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I've put up a lot of 'Pic Threads' with various subjects over the years, but it's been a good while since. I got this idea and I think it'll be a good one. I'm mostly thinking older and the cooler vehicles here, and I'll start it off with Maryland's finest Put up what you have. Let's see your state. I have others but I'm running through my state first

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More oldies

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Truck type vehicles

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Here's one I took, on the fairway at Torrey Pines Golf Course

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Was that your cruiser?

how about that '50 Ford with the red flasher in the grille center?

That last one of the crew Cab was the DOT mobile weight and inspection unit before we had our weigh stations in place

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Here's one I found on-line...these guy's look like "All Business"

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Pics

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Pics 2

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"1 adam 12", copy. ;)

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Speaks for itself.

https://www.metv.com/stories/this-hi...shy-1955-buick

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As requested.

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I'm curious how that speed check worked.

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Me too.

Some great pictures so far

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Here's mainly some pics of later model ASP cars with a couple older ones too.

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The 1964 Olds 442 with 4 spd was available with a police pursuit package though I don't know that Arkansas had any.
An older ASP trouper told me and some friends back in 1963 and 64 Arkansas had 2 Chevy SS409 pursuit cars, dual quads and 4 speeds. So far I'm not having any luck finding pics of early 60's ASP cars.
But now days you just don't know what kind or color of car or suv to look out for. They are driving many different colors with many unmarked units. ;)

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Law gonna getcha boy. Y'all drive careful now, ya hear?

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^ :lol: I remember back in the '70s where the Newhall, CA CHP office had a Z28 to use for pursuit on the Grapevine (5 freeway between Newhall and Bakersfield). I knew some guys who tried to outrun them, but Motorola is hard to outrun. Those mid-'70s Chrysler 400s were some real dogs, and had to have the muffler removed to get above about 110 on the freeway. That Z28 was the real deal for catching speeders. I got 143 MPH out of my '69 Camaro, but they could beat that...big ticket time.

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Here's some from Bama

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Bama some more

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I don't know why they would want a 4spd in a police vehicle when they need a free hand for the mic.

Did you see the badges on the '66 Biscaynes I showed?

Maryland has their traditional paint scheme which I really like. They've tried to venture away to something new but always seem to come back to the original

I'm working my way through the years. I'm not sure if they still run the Caprices, but those are click looking cruisers

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Some more

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My 1976 LeMans Enforcer police package with a Snowman Kenworth..

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1968-70 Chevy Pickup owned by the THP from this site:

https://www.statetrooperplates.com/tennessee.html

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Well as far as the 442 is concerned, it's "4 barrel, 4 on the floor and dual exhaust". I don't know that the early ones were available with an automatic yet. I think I have a pic of a brochure here. Check option B09 for the police package.
The early SS 409 Chevys may have been only 4 speeds too. I just don't remember.
Those Biscayne fender badges look like 396 "TurboFire" to me. ;)

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Whoa sonnnn! 'Bama's got some serious hardware too!





So who decided olive drab was a good color for police cruisers and uniforms? ;)

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Yes, that was mine. We got a cliff rescue call. After it was all done, I figured I'd take the picture as there wasn't much of a chance that I'd get another one :) There are some wild ideas from the past out there, regarding the center grill light.

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Somebody who had the inside line on a bunch of WWII surplus paint and fabric.

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Why buy 442s and Impala SSs when they could get a Cutlass or Biscayne with the big motor. I'm just used to seeing police vehicles based on the low-end models. I think the olive drab & black is the best looking color combination of all. They use yellow in logos and lettering. They stand out while also fairly hidable for speed traps.

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911

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Here's a few I thought were neat...(too many ferds):

-Kevin

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And this one...it may not be an actual in use cruiser though...

-Kevin

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I know the state of Virginia had a few Camaros and vettes in the 2010’s that were both marked and unmarked they ran and may still run up and down I95. It wouldn’t surprise me if that C6 is legit.

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It certainly looks legit but a Z06? I guess they could have seized it from a bad actor and then put it into service.

-klb

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Great stuff. I'm diggin' the variety. Me? I'm still stuck on Maryland. Here are some cruisers with other livery they experimented with, I'm glad they went back with tradition

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The car is a little wrinkled. Damaged in the line of duty though. Neither person is me... The kid in the F150 was doing donuts in an intersection with a crowd. He saw the cop and started to drive off and hit a few people. The cop wasn't havin it.

Edit: The picture is in post 38

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I hope to see it

More Maryland State Trooper cruisers in non-typical livery

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Man! I wish some agency would make the strobe light manufacturers turn down the intensity a few notches. They are way hard to not see but they really are blinding at night or in rain or both. I can understand why some people are distracted (or temporarily blinded) by them when they get closer to them.
There is a tow truck operator, in Oregon I think, who will not run strobes for that very reason. They are dangerous for emergency personel as well.

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We used to complain about the overhead LED red and blues. It's a safety issue. Before the use of LED, if you pulled up behind another officer doing a traffic stop, you were able to see him or her from your car and as you were walking up. With the bright LEDs, it's impossible to see what you are walking up on and the officer doing the stop can't see if there was anyone walking up behind him or her.

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Here is the picture I referenced in post 36. A good car and a good trooper, both doing their job.