In 1976 General Motors managed to pull the NYPD (New York City Police Department) fleet contract away from Mopar. General Motors was trying to expand Pontiac’s presence in the police car market. Precincts got mostly Pontiac LeMans with a few … Continued
Retired Suffern, New York, Police Officer Robert “Ben” Arena has always wanted a 2002 B4C Camaro. It was the last year of fourth-generation Camaro production, and he loved the body style. After years of searching online, this 2003 Florida Highway … Continued
In 1976 Pontiac began offering an “Enforcer” police package on LeMans sedans with either the 400 or 455 V8s that included Turbo Hydra-matic transmission, variable ratio power steering, heavy duty power front disc brakes and suspension tuning. That same year … Continued
Mad Max is a 1979 Australian action film directed by George Miller and produced by Byron Kennedy. In a near-future dystopian (a speculated community or society that is undesirable or frightening) Australia that is facing a breakdown of civil order … Continued
Rick Rindels has always had a thing for antique cars and decided one day that he was going to own a vintage police cruiser. Not a surprise since Rick is a Lieutenant with the Granville Police Department in Granville, Massachusetts. … Continued
David KumhyrI always liked the 1973 Polara and drove them at the North Carolina Justice Academy when he was a rookie. In 2005 he found one in North Carolina that was an original California Highway Patrol (CHP) slicktop patrol car. … Continued
RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven, with a screenplay by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O’Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferrer. Set in … Continued
Los Angeles – November 2, 2021 – Jay Leno unveiled “Project 11-99”, a pair of Ford Special Service Package Mustangs during the SEMA show in Las Vegas that honor the 40th anniversary of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle program. The … Continued
While on vacation in Rome, Italy I spotted some Alfa Romeo’s driven by the Carabinieri. The Carabinieri are the national gendarmerie (military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population) of Italy who primarily carry out domestic policing duties. It is … Continued
I don’t get that many opportunities to show fire department cars, so I was really gladded when I stumbled across this 1966 Ford Country Sedan Wagon fire chief’s car. This wagon allegedly served the people of Oregon for over 35-years. … Continued