!!!
I live in Los Angeles and I was born in 59.I would've killed 2 get that car. It looks 2 B in very good condition 4 its age.The reason there's no rust on it, is that is most likely from the LA area. 1 more thing. The CHP and Police use their cars 4 a lot longer than 1 or 2 years. At least here in California they do. It would cost way 2 much 2 replace those cars every 1 or 2 years.
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As usual, great attention to detail.
Those dual snorkels are way cool along with that sinister work of art grill! Quality craftsmanship from a sadly bygone era.
ACTUALLY I HAVE SEEN OTHER MOPARS OF THAT YEAR WITH THE DUAL SNORKELS.
Wicked yes! When I got up close to one at a car show I relised how BIG this car is!
I remember these from the Highway Patrol TV series. Great condition. Gotta put this one back on the road!!!
10/4! 10/4!
21-50 to Headquarters......Mathews. Seeing this car instantly takes back to my days of watching Hiway Patrol with Broderick Crawford....1050 Bye
I’m a sucker for police packages! This thing is insane!
The two door police cars are great! From back in the day.
Dang, a 2 door police car! And a decent big block! I'm a late 60's Mopar fan but I would be into building one of these for sure👍 another great video Steve and I learned something new once again from ya brotha.
THEY ACTUALLY JUST PULLED OVER SPEEDERS, GAVE TICKETS, ETC, IF SOMETHING ELSE THEY WOULD CALL FOR A PADDY WAGON, AS THERE WAS NO PROTECTION FOR THE DRIVER AS NO DIVIDER, WATCH HIGHWAY PATROL OLD EPISODES, YOU WILL NOTICE IT. THERE ARE LOTS OF OLD HWY PATROL VEHICLES IN CA, I SEE THEM AT THE CAR SHOWS.
This actually a very cherry old CHP car. Pretty cool...it willbe on the road again!
Big block, manual drum brakes, no seat belts... must have been a wild ride!
THEY DIDN'T HAVE SEAT BELTS IN 57.
Wow, this is a very rare survivor and I'm mad that I just found out about this Mopar auction. The CHP would take cars out of service around 60K miles before they would develop major component issues. From what I've read the 1959 Dodges were good units and well liked by officers.
This sucker is AWESOME! Like it would clean right up!
The title gave me flashbacks to all the Coronet cop cars Toby Haliki crashed on the original Gone in 60 Seconds... beside that sublime Green RT Charger they rolled that garbage truck on top of!
Nick cages remake couldnt hold a candle to the original!
@@davidrossetti1061 Check out the several DVD editions man! I got 2 of them, one has tons of bonus features including the sequal!
Oh yeah I got both DVDs.....actually saw the original in the theater....rode my bike home ,got my friend rode back and watched it 2 more times.....only cause I had to be home by dark
@@davidrossetti1061 /// CAGES WAS A CHEAP RIP-OFF OF AN OLD CLASSIC!!!!!
wow! what a car! insane styling. insane construction. 👍👍👍
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you back in the Junkyard soon
looks like christine's sinister brother . would love to own that beauty . would look sweet next to my 66 belvedere project .
Or my 58 Edsel!! ;)
Ten Four! I can see Dan Matthews driving that one in Highway Patrol.
i am thinking more junior brown cruising it
and 21-50 Bye!
The ominous look suits this cars purpose
This car is precious
Thank you Steve get well soon
When I was younger, me and my friends use to go to junk yards and looked for old cop cars and old station wagons for performance parts and heavy duty parts
I always loved the 59 Coronets
Should have bought this one, it gets cooler and cooler as the video goes on
Thanks for posting!
This is cool...Jay Leno has a episode with a CHP car very close to this year... on that episode , it was mentioned that the CHP ordered the manufacturer to install a diff camshaft in these 383 engines and do a few other things.... like they had people that sort of were car guy people doing the ordering...
Love how you commentate….😉👍💕
Beautiful car! I was born in 59, so yeah I would love to have this car but sadly not happening.🥺
Where is Broderick Crawford when we need him?
