1976 royal monaco diplomat edition 440

[jasperjacko]

Picking up a "new" barn find this week. It's in pretty good shape, black with maroon interior, power everything, 440. Hoping to find out production numbers of this car. I don't think I have ever seen another one. I will post pics when I get it home.

 

[C Body Bob]

Picking up a "new" barn find this week. It's in pretty good shape, black with maroon interior, power everything, 440. Hoping to find out production numbers of this car. I don't think I have ever seen another one. I will post pics when I get it home.

I love these. Can’t wait to see it

 

[LeBaron1973]

According to curbside classics just 35,000 Royal Monaco's of all types were built in 1976.

 

[jasperjacko]

Well, I got the car home. 71000 original miles. Changed the oil, replaced a plug wire, little oil in the cylinders, fire in the hole…….purrs like a BIG cat. I'm very pleased. Now I have to do some cleaning up. Will post pics soon.

 

[Binx]

Congratulations on your new car! I like those very much and am eagerly awaiting your pictures and further details! Great find!!!!!

 

[73 T&C]

Pictures???

 

[commando1]

I will post pics when I get it home.

Yah.

 

[Pete Kaczmarski]

We had one FS here in the past if I remember correctly. It was a triple black coupe. It was about two years ago and East of the Mississippi.

 

[jasperjacko]

 

[jasperjacko]

Coming home.

 

[jasperjacko]

Fender tag. Anyone care to decode?

 

[polara71]

What does the Diplomat edition mean?

 

[jasperjacko]

Still learning, but I think it's just a trim package, special top and rectangular side windows?

 

[GJS]

I'm a fan of that car... awesome score!

 

[Carmine]

We had one FS here in the past if I remember correctly. It was a triple black coupe. It was about two years ago and East of the Mississippi.

I think it was in the Detroit area, some Autorama refugee with shaved door handles.

 

[Carmine]

Coming home.

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Very cool. I've yet to see one with the same plush interior as mine. I guess the sedans didn't get the extra cool "Diplomat" name.

 

[jasperjacko]

Very cool. I've yet to see one with the same plush interior as mine. I guess the sedans didn't get the extra cool "Diplomat" name.

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that fabric looks the same, just a different color.

 

[Carmine]

The dark-colored, loaded-up Royal Monaco's of that era remind me of something an East-side of Detroit (Clinton Township) street soldier would have driven, so he didn't outshine the boss' New Yorker.

Downriver it would have been Grand Marquis and boss' Lincoln.

Believe it or not, Caddy's of that era had a ghetto rep and weren't all that popular locally amongst my people.

 

[1978 NYB]

We had one FS here in the past if I remember correctly. It was a triple black coupe. It was about two years ago and East of the Mississippi.

There was a very low mileage blue one for sale on here a couple of years ago.

 

[jasperjacko]

It does look like a gangsters car