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(414) "The Revenuer" 1984 Plymouth Gran Fury 318 V8 4bbl Automatic
1P3BB26P4EX598790
Tan/Mocha 4 Door Salon, 170,000 mi
Third Owner
Special Equipment - Details Here
    I bought it for $382.00 in 1996. It was owned by an older man who bought it when it was two years old. He kept pretty good care of it, but the paint was gone and the engine was getting weak. Still I thought it a shame to let such a straight example go to the grave, so I brought it home and began reviving it!
    I take the car everywhere. I have driven it on trips across country. I have driven it off road to the tops of many of the mountains around here. I have used it on many of my photography excursions in the hills since people sort of leave me alone in it with it looking like a government car and all.
Like = Everything
Dislike = 2.26 differential ratio. Soon to be replaced though...
Kurt Bradley - AKA: Pigue - 6/22/2002
Knoxville, TN USA
My Fury

(413) "Dipsydoodle" 1987 Dodge Diplomat 318 V8 2bbl Automatic
Red/Maroon 4 Door SE, 116,770 mi.
Special Equipment - All original except for tune-up parts, all power options work.
    Found her on www.sunspot.net up in Jarrettsville, MD and all looked great when I first saw her....of course, I was so blinded by how good the interior and body looked, that I didn't notice other things that should have tipped me off, that the owner made sure to get the vehicle 'prepped' for my arrival (making sure it was warmed up so reverse would work, etc).  He even had the distributor cap on backwards and used a lot of wire drying spray to ensure a proper seal (admittedly this wasn't obvious until I had the breather off and was changing out the cap), and intentionally misrepresented the other mechanical needs (leaky fuel pump and leaky PS pump) and was a drunk so the wheel covers are nice and trashed, and there's some damage to the chrome trim pieces on the wheel wells. Also the engine is full of CRUD (dipstick looks nasty) but the engine runs so well (and even better with a tune up) that I figured it just needed routine maintenance. Good thing that the suspension and steering and brakes and exhaust are in good shape, but the car is poised to nickel and dime me for a while. I bought it to replace my Grand Caravan and have cheaper transportation, but its proving to be anything but that, so far....
Like = Nice exterior and interior and engine, despite previous owners attempts to kill
Dislike = No reverse when cold, poor previous owner maintenance
Michael Smith - 6/20/2002
Columbia, MD USA

(412) "Bluesmobile" 1989 Dodge Diplomat
Grey/Black 4 Door, 223,225 mi.
Third Owner
Special Equipment - Ex-WI State Patrol cop car, turned it into the Bluesmobile.  My feeling is Elwood Blues would have stayed with a Dodge for Blues Brothers 2000.  And this is what it would have looked like!
    223,000 miles and still beats Trans Am's!  Has been in a lot of car shows and parades.  "Cop motor, cop tranny, cop tires, cop shocks......."
Like = Fast!
Dislike = It's the only Dip I own!
Mark Allen - 6/18/2002
Milwaukee, WI
Mark's Toy Box

(411) "The Dodge" 1987 Dodge Diplomat 318 V8 4bbl Automatic
Blue/Black & White Police Pkg Salon, 230,4857 mi.
Original Owner
    Gone to Canada and western states with it taking it to the PCOOA car show in Rippon, CA.
Like = the ride, room ,power and ease to repair
Dislike = nothing, it's perfect
Brian H Hansen - 6/16/2002
Vallejo, CA

(410) "Ku2" 1988 Dodge Diplomat 318 V8 4bbl Automatic
Blue/Blue 4 Door, 21,838 mi
Third Owner
Special Equipment - Police Package
Like = FAST, Durable, and great handling
Dislike = GAS HOG!!!!!!!!!!!
Matt Pumphrey - 6/3/2002
Sterling/VA/Loudoun

(409) "NANCE R" 1987 Chrysler Fifth Avenue 318 V8 2bbl Automatic
Maroon/Silver 4 Door Medallion, 515,000 km.
Original Owner
    My parents bought this car in '88 as a demonstrator and parked it in January of 2001 because it had water in the oil and wouldn't idle in cold weather. They bought a 2000 Blazer and I took the car. My mechanic changed the PCV valve, put the "stove pipe" back on, replaced the choke control & breather temp. sensor. $200 CDN & she was back in business. My parents couldn't believe it.  Since then I have put another $1800 CDN in it by replacing the rad, rad hoses, ball joints, fuel lines, cut out some rust & replaced with steel patches, sandblasted & painted the door bottoms, replaced the valve cover gaskets & cleaned the oil soaked engine. I also had to replace the driver's side upper control arm after it let go at 50 mph....WOW what a ride. I told the tow truck driver, "You can't miss it. It's the only silver car on the sidewalk with the front tire that's fallen off." This car loves the open road and will run all day at 75+ mph and get 24 miles per imperial gallon in the process. The interior is mint except for the headliner which is beginning to sag. The original paint is showing its age, as is the vinyl top but hey, whaddya want for half a million Kms and $2,000 CDN? 
Like = I like the fact that it's indestructible
Dislike = it's gutless from a standing stop.
Jeff Rankin - 5/30/2002
London, Ontario, Canada

