Vintage Police Car - 1966 Dodge Coronet! RIDE ALONG!

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Жыл бұрын

In Episode 66 of ‘Cars, Shops & Collections’ we check out a 1966 Dodge Coronet Deluxe - True Police Car Package. This car is fascinating, but the owner and story behind the car is even better!
Meet Mr. D’Angelo, the proud owner of this classic 1966 Coronet. Mr. D’Angelo boasts an impressive background as a police officer in Pasadena, California, where he served for over three decades (plus nine years in Las Vegas). Officer D’Angelo joined the force in December of 1967 when these very patrol cars were in active service. The Coronet he possesses had a previous life as a Police Patrol Car in Washington State, after acquiring the car Mr. D’Angelo skillfully reconfigured the car to meet the stringent specifications of the Pasadena Police department.
In this episode we get the history behind this patrol car, stories from Mr. D’Angelo’s time on the force AND a test drive with sirens!
Mr. D’Angelo reconfigured the car with custom made light platter and B&M Siren that was used at the time. It was built with a 318 CI, 230 HP engine and 727 Transmission as a full police car package.
Be sure and check out other episodes of “Cars, Shops & Collections.” Every week I feature the stories behind classic cars and the people that own them.
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@xochitlgarcia5845 Жыл бұрын

Dang. That's my dad. He has always been a car collector!

@CarsShopsAndCollections Жыл бұрын

What a great man… I’m looking forward to sharing his other car!

@LightsofSafety 13 күн бұрын

I got to meet Mr. D’Angelo when we had our escorts in Washington D.C. during National Police Week. Great guy to hang around.

@CarsShopsAndCollections 12 күн бұрын

So cool! That trip sounded like a lot of fun!

@KevinMullett0509 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service! What a beautiful car! I love that he has all the bells and whistles in ncluded😮

@CarsShopsAndCollections Жыл бұрын

Yes! Such history with the car and with Mr. D’Angelo’s time on the force!

@zudemaster 2 ай бұрын

Something i share in common with that car - we were both born in 1966!

@CarsShopsAndCollections 2 ай бұрын

🙌

@LongIslandMopars 6 ай бұрын

Very cool. I have my dad's 66 Coronet that he bought new.

@CarsShopsAndCollections 6 ай бұрын

Wow! That’s awesome and priceless!

@LongIslandMopars 6 ай бұрын

@@CarsShopsAndCollections Thank you. He drove it for 30 years (his one and only new car) before retiring it to weekend warrior duty. I've got several vids of it on my channel, from its last day at my parents house to its current state (unrestored but rebuilt the original drivetrain).

@blazer8451 2 ай бұрын

That b&m siren looks great

@CarsShopsAndCollections 2 ай бұрын

Sounds great as well! Thanks for watching!

@The-sn7no 3 ай бұрын

That's a sweet old police car. Bless this retired officer for bringing back and preserving a piece of history.

@CarsShopsAndCollections 3 ай бұрын

A museum on wheels! Thanks for watching!

@ericball6000 11 ай бұрын

thank you Sir for keeping the public safe, and you own a sweet old Mopar.

@CarsShopsAndCollections 11 ай бұрын

A rolling museum!

@TakaAmun 3 ай бұрын

That's an impressive, immersive scout car! Lots of attention paid to the interior 'minutiae' that the average vintage or even replica doesn't think to include. Informative video, thank you - but what's with the low Likes folks?? That siren *alone* is with the Thumbs Up, but there's so much more content in this clip!

@CarsShopsAndCollections 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate you watching and the comment! We are still growing the channel… grass roots!

@SuperPoplyfe Жыл бұрын

I have seen him at many a car show. I love looking at that piece of history.

@CarsShopsAndCollections Жыл бұрын

Yes! So much to see inside the car!

@omcara1 9 ай бұрын

Cool, check this out here is my old cop car, very similar. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJ2VqNSB2629qHU.html

@agentdarkness7927 Жыл бұрын

Awesome episode.

@CarsShopsAndCollections Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it my friend!

@earthstewardude Ай бұрын

I can't afford a 1966 Batmobile so I want this car!

@CarsShopsAndCollections Ай бұрын

It was a blast doing the ride along!!

