Random Railfan Prototype Photos For All

Did a little research and it was produced for just three model years from 1973 to 1976. I'd actually never heard of the model before now.

 

I owned a Dodge Diplomat for a while ...... It made people laugh for decades !

 

A prototype for modelers who show consistently poor judgement.

 

Supposedly, this "relettering" job was the handiwork of some Purdue pranksters:

 

They did a pretty good weathering job too...

The correct, non-hilarious spelling is Morón (with the accent on the second "o"). There are towns so named in Cuba, Argentina, Spain, Venezuela and everywhere else where "se habla español". There's even a Morón Air Base in Spain! The actual English translation is hummock.

So everywhere you go, expect to find a Morón.

 

I'll go out on a limb and speculate that the folks who altered the Monon boxcar weren't intending to make reference to a foreign city.
Curious, though, that the Central Moron cane car lacks the accent over the second "o".

 

Usually not the case when involved with some well-lubricated mischievous merrymaking.

 

Three dome tank car.

 

An old soldier stands guard in Golden, CO. May 13, 2023