10.4
2150 by
Classic Ride Society did a walkaround here and there are some amazing cars. The '57 Savoy with a 392 in it was a neat piece.
In fact that's probably it in front of this car, it was black-ish with a lot of the paint baked off.
my uncle was chp in socal in the south bay area --his friend took my sis and i in a brand new '57 chp dodge--we ripped around the hills,my sis 7 and i only 5-would never happen today!!-- i remember him saying the brakes were fading(no disc)- maybe we went by where the beach boys lived!! my sis was scared to death....the red spot in front is what the chp used for years to pull people over--calif was the last state to adopt radar so they paced you,when you saw the big grill coming up on your rear you knew they had you!!!no over head light to avoid detection,just that red spot and amber/red on the rear deck-cali is still black and white,same door emblem for 100 years! and the same blue tan uniform that is very classy for 100 years!
Beautiful car!
Wondering why there was red paint beneath the black around the door VIN.
Steven!! Does this car remind you of an Edsel??🤔That long antennae is called a whip. The 440 would leave the 383 in the dust!! I’m shocked someone hasn’t restored this one. Very good shape. Some detailing and rust repair-more authentic tires and she would be ready to hit the shows/cruises!!
It’s fantastic it hasn’t been parted out!!
Former fire department car (red) later updated as a "police" car?
Bingo. Its weird that it is a 2 door, and that it has all the belvedere trim. A 2 door would lead one to believe that it was a pursuit car, and wouldn't use the back seat. But if it was a pursuit car, it would have the D-500. I think the red paint is the giveaway. Probably a fire chief car. Would still have the "9" in the VIN, wouldn't need the hot motor, but wanted it to look nice so kept the trim. Would still have all the lights. Respray it Black and White and PRESTO! It's a police car. Still, any Exner Era Mopar that isn't rusted into the ground is a keeper.
Very cool. Thanks
This would have originally come with a black on yellow plate, which was used from 1956 - 1962.
Many years ago, a CHP helped out my brother and I when we were stranded in the mountains of So. California with an overheated car. I have never forgotten that. It wasn't long before he had us on our way.
Love that air cleaner.
someone made the dual horns on it
@@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor MAYBE NOT, I HAVE SEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME HORNS ON IT HERE IN CA.
One thing that slipped by you, it has 1956 Dodge hubcaps for 15 inch wheels instead of the standard 14" wheels that were standard on the '57 and newer Dodges and Plymouths. IDK if that's part of the police package or if someone changed it out over the decades. Seems like the CHP cars would have dog dish hubcaps for 14" or 15" wheels.
My dad bought a 2 yr old 61 Plymouth 2 dr cop car when I was a kid. It had the 12 in. brakes 15" wheels and dog dish caps.
That’s glorious, would be the highlight of any car show in the UK. Pity about the red paint…
Christine in the back ground 😳🇬🇧
Nice car👍🏻
1960 was the first year for the alternator. Standard equipment on all Valiants.
Evil looking car!
Very Kool Vintage CHP!
Had a ‘60 with ram-induction - same 2 door post style. My first car.
Could be a fire chief car being red and 2 dr body.
right?
We have a similar one you see at local car shows it has a factory 383 rb high deck engine Wich is pretty much a unicorn I don't know the exact Year but it doesn't have the massive tail fins and it is a 4 door it was a Missouri highway patrol car
Check year on it. Looks like RB block if 59' block stamp pass. side would be 36 maybe 61 for 361cu in. If 1960 38 for a RB 383. Block stamping will tell.
This call should definitely be saved
The old Highway Patrol car. 🤠
Small point but “interceptor” is historically more of a Ford term. Dodge police package models used the the term Dodge “Pursuit”. Maybe not on the tamer city spec cruisers but for sure on the more gonzo highway patrol, state police and RCMP units. Not sure if Plymouth had similarly catchy term for its high performance police models.
Does the cigarette lighter work?