@olikat8 Жыл бұрын

I like that Buick LeSabre sitting in the garage, too...I have a '76 Valiant that is an A38-spec suspension, cooling & steering (with upgrades), 12" rotor swap, 340 instead of a 318, and a 4-speed stick (A-833 OD) with an 8.75/3.23 sure-grip. Just got an '89 AHB Gran Fury that the guy bought from auction, drove a little, then put away next to his '74 Gran Fury A38 440-powered car. Funny thing? Both the GF and the Valiant were given to me, paid $0 for them. The Poly's are cool because they are semi-hemi, very torquey. Many wish Chrysler had kept developing them in the "Late- A" motor vein.

@CarsShopsAndCollections Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching.... if you were close to Vegas we would come film you! And YES... that LeSabre, we shot an episode on it. Coming soon!

@olikat8 Жыл бұрын

@CarsShopsAndCollections I'm in NC, but will be passing throught on the 23rd & 26th. Have to go to Havasu & Williams, then back at work Friday. Do have friends in Henderson

@mcarlkv53 Ай бұрын

Pete Malloy: You know what this is? Jim Reed: Yes sir, it's a police car. Pete Malloy: This black and white patrol car has an overhead valve V8 engine. It develops 325 horsepower at 4800 RPM's. It accelerates from 0 to 60 in seven seconds; it has a top speed of 120 miles an hour. It's equipped with a multi channeled DFE radio and an electronic siren capable of admitting three variables, wail, yelp, and alert. It also serves as an outside radio speaker and public address system. The automobile has two shotgun racks, one attached to the bottom portion of the front seat, one in the vehicle trunk. Attached to the middle of the dash, illuminated by a single bulb is a hot sheet desk. Fastened to which you will always make sure is the latest one off the teletype before you ever roll. Jim Reed: Yes sir. Pete Malloy: It's your life insurance and mine. You take care of it and it'll take care of you. Jim Reed: Yes sir. You want me to drive?

@brianheminger2814 Жыл бұрын

Awesome Jay!

@CarsShopsAndCollections Жыл бұрын

He's the best! So many stories to be told!

@brianheminger2814 Жыл бұрын

@@CarsShopsAndCollections Yes! A real gentleman...

@HomewiththeHendersons-qo3we 5 ай бұрын

Very neat police car

@CarsShopsAndCollections 5 ай бұрын

It was a fun ride along… especially when he hit the sirens!!

@gabrielquinones3343 4 ай бұрын

Hmm nice car Although many people think that old Q siren is a fire truck and not a police car

@CarsShopsAndCollections 4 ай бұрын

It is loud!!!!!

@user-kn3qq4he7u 6 күн бұрын

Actually that's not a Federal Q2B, it's a B&M (can't recall the model/number). Federal is located in lllinois, B&M is in California. Just say'n.

@kjchicago1 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting 1966 Dodge Coronet Police Car

@omcara1 9 ай бұрын

Here is a 1966 Plymouth Police car >>> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJ2VqNSB2629qHU.html

@LVDesert584 Жыл бұрын

There would be no criminals if they knew this was coming

@CarsShopsAndCollections Жыл бұрын

I love the siren! Thanks for watching!

@johnandersonjjr Ай бұрын

I wish he’d given more details about the (non police package)Adam 12 TV car.I’d heard before that it -unlike the real LAPD cars -had power steering.I assumed it had the correct 383 in it (though)as it sounded great (road runner ish).

@earthstewardude Ай бұрын

Black and White with Fuzz inside.

@dondownriver3464 3 ай бұрын

The Adam 12 cars from what I understand where leased to Mark VII productions. not owned by the studio

@Brianscoronet 2 ай бұрын

I highly doubt thats a police car, cop cars use 383 4 barrel engines. That 318 poly head is only 230 horsepower. All the cop cars used in the adam 12 tv series had 383 4 Barrel engines with either 325 horsepower or 330 horsepower. There's a episode where martin milner describes the engine on a 1967 Plymouth belvedere with a 383 4 barrel with 325 horsepower. A coo car with a 318 wouldn't be able to catch any muscle cars back in the 60's.