#the bluesmobile

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

1974 Dodge Monaco

The Bluesmobile is a 1974 Dodge Monaco sedan that was prominently featured in the 1980 Universal Pictures film The Blues Brothers. The car is described as a decommissioned Mount Prospect police car, purchased by Elwood Blues at an auction after he had traded a previous car (a 1968 Cadillac Sixty Special) for a microphone. The Bluesmobile is equipped with a "440 Magnum" engine and squad car package, an option offered by Dodge for the Monaco in 1974. It bears an Illinois license plate reading "BDR 529", a tribute to the Black Diamond Riders motorcycle club of Toronto, Canada. Dan Aykroyd, co-writer of the film, stated that he chose the 440 Dodge Monaco because he considered it to be the hottest car used by police during the 1970s.

"It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas". ~ Elwood Blues describing the Bluesmobile.

[gr00vyashley]

Saw the replica Bluesmobile today !!!!! It was so cool I even got to talk to the guy who owns a bunch of these sorts of movie cars and brings them to events and we are now on a first name basis B) He also thought my Elwood earrings were cool and I showed him the Made in America record I had literally just bought at a nearby shop while I was there for this event !! The guy also told me about how he had to hand make the pack of Chesterfield cigarettes on the dash and what reference he had to work from in the movie for it

They also had the Ecto-1 !! The Ecto-1 is probably the one they bring to events the most (that and their DeLorean) so I’ve seen it a good few times now

[rabbitcruiser]

“The Blues Brothers” premiered in Chicago on June 16, 1980.    

[kawaiisakura143]

"We're 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.... Hit it."

(More stuff I saw at the convention😗)

Have you heard of the Blues Brothers? You know Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi. Well, I saw the Texas Bluesmen perform there & MY GOD they did such a good performance & stayed in character so well like the OGs. The Texas Bluesmen are a tribute band based in Dallas, Texas & pays tribute to of course Elewood & Joliet Blues. They are very wonderful gentlemen & so funny too.

(IGNORE MY AWKWARD POSES I ALMOST PASSED OUT MEETING THEM & GETTING NEAR THE BLUESMOBILE)

[turnonyrlovelight]

yk the theory of when u love something so much it gives it a soul, the inatimate thing becomes its own being bc of love and being taken care of. yah. uh the bluesmobile.

[t-skizzenbuch]

Dodge Monaco Sedan 1977, Bluesmobile

[luca-ercolani]

Bluesmobile by Lego 🕶️🕶️

(Via: brickmania.com)

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Drifting a car with a tank engine!

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

1974 Dodge Monaco sedan

The Bluesmobile is a 1974 Dodge Monaco sedan that was prominently featured in the 1980 Universal Pictures film The Blues Brothers.

Elwood Blues: "We're 106 miles from Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses."

Joliet Jake: "Hit it."

[therealmattnappo]

John Belushi - Comedy Genius Gone Too Soon #shorts

[rabbitcruiser]

“The Blues Brothers” premiered in Chicago on June 16, 1980.    

[techdriveplay]

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[ironmanrecords]

Ford Timelord by Flinton Chalk and The Project to Uncover Ancient Hill Figures.

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[benzendrine-nosebleed]

To hear that Schlagg got fucking Tom Scott from the Blues Brothers (and the LA Express) to be the arranger for his album has me feeling so many ways because The Blues Brothers is one of my favorite fucking movies of all times 😭❤️ Instead of watching Disney movies growing up I watched it, I own all of the live albums, I have the plate from the Bluesmobile, like I'm a diehard fan through and through. I could recite it backward if I was ever prompted to.

So yeah, I bought the Christmas vinyl because even though I've been straying away from the fandom, this may have just sucked me right back in.

[midnightrain-and-cleandays]

bluesmoblie fun facts