Somebody knows how many of these cars were produced? Some source said 2,436, some other 5,237. Is 5,237 include Canadian production? Also Canadian production had convertibles. How many?
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The Monaco 500 was sold only in Canada.Built in the Windsor plant Unlike its U.S. counterparts, the Canuck built model came with the Plymouth Sport Fury interior and the 318 Poly as standard equipment. (383,440 optional). Exterior trim is unique to the Canuck car as well. Canadians had to wait another year for the LA 318 Majority of the C body production figures are lost in time. Regardless, the total numbers built will be lower compared to other models. The convertibles were available right up until 1969 but in very small numbers and majority of them 318 cars.
Leaburn, perhaps it's different in 1967, but in 66 the USA Monaco line consisted of the Monaco 440, 880 and 500 (2 door coupe only). In the USA there was no Monaco 500 convertible.
Canadians only got Polara 440s, 880, and the Monaco 2 dr ht, equivalent to the USA 500, but as you say with Plymouth Fury interiors.
Additionally, Canadians got a Monaco convertible which was unavailable in the USA.
1965 and 66 were different, US vs Canada. I had a 1965 polara 440 with 318 in 1965. This car had the plymouth dash as all canadian dodge. But in 67, the Monaco 500 was the same in Canada or Us. My father had a 67 Monaco 500 2 doors hardtop in 1967. It was a Canadian Car with 318. I bought one (also 2 doors hardtop) from the State in 2010. The only differnce between the 2 cars was the interior trim who is nicier in the US model. My question was, if somedy knows, how many were buit in the state (Only 2 doors Hartop), and how many were buit in Canada, (2 doors hardtop and convertibles)
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Thing to remember about US and CDN C body Dodges, 1965 to 1970, is that the Polara in the U.S. was priced to do battle with the Catalina and Fury III. In Canada, that job was done by the Monaco. The Canadian Polara was priced against Strato Chief and Fury I.
Chrysler built 5,237 US-market 1967 Monaco 500 2 door hardtops - 2,436 at Belvidere, IL, and 2,801 at Windsor, ON. No you where the two sets of numbers came from.
No idea how many were built for Canada (all at Windsor).
One thing I have found out, the US Dodges with their 383 V8 engines were classified as CD2 models - Monaco 500 was CD2-P. The Canadian-market slant six Dodges were CD1.
Unlike 1965-66, the Canadian-market 318 V8 models were no longer D2, but D3. Thus the Canadian Dodge Monaco 500 was CD3-P.
Still have not located C body Dodge production for Canada or export for the 1966 to 1973 period. Have only production for the US market.