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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:15 AM
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i will now have a new daily driver. a '95 ex cop Caprice. Dad picked it up cheep at an auction. and get this A/C even works
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:21 AM
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Cool, how much?
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:41 AM
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Awesome let the LT-1 mods begin. Leave it lookin like a unmarked patrol car people won't F with you till this day. Go to radshack and throw a short antenna on the decklid to finish the look. Caprice+LT-1 with mods=sleeper
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ulySSes
Cool, how much?
well dad hasnt told me how much so it most likely was less than 2 grand. probably closer to 1500
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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best patrol car ever made, I miss 'em
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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best patrol car ever made, I miss 'em
I would have to say that THIS was the best patrol car ever made.



http://www.italiancar.com.au/pilot/art127.htm
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by CySevans
I would have to say that THIS was the best patrol car ever made.



http://www.italiancar.com.au/pilot/art127.htm
I think i would have to agree with you Vince!! All though the LS7 Z06 would be a good one too!!!!!
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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A friend of mine drives a crown vic he bought from a police auction, this thing has all the police gear short of the radio and computer in it. He says NO ONE tailgates him, people automatically put on seat belts, toss joints and beer cans, do the speed limit and use signals. He says it is the safest car one can drive on the road today....too bad its a crown vic though, the chevy was no doubt the best ever made for cop work...

He has a ball pulling behind people driving like ******** and scaring the **** out of them! Good thing he lives in Atlanta.....

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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:44 PM
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good cruising car. couch for a front seat. what happened to the TURD-cel?
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 08:21 AM
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Those mentioned are not patrol cars...They are chase cars. A patrol car has four doors & a cage...and the LT1 caprice was probably the best ever made.
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by MilDot
Those mentioned are not patrol cars...They are chase cars. A patrol car has four doors & a cage...and the LT1 caprice was probably the best ever made.
Not just a chase car. From the link I provided:

"Oh what joy it must be to be an Italian highway patrol cop - you get to flick the coin to drive the newest Lamborghini - the Gallardo - as your work car!"

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The Gallardo will also be used for first aid as it carries a defibrillator for electrocardiograms and automatic diagnoses of arterial pressure and the presence of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood - and will also be used for transporting plasma and human organs for transplants.

Apart from being fitted with medical equipment, the vehicle will also have advanced technological apparatus for transmitting and receiving information and images relating to critical accidents, fires and other disaster situations."
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 10:22 AM
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Its a chase car. That doesn't mean it is only used for chasing people. It would be driven by a STEP unit. But it would not be used for patrolling a neighborhood.
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ex-SS-ve
good cruising car. couch for a front seat. what happened to the TURD-cel?
it is getting sold for like 500 or so. and the caprice has front buckets
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by MilDot
Its a chase car. That doesn't mean it is only used for chasing people. It would be driven by a STEP unit. But it would not be used for patrolling a neighborhood.
exactly. if someone in italy beats their wife...itll be those 1500lb go carts showing up at their door, not the Lambo. they call it a patrol car because it patrols the highway. They use it to chase down all the Ferrari's they got haulin *** around there.
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Old Dec 19, 2004 | 01:18 PM
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well i got to South Dakota. and it is a good car, the wiringin needs work but good none the less. i will see about pics soon
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