(408) "Doris" 1978 Dodge Diplomat 318 V8 2bbl Automatic
Grey/Grey 2 Door Baseline 47,555 mi
Fourth Owner
    Like = I've only seen one 2-door since I've owned it.
Dislike = It coughs like hell when it rains
beaver - 5/27/2002
Cedar Grove NJ

(407) 1985 Chrysler Fifth Avenue 318 V8 2bbl Automatic
Burgundy/White 4 Door
Third Owner
David Beckham - 5/25/2002
Philadelphia

(406) "5 Litre Eater" 1984 Chrysler Fifth Avenue 360 V8 4bbl Heavy Duty Automatic
1C3BF66PXEX528260
Blue/Blue 4 Door Baseline, 300,000 km.
Unknown number of previous owners
Special Equipment - 360 with 9.75 comp. 69 340 heads and purple shaft cam, Edelbrock Performer manifold and carb, Mopar Performance electronic ignition, Thorley headers, '95 Dodge Ram overdrive trans., Diplomat police car suspension and diff with 3.55 ratio. '85 Dodge truck radiator.
    Beats the hell out of pretty much any 5 litre Mustang or Camaro, haven't tried 5.7 litre yet.
Like = Performance and comfort.
Dislike = Terrible dash, not readily able to accept aftermarket gauges.
E. Neil Glover - 5/18/2002
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

(405) 1987 Plymouth Gran Fury 318 V8 2bbl Automatic
Blue/White 4 Door Salon, 136,500 mi.
Third Owner
    Just adopted this junkyard refugee in need of new freeze plugs, engine mounts, u-joints, and a whole new front-end.
Like = V8 and rear wheel drive
Dislike = rectangular headlights (would prefer 4 round headlights)
Olivier Dompeyre - 5/15/2002
Staten Island, NY

(404) "DIPLOMONSTER" 1985 Dodge Diplomat 318 V8 2bbl Manual
1B3BG26P3FX553943
Tan/Gold 4 Door Baseline
Higher than Fifth Owner
Special Equipment - New plugs and wires, flowmaster muffler, k&n air filter. But much more to come!!!
    Everything you can imagine has happened to this car while in my possession, but I would never part with it, as I'm sure many diplomat owners agree. I have a friend with a 15 acre lot that is strikingly similar to a motocross track, hills jumps, everything. For fun one day we took the monster off road, aside from bottoming out, and caking the entire bottom of the motor with mud, grass, gravel and prairie dog, she never missed a beat. NEVER. kept on going an going. This car is run hard, throttled all the time, raced, donuts, power braking, everything that "law abiding" road goers frown upon. I still have it, and probably always will!
Like = Everything, it's great, been to hell and it's still runnin.
Dislike = Suspension, and I know I'm not the only one with beef.
Dylan Rodriguez - 4/11/2002
Denison, TX

Update of previous registration
(355) "The diPPLOmat" 1979 Dodge Diplomat 318 V8 4bbl Automatic
Tan/Brown 2 Door Baseline, 45,000 mi.
Third Owner
Special Equipment - A/C delete, Power steering, power brakes, manual windows, manual locks, bench seat, Kenwood cassette player, Vacuum Gauge, Aftermarket Tach, Air horns, new tires, shocks, rebuilt 1977 a9O4 non-lockup tranny, 125 mph cop car speedometer, fog lights, electric fan conversion, true dual exhaust, 3.23 geared 8 1/4 inch suregrip rear end, 4bbl intake and carb, bosch plugs and wires
    I bought my car for $150 from a lady who bought it from an elderly lady 2 years prior. the odometer registered just over 37,000 original miles. It has somewhere around 45000 miles now give or take. (Speedo is not calibrated)
Like = Power, Posi, Performance, Perfect Interior
Dislike = Paint
Zack Sandberg - 5/7/2002
Waupun, Wi, USA

(403) "THE BEAST" 1985 Chrysler Fifth Avenue 318 V8 2bbl Automatic
1C3BF66P9FX653879
Gray/Gray 4 Door Baseline, 138,432 mi.
Unknown number of previous owners
Special Equipment - custom wheels spoiler to be added soon
    She loves to go fast she only drives well at 65 and 75 mph paid 350 have 700 in now wouldn't trade for anew car she's the only woman in my life now that my wife left she broke down the beast that is wife left because she didn't have a car to drive thank you beast
Like = she's a luxury car that goes fast
Dislike = NOTHING
Joseph Stevens Sr - 5/4/2002
Scottsburg

