Dave,
There is one '56 D500 here in Finland that is claimed to be an ex-CHP car. Unfortunately I don't know the car that well.
The current owner has ruined it with narrow white wall tires? Looks strange. Besides, it's for sale and he wants almost $50000... I know it was sold for about $10000 a few years ago.
Hans
> Ron,
>
> Don't forget the 56 Dodge was a very popular police car. I even saw one in
> an old movie. Dodge had a special "230 Pursuit" police package. Heavy duty
> parts and 230 Poly 4 bbl, with D500 option. I have one magazine ad that says
> California HP bought 100 "230 Pursuits", another that says they bought 200
> D500s. I also have a poor copy photo of a CHP D500 B&W. Dodge police cars
> were essentially Coronets with a "Dodge" script on the rear ? where the
> "Coronet" usually goes.
>
> A friend of mine in LA owned many 56 D500s that were once CHPs, back in the
> 60s.
>
> Dave Homstad
> 56 Dodge D500
>
>
>
>
> John,
>
> In late 1958 a car dealer on Front Street in Harrisburg, bought a dozen 1957
> Plymouths. They were a mixture of 2dr and 4dr savoys. Each and every one
> of them had the V800 Fury 2/4 bbl engine and most were stick shift. One of
> my best friends bought one and it ran like a raped ape. His right hand was
> black and blue from hitting the dash every time he would speed shift into
> second gear while running and beating a Ford or Chevy. It was a plain medium
> blue 2 dr sedan with no radio and black walls with little dog dish hubcaps.
> The dealer said he might be getting more. We asked him where they came
> from and why the price was so good. He said they were Maryland State Police
> cars.
> Here is another one for you. In 1957 on the big highways in New
> Jersey, today it is called the garden state parkway, they had 57 Chrysler
> 300C hardtops. The Policemen were issued these cars and they were
> responsible for them being serviced. One of my friend's sister dated an NJ
> State Policemen and would take the car on weekends telling them that he was
> getting it serviced. 57-58-59 California used Dodge 500s for highway
> pursuit. Ford has an engine called the "Bandit Chaser" later renamed the
> Interceptor.
>
>
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