August 30, 200817 yr Since switching to the new police cars we have saved $3000 of fuel bills, however we have not been able to give out a single citation as we cannot catch up to the assailants.
August 30, 200817 yr Author People are sooo mean to the Pacer. I never saw it as ugly. In it's day, it was innovative. A small company trying something new. You meanies.
August 31, 200817 yr Before we leave the AMCs, The Alabama Department of Public Safety used 133 AMC Javelins for Highway Patrol and Pursuit duties. Each had a 'fleet-service' 401-4v V8 and Automatic Transmission.
August 31, 200817 yr How many perfectly good LeMans patrol cars were destroyed in the making of Smokey and the Bandit?
August 31, 200817 yr People are sooo mean to the Pacer. I never saw it as ugly. In it's day, it was innovative. A small company trying something new. You meanies. I agree. It was one of those cars that I liked just because it was so different and funky. If General Motor's rotary engine program had not been cancelled, the Pacer may have had more of a chance since it was supposed to get that engine.
August 31, 200817 yr Author Here's a restored LeMans patrol car. It's great that people show respect even for an everyday car like this and preserve it.
August 31, 200817 yr You gotta like a police dept. that does this... Now that's a coop car with class.
August 31, 200817 yr Author Sir, before I read your rights, would you like some wine with your brie and biscuits. Red or white?
August 31, 200817 yr This guy has put together quite a collection of photographs of ASSachusetts State Police vehicles both new and old: older photos newer stuff I've always liked the look of the State Police cars in my state; shame that they're all driven by the biggest assholes on the face of the Earth.
August 31, 200817 yr Author Fantastic look back. Thanks for that. Really enjoy vintage police cars, taxis, fire and medical vehicles.. Yikes, your police look quite Germanic...almost SS.
September 1, 200817 yr Author Here's a vintage Royal Canadian Mounted Police car (national police force) and and more current one. I like the dark color with white doors the best for cop cars.
September 1, 200817 yr Here's a vintage Royal Canadian Mounted Police car (national police force) and and more current one. I like the dark color with white doors the best for cop cars. My Dad did 25years with the RCMP and is now a Private Investigator, he always attested that the midnight blue cars with white doors were more distinctive. I tend to agree.
September 1, 200817 yr My Dad did 25years with the RCMP and is now a Private Investigator, he always attested that the midnight blue cars with white doors were more distinctive. I tend to agree. Me too....
September 1, 200817 yr I was pulled over in the little town of Elsmere, Delaware a few weeks ago. The officer claimed I was doing 85 in a 35 MPH zone. He let me off with just a warning, because I had no points on my license and he said I had a cool car (69 PCS), works for me. Beware if you go to Elsmere, DE, it's a speed trap.
September 1, 200817 yr Nice to see different cars in the sea of Vickys we've been subject to the past 15 years across America.
September 1, 200817 yr Mini Manchester, UK Police car. Ironically still more manly than their parking enforcement circus cars.
September 1, 200817 yr Keep in mind they use annnnnything in England. Regardless of country of origin too. Not like America, where you generally must see something "durable" and it also better be an American brand. So you won't see Corolla patrol cars or Civic coupes for pursuit. CHP were testing a Volvo 850 Turbo in the 90s, however. Was quite cool to see those sedans painted black and white and equipped.
September 1, 200817 yr Yeah, i think the RCMP in Nova Scotia used Volvos for a while in the 80s. (Up until 1999 Volvo had a plant in Halifax, NS). Nova Scotians must support what they build because NS per capita is one of their best North American Markets.
September 2, 200817 yr I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet. Edited September 2, 200817 yr by §carlet §wordfish
September 2, 200817 yr The GTO's either a pursuit or special appearance car (for stuff like going to schools or festivals) The Lambo looks like a proposal for a new Transformer.
