![]() Up north here, we’d call this an ’89-’93 Dodge Spirit ES front bumper fascia with ’91-’93 frog lamps. The rubber seals are missing from around the headlamps, at least one of which is wet inside neither fault is surprising. I figured the armour-up was what makes the windshield look odd, but it took some closer scrutiny to figure out how it’s a combination of its rubber seals bulging unusually, and the double reflections of every branch in the tree. Note the dotty pattern around the inner perimeter-that’s some nice attention to detail adjacent to the somewhat hackish-looking glass/metal junction at the outer perimeter. Thick bulletproof door glass moots the question of whether the power windows work. Alright, then let’s see it without obligation! It’s for sale in Xalapa-also spelled Jalapa-where the English word “jalopy” comes from, and the capital of the Mexican East Coast state of Veracruz. Utility vehicle with a low profile see it without obligation. Papers in order, excellent unit very good protection at a very low price. Everything works perfectly-engine, transmission, air conditioning, suspension, etc etc etc. ![]() 7mm (a little over ¼”) ballistic steel plating-totally reinforced. 27mm (a little over 1″ thick) glass-no bubbles or delamination. Vehiculo utilitario y con bajo perfil, vealo sin compromiso. Precio unico, solo venta de contado efectivo. Tenencias en orden, excelente unidad, muy buena proteccion a muy buen precio. Motor 4 cil turbo, todo functiona perfectamente-motor, caja, clima, suspension, etc etc etc. Crystales de 27mm sin burbujas ni delaminados, placa de acero balistico de 7mm, totalmente reforzado. Which, come to think of it, might still mean don’t cross you because you’ll mess them up.įirst off, the listing’s text, minus the advertiser’s all-caps shouting:Ĭhrysler LeBaron 1995 blindado nivel 3 plus. It’s an invisibility cloak-and a bulletproof one, at that. No, it’s just the opposite: this is a car that gets lost in a crowd of one. At first I completely missed the point of the LeBaron-Ooh, yeah, be seen in this and everyone’s gonna know they better not cross you because you will mess them up. I’ve chased rumours of locally-built ones in Taiwan or China (fruitlessly that was probably the Hongqi CA750F as spewed from the output pipe of a garburator).īut an armoured (AArmoured?) one…?! Squack! Here’s Here’s the listing on MercadoLibre (more or less eBay in Latin America), and here’s a screen grab:Īn old friend sent me this shortly ago in retribution for my having sent him an American ad for a low-miles Spirit R/T I knew would make his teeth itch. I’m disturbingly conversant in the minutiæ of the European-market Chrysler Saratoga I’m aware of the police Spirits of Mexico and Argentina and of the leaded-fuel-injected Spirits, Acclaims, and LeBarons in the Middle East and the top de luxe AA-body New Yorkers of Mexico, with the V6, padded landau half-roof, and air-level suspension. I mean, there are six of them in my COAL series I’ve written about American and Mexican TV ads for them twice I’ve geeked out about carbureted and multipoint-injected Mexican Spirits, and waxed photographic about an old-timer Acclaim in the mountains. From 1970 and up, some of the Dart 2 door hardtops had the c-pillar extensions that were used on the Brazilian Chargers.I thought I’d seen it all, at least as far as AA-body Mopars go. It started out as a Duster, but later was based on the Dodge Demon and Dart Sport. Later, there was the Valiant Super Bee in Mexico. So the interior looked like it would be more suited to an Imperial than a Dart. Like the Mexican Coronets, the Dart GTS was a high end model. It looked like the US built 68 Dart GTS, but had the 318 under the hood and the round "318" emblems on the fenders. In 68, Automex put a V-8 under the hood of an A-body, and added the Dart GTS to the model lineup. That's how I learned that you can never say "never" when it comes to Chrysler.Īnother interesting 60's Mopar from Mexico was the Dart GTS. They always showed up with all the same trim, except for the few that started life in the US. But, that brochure cover with the red 67 hardtop showed up a few years ago, and I knew Chrysler did build unique cars in various countries, so I started watching the Mexican Autoclassico website for 67 Coronets for sale. ![]() Having owned and studied 66-67 b-bodies for over 30 years, you couldn't have convinced me that these cars came that way from the factory. The first time I saw one of these Coronets advertised for sale, I was 100 % certain the grille, tail lights and trunk finish panel, side trim, fender top trim and fancy interior were not original to the car.
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