What cop cars were used in the first blues brothers film?
“The film used 13 different cars bought at auction from the California Highway Patrol to depict the Bluesmobile, a retired 1974 Mount Prospect, Illinois Dodge Monaco patrol car. The vehicles were outfitted by the studio to do particular driving chores; some formatted for speed and others for jumps, depending on the scene. For the large car chases, filmmakers purchased 60 police cars at $400 each, and most were destroyed at the completion of the filming.[15] More than 40 stunt drivers were hired and the crew kept a 24-hour body shop to repair cars.[15] For the scene when the Blues Brothers finally arrive at the Richard J. Daley Center, a mechanic took several months to rig the car to fall apart.[15] The statues, seeming to be looking on with concern when the car disassembles, actually exist at the Cook County Building.
