Comments on: 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco Promo Comparison vs. Chevy Caprice & Ford LTD (Blues Brother Car)

By: Lumotaku

Lumotaku — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:25:01 +0000

Of the three ill take the ltd both the caprice and the Ltd are body on frame designs the dodge was a unibody and rusted out real bad. I love them but this is a fact.

By: OsbornTramain

OsbornTramain — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:43:46 +0000

Thanks for the postings but I do respectfully disagree on you comment here. Caprices were solid cars and there are still many of them on the road. They end up being relatively rust free, except in their front and rear bumper design. The Fords were quite the contrary. Even in the day, back in 78, and 79, we were taking in trade used LTD’s on Monacos that were rust buckets I remember one 77 Country Squire that required extensive work before we could put it on the lot.

By: skylark68

skylark68 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:18:08 +0000

Another great video. I could never stand the downsized GM’s. Bland styling and weak powertrains made for a lousy car. I admit they rode nicely though. I doubt I would have bought the Royal Monaco either though, I would have just spent a little less and got the regular intermediate Monaco. I wasn’t a big fan of those full size Mopars after the last of the original fuselage styled cars.

By: Lumotaku

Lumotaku — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:51:29 +0000

Got to disagree with you the fuselage cars are ugly compared to these.

By: ringbolt9

ringbolt9 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:32:44 +0000

love watching these

By: montego13

montego13 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:36:32 +0000

The ‘77 thru ‘79 Caprice was an outstanding car. I drove a ‘79 from 1999 untill a few years ago when gas went up and it was very reliable and handled beautifully. I miss it, but they are still available on ebay!

By: landyachtfan79

landyachtfan79 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:04:32 +0000

Plus a few Caprices, Impalas, Fairmonts, etc. That reminds me, do you have anything that compares the Fairmont or Zephyr to any Mopar machine?!!

By: Superdessucke

Superdessucke — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:40:15 +0000

It’s interesting that the Royal Monaco, a type of car which people were making fun of as a wasteful Behemoth by the late 1970s, is actually a somewhat small car by 2010 new vehicle standards. At 4,200 pounds, it’s about the same weight as a typical mid-size crossover (Lincoln MKX, Kia Borrego, etc). And there are several SUVs on the market that weigh a ton (or more) more than this bad boy. How times have changed!

By: OsbornTramain

OsbornTramain — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:49:18 +0000

What you say is very true. All cars and trucks today are significantly heavier than their 70’s earlier counterparts. There are numerous reasons for this. Sound deadeners, power equipement, windows door locks, stereo systems. Even compact cars weigh more. People always make fun of my 62 Chrysler Imperial and suggest it’s a heavy car. But comparatively speaking, it’s ways much less than the luxury cars of the current days.

By: grooteschuur62

grooteschuur62 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:39:31 +0000

Sweet all american sedans, all of them. It’s funny that in the midst of all the made-up arguments in favor of the big Dodge, none of which convincing, the only real one in favor of the Dodge, has been overlooked. The big Dodge had a unibody construction which made it a much more roadworthy car than either the Ford or the Chevy!