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10/06/2026 4:47 pm
These are some pictures of the 1965 Dodge Monaco 2-door coupe. I still have 2 of these 1/25 scale styrene promo models in both tan and blue, both with a black vinyl top. Many years ago, I temporarily put some wide aftermarket tires on the tan one.
Since Dodge was a client of my Dad's on those days, my family purchased both a full-size 1965 station wagon and a 1966 4-door Monaco sedan.
10/06/2026 5:00 pm
Mike, those are some great looking promos. Those would look great in any collection. 💯🤑
10/06/2026 5:33 pm
Mike, they look great to me too. I was lucky growing up (till I was 14 and moved to california) to get a promo almost every 2-3 weeks as my paternal grandmother knew how much I loved them. Shopping at k-mart and woolworths on a Saturday were the height of my month. There were always so many to choose from.
steve
10/06/2026 6:01 pm
An excellent body style both in 1/25 and 1/1 scales.
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10/06/2026 7:30 pm
The Dodge station wagon in this Chicago Auto Show image may be, in fact, the wagon my Dad got after the show as his company designed and built the Dodge exhibit and setit up at McCormick Place exhibition hall.
10/06/2026 7:56 pm
+1 to all above, a couple of really nice unique pieces with interesting provenance.
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11/06/2026 5:36 am
In a sense, the 1965 Dodge displayed a kind of return to real full-size status after the perhaps ill-advised "downsizing" of their regular full-size line from 1962-1964. The hurried introduction of the bigger original Custom 880, based on a Chrysler design, helped during the general rejection of the smaller cars, but Elwood Engle was recruited from Ford to design a true big car (and other vehicles) at Chrysler from the mid-1960's.
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11/06/2026 6:07 am
Good looking car in diverse settings. How terrific; all shots!
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