(402) 1986 Dodge Diplomat 360 V8 4bbl Heavy Duty Automatic
Red/Silver 4 Door SE, 140,000 mi
Second Owner
Special Equipment - '84 360(Q-Jet)/A904 Combo installed Feb, '02
    Car is stock in appearance, but new 360 is a nasty surprise for kiddies in Camaros and Mustangs ...
Like = This former Granny Dip SE is now quite evil ...
Dislike = 360 QJet combo gets similar fuel economy that the stock 318 2 bbl got!
Pete Kranz - 5/4/2002
Portage, WI

(401) 1987 Dodge Diplomat 318 V8 2bbl Automatic
Tan/Brown 4 Door Salon, 114,000 mi.
Third Owner
Special Equipment - Air cleaner lid flipped upside down for more sound
    Found the car in the back yard of my neighbor's house. I asked the guy if he wanted to sell it and he said it didn't run and didn't know what was wrong with it. I found out out quickly it was the distributor pickup and replaced it. Also tuned it up and it has been running strong since.
Like = The 318 under the hood
Dislike = the weak rear suspension
Chad - 5/3/2002
Calumet

(400) 1983 Plymouth Gran Fury 318 V8 2bbl Automatic
White/Gray 4 Door Salon, 186,000 mi.
Second Owner
Special Equipment - High Quality Rustoleum Paint. Rolled it on myself.
    Haven't Had an adventure yet. There's still time though.
Like = It looks cool. 
Dislike = 186k miles on it. 
Sean - 4/30/2002
Palmer

(399) "Old Blue" 1988 Dodge Diplomat 318 V8 2bbl Automatic
Blue/Blue 4 Door Salon, 111,500 mi.
Third Owner
    It was owned by an older couple who kept it garaged most of it's life. They really took good care of it. The interior isn't torn whatsoever. The seats and dash are in good shape.  Once the couple passed on they left it to one of their sons, who let their son drive it through High School.  After High School the dad took the car and drove it for a while and decided to sell it.  I got it for $900 about 3 weeks ago and feel it's worth every penny. It runs extremely well, and doesn't use any oil. 
Like = The reliability and how cheap it is to maintain it.
Dislike = The looks.
Jim - 4/22/2002

(398) 1989 Dodge Diplomat 318 V8 4bbl Automatic
1B3XM26S9KW316831
Beige/Brown Police Pkg SE, 87,356 mi.
Third Owner
Special Equipment - tach. (so far)
Like = it has an old style look to it.
Dislike = it's sluggish, but not for long >:)
Ben Siacotos - 4/21/2002
Hayward,CA

(397) "The Red Car" 1985 Dodge Diplomat 318 V8 4bbl Automatic
1B3BG26S7FX684104
Tan/Red Police Pkg Salon, 99,020 mi.
Second Owner
Special Equipment - Local Fire Chief car with red & white paint, dual spotlights
    I was at the local city/county surplus auction with my dad and no one would bid on this car at $500, so I did. I got it. My wife was shocked and she hates it ("it's ugly").
Like = Looks GREAT! (beautiful red & white paint, exc chrome, no rust/dents)
Dislike = not as fast as it should be
Jim - 4/20/2002
Ukiah, CA

(396) 1979 Dodge Diplomat 360 V8 4bbl Heavy Duty Automatic
2 Door SE
Unknown number of previous owners
Special Equipment - 360 motor from a police diplomat. 904 tranny with shift kit out of a police Diplomat. Also an 8 3/4 rear end out of a 1969 charger.
    One of my friends and I were out and this little junk Civic pulled next to me and revved his little 4 banger up so I started to smoke the tires and when the light turned green I dusted him. I don't know why them little guys think they can beat an old DODGE!
Like = It's pretty fast and looks good.
Dislike = Doesn't have power windows or locks.
Jon - 4/12/2002
Grove City  

(395) "LeBaron Sport Coupe" 1979 Chrysler LeBaron 360 V8 4bbl Heavy Duty Automatic
44280
2 Door Sport, 2280 mi.
Original Owner
Special Equipment - Nungun equip especial le he puesto. (No special equipment has been installed)
    En la transmicion como si estuviera haciendo corto un ruido como chicharra.  (What it has is a transmission "noise" like a short circuit noise, like a "cricket" noise making bug.)
ECOMIA@YAHOO.COM - 4/6/2002
Translation thanks to Manuel Santos!

(394) "Gold Brick" 1987 Plymouth Gran Fury 318 V8 4bbl Automatic
Tan/Gold Police Pkg Salon, 82,000 mi.
Fourth Owner
Special Equipment - spot, full wheel covers, halogen backups
    I've had my eye on this low mileage car for two years and finally bought it a couple of days ago for $1000. It started duty as an Ogden, UT cruiser, and it now has 82,000 miles on it. Plans are to restore it even nicer than it already is, maybe put fuel injection on it (Projection or something like it) Any experience with that? Maybe a 360 swap?
Like = It's brutish looks and stance; excellent handling
Dislike = It's not a Diplomat with the dark grill; not fast enough
Norm Ross - 4/2/2002