What’s the pads on his leg? Snakes?
Joe///// SNAKES AND SPIDERS ARE EVERYWERE IN ANY JUNKYARD!!!!! NOT TO MENTION POSSUMS AND RACOONS!!!!!
I met a man who had several 59 ex CHP Dodge Coronets but they all had D500 Motors and badges. Could this be a standard CHP control car as opposed to a D500 high-speed interceptor.??
It would be “Pursuit” model not Interceptor. Dodge Plymouth = Pursuit Ford=Interceptor. Cheers Steve!
In the early 70's Illinois state police had Dusters with "383 Interceptor" badges.
@@ragtopdeluxezl1 I’ve never heard of that? Cool
Save for Mustangs and Camaros I think this is the first time I've ever seen a two-door police vehicle.
State H.P. were 2drs
Cool car Steve!!!
2 questions, did the factory do anything with the springs in the police packages on these cars?
Are those things on your legs to prevent snake bites?
Not a bad guess, considering he's walking around in the dirt field full of great places to hide.
@@jamesplotkin4674 Thanks, kinda what I was thinking too.🙂
He’s in Texas, in the middle of summer, walking around the middle of the prairie grass field with hundreds of cars that the Ole rattle snake 🐍 would be proud to call home. All Steve needs to do is walk around the wrong car and the damn ankle biter may appear from nowhere’s and give him a love tap so yes, that’s exactly what those are and it’s cheap insurance against spending a few days in the hospital from a snake bite. Those rattle snakes don’t play brother
Usually a police vehicle has heavy duty parts. It has larger torsion bars on the front and HD shocks all around!! I had a 68 Plymouth 4 door with no power breaks or steering! It had radial tires which made it a beast when turning slowly! It had 11 /1/2 inch brakes with double brake cylinders on the front! It was a staff car kept it in better condition than a patrol one. It had 90K miles which was the retirement figure then.
This Coronet having two doors and 373 CU
probably means it was a staff car too.
Mine had a 375 HP 440 CID. It looks like it was painted and period lights added for show!! Real police cars don’t have door handles and window cranks in the rear and usually have a screen behind the front seat.
Ford always outsold Chrysler!!
ACTUALLY THE 2 SPOTLIGHTS WERE RED LIGHTS TO PULL OVER CARS WITH, NOT TO CHECK PEOPLE ON THE SIDE
OF THE ROAD, YOU MISSED THAT STEVE! THE 2 REAR FACING LIGHTS, ONE IS RED THE OTHER AMBER, I REMEMBER
THOSE CARS, I HAVE LIVED IN CA. MY WHOLE LIFE. THE REA LIGHTS ALTERNATED RED/AMBER/RED/AMBER FLASHING.
It looks like it may have lived in a garage or carport for quite a while before being put out in open storage.
What does Steve have on his legs?
anti-snake gear.
Does this have torsion bar front suspension.
Is that Christine in the background ?
Love it
I have to ask….what are you wearing on your shins?
That Grill is just speaking to you.🤔😡
Maybe was a fire chief car originally?
SORRY Steve Magnante, But Interceptor is a FORD term.. Dodge/Chrysler used the PURSUIT as its term.. Chevy/Olds/Pontiac used APPREHENDER!! you learn something new everyday yes
Broderick Crawford???
I think BC drove or ride in a 55 or 56 Buick Special in the Highway Patrol TV show.
are you sure that air cleaner isn't all original ????
That is pretty cool you see a lot of cars like that on the Highway Patrol show what does on Me-TV at 5 in the morning I have that car I would like to fix it up and just make it drag racer out of it just the way it is
Just started seeing your posts , everything is old you ever post anything before the sale ?
I like the snake chaps
Just one question. I don't see where the front fenders unbolt
Why aren't those cars in museums where are those crazy car collectors getting those cars for their collection
Love to have that car.
Damn that car's nice.
is this the stephen king car over on the other side ?
Jewel 💎
"2150 to Headquarters."
