The
1980 movie The Blues Brothers
is about two brothers, Jake and Elwood Blues, who put their
band back together to raise money to save their old orphanage.
They get in to all sorts of trouble, usually involving the
Blues Brother's car, the powerful and somewhat magical Bluesmobile.
The
movie Bluesmobile was a 1974 Dodge Monaco Sedan and was painted
black & white to resemble a former police car. The used
car look was enhanced with distressed police car markings
and graphics. The Monaco dominated the USA police car market
during the 70's.
There
is no truth to the rumor that the cars used in the movie were
originally Chicago Police cars. In the movie Elwood says,
"I picked it up at the Mount Prospect City Police auction
last spring. It's an old Mount Prospect Police Car."
Most of the cars used in the movie were probably civilian
California Monaco's "dressed" as old police units.
The movie car had a gold interior were typical for cop cars
in California's hot climate. Illinois units usually came with
green or black interiors.
If
you have seen the movie, you may wonder how any car could
survive all those stunts. There is documentation for thirteen
movie Bluesmobiles used in shooting all these scenes. Few
have survived.This awesomely detailed car is 1:18 scale, with
four opening doors, opening trunk and hood, a large speaker
on top of the roof, and the distinctive Bluesmobile distressed
look.
