Remember the mid-2000s?

"CB" (jrcb) 07/20/2020 at 22:50 • Filed to: Gone from our dealerships but not from our hearts

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V8 and Mercedes based, it’s basically an E63

When you could get a V8 wagon from an American manufacturer?

I never saw a police spec one in real life, but I remember seeing one for sale in university and regretfully (or maybe not) didn’t have enough money for it.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > CB 07/20/2020 at 23:01

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A police magnum was one of my favorite die casts growing up. Never seen one in real life. I wonder why the body style didn't continue up to the current gen Charger 

CB > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/20/2020 at 23:01

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Turns out that, when sedans die, wagons die harder.

Longtime Lurker > CB 07/20/2020 at 23:03

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My coworker has one he is part-bin building into a track car.

CB > Longtime Lurker 07/20/2020 at 23:04

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You remember that V6 one at autocross last year? It actually hauled pretty good!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > CB 07/20/2020 at 23:05

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The wagon revolution has been ushered in in disguise and we forgot to to tell people. It may be too late. . .

Longtime Lurker > CB 07/20/2020 at 23:07

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It did. My coworker has an R/T, so faster and louder.

CB > Longtime Lurker 07/20/2020 at 23:08

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Awesome.

Longtime Lurker > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/20/2020 at 23:10

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Sales numbers weren’t great, so when the economic collapse happened it got axed. The C harger and Challenger had better sales.

shop-teacher > CB 07/20/2020 at 23:14

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Yeah, I remember. A coworker of mine had one until a couple years ago. I miss seeing it.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CB 07/20/2020 at 23:17

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Over the seas it came in Chrysler 300 guise

CB > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/20/2020 at 23:17

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And diesel, at that!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CB 07/20/2020 at 23:20

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A friend of mine had a charger wagon, he loved it but had to trade it on at 50k because work only allowed him to drive a car for two years. His next car was a Honda Element.

CB > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 07/20/2020 at 23:25

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What was it like being friends with a hero?

ranwhenparked > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/20/2020 at 23:28

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Capacity constraints at Brampton, mainly. When Challenger production ramped up, they couldn't accommodate the Magnum anymore. 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > CB 07/20/2020 at 23:46

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No need to go back that far...this 6.2 litre example ( as breathed on by HSV) dates from 2017.

CB > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 07/20/2020 at 23:48

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Australia once again out-Americas America.

Nauraushaun > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 07/20/2020 at 23:50

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clubby wagon <3333

LastFirstMI is my name > CB 07/21/2020 at 00:35

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My inner Texan wants a Cummins Chrysler wagon

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CB 07/21/2020 at 00:40

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City of Monroe, WA still has two Magnum Cruisers in kind of a pastel gray and lightbars.

OmerCarrothers333 > CB 07/21/2020 at 00:54

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When I had my Crosstour, I tried to trade it in for a used Magnum R/T. It had less cargo room than the Crosstour.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > CB 07/21/2020 at 04:17

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The first time I saw a 300 was in a piece of pre-release product placement in 2004*. I remember thinking “Cool!  The US car industy has found its mojo again. ”

How wrong I was.

*The movie Starsky and Hutch. Shit movie, but Snoop Dog’s explanation of how he has a prototype Chrysler (“I know some people who know some people who steal some things”) is one of the best lines in the flick.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CB 07/21/2020 at 06:13

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Am I terrible for liking the Magnum? I know the interior was crap, but I always wanted to do a manual swap on one and put a later C harger dash/front interior in...

Taylor Martin > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/21/2020 at 16:07

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I just love the look of this. Why, I can’t say, it’s just very brash for a wagon.

Boxer_4 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/21/2020 at 22:36

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Overhaulin’ did that to a Magnum for a build. I thought it was pretty unique at the time, but that was before I was aware that the 300 was sold as a wagon overseas.