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.
