1991 Dodge Monaco LE

[Boxer_4]

I believe I've only seen one of these before, and that was in spectator parking at a car show.

[sony1492]

@boxer_4 Well well well

[HFV]

@boxer_4 pretty sure that’s an alternate universe Audi 5000.

[ranwhenparked]

@boxer_4 Wow, when I was a kid, we had neighbors with an Eagle Premier, but I don't recall ever seeing the Dodge variant. Its one of those cars I wouldn't mind having - particularly a Premier ES Limited, if I had YouTuber warehouse space.

They were decent cars, certainly the best sedans Chrysler was building at the time.

[Rusty Vandura]

@hfv I was thinking Mitsibishi.

[ttyymmnn]

@boxer_4

Did somebody say Dodge Monaco? You know who else drove a Monaco?

[Boxer_4]

@ranwhenparked I think there were around 20,000 Monacos sold compared with 120,000ish Premieres. It would be cool to see this in a collection somewhere - I doubt there are many left.

Most of the repurposed AMC cars were better than what Chrysler was building at the time.

[dogisbadob]

I've only seen the sporty version of the Monaco! I've never seen the base model

It was also an inspiration for the 2012 Camry

[Mark Tucker]

@sony1492 Both Giugiaro designs, so yeah, kinda.

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@boxer_4 Even Murilee Martin has only found one of these and documented it.

https://www.autoblog.com/2020/08/09/junkyard-gem-1991-dodge-monaco/

(based on this)

So an 80s rebadged Renault was rebadged again as a Dodge, the platform of which eventually turned into the LH cars. Tiny sales but huge lasting impact.

And confusingly, this one you posted isn't trashed somehow? I have to imagine the value of that car has been a few hundred bucks above scrap value for over a decade now. Where has that been all these years?

[Mark Tucker]

@whoistheleader Some elderly person's garage, and the nearest grocery store, church, and salon parking lots.

I serviced a few of these when I worked in a service station back in the 90s, but it's been 20 years since I've seen one, at least. I did spot a Premier for sale on Craigslist a couple of years ago.

[pip bip]

@boxer_4 that is a fantastic find

[Shop-Teacher]

@boxer_4 I had no idea these were a thing.

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@mark-tucker People just don't expect to have to maintain a Dodge like a Renault I guess. Probably resulted in lots of premature deaths for these cars. So a high rate of attrition plus low sales isn't a winning combo for longevity.

[ST80MND]

@boxer_4 The Monaco was indeed rare, but it was most commonly sold as the Eagle Premier, the at the time flagship for Eagle. I think it had a lot of Mitubishi underpinnings.