1975 Dodge Monaco
By the 1970s, the Dodge Monaco was on the scene and was a fairly advanced police car for the times. The performance of the car was a lot better than you’d expect for the price and the size was more in line with what a police department would look for. The Monaco came with a selection of engine options ranging from the base 318 cubic inch (5.2L) V8 to a more powerful 400 cubic inch (6.6L) V8. The 1975 Dodge Monaco is perhaps best known for its role as the “Bluesmobile” in the 1980 film “The Blues Brothers.” (via Flickr).
The Monaco was a very popular police car that a lot of agencies enjoyed. It’s somewhat crazy that Dodge didn’t keep its foothold on the police cruiser market for a lot longer because the car wasn’t a bad choice at all for what consumers wanted.