Here's how the Dodge Diplomat became the classic 80's cop car

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In this episode I provide the history of the Dodge Diplomat, along with its platform mates, the Chrysler LeBaron, New Yorker, and Fifth Avenue, and the Plymouth Gran Fury. Each of these cars were on the Chrysler M-body platform, which started in 1977, and tried to improve on the F-body Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare, which had several recall and rust issues early in their production and ended by 1980. The M-body would get restyled by 1980 and soon the Dodge Diplomat and Plymouth Gran Fury would become one of the most popular cars for police and government vehicles for the decade, until their old V8's and design finally led to their end by 1989.