Congrats on the new ride, Stokie! The 318 establishes
it as a Dart-based squad; Polara squads were not in
the catalog in '61, but the California Highway Patrol
(who wanted a 122" wheelbase) managed to talk Dodge
into making them a few hundred. Like the '60 CHP
squad, which I think was a Matador, the '61 had the
Dart grille despite being a Polara. Of course, in '61
this was accomplished by simply leaving the Polara
grill centerpiece off...
I highly recommend the book "Plymouth, Dodge &
Chrysler Police Cars 1956-1978" by Sanow and Bellah.
(I might have the makes listed in the wrong order
vis-a-vis the book title, but I know you can figure it
out.) There are some great pics of a restored CHP '61,
and indepth coverage of the restoration of a CHP '63
Dodge 880.
Mike Sealey, San Francisco CA
'57 Plymouth Sport Suburban
(not a squad, but solid black... except for the
rust...)
--- CStodolka@xxxxxxx wrote:
> hi, yesterday i picked up the car, i used a wheel
> puller on both the front and rear, not much
> damage this way and a lot easier than pounding,
> what an ugly car but very neat, needs a lot of
> work. It had 2 spotlights, lights on the roof,
> and a siren on the right front fender, i already
> found a vintage radio setup for it and may be
> able to get the office radio also. i'm going to
> put an ad in the local paper to see if i can get
> any info, pictures, and the original equipment for
> it. the front doors were white and the rest of
> the car was black, it has the 318 ci. 4 barrel
> engine with auto. larger brakes , grey vinl
> seats, the speedometer has certified written
> on it which really helps in determining it as a
> police car. i had a chance to buy this car in
> 1968, i should have but i thought it was to new.
> anyone with information on these police cars
> such as production, let me know stokie
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