I remember sitting in first grade elementary school class and Mrs. Parici writing the date on the blackboard to start the day. November 9, 1972. Geeez.... this was a new car back then. I’m so old!

It's not a film. It's a film/slide-strip. I remember these from elementary school. It's a roll of "film" with individual pictures that move forward at the sound of a tone.

Love the 72 Monaco,very few remember this rare gem with that cool front end similar to a 66 Olds Toronado,would love to own both.

I had a 1972 Dodge Polara custom. Oh how I loved that car.

Lovely my first car was a Dodge polara 1971 when I was 14 years old Dodge polara 2 door with 383 engine miss those days !!

While the 70’s Cars were still very primative , unlike today’s cars , they were very pretty.

Andy from Denver wasn't so inspiring to me to buy a new Dodge...but I'm sold on the standard plastic litter bag!

What a beautiful car. Our neighbors had one back (Polara 4 door) then and they rode like Lincolns. Always loved that model. Check out his sideburns, too :) Back in the day, those cars were something to have and looked fancy and pricey. I always thought this is the kind of car I want to have.

many times the rare cars like this one are the best looking

electronic ignition, was a huge reason to buy a Chrysler product, (1973 in Canada).

I have a green 4 door hardtop Polara Custom with white vinyl top, dark green interior, 360 engine with electronic ignition and 2.71 rear end. Great highway car.

My uncle had a 72 Monaco 4 dr hdtp. in triple blk. He special ordered it from a Chicago dealership with the police 440 HD engine, U code. We called it the mafia car. He used to talk about how well the car tracked, and the seemingly endless amounts of power the car had. But he got rid of it in 74 cuz it only got 8-10 mpg city. Would've loved to have been able to buy it off him. My dad actually tried to but some ex cop beat him to it, 6 grand cash. It was in fantastic condition too. Not a dent or scratch on it.

Andy had a couple cocktails too many on his plane ride.

I wonder if any of Andy's family members will ever get to see this.

My girlfriend from the early '80s had a two door polara. Nice car!

I had a 76 Monaco with hide away headlights and 360 4 barrel. Wasnt fast but rode very smooth

You have to laugh at the horrible build quality that they actual show in the video. Look how misaligned the right headlight cover (left side in shot) is at 4:20 min. That said, these Dodges were lightyears ahead of the competition as far as looks.

I love how they posit Olds and Buick (as well as Ford & Chevy?!) as Monaco's competition, but not Mercury Marquis, which was the obvious influence on Monaco's front end...

I love this

Poor Andy didn't even get out of the airport.

Cool watch!

Our family had a 72 Polora with the 360 V8. Good car as I remember. Big and comfortable. We put about 120k on it before Dad traded it in.

Very cool.

I have two 73 Monacos. Do you think they could have made sure that passenger headlight cover in the Monaco was actually correctly lined up before they took the photo. It doesn’t smack of precision assembly does it. If I was the Marketing Director I would have sent them back to re do that photo at their own cost and also given the plant manager and quality inspector a royal kick up the ……..l

Gotta shake my head in the Monaco when they are describing the front end style the passenger headlight cover is misaligned.

LOVE IT!

beautiful cars, better than anything today

Ha ha ha ! The passenger side 'hide away' headlight isn't even close to lining up. Good job Detroit.

Hard car to find now in coupe

Those were the days!! when men were breaking the sound barrier

04:13 I have driven a 1972 Dodge Monaco like this around 1981 in Copenhagen. It was an experience. It is believed to still exist. Why haven't they checked the headlight doors prior to making this commercial. Looks odd with the one door not closing correctly.

I would like to have a 72 Monaco 2 door in black.

I was about 4 in 1972, but I remember the 1972 Monaco. My parents had one. That car looked like a "Dad" car, but sounded like a hot rod. Deep. Throaty. It rumbled. I was heartbroken when they traded it off in 1978 for an LTDII. What were they thinking?! I guess they were thinking they wanted something they could afford to drive.

I don't think they fly him anywhere ... the private jet must b just for a show.

I think the speaker made a mistake at 5:43. He said, "notice the chrome trim on the wheel openings". I may be wrong but I think you will find they are polished stainless steel, not chrome. Look similar but chalk and cheese. Chrome is restricted to bumpers, door handles, grille parts, door frame areas and some dash and interior parts.

