SomeBloke
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The Worst Police vehicles thread.
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7d9_z28
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RescueWV
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SomeBloke said:
If you're referring to the thing above the rear door, I'm pretty sure that's a stop sign mounted on the utility pole in the background.
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lafd55
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I was gonna say.. They mostly have slick tops, plus I would have never seen a light like that before.
7d9_z28
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Well it COULD look like an Excalibur that was bolted directly to the roof with no mounting feet...
Though it isn't. :bonk:
Also to all the Michigan State police haters... You are entitled to your opinion, even if it is wrong! :yes:
Though it isn't. :bonk:
Also to all the Michigan State police haters... You are entitled to your opinion, even if it is wrong! :yes:
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SomeBloke
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2013 Dodge Dart, Belvidere, Illinois: 2013 Dodge Dart Police Car front with police official Photo on November 20, 2012 #186391 from Rumor Central
Yeah, I was amazed to find out that they offered both the Lumina and the early-90's Taurus as a police car. :dielaugh: And the kicker is, I don't know if other places did this, but Pittsburgh has used GM police cars exclusively since at least the '90s Caprice... so for a while ALL of their police cars were Luminas!
Now as to the OP... I'm guessing the point of the PT Cruiser being in the thread is that it's a PT Cruiser, which is entirely appropriate... the graphics and lighting are fine. As for the brown Crown Vic, I'd say that particular one is an example of a department that's just glad to have a car.
As for my own pick of the worst police vehicles... Northlake, TX gets it, hands down.
Now as to the OP... I'm guessing the point of the PT Cruiser being in the thread is that it's a PT Cruiser, which is entirely appropriate... the graphics and lighting are fine. As for the brown Crown Vic, I'd say that particular one is an example of a department that's just glad to have a car.
As for my own pick of the worst police vehicles... Northlake, TX gets it, hands down.
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LRGJr72 said:
"Taxi.....TAXI!!! Hey! cabbie!! Over here!!"
Seriously, to each their own. I know that color was a PD tradition.
I gotta say, I appreciate a town that recognizes one of its biggest employers by using their products. The Belvidere Assembly plant also builds the Jeep Patriot; I would have picked that over the Dart.Steady Fred said:
Auburn Hills, MI, PD uses Chrysler products, since that's where the company's headquarters are located. Once upon a time, their fleet consisted of Intrepids. I hope they never get a Fiat 500...
Courtesy Ultimate Police Car Photo site
nerdly_dood said:
Hey, don't say something about Northlake PD, I know that the former chief is a member on here.
exphillycop
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I hated this car, was horrible for inner city police work and was grossly underpowered with a 305ci.
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desert rent-a-cop
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All 3 of my university's cars belong here. They have the same (non-reflective) decal as every other university vehicle and you can only tell 100% its a police car if the lightbar is on since some of the university's construction vehicles have clear-lensed LED bars on them, and one of the cars' lightbar doesn't work at all. None of them say police on them anywhere.
HILO
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e first body style.nerdly_dood said:
The Taurus was offered with a Police Package since the late 80's with the first body style. It had gills in the solid grill area for extra cooling. The Lumina had a 9C1 with the last body style, and featured real Recaro buckets in front. Both had 3.8 V6 and 4 wheel disc brakes, and were way faster than Crown Victorias, and faster than non LT1 Caprice! While neither were RWD, they did handle well. I drove 9C1 Luminas frequently, and owned a 1993 Taurus PPV. My Taurus was faster than the 2005 Impala 9C1, and would take a Prelude 4WS every time! My only issue with the Taurus was it ran hot due to no grill, and the Lumina had some problems with the left front wheel spindle snapping at the Dallas PD PVOC.
The web page may be titled Top 19 Police Cars, but 3 of them make me wonder about the author's sanity. They are...
Turkish traffic police
Austrian police Smart car
and, not to be outdone, Sioux Falls VW Bug with a big Tomar heliobe bar
Turkish traffic police
Austrian police Smart car
and, not to be outdone, Sioux Falls VW Bug with a big Tomar heliobe bar
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HILO said:
Just an FYI, Ford never offered a Taurus Police Package in the late 1980's. While some departments may have utilized base-level Tauruses, they were not police-spec packages. The Taurus Police Package was introduced in 1990 (end of 1st Generation) and produced until 1995 (2nd Generation). For more specifics, try here:
Ford Taurus Police Package
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HILO
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Sarge619 said:
1990/91, correct. First generation, easy to forget. I know the SHO crowd liked to put the gill grill on their SHO!
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SomeBloke
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Butler County, Ohio. Chevy S-10 DARE unit.
Now this belonged to a pretty...useless drug dealer. 1 he got caught. 2 he was driving this.
Now this belonged to a pretty...useless drug dealer. 1 he got caught. 2 he was driving this.
7d9_z28
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Storm4200 said:
Is it a pedophile trying to look like a cop?
Or a cop trying to look like a pedophile?
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7d9_z28
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SomeBloke said:
That is damn-near Ironic.... WOW.
Hoser, I was thinking that Oldsmobile looks like a class project for Whacker 101. Wonder if they got credit?
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SomeBloke said:
Looks to me like it could be sun glare, but it did look somewhat deflated at first.
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