Re: [FWDLK] Off Topic - Plymouth Police Car ID?

[Jim Pristelski <ajp002@xxxxxxx>]

A couple of additional points:   Police cars were the larger size C body,
usually the Fury I.   I never saw a B body police car, but they were
probably available.   I believe that the police option also included heavier
duty wheels.  Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Pristelski" <ajp002@xxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 4:44 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Off Topic - Plymouth Police Car ID?


> Bill,
>
> My Dad was a Chrysler-Plymouth dealer back in this timeframe.   I saw some
> of the special order police cars.  They almost always came with the small
> "dog dish" hubcaps, but so did many other Satellites because the large
> hubcaps were an option that cost around $15 extra.  Of course, the hubcaps
> could also have been switched during the past 30 years.
>
> Of note is that the police cars often had special order paint in which the
> front fenders and rear quarters were a different color than the rest of
the
> car -- they came that way from the factory.  If so, there should be a
> special order paint code on the fender tag.   I never saw a 6 cylinder
> police car.  Almost always, they were the 383 HP engine.   All police cars
> that my Dad sold also had the police option (I would have no idea what the
> code number would be, but it should be on the fender tag), that included
> heavy duty brakes (larger drums) and heavy duty suspension.   Chrysler
Corp
> never supplied the flashing lights, siren, two-way radio etc, that was up
to
> the police department to equip on the car.
>
> Best regards, Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 9:13 PM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Off Topic - Plymouth Police Car ID?
>
>
> > Someone has offered a friend of mine a '70's Plymouth Satellite that
they
> > say is an ex-police car.  Reason?  It has small 'dog dish' caps.  Now it
> is
> > possible - I know where in a backyard rotting there is an ex-CHP '68
> > Oldsmobile - but the guy might not know what he's talking about, either.
> >
> > I just happened to wonder if there is anything to the VIN code on these
> that
> > would ID them as a fleet order, or police special?  I didn't see
anything
> > when I looked in my Chrysler book.   He thought it might be worth
getting
> if
> > it's for real, but without a motor if it's just an old 4-dr it's
probably
> > not worth saving.
> >
> > Probably better make sure the reply on this is off-list, but - if there
> are
> > any specifics that apply to the Forward Look era cars in the same
regard,
> > that might be worth some list bandwidth.
> >
> >
> > Thanks -
> >
> > Bill K.
> >
>
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