Cool Police Car!

[tony barnhill]

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hmmm... Glendale, CA and Burbank, CA police have a new set they're putting on cars that's even thinner than that... probably in the 1" to 2" range plus about 1/2" for the mounting system.

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I hate that...the Alabama highway patrol has those little thin ones on top of their cars....gives them an unfair disadvantage....you can't see 'em coming! hehehehe

 

[kennypinkerton]

That's why everyone slows down anytime the see a Crown Vic around here.

 

[DrEntropy]

Crown Vic, white, blue or black, it's likely *fuzzy* onna inside. 'specially if it's got honkin' big chrome spotlights by the mirrors. Buddy here in sheriff's dep't got a metallic blue Chrysler(!)... he's "management" tho. Guess a gold leaf gets ya a choice /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[tony barnhill]

You know, if technology keeps marching forward, I'm gonna have to start driving the speed limit.

 

[DrEntropy]

Takes all-a th' fun outta it, don't it.

 

[Nunyas]

I was talking to one of the officers that had the ultra thin light bars. It was his opinion that the bigger ones were better, *because* they were easier to see. He felt the super thin bars put them at a disadvantage in normal traffic with lights off.

 

[tony barnhill]

Well, I'm glad we have them at a disadvantage!

 

[AngliaGT]

I always wanted to buy a used Crown Vic (or earlier,a
Mustang GT).Leave it in the Black & White paint scheme.
They paint them all now.
It'd be fun watching all of the other traffic pull over for you!

- Doug

 

[Nunyas]

heh... they may repaint them all, but I still see a lot of them with spotties on 'em... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[swift6]

I know its not British but it is related to this thread. I also know many of you suffer from appreciating Italian Autos (as do I) as well. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Lamborghini donated a Gallardo to one of the Italian State Police departments. However, its not the first exotic auto to be donated to the Italian Police. That honor goes to a Ferrari 350GTE in 1962. These cars were/are in service, though assigned to special duty (not just PR but that is part of it). Here is a link. Enjoy.

https://www.italiaspeed.com/2004/cars/lamborghini/05/police_gallardo.html

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[tony barnhill]

Just Ferrari's..& Lamborghinni's...& Maseratti's....& Alfa's....and...

 

[kennypinkerton]

gotta love those fine italian engineers and stylists!

 

[Nunyas]

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Just Ferrari's..& Lamborghinni's...& Maseratti's....& Alfa's....and...

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lions and bears! OH MY!

 

[tony barnhill]

Well.....................?

 

[kennypinkerton]

I missed the question somewhere.

 

[tony barnhill]

I think the thread started out with a cool Italian sportscar used as a police vehicle in the UK

 

[Nunyas]

mmmm... no?... it started with a cool British Sports car dressed up as a UK police car... the Lotus Esprit, no?

 

[JamesWilson]

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mmmm... no?... it started with a cool British Sports car dressed up as a UK police car... the Lotus Esprit, no?

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British built, but with an Italian designer- Giorgio Giugiaro of Ital Design... it can get confusing at times, all this cross-fertilization.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[kennypinkerton]

Hmmm, how bout a porche and a viper (and a few more here)
https://www.autoheadline.com/2005/12/10/snapshot-saturday-exotic-police-cars/
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[tony barnhill]

Well, its all about auto art!