Wasn't the flashing blue light K-Mart? Maybe it is a K-Mart cop! Ha-ha.
Greg in WI
1956 Dodge Royal Lancer
Jan 11, 2009 07:47:01 PM, pennington@xxxxxxxx wrote:
I thought the bubble lights were red back then, and not blue. I
don’t remember seeing blue bubble lights on cop cars till the ‘70’s.
Jim Pennington
Those TBird floor mats are cute though.....
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Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 11,
2009 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] eBay
Motors: Dodge
to add to the posibilities of
purpose-enhanced official use vehicles... i had been into collecting 94-96 9C1
caprice retired patrol cars. my NYPD [in nypd blue of course] had full
undercarriage skid plates made from 1/4'' plate, protected everything from the
sway bar's centermost section to the trans tailshaft, and the the fuel tank
separately [tanks are termoplastic] my unmarked PA state patrol car had
cloth power frt seats, no undercarriage protection, cutouts for spots but no
spots, but had full cage and cuff rail. another retired county sheriff
car had yet a different front only skid plate, drivers spot/provision, and
other details the next 3 had or didnt have....
they could be ordered in any color int/ext... the std pkg on those included LT1
engine/4L60E trans, 9C1 pkg [suspension upgrades/brakes- same as impala SS]
silicone lifetime radiator and heater hoses, certified speedo - i saw my best one
hit 162 on rt 21 south one night- dont know what the limit is- some cop cars
were governed to 134 i think, some were not. there were wire harness
options/locations as well- rear interior handles were never deleted- but some
were "factory disabled"
this breed of car can probably only be proven by the must-have/std equipment,
documentation of service, or overall period-correct accessories/equip.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 7:20 pm
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] eBay Motors: Dodge
Within 1 mile of my house is a Police Car builder.
He gets in new cars, built at the factory with various
police car options. Then he adds what is needed by the Police Dept/agency
ordering it, and delivers it. He takes in their
trade-in, refurbishes it, and sells them to smaller/poorer Police
Depts. Takes in their trades and moves them on down the line. Seems very busy.
I had a Chevy police Sales brochure which
showed many different packages and options to be ordered.
the basic car had a 2" tube running from the trunk to under the
dash for installing the wiring for radios and suchlike in the trunk. Also
things like delete inside door handles, lock etc for the rear
doors, rings for hooking handcuffs to, optional locations for the
roof wiring, spotlights and more.
I am sure that varying jurisdictions bought their fleet
cars to different specs though. I know California Highway Patrol went
with a weird Polara / Dart hybrid in 61. I thought they used 15"
inch wheels. The 60 Dart Washington SP Pursuit car I had ran a B-block
383 with a 3-speed stick and 3.23 sure grip on 15" inch wheels. Vintage
literature shows Mopar offered cars as "pursuit" cars and
"cruisers", and no doubt this opened up a whole can of worms for
different equipment applications. Got pictures of your c! ar ?
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