1981 Dodge Diplomat
1981 Dodge Diplomat in True Romance, Movie, 1993
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2008-04-04 02:38 |
Diplomat/Gran Fury, but there's already too many of these stupid cars listed in this miovie |
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◊ 2008-04-04 05:11 |
Relax kiddo, this one is a Dodge Diplomat. A 1981-1985 model since there isn't a third brake light. |
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◊ 2008-04-04 14:31 |
What's the difference between the Diplomat and the Gran Fury? |
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◊ 2008-04-04 22:35 |
One says "Plymouth" on the grill and one says "Dodge" |
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◊ 2008-04-04 22:50 |
Dodge Diplomats have silver trim around the tailights, while Plymouths have black trim. And there is, of course, a difference in the wording on the grill as taxiguy pointed out. Besides that, they're practically clones. |
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◊ 2008-04-04 22:58 |
So why did Chrysler bother producing two virtually identitical models under different brands? |
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◊ 2008-04-04 23:02 |
I have no idea. That's something that can be traced back for decades with the Polara's and the Fury's, etc. Either way, the 80's Dodge Diplomat was more popular than it's Plymouth counterpart. |
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◊ 2008-04-04 23:23 |
Badge engineering started to keep the brand loyal buyers even after the marques were no longer independent, and also to keep established single brand dealerships. Just the same happened with BMC/BLMC (think of the Minis, the Farinas, the ADO16s, etc.), with GM (Opel and Vauxhall), or with the Rootes Group (Hillman, Singer, Sunbeam), to name but a few. |
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◊ 2008-04-05 00:03 |
And you can argue that badge engineering continues in a more subtle form with sharing of engines and platforms by different manufacturers or different marques within the same group. |
