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In today's article we are going to take a look at the '70-'73 Sanford Monarch. It is a large luxurious sedan with a V8. With its overall styling based on the 1972 Dodge Monaco, it features an interesting pair of hidden headlights.
Despite being a standard 7-wide, the Monarch is more than 20 bricks (6 metres) long! It is almost a record for a four-wheel vehicle. It also has a quite long hood, which is normal for a barge.
Overall, the Monarch looks quite simple, yet beautiful in almost every way. Smooth bodylines and large patches of chrome make it look very fancy.
As mentioned above, the Monarch has a weird mechanic for the pop-up headlights. Instead of flipping, they rotate horizontally in order to open. The author describes this quirk as such:
"The way the headlights open is kinda cursed but whatever its the simplest way it could have been done and they don't interfere with the steering."
Sanford Monarch's headlights in the middle of opening.
Now, of course pop-ups don't work like this in real life, but this unordinary choice is understandable, it was done in order to save up brick count, help the steering, and to look cleaner in general.
The Monarch includes standard leather interior with little to no features. It seats four, and despite being simple it looks very comfortable.
Overall, the Sanford Monarch seems to be a good car we are able to recommend.
Score:
Low-brick factor: 8 - The Monarch has a brick count of 300 which is acceptable for a vehicle with such detail.
Cool factor: 8 - This car is one that will definitely turn heads thanks to its striking looks and unordinary design choices.
Fun factor: 7 - Despite being a luxury barge, the Monarch's comfort level hasn't aged very well.
Practicality: 8 - This thing is as reliable and practical as it gets, packing GCM's serious V8 engine, seating four people and having tons of trunk space.
Driving: 8 - The Monarch drives just as you would expect from a seventies' luxury barge, boaty but controllable.
Overall: 7.8
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