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The LA engine was available until 1991, when it was superseded by the Magnum version. It used hydraulic lifters and a two-barrel carburetor for most of its production, though four-barrel Carter Thermo-Quad and Rochester Quadrajet carburetors were used in police applications starting in 1978 and 1985, respectively. The 318 two-barrel ELD ...
The Dodge Diplomat is an American mid-size car that was produced by Dodge from 1977 to 1989. At launch, it shared a common design with the Chrysler LeBaron and for much of its later production run was the counterpart of the more upscale Chrysler Fifth Avenue and lower priced Plymouth Gran Fury .
Effectively a new generation of the Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volaré, the LeBaron was the inaugural model of the M platform (alongside the Dodge Diplomat). In contrast to the Seville and Versailles, the LeBaron was offered as both a two-door coupe and a four-door sedan, with a Town & Country five-door station wagon added for 1978.
During 1981 and 1982, Dart coupes built for the Mexican market used an M-platform Diplomat coupe that was fitted with a 1980 Volare header panel. Chrysler de México also sold less-expensive versions of the American K-cars: The Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries (in 1982–1987) and Plymouth Caravelle (1988) as "Chrysler Volarés".
By March 1985, an officer in San Diego was 15 times more likely to be killed in the line of duty than an officer in Los Angeles was. This was the backdrop for the altercation on March 31, 1985.
Dodge Diplomat, Plymouth Gran Fury / Caravelle, and Chrysler LeBaron, New Yorker and Fifth (By Ed Hennessy and by Frank Billington) Rear Wheel Drive Mopar Bodies, 1957–2017 (Mopar Body Types By Ed Hennessy Date 1998) Chrysler M-body LPG – blast from the past (Chrysler M-body LPG – Blast from the Past By Robert Markowski Date 2-13-2013)
For 1980 only, a Fifth Avenue package was created by ASC (American Sunroof Corporation) for the Chrysler LeBaron, which shared its Chrysler M platform with the Dodge Diplomat. This rare option package, produced on 654 LeBarons for the year, included many of the exterior features found on the New Yorker Fifth Avenue on a shorter wheelbase. [1]
The Los Angeles Police Protective League has filed a lawsuit accusing LAPD Cmdr. Lillian Carranza of improperly accessing the officers' union's records. Lawsuit claims LAPD commander tried to ...