When the movie ‘Smokey and The Bandit’ was released in 1977 it was a huge hit. With a budget of $4.3 million, the film eventually grossed $126,737,428 in North America, making it the second highest grossing movie of 1977 (only Star Wars earned more, … Continued
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
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
Named Best Police Vehicle at this year’s Lights and Sirens Cruise – the kickoff to the Woodward Dream Cruise in Michigan, LaSalle Police Car 48 beat out 44 other police vehicles. It was the first time a Canadian vehicle won … Continued
Photos of this phantom black 2004 Pontiac GTO have been posted on line and mistakenly referred to as a Virginia State Police (VSP) car. But a quick look at the officer in the photo above reveals that he’s in a … Continued
The 1977 Pontiac Trans Am (The Purple Police Car) was brought to Winthrop Washington in 2005 by former Winthrop Marshall Chris Matson as a loan from the Tonasket Police Department. The car was donated by Tonasket citizens and completely … Continued
The summer of 1981 brought stealthy Detroit iron to chase speeders on the two-lane blacktops of Alska. Called the Trans Am Enforcement Team, the three troopers, from left to right are Darlene Goe Turner, Robert Nesvick and Oscar Siegfried. All … Continued
The infamous Sheriff J. D. Stewart of Catoosa County Georgia used Pontiac Trans Am’s at the end of the 1970′s. Sheriff Stewart was a man that appreciated and understood the importance of a quick patrol car. After leaving the Navy … Continued
(Pontiac Firebird at the Border Patrol Museum in El Paso Texas) In the early 90’s the US Border Patrol Tucson Sector had a program called Project Roadrunner. The purpose of the program was to reduce the number and length of … Continued