The St.Regis just like a car that was poorly built and designed to fall apart. Said Lean Burn also failed repeatedly, leaving you stalled out without warning at random times. I just read a piece on John Francis Regis. One of the more rare Chrysler cars to this day, as they were mostly used for cop cars back in the early 80s and most all of them were crushed. 1979 Dodge St.Regis Maryland State Police Roof hardware: Federal Signal AeroDynic light bar D Dech Sayyasavee 103 followers More information 1979 Dodge St.Regis Maryland State Police | Roof hardware: F | Flickr Emergency Vehicles Police Vehicles Old Police Cars Sports Car Racing State Police Police Department Fire Trucks Plymouth If they had been rolling in cash, the R-bodies would have turned out much differently. The Dodge St. Regis is an automobile that was marketed by Dodge from the 1979 to 1981 model years. I only got to ride in one of these once, in the mid-1980s when I was in graduate school. DECODED AS POLICE, Rare 1977 Dodge Monaco CHP Police big block 440 Magnum Police Pursuit Cruiser, 1973 DODGE POLARA POLICE CAR, THE REAL DEAL, TEXAS POLICE PKG. Replacement motors are very thin on the ground. Sweet looking car. I only had the car at 135 once. The car is offered for sale locally, nd I reserve the right to end the auction early. Offered only as a four-door notchback sedan, the St. Regis was styled with frameless door glass (the rear quarter glass was fixed). Takes all kinds, I guess. owner's manuals. The Dodge St. Regis is an automobile that was marketed by Dodge from the 1979 to 1981 model years. Although this model, like the Aspen/Volare and Omni/Horizon models, was conceptually fine and could have been competitive, new Chryslers launched at that time werent even half-baked when foisted on the public. At the end of the 1970s, the Big Three were all moving towards smaller, lighter machines. 360 L-code, was white with blue interior. It was only produced from 1979 to 1981 and most of the 58,000+ cars produced went to fleet use. 52,000. Sort By Sorting Order Results Per Page The test led to the purchase of Ford Mustangs in 1982, for use as traffic enforcement cars. WRT to the RCMP, being Federal, they were very careful to spread the business around. It was delivered with missing emblems, loose bolts, etc and it got worse from there. Gateway Classic Cars of Tulsa is proud to present this slick 1978 Dodge Diplomat Coupe. 1979 Dodge Trucks. 1980 Dodge St Regis (Canadian brochure). $26,900. In contrast to the clean-sheet Ford and GM designs, the dire financial situation of Chrysler relegated the company to retool an existing chassis. GM actually did move to smaller, lighter machines, starting with the full-size cars and moving downwards from there. My mechanical skills at the time were far from what they are now so the issue was never solved and the car remained in my possession for a couple more years. 1978 Dodge Pickups. And the 318 is not my favorite Mopar engine. We had only one car that would almost hit one hundred, we had another that would hit eighty five. And worse yet, that cover was made out of aluminum, which quickly corroded through, allowing coolant in the oil and oil in the coolant. Cars used by California Highway Patrol 1929 to present. 1968 Chevrolet Biscayne Chicago Police Car, California Highway Patrol 1973 Dodge Polara, Italys Carabinieri 505HP Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, 1966 Ford Country Sedan Wagon Fire Chief Car, Ford Police Interceptor Utility (Explorer). The interior of the St. Regis got beat up pretty easily and the frameless door glass got kind of loose but I dont remember having the glass fall out. It forms part of Dodge's Series EH range of cars. And as Brock Yates wrote in The Decline and Fall of the American Automobile Industry, the combination of options on these cars was sometimes a bit odd, to say the least. Broad Brook, Connecticut, United States. Here we take a closer look at those conservatively-styled box-shaped sedans, which were designed to Serve and Protect, to see exactly what police car fleets consisted of back in this decade. & AFIR the headlight covers were in place and working. I use the car only for shows and parades. 1980's. The horn, ipers, auges and all the lights work properly. Ever. Update: - edit some Textures - make own Dirttexture - edit Seatposition - add 3 new Lightbars - add Working Wipers - Sidemirror are now breakable and crash - Rambar are now breakable (both Side for his alone) - make good Mirrorreflection - add new Liverys All repairs are documented. 2021. . Has the trusty Chrysler 318 V8. And Im sure thats the last time I ever saw one. . Its hard to say. The more basic S model was produced for fleets which had no vinyl roof, no chrome roof band, no hood ornament and bench seats. The carpet was removed and a heavy duty rubber floor was installed, he headliner was replaced, he sun visors recovered and the seats were reupholstered in a cloth that was nearly identical to that used in the police cars. Seems really tacky. Let's check out this unbelievable 40,000-mile survivor. While the St. Regis is of little collector value today (alongside Chrysler/Plymouth R-body counterparts), the mechanical commonality of the R platform with earlier Chrysler vehicles leads collectors to search for scrapped examples for its front disc brakes to upgrade earlier cars (such as the Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda)[citation needed] With the low number built (in comparison to its Ford and Chevrolet competitors) and the high percentage destroyed in film and TV work or retired after police use, very few examples survive today. Replacing the Monaco, the St. Regis was the largest Dodge sedan, positioned above the mid-size Diplomat and Aspen. Oh, fancy radio with glass like cover and chrome buttons from M-Body will be a nice swap with all the same connections. The leather was cracked and looked horrible. Besides that, thats pretty sweet ride. I know the J-yards in Saskatoon circa 1991-ish were just lousy with them. Police officers also gave it better ergonomic ratings. February 21, 2015 78 comments. mtm352: I was a career Trooper, and one of my favorites all around was my unmarked 1980 St. Regis. I drove a later model Volare a few times for work and it steered much better, so I suspect it may have just been our cars particular set up. Select a 1979 Dodge St Regis Trim. Ok, this is painstakingly hard to do however I've decided to sell this original, never any rust or filler, 80 Plymouth Gran Fury E38 Police Package Unit with 80K miles, 360 HP, HD 727 and Rear. After the departure of my St. Regis, I made the mistake of purchasing a 95 VW Jetta GLI (my first new car) which spent more time at my VW dealer for repairs than it did in my driveway. A special waiver was acquired to remove the anti-smog equipment to restore some performance, but departments such as the California Highway Patrol dropped it for the Ford Mustang instead. In contrast to both the Monaco and the Diplomat, the St. Regis was offered solely as a four-door sedan. The ability to accelerate to 80-100 mph quickly makes all the difference, and the 1981 318 equipped Gran Fury did that. At the time I thought it was the best looking car Dodge ever produced. It had the 360 4 bbl and the rare open road package. Select a vehicle trim below to get a valuation. We live in South Carolina, so rust is not really an issue. I always thought the St. Regis was a good looking car. He could probably have bought a new Omni with what he paid to fix the Audi. The next up was the Dodge Aspen. I bet that car is rare with leather interior. Has Power drivers seat (a little of the leather separated from the seam as shown), All power windows (back right is stuck shut) all leather seats, Cruise control (works perfectly) Power steering and Brakes, stock radio turns on but only tunes into one station. Door handles coming off, seams tearing loose, dashes cracking in 2 years, the pad and horn switches falling out of the steering wheels, mirrors falling off, mechanical digital clocks failing, dash switches and knobs breaking, especially on the climate control and push button radios, headliners falling down, sunvisors breaking, etc. Because lower priced F-Body Dodge Aspens and Plymouth Volares were designated as the mid-size squad cars through 1980 - not M-bodies. It was subsequently established as a separate department with legislation signed by Governor Earl Warren in 1947. Menu. The ad remains on CL for over a year with different photos, obviously the kid has such a hard time selling it. I remember seeing the odd St. Regis around when I was younger; I really liked the clear headlamp covers. Nor have I tried. No wonder the Japanese turned the tide around 1982-83 with the Marysville, Ohio made(1st year made in US) Honda Accord and debut year, 1983 Toyota Camry. The automatic transmission has been serviced and a third row has been added to the radiator. The Chevrolet Impala was a cheaper, trimmed down version of the B-body full-size Caprice and came with V8 engines of 5.0-litre and 5.7-litre capacities. I have a line on 5 other cars. Primed us for Iacoccas rescue package. And stick/no a-c is the setup to have on the Horizon! This gorgeous full-sized survivor is listed on eBay with an almost laughably-low buy it now price of $4,250! A quick trip to the junkyard and he had everything he needed to convert it to electronic ignition. dimanche 15 novembre 1981, Journaux, Chicoutimi :[diteur non identifi],1964-2017 So perhaps I might point out that there is no St. Sedona, but there is a St Regis, and she can drive the car named after him. Even the grille pattern looks more Buick than Dodge. Perhaps push bumpers and prisoner partion screen (great for grandchildren or wife). 1979 Dodge St Regis Police TJ Hooker R Body Year: 1979 Mileage: 60,100 Location: Davis, California, United States 1979 Dodge Magnum XE ORIGINAL (Cordoba, St. Regis, 1978 Dodge Magnum GT) NO RESV Year: 1979 Mileage: 52,000 Location: Broad Brook, Connecticut, United States I will include two cans of R12 refrigerant with the purchase of the car. The original owner found a non Lean Burn Holley 2280 to put on it. A/C, Cruise, PWR seat, windows, Special handling package, 3 tag car. 1979 Dodge Car Lineup. My son has one sitting behind my shop that he got from an estate a couple years back. Good Gravy: Ride On This GSXR600 Hill Climb Bike Running 100% Nitromethane! Local police or the local sheriffs department having a contract with an incorporated city are primarily responsible for investigating and enforcing traffic laws in incorporated cities, but any peace officer of the CHP can still enforce any state law anywhere within the state, even though the agencys primary mission is related to transportation.