But the cop cars ... a 440-cube Dodge Polara with the pursuit package was making a decade earlier, but both were preferable to the 100 hp 3.7-liter slant six that propped up the Diplomat range.

Classic cars like the Chevrolet Impala SS and Dodge Polara, with their powerful V8 engines, were commonly modified by private teams for drag racing. While they often appeared at NHRA events ...