1968 Dodge Monaco 500 Hardtop Coupe

The Dodge Monaco was introduced as a hardtop coupe only in 1965 as a top-of-the-line version of the full-size Custom 880 and Polara. The following year, the Monaco name replaced the Custom 880 line, with the Monaco 500 Hardtop Coupe at the top. The standard engine was a 315-horsepower 383-cubic-inch V8 with 2-barrel carburetors. A 330-horsepower 4-barrel version of the 383-cubic-inch V8 engine and a 375-horsepower 4-barrel 440-cubic-inch Magnum V8 engine were also available. The base Monaco came standard with a 3-speed manual transmission with a 3-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission standard on the Monaco 500. A 4-speed fully-synchronized manual transmission was available with either 4-barrel V8. The Monaco 500 also featured front bucket seats, electric clock on instrument panel, cornering lights, body-side double paint stripe, and sill and wheel-lip mouldings. 1968 would be the last year for the first generation of Dodge Monaco and the final year for the Monaco 500 in the United States. This example was photographed at the 2004 Clatskanie Heritage Days Car Show.