That was when Dodge still had good quality. Those two rode smoothly. The 440 magnum gave it real pull. Air Temp A/C made it so nice and cool. Brougham was the better style. Police treated you like a businessman.

Andy must of left his white belt and shoes home that day !!!

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Notwithstanding the obvious badly misaligned headlight flap at 4:23 (how did they let that get into the film?) these cars are just very solid and handsome, compared to the heavy look-alike plastic trash these days, even if nowhere near as efficient.

I wonder what that cassette player is worth today?

4:13 that left headlight looks a bit out of alignment. Wonderful car regardless :)

Does anyone else find it odd that these slide shows always mention side marker lights?

Beware parking next to one of these @ 7:38

Andy is baked af

All new sheet metal that you can just hear rusting away.... and that sucks because these were classic cars.

The Monaco is a handsome car...love the front bumper, grill and hidden headlights. The Polara is hohum by comparison.. Not nearly as attractive as the Monaco.

If you are a Car maker of also a Designer like me, and you're thinking about "how to make a better car for future or present Projects, you should look back how those Mopars was made!" Because those Cars of this aera, was really the best cars ever made! Yes, you could use modern electronics, you also could use this modern things and when you combinate this with the Design & Styling of the late 60s-70s & a good V8 with modern Motor management systems, then you have the car what the people really like to buy!!! The present Dodge Charger Shows it, that's are great cars what people buy! I'm thinking like a Designer, a Car stylist and even also as a customer. A fu.... Prius, or a Impala with FWD Platform concept and only V6/6 cylinder engines isn't right! You can see the present Impala is shit against a present Charger. That's very bad, because I think also GM & Ford can see over a 8 years that the present Charger is the much more better car than the Impala or Ford, especially Ford made the big fail with canceling the production of the crown vic! They had the good Body on frame design, what is also a very good concept for future cars in this category. But even they could see that Dodge sales more Chargers, even because they've the V8, the rwd + the right Styling/Design Ford cancels the crown vic & uses a fu.. FWD Platform+ only V6 engines for theyr new car in this category... What a Bad fail! Ford had the right Platform with the crown vic+ the right engines (V8) but they didn't recognise that they only had to design & style new Body for this Chassis. If they had done this, with a new styled '76 Grand Torino or a LTD in modern styling, they had a high quality car what could make very high sales because this would meet really the customers taste I think. We would see what is Chrysler/Dodge/FCA doing with the Charger. I hope they uses theyr V8's, the RWD and a Styling what uses the "coce bottle Styling" for future too. But when they will cancel this traditional things what rescued Dodge they will loose the sales and customers. I don't hope so, because the present Charger and Challenger are the only vehicles with the Tradition of producing cars for America, (& also canada,....& It have so many fans arround the world! Look at me, i'm from germany and I say this is the right way for make cars for America....

4:14 brand new car with a right side droopy eyelid.... 🫣

Who's gonna buy a ah standard transmission in Polara or a Monaco, I'll tell ya who fk'n nobody.

what was all new for dodge in 72 was old hat for G.M./ wrap around bumpers and hide away head lights were out.

My first Demo Derby car was a 72 Polara 4 door sedan. I had just turned 18 n was old enough to enter. That car was tough for having 24 years of Wisconsin winter rust on it lol. I saved the good low miles 2bbl 360 and put a 318 in it for the derby.

Has anyone heard from Andy lately?

I was in high school in '72 and remember well the gimmick--and nightmare--of concealed headlights. Who at Chrysler invested all this money for a filmstrip and missed the droopy headlight cover on the front of the Monaco? This was poor design for these, where the trim just screams misalignment. Better cars with these things made certain to downplay misalignment, which was far too common.

C'mon frank got to got is a joke ! You still writing poetry ? Lol

This is a dealer information filmstrip. The idea is to help the dealer sell the automobile. The automobile the dealer will be selling is the Dodge. Now Dodge is an automobile and division of the motor company. The motor company with which the Dodge is affiliated is the Chrysler Motor Company. The more of these Dodge automobiles the dealer sells the more money everyone will make from the chairman in NY or Detroit to the janitor at the dealership who cleans the toilet.