FS: 1976 Dodge Royal Monaco (revised)

FOR SALE: 1976 Dodge Royal Monaco for $1,000: 182,265 miles, 4-door sedan, 6 passenger, 18.8 feet long, 360 cubic inches (5.9 liters) 8 cylinder engine, power steering, power brakes, cruise, automatic transmission, all molding & badges, over $1,000 new parts/labors/receipts.

A grocery-getter, garaged daily from 5/1989 to 10/2004, then under tarp daily & started every 3 days for 6 minutes when not in use through 2006.

Differential's pinion nut's torque slightly out of adjustment; loosened in

2004, then set to 100 pounds (lbs.) (should be at least 210 lbs.), afterwards automobile driven 1,100 miles in 6 to 70 mile trips up to 65 miles per hour.

Front bumper cushions (five-mile-per-hour absorbers) rusting; spare front & rear included.

Air conditioner's front seal leaking; three replaced since 1989 for average life of four years.

RECENT NEW PARTS, MILEAGE ON THEM, RECEIPT IF AVAILABLE AND SOME PRICES:

1. High performance exhaust from engine to tail pipe except catalytic converter; 1,402 miles; receipt; 2.61.

1. All tie rod ends, strut bushings & stabilizer links; 640 miles; receipt; 2.98.

2. Regular undercoats. Chassis & floor boards are solid. Last undercoat

11/2003; 2,385 miles; receipt; $146.02. Doors' bottom, quarter panels' bottom & front bumper support bottom rusting. A 150 pound person can stand on bumpers; a Dodge collector said bumper support isn't critically rusted. Small areas of body rusting; needs body work & paint.

1. Radiator flushed & new 5-year antifreeze set to -70 degrees in September

2004; 1,177 miles; receipt.

1. Radiator; 8,653 miles; receipt; 1.46.

2. Front brakes; 2,986 miles.

1. Spark plugs; 6,285 miles; receipt.

2. Oil, filter and lube; 24 miles; receipt; .85.

1. Radiator cap; 1,394 miles.

2. All belts: 2 fan and 1 power steering; 1,348 miles; receipt.

1. Air filter; 1,692 miles.

2. Alternator upgraded for more amperage.

NEW PARTS IN BOX:

1. Rear brakes.

1. Fuel pump.

2. Water pump.

1. Two sets of windshield wiper transmission bushings.

2. Air filter.

1. Molding fasteners.

PARTS AND MILEAGE ON THEM:

1. Air conditioner evaporator; 42,565 miles; receipt.

1. Air conditioner hoses; 42,932 miles; receipt.

2. All radiator & heater hoses; 16,564 miles; receipt.

1. Transmission lines; 8,653 miles; receipt.

2. Neutral safety switch; 48,554 miles; receipt.

1. Front calibers; 45,273 miles; receipt.

2. Rear brake pistons; < 60,000.

1. Ignition coil; 16,412 miles; receipt.

2. Rear brake lines; 28,065 miles; receipt.

1. Ignition wires; 60,533 miles.

2. Battery; 10,425 miles; receipt.

1. Rotor and cap; 6,525 miles; receipt.

2. Voltage regulator; 754 miles; receipt.

1. Front rotors, bearings & seals; 45,344 miles; receipt.

2. Fluid fan drive/clutch; 6,479 miles; receipt.

1. Front u-joint; 33,577 miles; receipt.

2. Pitman arm; 19,565 miles; receipt.

1. PCV; 6,525 miles; receipt.

2. Four ball joints; 56,414 miles; receipt.

1. Steering gear seal; 5,751 miles; receipt.

2. Starter and solenoid; 50,679 miles; receipt.

1. Heater core; 77,175 miles; receipt.

2. Windshield washer pump; 7,435 miles; receipt.

1. All vacuum hoses; 6,525 miles; receipt.

2. Left brake hose; 42,273 miles; receipt.

1. Rear brakes; 26,629 miles. New brakes included.

2. Brakes' master cylinder; 49,585 miles; receipt.

1. Water pump; 105,349 miles; receipt. New water pump included.

2. Coolant controlled vacuum switch; 16,341 miles; receipt.

1. All shock absorbers; 40,475 miles; receipt.

2. Transmission filter & fluid; 39,994 miles; receipt.

1. Fuel vapor canister's filter; 16,381 miles; receipt.

2. Crankcase filter; 6,525 miles; receipt.

1. Fuel filter; 6,525 miles; receipt.

2. SPARE USED PARTS: carburetor, windshield wiper motor, windshield wiper transmission, door handles & locks, front & rear bumper cushions, alternator (upgraded for more amperage), choke coil & choke control unit, wheel rims and scissor jack.

Notes:

When in storage from 12/2005 to now, battery always started the automobile every three days.

Automobile is factory rated at 15 miles per gallon (MPG); now getting 15 MPG.

"Chrysler Body Service Manual" & "Chilton's Manual" included.

In 2001: extensive chassis undercoating, repair of rust holes in cowl, heater inlet resealed, cowl/firewall junction resealed, door handles removed for rust repair then reattached.

In 1986, top of engine & transmission rebuilt (90,000 miles ago; receipts).

Receipts: most parts/labors since 3/1986.

Microsoft & Lotus spreadsheets contain all repairs, their dates & mileage since 1995.

Chrysler Production Broadcast Sheet (papers) included.

Passed State of Ohio emission test 3/2000; no further test required because automobile is over 25 years old.

I purchased the Monaco 5/1989 @ 121,009 miles, drove 61,256 miles in 17.25 years (61,256/17.5 = 3,500 miles/year).

Phone Joe at (2 1 6) 2 6 7 - 0 6 3 9 (Cleveland, Ohio).

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Thank you,

Joe