September 4, 200817 yr Let's face it, the Pacer is not exactly the stuff dreams are made of, unless you're a real nerd or weirdo, HOWEVER, in 2008 America, an era when Accords, Camrys and Fusions are considered to be 'midsize' cars, and a Corolla is a car that people actually ASPIRE to drive how can you NOT give props to the Pacer for being wacky, original & innnovative? I wish more cars were like that today, but these days Honda Elements pass for "cars". AMC always marched to the beat of their own drummer. Most of the time that was cool, but at times it was downright bizzare/ugly. The Pacer is cool, the Gremlin even cooler and the Javelin & AMX are haaaawt. Speaking of which I wonder if I can someday make a comprehensive list of all the HARDTOP Police cars that existed durring the hardtop "era" of 1949-1978. Prob. not many at all, even those years police packages automatically meant the stripped out cheapie POST sedan 4dr. How many perfectly good LeMans patrol cars were destroyed in the making of Smokey and the Bandit? Very true. :sad: If these A-bodies were made by FoMoCo the brochre would proclaim them to be: "pillared hardtops"
September 4, 200817 yr FWD, unibody, northstar powered cop car? LAME! Now a (9C1-equipt.) LT1 powered '94-'96 Caddy Fleetwood Brougham would -OWN- that squishy, akward deVille for lunch like a BLT, even on a bad opti-spark-day. ------- DF: Shame on you, you call yourself a MOPAR fan?!? The LX-based Charger is wicked cool but it pales in comparison to the classic Mopar cop cars of the 1950s, 1960s and early-1970s! THIS is what I'm talking about: Imagine a mid-1950s Chrysler, Plymouth or Dodge cruiser, you know, with a REAL hemi under-hood, awesome styling, giant gumdrop light and big, chrome spotlights.
September 4, 200817 yr DF: I was kiddign in my previous post but all joking aside the modern LX-MB based Chargers have big shoes to fill as the 60s 440-powered Mopar police cars are the stuff of legend. Keep in mind they use annnnnything in England. Regardless of country of origin too. Yup... that's outright idiotic. Maybe the Metermaid in Liverpool that drives no faster than 25mph & averages 12 miles a typical 8-hour day can live with an Austin Mini but let's get real: Even these MB-based, & relatively durrable (for a unibody) Mopars are showing many signs of premature wear to the chassis, suspension and other hardware, directly related to their much more inferior (we're talking utlity here) unibody design as opposed to the BOF 9C1 Caprices & Crown Vic Interceptors. Still, stylisticaly they're pretty damn intimidating.... though I still think a typical Hemi-powered '09 Charger will piss its pants at the sight of my B-59 @ 90mph! Edited September 4, 200817 yr by Sixty8panther
September 4, 200817 yr Author Here's vintage Ontario Provincial Police or OPP photo showing them applying a dorr decal to a new AMC Ambassador coupe..
September 5, 200817 yr I have seen this one in Royal Oak. Spectacularly frightening. That's sick. I would be honored to be pulled over by the new Z06!
September 5, 200817 yr OPP? hhahahhahah!!! that brings back memories of my youth, when "Naughty By Nature" videos flashed before my eyes on our 24" NEC television, during an era when 5.0 Mustangs were in showrooms in both notchback LX and hatchback variety, the (original DOHC) Corvette ZR1 was on every magazine cover and there was no such band as "the Eagles", even though Don Henley was busy making music and Michael Jackson was still semi-normal. You down wit O.P.P.? Yeah you know me!
April 19, 200916 yr This is a really cool thread with alot of great posts. I've always had an interest in police cars. I guess because I am always looking for them when I'm driving. The Chargers are my favorite. I was in Chicagoland recently and noticed that one of the suburbs (Oak Lawn or Oak Park) has a Hummer H2 police car. They got it from a drug bust and coverted it into a cop car. In the early 90's, the Chicago suburb of Winfield had Buick Centuries and Regals as their squad cars. I was watching Speeders on TruTV and noticed that many forces are using the 2wd Tahoes. I also noticed that one of the units in Florida has an unmarked Ford Super Duty. That was a surprise.
August 3, 200916 yr Chargers and Impalas are just barely starting to show up in L.A. jurisdictions. There's just too many damn Vickys, and these cities are broke out here.
August 3, 200916 yr the javelins were touched on earlier in the thread but here is a write up that HMM did on them http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2007/1...n_feature7.html also how about an Oldsmobile patrol car? http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2008/1...n_feature8.html and lastly, has anyone ever seen the long arm of the law in a stude lark? http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2008/0...n_feature8.html i happen to think our state patrol has one of the nicest paint schemes there was almost a deal with BMW here in SC to get 3ers for patrol cars but plans fell through.
August 3, 200916 yr the javelins were touched on earlier in the thread but here is a write up that HMM did on them http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2007/1...n_feature7.html Looks like what if the 71 Mustang and Cutlass were cross-bred. also how about an Oldsmobile patrol car? http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2008/1...n_feature8.html That has to be huge honkin' laughs right there. Looks a lot of fun for a police cruiser. there was almost a deal with BMW here in SC to get 3ers for patrol cars but plans fell through. Imagine if those were coupes for pursuit purposes.
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