Steve, Is this the cop car model they used in The California Kid'?
That's what I thought too, looks like it.
@@JustRusting The police vehicle in The California Kid driven by Vic Morrow was a '57 Plymouth Belvedere.
Yes Vic Morrow had a 1959 Dodge, Not a Plymouth ! I remember watching that T V movie n Mid 70 s ,….
Sorry ! i was Wrong , Vic’s car was 57 Plymouth ! ! 1959 was First year for 383 , and Dodge Challenger. ,, a Very Very Very Rare Car, I have never seen n person, only pics on internet, came only in Silver , and with 6 cyl or v8…
Fortunately, the only police car I ever saw without air conditioning was in a museum or junkyard.
2150?
Could be a car from TV Show “Highway Patrol”. Seems like license plate they used. LJP 228
Why! Does this DODGE contain a 1958 plymouth steering wheel, with a 1957 plymouth horn ring??? Hmmm???? Wrong hubcaps for year of mfg.
Because it's a police car.
looks like the one dan mathews (2150) drove on highway patrol.
The car looks like it’s out of 1950s tv series highway patrol with Broderick Crawford
Sweet…very much so
Kind of surprised to see a standard generator on what appears to be a CHP package car. My late father had a 59 Plymouth Savoy police package that he got surplus from the La Mesa California Police Department(San Diego County). One of it’s unique features was a Leece-Neville alternator with an external voltage regulator/rectifier assembly mounted in front of the radiator for cooling. Dad had to replace that regulator assembly around 63 or 64, and I remember him mentioning that just the part was $54 in 1960’s dollars. I can’t help but wonder if a previous owner switched it back to the standard generator when confronted with the expense of servicing the heavy duty cop system.
Steve, are you wearing snake gators?
5:27 christine
It looks like one of its post chp owners (though not the one who added the non original tailpipes)added the full wheel discs . I figure he wanted it to look like the tv show “highway patrol “. I assume Dodge (misguidedly ) thought they’d look better than the (I assume this) small caps
Could be a car from tv show “Highway Patrol”.
Cool
I see Christine in the background ! Just turn around and say......ok show me !
Call Jay Leno, I think he has one very similar to this.
didnt think 383’s were made in ‘59
DING! DING! DING! WE HAVE A WINNER JOHNNY !!! KEYRECT!!! Yup! Just one of things wrong caught my attention! I'll post in a complete coment.
@@catsandcarsringtailgang6188 Wrong!!! 1959 was the first year for the 383. Came in low deck version (for Dodge) and raised deck (for Chrysler).
Dan Mathews is going to come and claim his car.
It's almost as if it just went out of service. In better condition than most Crown Victorias that went out of service within the last few years.
I think this car is an older restoration with some of the police equipment reinstalled. Sirens and lights would have been removed before the car was resold. That red paint underneath implies the black and white currently on the car is not original. As Steve said its possible that the red was a repaint after police duty. We know that is was ordered as a police car but the question is for what agency. It "implies" CHP heritage but again those parts would have been reinstalled later. For all we know this could be a car from another agency's fleet.
That is a bad car man I would love to own that piece of history and leave it like it is just clean the interior up freshen up the engine and let R rip. Not too many 1959 Police cars around these days and that thing is bad to the bone
You know it, these cop cars are very rare and seldom survive their second owners - typically kids infatuated with cop cars who buy them at auction and then beat them to death or yank the HD guts for hot rodding then toss the 4-door carcass. But as a TWO DOOR this 1959 is one special car!!! It'll sell too, there is NO RESERVE!!!
I live in Los Angeles and I was born in 59.I would've killed 2 get that car. It looks 2 B in very good condition 4 its age.The reason there's no rust on it, is that is most likely from the LA area. 1 more thing. The CHP and Police use their cars 4 a lot longer than 1 or 2 years. At least here in California they do. It would cost way 2 much 2 replace those cars every 1 or 2 years.
Seeing this car come up in your rear view mirror the front end looks like its going to eat you alive.........