Geeto67 Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Was on 270 the other day and I almost speed past a brand new V8 camaro in full Ohio state trooper livery and lights. Thing even sounded great. Anybody else seen this? I saw they had a 2013 camaro on display at the state fair once, but this is the first time I have actually seen a statie camaro doing actual traffic duty. ok, fess up. Which one of you prompted them to get a hot rod to chase down the speeders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Doubtful they use it for actual traffic duty. Probably just moving it from spot to spot for a fair, parade, etc.. I can almost guarantee the vehicle was acquired from some sort of drug related seizure. My department has a 2016 Denali that was seized out of a large drug deal. It's either destroy it or keep it for show purposes. It's usually our parade vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted August 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Doubtful they use it for actual traffic duty. Probably just moving it from spot to spot for a fair, parade, etc.. I can almost guarantee the vehicle was acquired from some sort of drug related seizure. My department has a 2016 Denali that was seized out of a large drug deal. It's either destroy it or keep it for show purposes. It's usually our parade vehicle really that's a bummer. Back in NY in the 1990's they used to seize all the street race cars and then press them into service as undercover units. A friend of a good friend lost his supercharged 1991 Notch LX to NYPD for getting caught lining up on the Cross Island North of Francis Lewis. They outfitted it with an inside light bar and then brought it too all the spots. Even suckered one or two. By the end of week 2 word had got around and everybody knew the car anyway and they had to move it, so they painted it white and pressed it into speed enforcement on the LIE in queens before retiring it to DARE. The officer who did speed enforcement was a real dick too, he used to hard tailgate you and then do the ricer flyby to see if you would bite. If you brake checked him you usually ended up with a fist full of "equipment violations". Suffolk County's State Trooper outpost on the Southern State Parkway in 2003 used to have a 4th gen Camaro SS they used for speed enforcement all the time. I even got pinched by it once in my GTO. IT wasn't a 1LE police package car, it was a genuine SLP SS, even had the SS badges, but it was painted green. I was back a week ago and saw a challenger R/T had replaced it . I have to admit, I love police hot rods. In high school a buddy of mine used to work on NYPD blue prepping the prop cars (his father worked for panavision) and minor body work. We sometimes used to tool around at night in those old 9c1 bubble caprices (this was about 1994-95). Loved those cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 I know Houston has a few Camaros and Mustangs that they use for freeway patrol. Not sure if anybody does around these parts or not anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 ok, fess up. Which one of you prompted them to get a hot rod to chase down the speeders. I don't know who, but I know a certain black MB R class has been roaming 270 and 315 a lot lately. Just testing some new mods, loving the triple digit runs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 I don't know who, but I know a certain black MB R class has been roaming 270 and 315 a lot lately. Just testing some new mods, loving the triple digit runs There's a silver Camaro with Red and Blue lights looking to race you. So I heard anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Drug dealers drive Camaros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted August 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Drug dealers drive Camaros This guy says it's murderers. but we know the truth: http://shiftinglanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ford-mustang-meme-making-a-murderer.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robochan Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 You guys ever feel like some people start threads fishing to talk about themself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOxley Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 You guys ever feel like some people start threads fishing to talk about themself? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 OHP used to have a red 3rd gen with a 502 and everything Hotchkiss made that they had seized from a druggie. Mostly used as a DARE car, but it apparently got used to reel in some Honda exec who had been tonning 33 in a Lotus Esprit V8... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS_Sonoma Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 Our Indiana SP has a 2012 GT500 and several 5.0's...purchased with taxpayer money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted August 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 Our Indiana SP has a 2012 GT500 and several 5.0's...purchased with taxpayer money. I have heard of this before, supposedly it's a GT with GT500 bodywork because it was wrecked at one point. Still cool. While web surfing I found this image: That's a 1937 supercharged 812 Cord Westchester sedan. The 1937 170hp equivalent of a Charger Hellcat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS_Sonoma Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 That car is probably worth $1.6 millions dollars now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted August 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 That car is probably worth $1.6 millions dollars now. Sedans tend to trade hands for around $70K. Roadsters are getting near $200K. There is one up for sale at Mecum montery right now: https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/cord/812/1982306.html not a police car though. That police car did survive though and is in the National Auto and Truck Museum which is next to the Aburn, Cord, Dusenberg museum in Auburn Indiana. There is a guy who comes to our bike nights who is building a hot rod out of one. I almost cried when he told me he parted out the 289 Cord v8 and FWD transaxle so he could put a ford v8, tranny, and 9" in the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 You guys ever feel like some people start threads fishing to talk about themself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 You guys ever feel like geeto starts threads fishing to talk about themself? Every time i log in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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