New Pursuit Vehicle

Monster Dave · April 30, 2009, 02:07:45 PM

Thoughts? It's a rendering on another site that I saw today. Looks pretty nasty to me (in a good way).

Reminds me of the days of the Mustangs:

They meant business in those days!!

bluemoco · April 30, 2009, 02:26:15 PM

I think the ink is drying on the agreement to buy some Holden Commodores for use as patrol cars. I'd bet that Camaros are much less practical (though way cooler) as a

car:

This was a link posted in the "GM" thread:

http://jalopnik.com/5230928/lapd-to-buy-chevy+badged-holden-commodore-police-cars?skyline=true&s=i

Ash · April 30, 2009, 04:55:04 PM

why does it say "POTS" on the first one?

NAKID · April 30, 2009, 05:01:45 PM

It doesn't, it says 9OT2

DCXCV · April 30, 2009, 05:02:18 PM

Quote from: Ash on April 30, 2009, 04:55:04 PM
why does it say "POTS" on the first one?

The picture just caught the beginning of a scrolling banner that says:

Pot Smokers Beware!!

Why buy new pursuit cars when they aren't even allowed to pursue anyway?

Speeddog · April 30, 2009, 05:08:49 PM

Hold your monitor up to a mirror.

Ash · April 30, 2009, 05:35:23 PM

Quote from: Speeddog on April 30, 2009, 05:08:49 PM
Hold your monitor up to a mirror.

old guys don't gots no sense of humors

Bick · April 30, 2009, 05:42:17 PM

But you know you are in deep shit when this shows up in your rear view:

Speeddog · April 30, 2009, 05:43:05 PM

Quote from: Ash on April 30, 2009, 05:35:23 PM
old guys don't gots no sense of humors

Young-uns are sloooww.

Ash · April 30, 2009, 05:45:05 PM

Quote from: Speeddog on April 30, 2009, 05:43:05 PM
Young-uns are sloooww.

lol

Got Duc · April 30, 2009, 05:58:32 PM

The top one is hot!

I like the red and blue cat eyes!

herm · April 30, 2009, 06:02:16 PM

Quote from: bluemoco on April 30, 2009, 02:26:15 PM
I think the ink is drying on the agreement to buy some Holden Commodores for use as patrol cars. I'd bet that Camaros are much less practical (though way cooler) as a car:

how practical does a highway patrol vehicle have to be?

NAKID · April 30, 2009, 06:12:58 PM

How practical were the 'Stangs? Similar to this I imagine. Plus, it looks cool as shit...

bluemoco · April 30, 2009, 07:20:17 PM

Quote from: herm on April 30, 2009, 06:02:16 PM
how practical does a highway patrol vehicle have to be?

Well, it has to accommodate a fair amount of essential

cargo.

IIRC, one of the reasons that the Mustang was chosen over the Camaro back in the '80's was that the CHP could mount a standard 12ga shotgun in a vertical holding bracket between the front seats in the 'Stang. The Camaros had a much lower roofline, so they would've had to saw off too much of the shotgun to make them fit in a vertical mount.

erkishhorde · April 30, 2009, 08:13:56 PM

Quote from: bluemoco on April 30, 2009, 07:20:17 PM
Well, it has to accommodate a fair amount of essential cargo.

IIRC, one of the reasons that the Mustang was chosen over the Camaro back in the '80's was that the CHP could mount a standard 12ga shotgun in a vertical holding bracket between the front seats in the 'Stang. The Camaros had a much lower roofline, so they would've had to saw off too much of the shotgun to make them fit in a vertical mount.

If robbers can deal with the sawed off shotgun, why not the cops?

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